Unrecognised serial number installing to second computer

i bought Photoshop Elements 13 last year and installed Win 8.1 PC. Now want to install Mac Mini but get serial number "not valid" error. Do i have to purchase another copy just for my Mac?

If it was a downloaded copy, unless you request a platform change (but you won't be able to use it on the windows machine), yes.  If purchased on disc, you should be able to install on either platform, in which case you will need to contact Adobe:
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