diff --git a/app/javascript/vue/shared/content/attachments/context_menu.vue b/app/javascript/vue/shared/content/attachments/context_menu.vue
index 4e84de0c5..06f67a743 100644
--- a/app/javascript/vue/shared/content/attachments/context_menu.vue
+++ b/app/javascript/vue/shared/content/attachments/context_menu.vue
@@ -57,11 +57,15 @@
         :fileName="attachment.attributes.file_name"
         @confirm="showNoPredefinedAppModal = false"
       />
+      <UpdateVersionModal
+        v-if="showUpdateVersionModal"
+        @cancel="showUpdateVersionModal = false"
+      />
       <editLaunchingApplicationModal
-          v-if="editAppModal"
-          :fileName="attachment.attributes.file_name"
-          :application="this.localAppName"
-          @cancel="editAppModal = false"
+        v-if="editAppModal"
+        :fileName="attachment.attributes.file_name"
+        :application="this.localAppName"
+        @cancel="editAppModal = false"
       />
     </Teleport>
   </div>
diff --git a/app/javascript/vue/shared/content/attachments/mixins/open_locally.js b/app/javascript/vue/shared/content/attachments/mixins/open_locally.js
index f1871bb9f..99773f7eb 100644
--- a/app/javascript/vue/shared/content/attachments/mixins/open_locally.js
+++ b/app/javascript/vue/shared/content/attachments/mixins/open_locally.js
@@ -1,43 +1,52 @@
 import axios from '../../../../../packs/custom_axios.js';
+import { satisfies } from 'compare-versions';
 import editLaunchingApplicationModal from '../../modal/edit_launching_application_modal.vue';
 import NoPredefinedAppModal from '../../modal/no_predefined_app_modal.vue';
+import UpdateVersionModal from '../../modal/update_version_modal.vue';
 
 export default {
   data() {
     return {
       localAppName: null,
       scinoteEditRunning: false,
+      scinoteEditVersion: null,
       showNoPredefinedAppModal: false,
+      showUpdateVersionModal: false,
       editAppModal: false
     };
   },
   components: {
     editLaunchingApplicationModal,
-    NoPredefinedAppModal
+    NoPredefinedAppModal,
+    UpdateVersionModal
   },
   computed: {
+    attributes() {
+      return this.attachment.attributes;
+    },
     canOpenLocally() {
-      return this.scinoteEditRunning &&
-        !!this.attachment.attributes.urls.open_locally &&
-        this.attachment.attributes.asset_type !== 'gene_sequence' &&
-        this.attachment.attributes.asset_type !== 'marvinjs'
+      return this.scinoteEditRunning
+             && !!this.attributes.urls.open_locally
+             && this.attributes.asset_type !== 'gene_sequence'
+             && this.attributes.asset_type !== 'marvinjs';
     }
   },
   methods: {
     async fetchLocalAppInfo() {
       try {
         const statusResponse = await axios.get(
-          `${this.attachment.attributes.urls.open_locally_api}/status`
+          `${this.attributes.urls.open_locally_api}/status`
         );
 
         if (statusResponse.status === 200) {
           this.scinoteEditRunning = true;
+          this.scinoteEditVersion = statusResponse.data.version;
         } else {
           return;
         }
 
         const response = await axios.get(
-          `${this.attachment.attributes.urls.open_locally_api}/default-application/${this.attachment.attributes.file_extension}`
+          `${this.attributes.urls.open_locally_api}/default-application/${this.attributes.file_extension}`
         );
 
         if (response.data.application.toLowerCase() !== 'pick an app') {
@@ -48,18 +57,25 @@ export default {
       }
     },
     async openLocally() {
-      if (this.localAppName === null) {
+      if (this.isWrongVersion(this.scinoteEditVersion)) {
+        this.showUpdateVersionModal = true;
+        return;
+      } else if (this.localAppName === null) {
         this.showNoPredefinedAppModal = true;
         return;
       }
 
