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
Whatsapp	💎			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?