Ongoing List of Mac Apps Updated for Universal/Apple Silicon Support

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This forum topic will keep an ongoing list of Mac apps that have been or are in the process of being updated for Universal/Apple Silicon Mac support. This first post will include the first round of Universal/Apple Silicon Mac apps available, links to news articles that mention the updates, as well as links to any AskWoody posts that have already been posted mentioning these updated apps.

My recommendation is for those who wish to post future Mac app Universal/Apple Silicon update notifications to reply to this forum topic so we can keep everything in one ongoing list. This will make it easier for people visiting AskWoody to keep up with the latest announcements of Mac app updates that offer Universal/Apple Silicon Mac support.

Apps Updated for Universal/Apple Silicon Mac Support:

• • Pixelmator Pro 2.0 (Available November 19)
  • Ulysses
  • DaVinci Resolve (Beta)
  • FusionCast
  • BBEdit
  • Avairy
  • Darkroom
  • Fantastical
  • dJay Pro AI
  • iMovie
  • GarageBand
  • Pages
  • Keynote
  • Numbers
  • Final Cut Pro X
  • Motion
  • Compressor
  • Logic Pro X
  • Mainstage
  • Affinity Designer
  • Affinity Photo (AskWoody article)
  • Affinity Publisher
  • Things
  • OmniFocus
  • OmniGraffle
  • OmniOutliner
  • OmniPlan

   

  Apps with Universal/Apple Silicon Mac Support Coming Soon:

  • Microsoft Office (Universal version in Beta; currently runs on Rosetta 2, AskWoody article)
  • Parallels (AskWoody article)
  • VMWare

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Twitter for Mac updated with macOS Big Sur optimizations, M1 chip support

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Amphetamine has been updated for Big Sur/Apple Silicon.

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CrossOver 20 for Mac should run OK on Rosetta 2 on Apple Silicon Macs, greater Apple Silicon Support being researched.

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The CrossOver update should also apply to the open-source version of WINE once the code trickles down.

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Adobe Photoshop for Apple Silicon is Now Available in Beta

Adobe announced the release of Photoshop Beta for Apple Silicon this morning. The Photoshop Beta requires an ‌Apple Silicon‌ device and Creative Cloud desktop version 5.3.1.470 or later.

“We are excited to announce the first Beta release of Photoshop running natively on ‌Apple Silicon‌ hardware!

This early version of Photoshop for ‌Apple Silicon‌ offers many of the core Photoshop features that you’ve come to rely on for your day to day editing needs, and we’ll be adding more features in the weeks to come. Note that Beta software is not officially supported yet by Adobe, but we want to hear from you, and this is the place to let us know how it’s going”.

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Nisus Writer Pro 3.2 adds support for Apple Silicon.

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Apple Silicon version of Google Chrome now available for download. Currently they are separating Intel and Apple Silicon versions (no Universal app for both yet).

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Firefox 83 supports Mac OS Big Sur. Native-compilation is coming.

For the recently released Apple devices built with Apple Silicon CPUs, you can use Firefox 83 and future releases without any change. This release (83) will support emulation under Apple’s Rosetta 2 that ships with macOS Big Sur. We are working toward Firefox being natively-compiled for these CPUs in a future release.

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Apple Silicon version of Google Chrome now available for download. Currently they are separating Intel and Apple Silicon versions (no Universal app for both yet).

Update 1: Google has pulled the Apple Silicon-optimized version of Chrome due to “unexpected crashes.” Users that were able to install are advised to follow this workaround to resolve the issue:

Open System Preferences.
Navigate to Security & Privacy.
At the top, select Privacy.
From the left, select Bluetooth.
Below your approved applications, select add application (+).
Select Google Chrome.
Restart Chrome.

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‘World of Warcraft’ with native support for Apple Silicon

Players of “World of Warcraft” will be able to continue gaming on the new M1-equipped Macs, with Blizzard’s latest patch adding native support for Apple Silicon.

In a post made to its community forums, Blizzard advised the 9.0.2 patch due this week for “World of Warcraft” will “run natively on ARM64 architecture, rather than emulation via Rosetta.”…

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You can now download the new Pixelmator Pro update from the App Store, with an updated design for Big Sur and performance optimizations targeting M1 Macs.

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Here are more released:

HandBrake

coconutBattery

iStat Menus

Airmail
Alfred
BetterSnapTool
BetterTouchTool
Cinebench
Cinema 4D
Cinemagraph Pro
Debit & Credit
Default Folder X
DEVONthink
flickery
FusionCast
Geekbench
Glimpses
GraphicConverter
HazeOver
iFinance
iStatistica
Lingon X
LockRattler
Logoist
MacFamilyTree
Mach Desktop
Magnet
Mints
News Explorer
Nova
OmniPresence
Parcel
PCalc
Persecond
ProFind
Quicken
ScreenFloat
Screenium
Serial
SilentKnight
SiriMote
Smultron
Sparkle
Subler
Tayasui Sketches
Things
Tower
Transloader
Transmit
Twitter
Vectorize
ViennaRSS
Viscosity
xScope
Yoink

AdBlock Plus
Apple Remote Desktop

Another list here. I’m trying to merge some of its results under AW.

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Nathan, Thank you very much for these lists that are likely to get longer as days, weeks and months go by.

I would hope, eventually, to see in them some of the items in my own list of things I’ll definitely need to either continue running on my “Intel” MacBook Pro when I move on from Mojave to Big Sur, or else will have to find them suitable replacements:

All the basic Linux/Unix/macOS tools available in the Terminal line command: vi, grep, cat, cp, mkdir, tee, awk, etc, etc. as well as such utilities as homebrew and macports.

Office 2016 for Macs

At least two of these: Vivaldi, Chrome, Waterfox, Firefox

ClipGrab  (for downloading YouTube videos)

Calibre (to continue reading from my library of epub and PDF books.)

Mail

Preview

Text

Malwarebytes

Webroot SecureAnywhere

Intel Fortran and C++ compilers (not very likely, but one can only hope.)

 

Any news, when and if they come out, on any of the above shall be mos appreciated.

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Office will be optimized for Apple Silicon (it will likely be a version different from 2016). Right now the current version still runs good on Rosetta 2.

Chrome is in the process of being released for Apple Silicon (see above), with Firefox forthcoming.

Most Terminal commands will already be Apple Silicon optimized on your new Mac. HomeBrew and MacPorts will work on bringing Apple Silicon compatibility.

Mail, Preview, and TextEdit are already Apple Silicon optimized on those Macs.

Malwarebytes will likely be before long.

Webroot may be eventually, although I’m having good experience with Intego and highly recommend it for those who plan to stay current with macOS.