       this.editAppModal = true;
       try {
-        const { data } = await axios.get(this.attachment.attributes.urls.open_locally);
-        await axios.post(this.attachment.attributes.urls.open_locally_api + '/download', data);
+        const { data } = await axios.get(this.attributes.urls.open_locally);
+        await axios.post(`${this.attributes.urls.open_locally_api}/download`, data);
       } catch (error) {
         console.error('Error in request:', error);
       }
+    },
+    isWrongVersion(version) {
+      const { min, max } = this.attributes.edit_version_range;
+      return !satisfies(version, `${min} - ${max}`);
     }
   }
 }
diff --git a/app/javascript/vue/shared/content/attachments/open_locally_menu.vue b/app/javascript/vue/shared/content/attachments/open_locally_menu.vue
index 853f9227a..e4428faf3 100644
--- a/app/javascript/vue/shared/content/attachments/open_locally_menu.vue
+++ b/app/javascript/vue/shared/content/attachments/open_locally_menu.vue
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 <template>
-  <div class="sn-open-locally-menu">
-    <div v-if="!this.canOpenLocally && (this.attachment.attributes.wopi && this.attachment.attributes.urls.edit_asset)">
-        <a :href="`${this.attachment.attributes.urls.edit_asset}`" target="_blank"
-        class="block whitespace-nowrap rounded px-3 py-2.5
-               hover:!text-sn-blue hover:no-underline cursor-pointer hover:bg-sn-super-light-grey">
-            {{ this.attachment.attributes.wopi_context.button_text }}
-        </a>
+  <div class="sn-open-locally-menu" @mouseenter="fetchLocalAppInfo">
+    <div v-if="!canOpenLocally && (attachment.attributes.wopi && attachment.attributes.urls.edit_asset)">
+      <a :href="`${attachment.attributes.urls.edit_asset}`" target="_blank"
+      class="block whitespace-nowrap rounded px-3 py-2.5
+              hover:!text-sn-blue hover:no-underline cursor-pointer hover:bg-sn-super-light-grey">
+          {{ attachment.attributes.wopi_context.button_text }}
+      </a>
     </div>
     <div v-else>
         <MenuDropdown
@@ -16,11 +16,11 @@
           :position="'right'"
           :btnText="i18n.t('attachments.open_in')"
           :caret="true"
-          @openLocally="openLocally"
-          @openImageEditor="openImageEditor"
+          @open-locally="openLocally"
+          @open-image-editor="openImageEditor"
         ></MenuDropdown>
-        <a v-else-if="this.menu.length === 1" class="btn btn-light" :href="this.menu[0].url" :target="this.menu[0].target" @click="this[this.menu[0].emit]()">
-          {{ this.menu[0].text }}
+        <a v-else-if="menu.length === 1" class="btn btn-light !bg-sn-white" :href="menu[0].url" :target="menu[0].target" @click="this[this.menu[0].emit]()">
+          {{ menu[0].text }}
         </a>
     </div>
 
@@ -31,10 +31,14 @@
         @confirm="showNoPredefinedAppModal = false"
       />
       <editLaunchingApplicationModal
-          v-if="editAppModal"
-          :fileName="attachment.attributes.file_name"
-          :application="this.localAppName"
-          @cancel="editAppModal = false"
+        v-if="editAppModal"
+        :fileName="attachment.attributes.file_name"
+        :application="this.localAppName"
+        @cancel="editAppModal = false"
+      />
+      <UpdateVersionModal
+        v-if="showUpdateVersionModal"
+        @cancel="showUpdateVersionModal = false"
       />
     </Teleport>
   </div>
@@ -43,17 +47,21 @@
 <script>
 import OpenLocallyMixin from './mixins/open_locally.js';
 import MenuDropdown from '../../menu_dropdown.vue';
+import UpdateVersionModal from '../modal/update_version_modal.vue';
 
