
In order to use Retroactive, you’ll need to make sure you still have a copy of Aperture or iPhoto still on your computer. The app has since been replaced with Apple’s Photos app, but whether for nostalgia purposes or something else, you can now run iPhoto. Likewise, Apple’s iPhoto app can also be modified to run in macOS Catalina with Retroactive. If you’re one of those photographers who has loyally clung to Aperture, Retroactive should ensure you can continue to use the app without having to avoid the latest macOS update. Despite this, many clung on to the last update, which worked until macOS Catalina. Tyshawn Cormier is one of those programmers who has created an app called Retroactive that modifies both Aperture and iPhoto so the apps are usable on Apple computers running macOS Catalina.Īperture was effectively neutered back in 2014 when Apple announced it was ceasing development of the pro-oriented photo management and editing application. Thankfully, there are determined developers and programmers who are always looking for the next problem to solve. While plenty more apps (including all 32-bit apps) were killed off, two photo-specific apps macOS Catalina can no longer run include Aperture and iPhoto.


Apple’s new macOS Catalina operating system added plenty of new features, functionality and performance improvements, but in streamlining the experience, Apple also killed off a number of apps.