All of your apps, with the exception of Webroot, should either be optimized for Big Sur on Intel Macs or likely optimized for Big Sur shortly (Webroot would likely take longer). We can start a new thread on Big Sur compatible apps as this one is reserved for Universal/Apple Silicon native apps.

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Nathan. “We can start a new thread on Big Sur compatible apps as this one is reserved for Universal/Apple Silicon native apps.”

Sorry, I did not realize this thread was dedicated to Apple Silicon (a.k.a. Apple M1?)  native application software. My fault.

Yes, it will be (I think) of considerable interest to people who currently have Intel Macs and, same as myself, do not intend to buy new ones any time soon, to have available also lists like these, dedicated to applications that already may run, or will run by the time they have Big Sur installed in their machines.

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Mac-optimized TensorFlow flexes new M1 and GPU muscles

A new Mac-optimized fork of machine learning environment TensorFlow posts some major performance increases. Although a big part of that is that until now the GPU wasn’t used for training tasks (!), M1-based devices see even further gains, suggesting a spate of popular workflow optimizations like this one are incoming.

Announced on both TensorFlow and Apple’s blogs, the improved Mac version shows in the best case more than a 10x improvement in speed for common training tasks….

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Comprehensive list of Games and Apps on Apple Silicon

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More details on Quicken’s Apple Silicon/Universal app.

CrossOver is working on Apple Silicon successfully using Rosetta 2 (still not Universal yet).

Someone tested Logos and Accordance (book apps) on Rosetta 2, and so far, so good. No ETA on them being Universal yet.

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You can install iOS apps not officially available on the Mac App Store on to M1 devices

PSA: You can install iOS apps not officially available on the Mac App Store on to M1 devices if you have a (legitimate) .ipa file from iTunes, iMazing backup, etc….

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AskWoody post on CrossOver.

AstroPad and LunaDisplay now supports Apple Silicon.

Update on Chrome performance on Apple Silicon.

Electron framework now supports Apple Silicon.

Confirmed macOS Big Sur is a Universal OS, not separate builds for Intel and Apple Silicon (so essentially same as Leopard was for PowerPC and Intel).

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Additional lists for Apple Silicon apps:

• Does it ARM
• Is it Apple Silicon Ready

Go64 also now checks for Universal apps.

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New site : Is Apple silicon ready?

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Transmit 5.7 is now Apple Silicon ready.

Also, to answer Oscar’s question further, we can start a list of apps that are updated to support Big Sur, but one quick way you can tell when some (but not all) apps have been updated to support Big Sur is when their icons change. Many apps, when issuing updates for Big Sur, are changing their icons to make the new icon design of Big Sur, in which icons resemble iOS-style icons with rounded corners. So as you see more app icons adopt those designs, you’ll know some of your apps are Big Sur ready.

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Nathan, Thanks for the tip, but my question is about finding out about compatibilities and possible conflicts before migrating with my Intel Mac to Big Sur (and that’s why I’ve thought that starting a separate a thread about Intel Macs moving to Big Sur would be a good idea), in my case with the time for such migration depending on:

(1) The release of (at least) version 11.1.

(2) Knowing which of the Intel applications one uses need to be replaced, if any.

(3) How most others are faring who have transitioned already.

The answers to (1) and (2) being helpful to get ready for as a smooth an eventual transition as possible, whenever a reliable answer to (3) becomes available.

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You can start a new thread for sure if you wish. In the meantime, here are a few answers to your questions:

1. We don’t have an ETA on 11.1 yet. I’ll probably upgrade to Big Sur on December 2, so I’ll be upgrading to whatever version is available then.
2. I’ll need your list of apps (you can post those in a separate thread). What I do know is making sure you gradually update all of your apps to the latest versions is a good idea before upgrading to Big Sur. A couple of days before upgrading to Big Sur, I’ll probably check over most of my apps and do a quick Check for Updates. Two apps I do need to manually apply updates for. Generally when a new version of macOS is released, I periodically check my apps for updates between the release data of the new major version of macOS and the day I upgrade, in which all of my apps are generally updated for support for the major macOS upgrade.
3. I’ll keep you posted on this from December 2 onward.

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Nathan, Following your suggestion, attached is a text file with the list of what I believe is all the application software now installed in my Mac. I have marked with * those I use often, with ?  those I think I use now and then, but am not sure, and left unmarked those I have no idea of what they are doing there. Of the latter, maybe I need to have all of them, maybe some yes, some no. No idea. This list perhaps include applications many of us have, so it might be more useful than for just helping me.

All the so called “Utilities” that appear at the end of the list, are needed for me to use the Mac fully, as far as I know.

These are all 64 bit applications.

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I’ve gone through your list and marked all the apps I know are ready for Big Sur. For Apple apps, I recommend opening the App Store and run Check for Updates to ensure you have the latest versions of them. For non Apple apps, go ahead and run check for updates on those, and those apps will be upgraded to run on Big Sur. I’ve also mentioned apps you’ll either need a paid upgrade to, apps that have been replaced by other apps (mostly Apple apps), and apps I know aren’t optimized for Big Sur. For Webroot, I’d recommend trying a trial of Intego. It’s on a major Black Friday sale coming up, and it’s been solid on my Catalina Mac and fully tested with Big Sur.

Any apps I wasn’t sure about I didn’t mark ready, but those you can check for Big Sur ready updates.

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Someone sent me this link to an app on the Mac App Store that can also check for Universal/Apple Silicon apps:

Uni Detector

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What a nice approach by Apple this is. Its so user friendly

Apple has gone to great lengths to make sure software works on its new processors. If you use Apple apps such as iMovie, Pages, Keynote, and more, they will work on Apple silicon. Most third-party software, from large corporations or from small developers, will work.

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https://www.macworld.com/article/3598017/apple-m1-macs-what-you-need-to-know-about-buying-new-apple-silicon-macs.html

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Nathan, instead of starting a separate thread for applications that run on Intel Macs and are compatible with Big Sur, perhaps two lists, updated now and then, could be included one for Intel and the other for ARM Macs’ compatible applications and also those that need to be replaced with compatible ones, in the tread “KB2000014” dedicated to macOS. As well, also perhaps, as similar lists for the “i” devices. For my part, the two lists for the Macs would be quite enough.

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Five ways to check if apps are optimized for M1 Macs

Now that M1 Macs are available and developers are updating their apps for official M1 support, you might be trying to figure out which of your apps (as well as ones you might want) are optimized for Apple Silicon….