 export default {
   name: 'OpenLocallyMenu',
   mixins: [OpenLocallyMixin],
-  components: { MenuDropdown },
+  components: { MenuDropdown, UpdateVersionModal },
   props: {
-    data: { type: String, required: true },
+    attachment: { type: Object, required: true }
   },
   created() {
-    this.attachment = { attributes: JSON.parse(this.data) };
     this.fetchLocalAppInfo();
+    window.openLocallyMenu = this;
+  },
+  beforeUnmount() {
+    delete window.openLocallyMenuComponent;
   },
   computed: {
     menu() {
diff --git a/app/javascript/vue/shared/content/attachments/thumbnail.vue b/app/javascript/vue/shared/content/attachments/thumbnail.vue
index 980b1ddab..2f9956620 100644
--- a/app/javascript/vue/shared/content/attachments/thumbnail.vue
+++ b/app/javascript/vue/shared/content/attachments/thumbnail.vue
@@ -145,6 +145,10 @@
       :fileName="attachment.attributes.file_name"
       @confirm="showNoPredefinedAppModal = false"
     />
+    <UpdateVersionModal
+      v-if="showUpdateVersionModal"
+      @cancel="showUpdateVersionModal = false"
+    />
     <a  class="image-edit-button hidden"
       v-if="attachment.attributes.asset_type != 'marvinjs'
             && attachment.attributes.image_editable
@@ -167,7 +171,6 @@ import ContextMenu from './context_menu.vue';
 import deleteAttachmentModal from './delete_modal.vue';
 import MenuDropdown from '../../../shared/menu_dropdown.vue';
 import MoveAssetModal from '../modal/move.vue';
-import NoPredefinedAppModal from '../modal/no_predefined_app_modal.vue';
 import MoveMixin from './mixins/move.js';
 import OpenLocallyMixin from './mixins/open_locally.js';
 import { vOnClickOutside } from '@vueuse/components';
@@ -179,7 +182,6 @@ export default {
     ContextMenu,
     deleteAttachmentModal,
     MoveAssetModal,
-    NoPredefinedAppModal,
     MenuDropdown
   },
   props: {
@@ -196,8 +198,7 @@ export default {
     return {
       showOptions: false,
       deleteModal: false,
-      isMenuOpen: false,
-      showNoPredefinedAppModal: false
+      isMenuOpen: false
     };
   },
   directives: {
diff --git a/app/javascript/vue/shared/content/modal/no_predefined_app_modal.vue b/app/javascript/vue/shared/content/modal/no_predefined_app_modal.vue
index 0df7e6ceb..402f2175a 100644
--- a/app/javascript/vue/shared/content/modal/no_predefined_app_modal.vue
+++ b/app/javascript/vue/shared/content/modal/no_predefined_app_modal.vue
@@ -5,14 +5,14 @@
         <div class="modal-header">
           <button type="button" class="close" data-dismiss="modal" aria-label="Close"><i class="sn-icon sn-icon-close"></i></button>
           <h4 class="modal-title" id="modal-delete-result-element">
-            {{ i18n.t('assets.asset_sync.set_up_app') }}
+            {{ i18n.t('assets.no_predefined_app_modal.set_up_app') }}
           </h4>
         </div>
         <div class="modal-body">
-          <p v-html="i18n.t('assets.asset_sync.body_text_html', { file_name: fileName })"></p>
+          <p v-html="i18n.t('assets.no_predefined_app_modal.body_text_html', { file_name: fileName })"></p>
         </div>
         <div class="modal-footer">
-          <button class="btn btn-primary" @click="confirm">{{ this.i18n.t('assets.asset_sync.no_predefined_app') }}</button>
+          <button class="btn btn-primary" @click="confirm">{{ this.i18n.t('assets.no_predefined_app_modal.understand_button') }}</button>
         </div>
       </div>
     </div>
diff --git a/app/javascript/vue/shared/content/modal/update_version_modal.vue b/app/javascript/vue/shared/content/modal/update_version_modal.vue
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..71b551e70
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/javascript/vue/shared/content/modal/update_version_modal.vue
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+<template>
+  <div ref="modal" @keydown.esc="cancel" class="modal" id="modalUpdateVersion" tabindex="-1" role="dialog">
+    <div class="modal-dialog modal-md" role="document">
+      <div class="modal-content">
+        <div class="modal-header">
+          <button type="button" class="close" data-dismiss="modal" aria-label="Close"><i class="sn-icon sn-icon-close"></i></button>
+          <h4 class="modal-title" id="modal-delete-result-element">
+            {{ i18n.t('assets.update_version_modal.title') }}
+          </h4>
+        </div>
+        <div class="modal-body">
+          <p v-html="i18n.t('assets.update_version_modal.body_text_html')"></p>
+        </div>
+        <div class="modal-footer">
+          <button class="btn btn-secondary" @click="cancel">{{ i18n.t('general.cancel') }}</button>
+          <ScinoteEditDownload
+            :data="userAgent"
+            :isUpdateVersionModal="true"
+          />
+        </div>
+      </div>
+    </div>
+  </div>
+</template>
+
+<script>
+import ScinoteEditDownload from '../../../../vue/shared/scinote_edit_download.vue';
+
+export default {
+  name: 'UpdateVersionModal',
+  components: {
+    ScinoteEditDownload
+  },
+  props: {
+    fileName: String
+  },
+  computed: {
+    userAgent() {
+      return window.navigator.userAgent;
+    }
+  },
+  mounted() {
+    $(this.$refs.modal).modal('show');
+    $(this.$refs.modal).on('hidden.bs.modal', () => {
+      this.$emit('cancel');
+    });
+  },
+  methods: {
+    cancel() {
+      $(this.$refs.modal).modal('hide');
+    }
+  }
+};
+</script>
diff --git a/app/javascript/vue/shared/scinote_edit_download.vue b/app/javascript/vue/shared/scinote_edit_download.vue
index 166ad026a..445c44b00 100644
--- a/app/javascript/vue/shared/scinote_edit_download.vue
+++ b/app/javascript/vue/shared/scinote_edit_download.vue
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <template>
   <div class="buttons">
     <template v-if="isWindows">
-      <a :href="responseData[0]['url']"
+      <a :href="getWindowsHref"
          class="btn btn-primary new-project-btn"
          :title="i18n.t('users.settings.account.addons.desktop_app.windows_button')"
          role="button"
@@ -9,13 +9,13 @@
          target="_blank">
         <span class="hidden-xs">{{ i18n.t('users.settings.account.addons.desktop_app.windows_button') }}</span>
       </a>
-      <div class="text-xs pt-2 pb-6" style="color: var(--sn-sleepy-grey);">
+      <div v-if="showButtonLabel" class="text-xs pt-2 pb-6" style="color: var(--sn-sleepy-grey);">
         {{ i18n.t('users.settings.account.addons.desktop_app.version', { version: this.responseData[0]['version']}) }}
       </div>
     </template>
 
