Does iMovie 09 work with El Capitan?
However, iMovie 9 does not work well with El Capitan and later. Yosemite was the last operating system where iMovie 9 was fully functional. You might try signing in to your account at the app store, using your apple I.D. and password.
How do I get iMovie on my Mac El Capitan?
Workaround to obtain iMovie for El Capitan
- Using the newer Mac, sign into the App Store using your Apple ID and download the latest iMovie.
- Then go back to the older Mac running 10.11 and go to the “Purchased” tab in the App Store—you should see iMovie on the list.
How do I get iMovie on my older Mac?
Log into the App Store with your Apple ID and purchase iMovie there. Now back to your old Mac to check your purchase history, and you can download the older version of iMovie for your old Mac.
Can you install iMovie on an iMac before El Capitan?
To start the conversation again, simply ask a new question. I have iMac Early 2009 which can support up to El Capitan. On a new disk I installed Snow Leopard and then El Capitan. However, El Capitan does not contain iMovies. It was part of the original Leopard installation (which I did not use as I immediately used Snow Leopard DVD).
Which is the last operating system with iMovie 9?
Yosemite was the last operating system where iMovie 9 was fully functional. You might try signing in to your account at the app store, using your apple I.D. and password.
Can a iMac run the most current version of iMovie?
Your 2009 iMac can’t run the the most current version of iMovie unless you can upgrade to High Sierra. Those are only updates and none are a complete version. Please let me know if you are able to get a resolve to this question (via any means including outside of this forum).
Can you get iMovie 10.1.8 on High Sierra?
As you have found, you won’t be able to purchase current iMovie version 10.1.8 because High Sierra is required. And the older versions are no longer for sale. You might still have the old iMovie 9 on your computer.