Five ways to check Universal macOS apps

From Finder in the Applications folder on your Mac right-click on an app > Get Info (or command + I shortcut) now look for Intel or Universal at the top under “General > Kind:”

Alternatively, head to  in the top left corner > About This Mac > System Report > Software > Applications (you’ll see a list of all your apps and if they’re Universal macOS apps)…

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Silicon (free)

Scan your macOS apps and display their supported CPU architecture. Especially made to detect apps which offer (or don’t!) native Apple Silicon support.

View on GitHub

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Mellel (word processor for Mac) has promised Universal version by end of year, current version runs well on Rosetta 2.

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Another link to find out how to tell which apps are optimized for Apple Silicon Macs.

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Moom (the app that adds a Windows Snap style window manager to Macs) is now Universal.

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Scapple is now Universal, trying to find out if Scrivener is as well.

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Docker is getting Apple Silicon support.

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Adobe Lightroom native Apple M1 (and Win Arm app)

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fre ac is now available for Apple Silicon Macs

Features (click an entry to see details)

Converter for MP3, M4A/AAC, FLAC, WMA, Opus, Ogg Vorbis, WAV and other formats
Integrated CD ripper with CDDB/GNUdb title database support
Portable application, install on a USB stick and take it with you
Multi-core optimized encoders to speed up conversions on modern PCs
Full Unicode support for tags and file names
Easy to learn and use, still offers expert options when you need them
Available for all major operating systems
Multilingual user interface available in 43 languages
Completely free and open source without a catch

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Microsoft 365 apps are being updated for Apple’s new ARM-powered Macs. These core apps include Word, Excel, PowerPoint, OneNote, and Outlook.

We are excited to announce that starting today we are releasing new versions of many of our Microsoft 365 for Mac apps that run natively on Macs with M1. This means that now our core flagship Office apps—Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and OneNote—will run faster and take full advantage of the performance improvements on new Macs, making you even more productive on the latest MacBook Air, 13-inch MacBook Pro, and Mac mini. The new Office apps are Universal, so they will continue to run great on Macs with Intel processors. The apps are not only speedy, but they also look fantastic as they have been redesigned to match the new look of macOS Big Sur. Here is a peek at Outlook on the new 13-inch MacBook Pro.

If you have automatic updates turned on, you will start to receive these updates today. Otherwise, you can go to the Mac App Store and click the Updates tab, or with Microsoft AutoUpdate, you can go to your Office app’s Help menu and choose Check for Updates. Plus, find more commonly asked questions on our support page…

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Firefox 84 :

Native support for macOS devices built with Apple Silicon CPUs brings dramatic performance improvements over the non-native build that was shipped in Firefox 83: Firefox launches over 2.5 times faster and web apps are now twice as responsive (per the SpeedoMeter 2.0 test). If you are on a new Apple device, follow these steps to upgrade to the latest Firefox.

WebRender rolls out to MacOS Big Sur, Windows devices with Intel Gen 6 GPUs, and Intel laptops running Windows 7 and 8. Additionally we’ll ship an accelerated rendering pipeline for Linux/GNOME/X11 users for the first time, ever!

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Eve (HomeKit management) now compatible with Apple Silicon Macs.

..A just-released version 5 makes it an even more robust application by adding Mac support for the Eve app.

In this new version, Apple Silicon Macs now have an optimized version of the Eve app in order to better manage your smart home environment from your desktop or laptop. The app is now better optimized for iOS 14 and Apple’s latest iPhones…

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Doesn’t work on Intel Macs since it’s the iOS app running on Macs. Too bad since I’d enjoy it.

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Technical preview version of Parallels 16 now available for M1 Macs

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Apple has published a list of featured Universal apps.

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Microsoft Edge now offers beta version that supports Apple Silicon Macs (not Universal, its own build just like Chrome).

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Google Chrome is, in fact, Universal when you get the “Apple chip” version.

I’m guessing, they’re delaying the Universal rollout to Intel-based Macs to the point where the x86_64 target is optimised enough so that there are no noticeable performance compromises.

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Zoom to roll out native support for Apple Silicon Macs on December 21

Zoom has published the release notes for an update it says is scheduled to be released to users tomorrow, December 21. The highlight for Mac users is that the update will bring support for Apple Silicon Macs, including native performance on the M1 MacBook Air, MacBook Pro, and Mac mini.

The release notes fro the update explain that Zoom will also release a separate installer for installation of the video conferencing app on Apple Silicon Macs:

Support for Apple Silicon processors – Zoom desktop client will better support computers with ARM CPUs. A separate installer is available for download in the Zoom Download Center.

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Premiere Pro on Apple Silicon M1 (beta)

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Nisus Thesaurus is now Universal.

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Rush and Audition join Premiere Pro as beta Apple Silicon apps.

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Brave native support for M1 Macs

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Applications that survived Mac OS transitions : 68K > PowerPC > Intel > Apple Silicon

Mac developers are currently in the midst of a major hardware architecture transition. But for some app makers, this is the third time that they have done this.

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Yep, some of those apps I use today.

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Dev channel Edge 89.0.752.1 is out with support for Apple M1

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VLC media player for macOS support for M1 Macs.

https://www.videolan.org/vlc/releases/3.0.12.html

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open source IINA is considered to be the best media player for Macs.
IINA does run under Rosetta, M1 version in the works.

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Add ScreenFlow to the list. Better support for Big Sur as well.

We wanted to let you know that the newest release of ScreenFlow, version 9.0.7, now includes support for Apple’s new Big Sur OS as well as any of their new hardware equipped with the new Apple Silicon M1 chip.

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Nathan, How about QuickTime? Does a compatible universal version that runs also in Intel Macs comes with BigSur and, when going to install BigSur, does one have to delete first the old pre-BigSur version (Mojave’s in my case) of QuickTime already in the Mac?

I do use QickTime often in my Intel Mac, to watch some movies and the videos of a lot of concerts that I have saved, mostly in mp4 format.

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QuickTime Player (version 10 that debuted in Snow Leopard) is built into macOS, so the version on Big Sur is Universal.

QuickTime 7 (the older version) has been long not supported.

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OscarCP wrote:

How about QuickTime?

Why stick to the limited QuickTime when there are IINA player, VLC.. that support all video/audio file formats ?

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Alex: Thanks for your concern.

I use QuickTime because it works just fine for me and I do not need the extra features offered, for example, by the IINA player. But if I ever need to use a file in a different format that QuickTime does not support, I’ll look into optional applications such as the ones you mention.

Quick time, so far, has supported all the formats of files I have had need to process with it.

This article lists all the formats QuickTime supports:

https://docs.google.com/document/edit?id=1bjbF1zkueq7uJZ9MQyoqBZcU5yDEqYgnzf1isXRBTLc&hl=en&authkey=CJbBkPcG

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I use a mix of both. When I need to play stuff quickly, I use QuickTime (no pun intended). When QuickTime can’t open a file or I need more power, I turn to VLC.