     <template v-else-if="isMac">
-      <a :href="responseData[1]['url']"
+      <a :href="getMacHref"
          class="btn btn-primary new-project-btn"
          :title="i18n.t('users.settings.account.addons.desktop_app.macos_button')"
          role="button"
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
          target="_blank">
         <span class="hidden-xs">{{ i18n.t('users.settings.account.addons.desktop_app.macos_button') }}</span>
       </a>
-      <div class="text-xs pt-2 pb-6" style="color: var(--sn-sleepy-grey);">
+      <div v-if="showButtonLabel" class="text-xs pt-2 pb-6" style="color: var(--sn-sleepy-grey);">
         {{ i18n.t('users.settings.account.addons.desktop_app.version', { version: this.responseData[1]['version']}) }}
       </div>
     </template>
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
     <template v-else>
       <div class="flex">
         <div>
-          <a :href="responseData[0]['url']"
+          <a :href="getWindowsHref"
              class="btn btn-primary new-project-btn"
              :title="i18n.t('users.settings.account.addons.desktop_app.windows_button')"
              role="button"
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
              target="_blank">
             <span class="hidden-xs">{{ i18n.t('users.settings.account.addons.desktop_app.windows_button') }}</span>
           </a>
-          <div class="text-xs pt-2 pb-6" style="color: var(--sn-sleepy-grey);">
+          <div v-if="showButtonLabel" class="text-xs pt-2 pb-6" style="color: var(--sn-sleepy-grey);">
             {{ i18n.t('users.settings.account.addons.desktop_app.version',
               { version: this.responseData[0]['version']})
             }}
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
         </div>
 
         <div class="ml-2">
-          <a :href="responseData[1]['url']"
+          <a :href="getMacHref"
              class="btn btn-primary new-project-btn"
              :title="i18n.t('users.settings.account.addons.desktop_app.macos_button')"
              role="button"
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@
              target="_blank">
             <span class="hidden-xs">{{ i18n.t('users.settings.account.addons.desktop_app.macos_button') }}</span>
           </a>
-          <p class="text-xs pt-2 pb-6" style="color: var(--sn-sleepy-grey);">
+          <p v-if="showButtonLabel" class="text-xs pt-2 pb-6" style="color: var(--sn-sleepy-grey);">
             {{ i18n.t('users.settings.account.addons.desktop_app.version',
               { version: this.responseData[1]['version']})
             }}
@@ -78,12 +78,13 @@
 export default {
   name: 'ScinoteEditDownload',
   props: {
-    data: { type: String, required: true }
+    data: { type: String, required: true },
+    isUpdateVersionModal: { type: Boolean, required: false }
   },
   data() {
     return {
       userAgent: this.data,
-      responseData: {}
+      responseData: []
     };
   },
   computed: {
@@ -92,6 +93,15 @@ export default {
     },
     isMac() {
       return /Mac OS/.test(this.userAgent);
+    },
+    showButtonLabel() {
+      return this.responseData && this.responseData.length > 0 && !this.isUpdateVersionModal;
+    },
+    getWindowsHref() {
+      return this.responseData && this.responseData.length > 0 ? this.responseData[0].url : '#';
+    },
+    getMacHref() {
+      return this.responseData && this.responseData.length > 0 ? this.responseData[1].url : '#';
     }
   },
   created() {
diff --git a/app/serializers/asset_serializer.rb b/app/serializers/asset_serializer.rb
index a3049393d..5cf78bad9 100644
--- a/app/serializers/asset_serializer.rb
+++ b/app/serializers/asset_serializer.rb
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ class AssetSerializer < ActiveModel::Serializer
   attributes :file_name, :file_extension, :view_mode, :icon, :urls, :updated_at_formatted,
              :file_size, :medium_preview, :large_preview, :asset_type, :wopi,
              :wopi_context, :pdf_previewable, :file_size_formatted, :asset_order,
-             :updated_at, :metadata, :image_editable, :image_context, :pdf, :attached, :parent_type
+             :updated_at, :metadata, :image_editable, :image_context, :pdf, :attached, :parent_type, :edit_version_range
 
