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Apple Silicon Compatibility List
Apple Silicon Compatibility List
Tracking the status of native Apple Silicon & Rosetta2-compatible builds of some popular third-party applications, tools and frameworks.
~~Data is collected from the internet, as I have no Apple Silicon hardware yet to confirm the status (a Mac Mini is on its way).~~ My Mac Mini has arrived and I've started to add first-hand confirmations to the list.
If you encounter any errors or if you'd like to add your favorite app/framework to the list, please open an issue or submit a pull request. Thanks!
Last update: Nov 27th 2020
Status Legend
- ✅ Native Apple Silicon build exists, public download available
- ✓ Native build exists, but not confirmed yet
- 💎 No native build, but working under Rosetta2
- ⛔️ No native build, not working under Rosetta2
- 🔄 No native build, unknown if build works under Rosetta2
Table of contents
- Browser | Communication | Graphics | Video | Audio | Utilities
- Developer | Virtualization | Frameworks | Languages
Browser
| Name | Status | Version | Issues | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chrome/Chromium | ✅ | 87 | Building Chromium on ARM64 Building Chromium for ARM64 (Intel host) All related Chromium issues |
|
| Brave | ✅ | 1.19.36 | arm64 support for macOS (Apple Silicon, M1 CPU) #12819 | Brave Nightly is now native |
| Firefox | ✅ | Nightly | [meta] Support AArch64 on Desktop macOS (Apple Silicon) | Nightly build is now a universal binary according to this tweet. |
Communication
| Name | Status | Version | Issues | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skype | 💎 | Depends on Electron, see Frameworks | ||
| 💎 | Depends on Electron, see Frameworks | |||
| Discord | 💎 | Depends on Electron, see Frameworks | ||
| Telegram | 💎 | |||
| Google Backup and Sync | ⛔️ | 3.53.3404.7585 | Crashing during setup. | |
| Microsoft Office 2019 | ✅ | 2019 Beta | Available in the Beta Channel only |
Graphics
| Name | Status | Version | Issues | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sketch | ✅ | 70 beta+ | 69 and earlier work on Rosetta2 | |
| Pixelmator Pro | ✅ | 2.0+ | Will be available 11/19/2020 | |
| Affinity Photo/Designer/Publisher | ✅ | 1.8.6+ | Blog post | |
| Adobe Photoshop | ✅ | ARM Beta | Known Issues under Rosetta2 | Native beta released 11/17/2020, lots of crashes |
| Adobe Lightroom | 💎 | 4.x | Native support expected December 2020, according to Lightroom and Big Sur | |
| Adobe Lightroom Classic | 💎 | 11.x | Native support expected 2021, according to Lightroom Classic and Big Sur | |
| Blender | 🔄 | macOS: Support arm64 |
Video
| Name | Status | Version | Issues | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DaVinci Resolve | ✅ | 17.1 Beta 1 | ||
| FFmpeg | ✓ | 4.3.1 | Builds according to this report, but no binary builds available yet. | |
| Handbrake | ✅ | 1.4.0+ | ||
| VLC | 🔄 |
Audio
| Name | Status | Version | Issues | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spotify | 💎 | Depends on Electron, see Frameworks |
Utilities
| Name | Status | Version | Issues | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Password | 💎 | Works under Rosetta2 according to Will 1password run on Apple silicon-based Mac | ||
| Alfred | ✅ | 4.2.1.b1186+ | ||
| Arq Backup | 💎 | 5.x, 7.x | Both versions work under Rosetta2, according to developer. | |
| Bear | ✅ | 1.8.2 | ||
| KeepassXC | 💎 | Depends on Qt, see Frameworks | ||
| Kindle | 💎 | via App Store | ||
| Notability | 💎 | via App Store | ||
| WireGuard | 💎 | via App Store |
Developer
| Name | Status | Version | Issues | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| VS Code | ✅ | Stablize apple silicon exploration builds #106770 | Exploration build linked in issue works great. | |
| Tower | ✅ | 6.0+ | https://www.git-tower.com/blog/tower-mac-6, make sure you have Rosetta2 installed, otherwise it will crash. | |
| Insomnia | 💎 | 2020.4.2 | Depends on Electron, see Frameworks | |
| iTerm2 | ✅ | 3.4.0+ | ||
| Homebrew | ⛔️ | Status of all the core formulae: macOS 11.0 Big Sur compatibility on Apple Silicon #7857 | Most of it works, but still lot of formulae are failing. Will not be fully compatible for months, according to devs. | |
| Unity Player | ✅ | 2020.2.0a21+ | Status of all the core formulae: Unity on Apple silicon and Big Sur: Known issues and workarounds | |
| Unity Editor | 💎 | 2020.2.0b12+ | see Unity Player |
2020.2.0a21
Virtualization
| Name | Status | Version | Issues | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parallels Desktop | ✓ | Technical Preview | Parallels Desktop for Mac with Apple M1 chip | |
| Docker | ⛔️ | Docker fails to launch on Apple Silicon #4733 | Apple Silicon M1 Chips and Docker. Depends on Electron and Go, see Frameworks |
Frameworks
| Name | Status | Version | Issues | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Qt | ⛔️ | Qt for macOS on Apple Silicon (arm64) Qt issues on Rosetta2 |
QtWebEngine doesn't work on Rosetta2 due to dependency on Chromium. A developer reports successful native ARM build of Qt 5.12.7 by applying latest patches. | |
| Electron | ✅ | 11.0 | Apple Silicon / macOS Big Sur Support #24319 | Electron Blog: Apple Silicon Support |
Languages
| Name | Status | Version | Issues | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Python | ✅ | 3.8+ | Support macOS 11 and Apple Silicon #22855 | 3.9 is also native via Homebrew |
| Go | ⛔️ | runtime: tracking bug for ARM-based macOS and GOOS/GOARCH values #38485 | ||
| Rust | ⛔️ | Tracking issue for supporting macOS on Apple Silicon (ARM) #73908 | ||
| R | ⛔️ | Will R Work on Apple Silicon? |
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