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Nvidia GeForce Now client adds Apple Silicon support

Nvidia’s GeForce Now has been updated to work with Apple Silicon Macs, allowing gamers on both Intel and M1-based models to use the game-streaming service.

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Microsoft Edge optimized for M1

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Newton email app adds support for M1 Macs

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Popular Mac app ‘Call Recorder for Skype’ won’t be updated to M1

If you’ve ever needed to record a podcast with other people, you probably know Call Recorder for Skype — which, as the name suggests, is a popular Mac app that lets users record conferences on Skype. Unfortunately, the app is being discontinued and will no longer be updated, mainly affecting users with M1 Macs.

Call Recorder for Skype is not compatible with Apple’s M1 Macs. Call Recorder for Skype is only compatible with Intel Macs running macOS 10.12 or newer. Call Recorder for Skype will not be updated for compatibility with M1 Macs…

A good alternative would be Piezo from Rogue Amoeba

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Is this one the one consumers used or business users used? Business users are being migrated from Skype for Business to Microsoft Teams.

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I think both business and consumers used the app.

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NASA now is only using “Teams.” At least the Center I work with switched completely to “Teams” last year, so most like this is Agency-wide. Maybe US Government wide?

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Same here. We’ve moved to Teams away from Skype for Business, although we still have some people on Slack we need to pivot over to Teams.

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I thought my copy was only for Skype for Business, but I guess there was a consumer version as well.

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Homebrew now officially supports Apple Silicon installations

Homebrew installs the stuff you need that Apple (or your Linux system) didn’t.
Homebrew installs packages to their own directory and then symlinks their files into /usr/local…

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I have an Intel Mac. If I were to update Homebrew, something which I have used several times already and definitely shall have to use now and then, in the not too distant future, would I get a “universal” version and, if I do, will this new version still work in my Intel Mac while it is still running Mojave?

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It should.

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State of Apple Silicon – half of the most popular Mac apps still need Rosetta

Two months since the first Apple Silicon Macs shipped — and seven since the Developer Transition Kit — very many of the most popular Mac apps have yet to fully adopt the new technology.

…what’s bad is that every Mac developer is insisting that their apps can run on the new machines — and then a large proportion of them cough a little before admitting that they don’t mean natively. An Apple Silicon M1 Mac bought today will run all of your current, existing macOS Big Sur software out of the box and that’s as far as some developers hope you’ll ask.

What you want, and what the best Mac developers have already raced to do, is get native Apple Silicon support. The difference is all the difference. With native support, the apps get all of the power of the new processor.

Without native support, they’re run in Rosetta 2 emulation…

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This also happened during the PowerPC to Intel transition. It took a bit to get all apps Universal, and “Rosetta 1” wasn’t even that good at the time. I know a couple of app developers that are waiting for more Apple Silicon Macs to go mainstream before making their apps Universal. It’ll take some time, but by the time the transition is complete, we’ll see far more Universal apps in store.

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Not entirely clear on this point: What happens, exactly, when application software now in use in Intel Macs becomes also “M1 native” (i.e. no Rosetta is needed), but one still has to use it in one’s Intel Mac? How does this actually work — that is, assuming it does?

What is going on now? Do  the new versions have code in them to “sense” what kind of CPU, etc. is in use and, depending on that and to do the same things, invoke different sets of subroutines with different system calls in them, one set of subroutines written so they can talk, via the kernel, with Intel’s chipsets, the other, with M1’s? Or do these applications simply no longer run on Intel Macs? Or is this a mixed-bag, where some developers of software so far intended to run on Intel Macs, do not adapt their software to run also on M1 Macs, but actually and in already known cases, make it so it only runs on M1 Macs, leaving us users of Intel Macs high and dry?

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The app is called a “Universal” app since it can run on both Intel and Apple Silicon Macs with a single binary (fat binary). The app contains both Intel and Apple Silicon code and chooses which code to execute depending on the processor.

macOS Big Sur (and all future macOS releases that support Intel Macs) are also Universal for the entire OS.

The same transition occurred from PowerPC to Intel, plus a similar transition occurred from 32 Bit to 64 Bit.

Eventually future apps will become “Apple Silicon Only” just as they became “Intel Only” when PowerPC support was dropped, but that’s a while down the road.

Even then, I’ll still have plenty of uses for my Intel Macs, just as I’ve repurposed my PowerPC Mac.

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Nathan: “Even then, I’ll still have plenty of uses for my Intel Macs, just as I’ve repurposed my PowerPC Mac.”

I would like to learn a bit about this, if you don’t mind telling me, preferably with an example, of what you are doing with your PowerPC Mac. It should be useful to know that for whenever there are few or no applications still up-to-date and available for my Intel Mac, because most, including those I use today, are then made only for M1 Macs.

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Quite a bit on it, actually.

• It runs a modern variant of Firefox, so I can browse the web if need be.
• Mail, Entourage (the predecessor to Outlook) and even the super-old Eudora still connects to my primary email account over IMAP.
• I have an older version of Office running on it, but it can still open most Office files since it’s docx compatible.
• I have an older version of iWork running on it, so I can still do some stuff with Pages, Keynote, and Numbers
• I have a variant of OpenOffice (NeoOffice) that’s a backup from Office in case I need it.
• One of my school research apps still has an older version that allows me to run some school reference works on it.
• It’s running an older version of iLife and Final Cut Express and Logic Express if I needed to do some decent media work.
• Terminal still works.
• It’s running a variant of ClamAV that still receives definition updates, plus I still have an outbound firewall on it. I also keep it on its own VLAN for extra security.

My old High Sierra Mac is also still going and able to run modern web browsers, a version of iLife, iWork, Office, and enough apps I’d use. I also use it for running VMs on VirtualBox, running legacy Apple apps that Apple no longer supports (in case I need them for anything), and I’ve thrown macOS Server on there for playing around.

So there’s no reason to toss out your Intel Mac even when it’s no longer supported. You can still repurpose it and use it until it bites the dust.

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Box still has issues with Catalina and M1 Macs.

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Free Nikon NX Studio is M1 compatible.

“Bring the Nikon experience to your computer with NX Studio, a comprehensive image-processing suite designed for viewing, processing and editing images captured with Nikon digital cameras*. NX Studio integrates the image viewing features of ViewNX-i and processing/editing features of Capture NX-D into one piece of software, compatible with both Mac and Windows-based PC computers.
Download your free copy today!

