They want $14.99 for the download but if you want to run Quicken on a Mac with OS X Lion (or a later system) you have no choice. I managed to find the link for you: click here. Unfortunately, they do not provide a link or any information about how you go about getting the Lion-compatible version. I have tried it a bit (downloaded an account, updated stock prices.) and with some work, it UPDATE (March 8th, 2012): Intuit has built a Lion-compatible version of Quicken 2007! You can read all about it on their site, at this page. It has a lot of templates, the ability to synchronize accounts, update stock prices, etc. For those looking for an alternative to Quicken or a way to supplement its capabilities, I saw this article on 'Money in Excel'.
![]() Will There Be A New Quicken Download But IfEssentials can’t pay bills online, and it can’t track investment activity (though it does show you how much each investment is worth). But, most people use the “real” Quicken, because Quicken does more than Quicken Essentials does. Intuit has a very poor track record when it comes to listening to customer feedback regarding their Macintosh products and I would not expect them to change their tune now.If you’re already using “Quicken Essentials” you’ll be OK– Quicken Essentials is Intel-native. In fact, it’s so easy that a lot of people have gotten mad and said that already. What it means is you will not be able to use Quicken on a Mac running Lion.You can read all about it here, straight from Quicken’s support web site.It’s easy to get mad at Intuit (Quicken’s publisher) and say they should have built an Intel-native Quicken by now (five years after Apple announced the switch to Intel chips). That will complicate things. (If you’re using an older version of Quicken you will have to upgrade to Quicken 2006 at least before moving to Essentials. If you’re using Quicken 2006, or 2007 on a Mac, and you really want to run Lion, spend the money and get a copy of Essentials and see how you like it– BEFORE installing Lion. Better, of course, would be for Intuit to hire more Mac programmers and have them build an Intel-native version of Quicken. I don’t think they’ll be able to do that, but if they do it would be a slick solution. Actually, there is a tiny bit of hope: Intuit might try buying or licensing Rosetta and folding it into Quicken itself. With Quick en, there’s no hope. Quick Books might work with Lion (at least it’s Intel-native, so there’s hope). Endnote download macThis application will not ever work on Lion.(What a coincidence. There could be some issues, but at least we have a chance.If you see something like the following, you’re sunk. You want it to say “Kind: Application (Intel).” See below.Note: just because it’s an Intel application doesn’t mean it will work just fine in Lion. Look toward the top of the Get Info window. Easy way to find out whether your programs are PPC or not: open the Applications folder, click once on an application, then Command-I to Get Info. Anything that it written for the PowerPC chip simply won’t work. ![]() Do some legwork now and figure out whether you’re going to have issues with Lion so when the time comes you’ll be ready.Copyright 2008-2021 Christian Boyce. Eventually you won’t have a choice, but right now you do. If you’re thinking of buying a Mac in the next few months and you have some PPC applications it might make sense to buy a Mac before Lion comes out, so it will have 10.6 installed and therefore, Rosetta. Some people are going to stick with 10.6 as long as they can in order to keep using their older software.
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