Obtaining El Capitan
OS X version 10.11, nicknamed El Capitan, is scheduled for release on September 30, 2015. As with previous releases the software is available for download at the Mac App Store. The update to 10.11 is free.
For more information on the new OS, please visit Apple's new OS X El Capitan page.
Software compatibility
You are encouraged to read this section in full to make sure the software you need to use is compatible with El Capitan before upgrading. This section will be updated frequently, so please check back often in the first few weeks following El Capitan's release. See the RoaringApps site for a longer list of applications.
Essential Stanford Software (ESS)
| Software | Description | El Capitan Compatibility |
|---|---|---|
| Stanford Desktop Tools (SDT) | SDT 3.2.5 is available and is compatible with El Capitan. | |
| Stanford Anti-Malware | Stanford Anti-Malware is available on ESS and is compatible with El Capitan. | |
| BigFix Client | Incompatibilities have been reported between El Capitan and the BigFix client that will prevent the BigFix menu bar icon from appearing for the School of Medicine dashboard. | |
| Kerberos Commander | Version 5.1 is available on ESS and is compatible with El Capitan. | |
| Fetch | The latest version of Fetch is compatible with El Capitan. | |
| LelandSSH | The latest version of LelandSSH is compatible with El Capitan. |
Administrative Systems applications
See Browser Recommendations for Administrative Applications for the latest information on browser compatibility with administrative applications in use at Stanford. Java 8 is supported on El Capitan, but does not work with administrative applications at this time.
Other applications
| Software | Description | El Capitan Compatibility |
|---|---|---|
| OpenAFS | If you need OpenAFS, we recommend that you not upgrade to El Capitan. OpenAFS is not compatible with El Capitan and there is no timeline for when a compatible version will be available. The workaround is to use WebAFS or Fetch. | |
| BlueJeans | According to the vendor, BlueJeans is compatible with El Capitan and Safari 9. | |
| Box Sync Client | According to the vendor, the latest version of Box Sync 4, version 4.0.6634, is compatible with El Capitan. | |
| Stanford Medicine Box | Stanford Medicine Box is not compatible with El Capitan. | |
| CrashPlan | CrashPlan works with El Capitan. | |
| Google Drive Sync | The Google Drive sync client appears to work with El Capitan. Official support is still being determined. | |
| MATLAB | The latest release, version R2015b is not compatible with El Capitan. | |
| Microsoft Office 2016 | Office 2016 for Mac appears to work with El Capitan, although some users are reporting issues. There is a thread on the Microsoft Answers forum with more information. | |
| Microsoft Office 2011 | Microsoft Outlook 2011 on El Capitan hangs when it tries to sync with the server. Outlook 2011 is compatible with Mac OS X 10.10 (Yosemite) or earlier. | |
| SNRT | The Stanford Network Registration Tool, which is used during the Stanford Network Self-Registration process, is compatible with El Capitan. | |
| Stanford Whole Disk Encryption (SWDE) | El Capitan is supported in SWDE through FileVault2, the native whole disk encryption feature. | |
| VLRE | VLRE is compatible with El Capitan. | |
| VMWare Fusion | According to the vendor, VMware Fusion 8 is compatible with El Capitan. | |
| VPN | Use the native VPN client built into El Capitan. |