* Including all Z series mirrorless, DSLR, COOLPIX, Nikon 1 and KeyMission”

Release Notes : https://www.nikonusa.com/en/about-nikon/press-room/press-release/kg1fncvl/NIKON-RELEASES-FREE-NEW-NX-STUDIO-SOFTWARE-TO-VIEW%2C-PROCESS-AND-EDIT-STILL-IMAGES-AND-VIDEO.html

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Photos: Intel Core i series or better (multi-core processor recommended) or Apple Silicon)

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1Password 7.8 runs natively on Apple Silicon Macs

“we are excited to announce that 1Password now runs natively on Apple’s latest processors and hardware. We’ve been unbelievably impressed at the speed and efficiency of the new Apple Silicon Macs and can’t wait to see what form factors roll out next.”

https://1password.com/downloads/mac/

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Adobe Photoshop is now optimized for Apple Silicon Macs

Adobe today updated Photoshop on macOS with native support for M1-powered Apple Silicon Macs. In addition, the company is rolling out improvements to Photoshop on iPad and previewing a new ML Super Resolution feature…

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DaVinci Resolve support now M1 Mac

The popular video editing and color-grading app now natively supports Apple Silicon machines in version 17.1, as does the company’s visual effects app DaVinci Fusion 17.1.

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‘Reflector’ AirPlay mirroring app updated with M1 Mac and Big Sur support

You can run Reflector on your Mac and mirror your iPhone display on your Mac’s display. It works with different devices and operating systems, including iPhone, iPad, Mac, Windows..

Reflector 4 is available today for $17.99

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Also “Boom 3D” is now “universal.”

What this application does is to allow the user to change the frequency response of the built-in speakers sound (plus several external ones, if available, for a “sensurround” stereophonic effect), with a number of different settings, as well as to fine-tune (with sliders) those, by hand, for one’s complete satisfaction. It does wonders for how my MacBook Pro sounds when playing music, or listening to a streaming movie or show. Still not as good as good headphones, but more comfortable if one is going to be listening for a rather long time.

It is not for free, but quite cheap; it comes with “launch at startup” by default, which is annoying because it puts the big sliders, etc. box on top of everything on the screen, but that can be changed in the “settings” section to “launch on demand”. Recommended for audiophiles of demanding tastes.

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Parallels 16.5 with native Apple Silicon support released

…Up to 250 percent less energy used:

On a Mac with an Apple M1 chip, Parallels Desktop 16.5 uses 2.5 times less  energy  than on a 2020 Intel-based MacBook Air computer.

Up to 60 percent better DirectX 11 performance:

Parallels Desktop 16.5 running on an M1 Mac delivers up to 60 percent better DirectX 11performance than on an Intel-based MacBook Pro with Radeon Pro 555X GPU.

Up to 30 percent  better virtual machine performance (Windows):

Running a virtual machine (VM) of Windows 10 on ARM Insider Preview on Parallels Desktop 16.5 on an M1 Mac performs up to 30 percent better than a Windows 10 VM running on Intel-based MacBook Pro with Intel Core i9 processor.

What’s important to keep in mind here is that Microsoft does not sell an ARM version of Windows at retail yet. Instead, you have to use the Windows 10 ARM Insider preview, which you can get from Microsoft’s website. In the Windows 10 ARM Insider preview, you can then emulate Intel applications as well…

New License : from $79.99
Upgrade : from $49.99

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<h5 class=”title style-scope ytd-video-primary-info-renderer”>How to Install VMs in Parallels Desktop 16.5 on M1 Mac</h5>

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(1) Is the Parallels VM running “on bare metal” or is it using Rosetta to interface with the CPU and GPU in the M1 chip?

(2) Possibly of broader interest: If one wants to run software not for M1, but for Intel, on a VM in an M1 Mac, how does that work if:

(a) The VM runs “on bare metal?”

(b) The VM runs thanks to Rosetta?

Does any one here know the answers? If so, please let me know. Thanks.

 

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PS : Run Linux Distributives on M1 Mac Computers

“With Parallels Desktop 16.5 for Mac, users can not only run Windows 10 on ARM Insider Preview in a virtual machine on M1 Mac computers but also Linux distributives Ubuntu 20.04, Kali Linux 2021.1, Debian 10.7 and Fedora Workstation 33-1.2.”

OscarCP wrote:

(1) Is the Parallels VM running “on bare metal” or is it using Rosetta to interface with the CPU and GPU in the M1 chip?

(2) Possibly of broader interest: If one wants to run software not for M1, but for Intel, on a VM in an M1 Mac, how does that work if

Parallels in native app on M1. No Rosetta.

Support only Windows on ARM so no Intel apps.

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Alex: Tanks. I have one more question: Is this, or is there, a version of Parallels that is “universal” (runs on Intel and M1 Macs)?

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OscarCP wrote:

Alex: Tanks. I have one more question: Is this, or is there, a version of Parallels that is “universal” (runs on Intel and M1 Macs)?

According to Forbes : “Parallels Desktop 16.5 for Mac downloads as a universal binary for either Intel or M1 Macs”

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Update on Windows on ARM and Intel apps.

“How x86 emulation works on ARM”

“Emulation for x86 apps makes the rich ecosystem of Win32 apps available on ARM. This provides the user the magical experience of running an existing x86 win32 app without any modifications to the app. The app doesn’t even know that it is running on a Windows on ARM PC, unless it calls specific APIs (IsWoW64Process2).

The WOW64 layer of Windows 10 allows x86 code to run on the ARM64 version of Windows 10. x86 emulation works by compiling blocks of x86 instructions into ARM64 instructions with optimizations to improve performance. A service caches these translated blocks of code to reduce the overhead of instruction translation and allow for optimization when the code runs again. The caches are produced for each module so that other apps can make use of them on first launch.”

I think (can’t verify) that the same procedure will happen with Windows running in VM on M1.

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Docker Desktop for Mac with M1 support

“Docker Desktop for Mac is an easy-to-install desktop app for building, debugging, and testing Dockerized apps on a Mac. Docker Desktop for Mac is a complete development environment deeply integrated with the Mac OS Hypervisor framework, networking, and filesystem. Docker Desktop – Mac is the fastest and most reliable way to run Docker on a Mac.”

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Microsoft Remote Desktop

10.6.1 Apr 16, 2021
In this release we fixed a hang that occurred when connecting via an RD Gateway.

10.6.0 Apr 14, 2021

In this release we’ve made some significant updates to the shared underlying code that powers the Remote Desktop experience across all our clients. We’ve also added some new features and addressed bugs and crashes that were showing up in error reporting.

• Added native support for Apple Silicon.

• Added client-side IME support when using Unicode keyboard mode.

• Integrated Kerberos support in the CredSSP security protocol sequence.

• Addressed macOS 11 compatibility issues.

• Made updates to improve interoperability with current and upcoming features in the Windows Virtual Desktop service.