   def icon
     file_fa_icon_class(object)
@@ -117,6 +117,10 @@ class AssetSerializer < ActiveModel::Serializer
     end
   end
 
+  def edit_version_range
+    { min: Constants::MIN_SCINOTE_EDIT_VERSION, max: Constants::MAX_SCINOTE_EDIT_VERSION }
+  end
+
   def urls
     urls = {
       preview: asset_file_preview_path(object),
diff --git a/app/views/shared/file_preview/_content.html.erb b/app/views/shared/file_preview/_content.html.erb
index 3321040db..60abe9b0c 100644
--- a/app/views/shared/file_preview/_content.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/shared/file_preview/_content.html.erb
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
     <% if can_edit && !preview %>
       <% if wopi_enabled? && wopi_file?(asset) %>
         <div id="openLocallyMenu" data-behaviour="vue">
-          <open-locally-menu data="<%= AssetSerializer.new(asset, scope: { user: current_user }).to_json %>"/>
+          <open-locally-menu :attachment="<%= { attributes: AssetSerializer.new(asset, scope: { user: current_user }).as_json }.to_json %>" />
         </div>
       <% elsif asset.file.metadata[:asset_type] == 'marvinjs' %>
         <button class="btn btn-light marvinjs-edit-button"
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
         </button>
       <% end %>
       <div id="openLocallyMenu" data-behaviour="vue">
-        <open-locally-menu data="<%= AssetSerializer.new(asset, scope: { user: current_user }).to_json %>"/>
+        <open-locally-menu :attachment="<%= { attributes: AssetSerializer.new(asset, scope: { user: current_user }).as_json }.to_json %>" />
       </div>
     <% end %>
     <a class="btn btn-light file-download-link" href="<%= rails_blob_path(asset.file, disposition: 'attachment') %>" data-turbolinks="false">
diff --git a/config/initializers/constants.rb b/config/initializers/constants.rb
index 714ce034b..2068b505c 100644
--- a/config/initializers/constants.rb
+++ b/config/initializers/constants.rb
@@ -434,6 +434,10 @@ class Constants
   # Grover timeout in ms
   GROVER_TIMEOUT_MS = 300000
 
+  # SciNote Edit supported versions
+  MIN_SCINOTE_EDIT_VERSION = ENV['MIN_SCINOTE_EDIT_VERSION'].freeze
+  MAX_SCINOTE_EDIT_VERSION = ENV['MAX_SCINOTE_EDIT_VERSION'].freeze
+
   #                             )       \   /      (
   #                            /|\      )\_/(     /|\
   #   *                       / | \    (/\|/\)   / | \                      *
diff --git a/config/locales/en.yml b/config/locales/en.yml
index 739c01891..7cf8de6fe 100644
--- a/config/locales/en.yml
+++ b/config/locales/en.yml
@@ -401,6 +401,7 @@ en:
     open_locally_in: "Open in %{application}"
     open_in: "Open in"
     open_locally: "Open locally"
+    open_in: "Open in"
     new:
       description: 'New'
       uploading: 'Uploading'
@@ -3614,10 +3615,13 @@ en:
     empty_office_file:
       description: "The file is empty. Please add some data before saving the file."
       reload: "Reload file"
-    asset_sync:
+    no_predefined_app_modal:
       body_text_html: "The specified application for accessing the <b>%{file_name}</b> is not preconfigured. To successfully open this file, please set up the appropriate application in your local environment beforehand.</p>"
-      no_predefined_app: "I understand"
+      understand_button: "I understand"
       set_up_app: "Set up an application to open this file"
+    update_version_modal:
+      title: "Update required"
+      body_text_html: "The current version of the SciNote Edit application is no longer supported. To ensure a seamless and secure user experience, we recommend installing to the latest version."
     edit_launching_application_modal:
       title: "Launching application"
       description: "%{file_name} will now open in %{application}. Saved changes in %{application} will automatically be synced in SciNote."