IMPORTANT NOTE: If you purchased an upgrade from SpyderXPro to SpyderXElite 5.9, don't install this version; the upgrade license won't work. We'll release SpyderXElite 6.1.1 in early 2025 to resolve this.

Download Spyder X Elite 6.1 (macOS) here:
https://goto.datacolor.com/download/mac/sxe100

Spyder X Elite 6.1 Installer for Macintosh, 13-Dec-24

Supports this Spyder sensor:
Spyder X Elite - ONLY

Operating System Support:
MacOS 10.14 (Mojave) through macOS 15 (Sequoia)

************* Highlights *************

*** Version 6.1: (13-Dec-24)

• Fixes an issue with later versions of MacOS, after calibrating XDR displays, in which MacOS would sometimes “unload”, and lose, the calibration for those displays on wake-from-sleep or restart. SpyderUtility now reloads the calibration into the video card for those displays in those situations.
• Added support for PNG, HEIC, and RAW image files in SoftProof and SpyderProof.

*** Version 5.9: (11.08.22)

• The Spyder XElite application will now accept the new upgrade codes for licensing

 
*** Version 5.8: (6.18.21)

• The Spyder X Elite applications are now fully Universal, with native support when running on Apple Silicon processor Macs.
• Fixed the issue with “UNKNOWN” being shown for display names when running on Apple Silicon systems under Big Sur. Display names shown should now match what would be shown when running on Intel systems.
• Fixed a problem with calibration results of the built-in display only, on certain Intel laptops, when running under Big Sur.
• Fixed a problem with the calibration setting popup command for “Do Not Adjust” when running in Japanese.
• Fixed a problem with the Italian translation description for “Standard LED” on the Backlight selection screen.
• Fixed a problem in which the Expert Console, Gamma popup would crash, if the top-level “Gamma” or “Non-Gamma” category was chosen. (Only the specific gamma items underneath these two categories are valid choices).
• Fixed a problem with the Tools:Information window missing some lines of data, when running under Big Sur.
• Fixed a crash in Display Analysis, if "Brightness and Contrast" was the first test to run.
• Fixed an issue in which SpyderUtility’s “Explain Status” command wasn’t showing properly formatted rectangle coordinates for the attached displays

Additional information about the Liquid Retina XDR displays of the 14"/16" MacBook Pro - 2021:
The internal displays of this laptop class can be calibrated when you have installed the macOS Monterey 12.3 (or higher) update. Make sure you have installed that update prior to the calibration.
External monitors connected to these MacBook Pro laptops, on the other hand, can still be calibrated with the Spyder X series products.

If you have installed a previous macOS Monterey 12 version on your 14“ & 16" MacBook Pro 2021 with the Liquid Retina XDR Display and have problems with the calibration of the internal display, please refer to this FAQ article.
Status March 15^th 2022

Please find additional information about the calibration of the Apple Studio Display in this FAQ article.

*** Version 5.7: (11.6.20)

• The Spyder X Elite applications are now compatible with MacOS Big Sur. They are Intel-only versions which run natively on Mac Intel systems, and also under Rosetta2 emulation on the new Mac M1 systems.
• NOTE: On the new M1 systems, Big Sur currently identifies display names as "UNKNOWN" - this doesn't affect the overall operation of Spyder X Elite or the calibration of the display. You can edit/change a display name to be anything you like (such as "Color LCD"), and the Spyder X Elite software will remember that name going forward.

*** Version 5.6: (5.27.20)

• The installer is now notarized.
• Fixed a bug in which the "Help:Learn More About Spyder X" command sent the web browser to a Spyder5, rather than Spyder X, web page.
• Fixed some cosmetic issues (longer text wrapping and not being completely visible) in several places in the user interface (French, Italian, and Spanish).
• Other assorted internal improvements and bug fixes.