• Made fixes to address mispaints when decoding AVC data generated by a server-side hardware encoder.

• Addressed an issue where windows from remoted Office apps were not visible despite being present in the app switcher.

Note that this app now requires macOS 10.14 or later.

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Adobe Updates Illustrator, InDesign, and Lightroom Classic to Run Natively on M1 Macs

Adobe today announced the release of major updates across its Creative Cloud software suite. Most notably, its Illustrator, InDesign, and Lightroom Classic apps now run natively on Macs with the M1 chip, resulting in faster performance….

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Spotify Beta Introduces Native M1 Mac Support

Updated on 2021-07-01

Hi everyone,

We have been working hard backstage on this and are happy to announce that we now have a Beta version of our app available. It features many compatibility improvements and optimizations for the new Apple architecture.

You can download this Beta app from here. It would be great if you do so and then post feedback on your experience here.

Please note that as a Beta, some unexpected behavior might still occur. We’ll use all the feedback and info we get from you to tweak and improve your Spotify experience. And if everything works great we’d love to hear that too!

To install the Beta app, double click the .dmg file and then drag the app to your Applications folder, replacing the version you may have installed now. To go back to the regular version, please download and install it from https://spotify.com/download.

We can’t wait to hear from you and learn how your experience was. Take care!

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Adobe Premiere Pro now runs natively on M1 Macs

..Premiere Pro and the Adobe video apps enable editors and content creators to leverage the latest Mac hardware so they can keep up in a fast-paced world. With native support for M1 on Mac, Premiere Pro runs nearly 80% faster than comparable Intel-based Macs. As users upgrade to M1-powered Macs, Premiere Pro is ready for them. Along with Premiere Pro, the July release includes M1 support for Media Encoder and Character Animator. Premiere Rush and Audition received M1 support in April and May, respectively. And M1 support for After Effects will be introduced in public Beta later this year. After Effects integration features within Premiere Pro, such as Dynamic Link and Motion Graphics templates, have already been optimized for M1-powered Macs.

With Premiere Pro 15.4, Adobe brings new text and graphics capabilities to give storytellers more creative tools for titles and captions…

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NordVPN updated to run natively on M1 Macs

NordVPN is another app that is now running natively on the new M1 Macs. Version 6.6.1 for macOS brings a full-fledged performance and overall improved experience….

https://nordvpn.com/blog/nordvpn-runs-natively-on-apple-silicon/

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LibreOffice 7.2 added native support for Apple Silicon

https://download.documentfoundation.org/libreoffice/stable/7.2.0/mac/x86_64/LibreOffice_7.2.0_MacOS_x86-64.dmg.mirrorlist

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Kaleidoscope is a popular and powerful Mac app for users who constantly need to compare the differences between files and folders. Following its acquisition by Letter Opener GmbH earlier this year, Kaleidoscope 3 has just been released with a new interface, native support for M1 Macs, and more…

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DaVinci Resolve 17.4 Updated with M1 Pro and M1 Max support.

“Get 5x faster 8K editing and grading on Apple Mac models with M1 Pro and M1 Max chips”

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DaVinci Resolve Studio 18

Minimum system requirements
• Mac OS 11 Big Sur.

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Pacifist 4.0.1 added Apple Silicon support

$20

Pacifist is a powerful multi-tool for working with macOS package files, disk images, and file archives. Using Pacifist, you can:

open a wide variety of file archives, including:
macOS .pkg package files,
.dmg disk images,
macOS asset catalogs,
Mac OS 9 Installer Tome files, and
.zip, .tar, .tar.gz, .tar.bz2, .xar, and .yaa archives,
examine and extract individual files and folders,
inspect install scripts and other package resources to make sure that a package is trustworthy before installing it,
analyze existing installations on your system, to help you determine who installed a particular file on your system,
view archive contents straight from the Finder via QuickLook,
view and extract files from archives via your choice of a slick GUI or an automation-friendly command-line interface, and even
inspect the contents of .zip files (and other supported types) over the Web without downloading the entire archive first…

Pacifist is compatible with macOS 10.10.3 and higher, including macOS 12 “Monterey.” Pacifist is optimized for Apple Silicon, and also works on 64-bit Intel™ processors.

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VeraCrypt 1.25

MacOSX:

Native support of Apple Silicon M1.
Drop official support of Mac OS X 10.7 Lion and Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion.
Add UI language support using installed XML files. Language is automatically detected using “LANG” environment variable
Add CLI switch (–size=max) and UI option to give a file container all available free space on the disk where it is created.
Return error if unknown filesystem value specified in CLI –filesystem switch instead of silently skipping filesystem creation…

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Direct Download :
OneDrive Universal preview released.

https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/microsoft-releases-preview-of-native-onedrive-client-for-apple-silicon-macs.2326677/

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Avid Media Composer 2021.12 support Apple Silicon.

” The latest version of Avid Media Composer adds support for Macs that use the M1 chip as well as the latest operating systems for Macs..”

https://avid.secure.force.com/pkb/articles/en_US/Compatibility/macOS-Big-Sur-Support

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-nvYY–iSyQ

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Dropbox Beta Build 140.3.1903 for Apple Silicon

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Edison Mail for Mac Adds New M1 Support

Experience email faster and smoother than before on desktop

New Edison Mail for Mac M1 support now available on the App Store.

Reduce email volume and enjoy a cleaner inbox with features like unified inbox, one-tap Unsubscribe, Block spy pixels and unwanted senders, Dark Mode, and more…

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Logitech Logi Option+ (beta) now support Apple Silicon.

Logi Options+ Beta is a next-gen app that lets you manage and customize your supported mice and keyboards —so they all seamlessly work towards your goals. Combining the best features of Options with a brand new easy-to-use interface, Options+ Beta is designed to transform your daily tasks. ..

New features

Support for M650 for Business
Native support for Apple Silicon M1 Mac computers.
You can now log into the app to backup your device settings to the cloud. You can set up your devices on another computer easily by logging in to the app on that computer and fetching your settings from the backup.
Create and edit videos faster in Adobe Premiere Pro with your MX Master 3, MX Anywhere 3, M650, M650 for Business, and M750 mice with predefined settings.
You can request support and report issues with our Customer Support team from the app settings…

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Mimestream (beta) Gmail app for macOS universal app Apple Silicon/Intel

https://mimestream.com/

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OneDrive support Apple Silicon

Apple silicon support in GA and KFM for macOS in Public Preview

OneDrive sync for Apple silicon now GA

We’re excited to announce that OneDrive sync for macOS will now run natively on Apple silicon. This means that OneDrive will take full advantage of the performance improvements of Apple silicon.

We know this has been a long-awaited and highly requested feature, and we’re delighted to make it generally available starting with build 22.022.

Folder Backup (Known Folder Move) support for macOS now in Public Preview

This implies that people using OneDrive on macOS Monterey 12 will be able to move their Desktop and Document folders to OneDrive. We have Users can continue accessing folders they’re familiar with to do their daily work and be assured that their data is backed up and secure…

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Dropbox now natively supports Macs with Apple silicon

Dropbox now natively supports Macs with Apple silicon (M1). All users with these devices will receive the native version of Dropbox automatically.

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Blender 3.1 update adds Metal GPU rendering for M1 Macs

The popular open-source 3D software Blender has just been updated to version 3.1, and the update brings important improvements – especially for Mac users. Blender 3.1 now has Metal GPU rendering for Macs with the M1 chip and its variants…

Now with the Metal backend, the app not only runs faster thanks to the access it has to the GPU, but also works with the GPU built into the M1, M1 Pro, M1 Max, and M1 Ultra chips. As shown on the Blender website, rendering times are up to 2x shorter with Metal GPU rendering compared to standard CPU rendering…

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BCi0QRM1ADY

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Discord finally running native to M1

Discord is a communications platform where users can create groups to chat through text, audio, and video. Popular with gamers, users can communicate through private channels across most of their devices, even Xbox.

https://discord.com/

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Adobe After Effects gains native M1 support

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Microsoft Teams (beta) optimized for Apple Silicon (universal app)

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GeForce Now app support Apple Silicon

New 2.0.40 update delivers Apple M1 processor native support and more, plus RTX 3080 gift cards, ‘Guild Wars 2’ membership reward and 14 games streaming this week.

It’s a jam-packed GFN Thursday.

This week brings the popular, free-to-play, action role-playing game Lost Ark to gamers across nearly all their devices, streaming on GeForce NOW. And that’s not all.

GFN Thursday also delivers an upgraded experience in the 2.0.40 update. M1-based MacBooks, iMacs and Mac Minis are now supported natively…

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iwnk9XrhN54

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Visual Studio 2022 for Mac is now available

Today, I’m thrilled to share the news of the general availability (GA) release of Visual Studio 2022 for Mac v17.0 and that it’s available to download now. This is the fastest Visual Studio for Mac version yet with an all new native macOS UI, fully running on .NET 6, and optimized for Apple Silicon (ARM64) processors…

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Plex is a media server, usually runs on NAS and an app for online streaming that combines all your subscriptions in one place.

Plex Media Server (preview) for Apple Silicon

Since the introduction of the Apple M1 chip for macOS, users have asked for Plex Media Server to natively support “Apple Silicon”. The existing Mac server versions run just fine under Rosetta2, but native is always better, right? Well, here it is!!!

We present, the Plex Media Server “Universal” build for macOS. This new package includes Plex Media Server for both Intel and Apple Silicon architectures, so you don’t have to worry about what you are installing. If you would like to test this out, you can grab the installer from the link below.

Please note that this is a preview release. This needs to be installed manually for now and it will not auto-update to newer releases.

Important Note: You will need to manually re-install an official public or beta version of Plex Media Server to auto-update to the Universal build once is it officially available…

https://www.plex.tv/about/

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IINA v1.3.0

Release Notes

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ExpressVPN now runs natively on Apple silicon Macs with latest update

..ExpressVPN users with Apple silicon Macs can now enjoy the full effects of improvements to their computers’ reliability, performance, speed, and battery life—just by updating to the latest version of our Mac app.“..

https://www.expressvpn.com/blog/native-support-apple-silicon-mac-computers/

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Announcing Microsoft Teams optimized for Apple silicon

Today we’re excited to announce the arrival of a native Microsoft Teams app optimized for the Mac lineup with Apple silicon.

..We are rolling out a production grade universal binary version of Teams, which means it will run natively on the entire Mac lineup, including those with Apple silicon. For Mac users, this means a significant boost in performance, ensuring efficient use of device resources and an optimized Teams experience even when using multiple high-resolution monitors during calls or meetings.

Microsoft is committed to innovation and committed to the Mac, so we’re excited to bring this to our Mac users *. All Mac users will be automatically upgraded with their most recent update to Teams. The generally available (GA) version of the native Teams app on Mac with Apple silicon is being rolled out to customers in increments over the coming months…

*So committed there is no ARM64 Windows for Apple Silicon.

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OBS Studio 28.0 Beta Apple Silicon native.

..We have beta build for OBS Studio 28.0 available for testing! This will be an enormous release with several features and upgrades that will need extensive testing, including the following:

HDR and 10-bit color support (Windows, macOS/Linux support limited)

Native Apple Silicon Support (macOS)

Note that many third-party plugins will need to release Apple Silicon versions of their plugins in order for them to work on Apple Silicon builds of OBS

Upgrade UI framework to Qt6 (All platforms)

NOTE: Unfortunately, this means OBS Studio can no longer support the following

operating systems:

Windows 7 & 8
macOS 10.13 & 10.14
Ubuntu 18.04
All 32-bit operating systems
Additionally, many third-party plugins that depend on legacy Qt5 components may not work until they are updated…

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Shazam native Apple Silicon support

https://9to5mac.com/2022/08/11/shazam-mac-updated-new-icon-apple-silicon/

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Facebook Messenger app 158.0 on macOS has just been updated for apple silicon support

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/messenger/id1480068668?mt=12

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OBS Studio 28 with native Apple Silicon Mac support released

OBS Project last month released a new beta version of the popular live streaming app OBS Studio, which has added native support for Macs with an Apple Silicon chip. The update, named OBS Studio 28, is now available as an official release to everyone.

For those unfamiliar, OBS Studio has several advanced tools for users to broadcast live audio and video over the web. The app offers features such as scenes, transitions, external source support, audio mixer, and more…

https://obsproject.com/download

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Audacity 3.2.0 : Apple Silicon (arm64) is now supported on macOS

Note: When using an arm64 Audacity, you must use arm64 versions of FFMPEG and plugins. Plugins for x86-64 (Intel macs) will not load.
For the time being, Audacity will continue to download x86-64 versions by default to avoid these incompatibilities,
but you can download an arm64 version from Github releases: https://github.com/audacity/audacity/releases

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Adobe Photoshop Elements 2023 and Premiere Elements 2023 with full Apple Silicon support.

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VirtualBox now works with M1 and M2 Macs

..With VirtualBox 7.0, users can finally create and run virtual machines on a Mac equipped with an Apple Silicon chip, which includes the M1 and M2 chips. However, as noted by Oracle in the official release notes for the update, this is still a beta feature under development. In other words, it may not work as expected for now.

The latest VirtualBox update also brings some other important enhancements. For instance, virtual machines can now be fully encrypted and cloud virtual machines can be managed as local machines. It also adds DirectX 11 support for better 3D graphics on Windows and drops support for old kernel extensions on macOS in favor of more modern APIs.

A huge list of bugs has also been fixed with the 7.0 update. Oracle says the new version also makes the cloud network functionality more reliable for local virtual machines. Users can download VirtualBox 7.0 on the platform’s official website. If you have a Mac with an M1 or M2 chip, be sure to download the Developer Preview for Arm64 Macs…

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Resident Evil Village

$39.99

Requires macOS 12.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later

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VMware Fusion 13 adds Windows 11 virtualization for Apple Silicon Macs

Macs using VMware Fusion 13 can now run the ARM version of Windows 11 on Apple Silicon in a virtual machine that has support for OpenGL 4.3.

It is possible to run Windows 11 on Apple Silicon thanks to a new implementation of a virtual TPM

There are two versions of VMware Fusion 13 — Player and Pro.

VMware Fusion Pro can create encrypted virtual machines, customize virtual networks, connect to vSphere/ESXi server, create linked clones, create full clones, and use remote vSphere Host Power Control. VMware Fusion Player lacks those features, but can still create new virtual machines and use 3D graphics.

VMware Fusion Player starts at $149 for a new purchase and $79 for the upgrade. VMware Fusion 13 Pro is $199, or $99 for the upgrade.

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GIMP 2.10.32 on Apple Silicon

2022-12-02 by Jehan
It is a bit of an early Chistmas for people using Apple Silicon machines (Apple M1, M2…) as we release for the first time ever a stable version of GIMP for this architecture!

It is a revision package for GIMP 2.10.32, already released a few months ago, re-built with our new MacPorts-based infrastructure on both x86_64 (“macOS on Intel” architecture) and AArch64 (“macOS on Apple Silicon”).

Note that we provide 2 DMG packages now, one for each architecture, not a single universal package. The website will try and detect which architecture you are on, but if it fails to detect properly (detection is not as easy on some browsers), be careful to choose the version for the correct hardware (“for Intel” or “for Apple Silicon“).

Additionally in this revised package, dependencies have been updated, in particular babl and GEGL. It means that even for macOS on Intel, you will get the recent fix to the race condition bug which was sometimes causing crashes of GIMP (somehow we mostly saw it happen on macOS)…

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Copilot budgeting and financial planning app. Universal and native application.

Copilot is only available in the United States

$8.99 per month or $69.99 per year.

* There is a version for iOS.

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Tor browser 12.0 optimized for Apple Silicon.

…This was no small task, but we’re happy to say that Tor Browser 12.0 now supports Apple Silicon natively. Like Mozilla’s approach for Firefox, we’ve opted for a Universal Binary too – meaning both x86-64 (i.e. Intel compatible) and ARM64 (i.e. Apple Silicon compatible) builds are bundled together with the correct version chosen automatically when run..

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WhatsApp native beta for macOS is now available for download

After releasing a very limited early-beta program of WhatsApp beta for macOS for a small number of people on TestFlight, WhatsApp has finally made the beta version of its new native app widely available for download on the official website in case you were unable to get it from the TestFlight app…

The new native app built by using Mac Catalyst offers a more seamless experience for WhatsApp users on macOS: the app has been optimized to take full advantage of Mac’s hardware, making for a faster and more efficient user experience. In addition, the app has been designed to look and feel more like a traditional Mac app by introducing an app sidebar, and the ability to drag and drop files…

https://web.whatsapp.com/desktop/mac_native/release/

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Skype Insider Release Notes for Skype 8.94.76.302

What’s new?

Native Skype App for the M1 build on Mac. You asked and we delivered! Check out the Skype app speed improvement on Apple M1 Mac. Please test it and let us know what you think!

Stability improvements

Bug fixes:

Issues with reading and opening files, i.e. PDFs on iOS

Names hidden in some chats on Android, MSIX, iOS

Skype notifications blocked in the Edge browser

Native call screen continuously displayed even when Skype was dropped on iOS

App crashing when going to gallery and switching to web links on iOS

As usual, all new features are rolling out gradually over the next couple of days so if you don’t see them right away, just check again soon…

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BitTorrent Mac app Transmission has been updated to add support for Apple silicon

Transmission 4.0.0 release notes

…macOS Client

Transmission is now a Universal (Apple Silicon and Intel) app.
Refresh of the UI to better fit into modern macOS.
A new icon designed for Big Sur by Rodger Werner…

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Introducing the new and improved Proton Mail Bridge

ץץBridge is available to everyone with a paid Proton Mail plan on Windows, macOS, and Linux. And for macOS users, Bridge now offers native support for Apple Silicon chips, offering a smooth and efficient email experience without compromising your device’s battery life…

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Redesigned Outlook for Mac no longer requires Microsoft 365, rebuilt and optimized for Apple Silicon

..Microsoft has optimized Outlook for Apple Silicon to deliver a speed and sync performance boost. Outlook for Mac is also now available as a free app.

Microsoft has offered Outlook for iOS as a free app for years, but the macOS version has required a Microsoft 365 subscription or paid license.

Starting today, it’s now free to use the Mac version for email, calendars, contacts, and more...

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/microsoft-outlook/id985367838

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/outlook-blog/outlook-mac-for-all/ba-p/3757787

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AutoCAD native Apple Silicon support

AutoCAD for Mac 2024 is here! We’re excited to share the new enhancements and features that improve performance, enable greater collaboration, and provide time-saving automation.

For the first time, AutoCAD for Mac 2024 and AutoCAD LT for Mac 2024 now run natively on both Intel and Apple Silicon architectures, including M1 and M2 chips in the M-series chips. The support for Apple Silicon can increase overall performance by up to two times compared to 2023.*..

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Autodesk Maya become Apple Silicon-native

..on March 29, Autodesk revealed the 2024 update for Maya, its 3D modeling software chiefly used in game development, film production, and visual effects. Maya 2024 brings native Apple Silicon support in addition to a slew of new features, including the LookDevX material editor, Hydra support, and so on.

But in contrast to many other makers of widespread professional software in similar industries, such as Adobe and Unity, Autodesk’s efforts to support Apple Silicon—which were announced two years ago—have been ongoing for an interminably long time. Even open source Maya competitor Blender beat Autodesk to the punch.

The Intel versions of both Maya and AutoCAD worked OK in Rosetta, but some Mac users have become understandably frustrated over the past couple of years, and Autodesk never really clarified why it was taking so long…

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With the release of Unreal Engine 5.2 Epic released Unreal Editor with native Apple Silicon support and is delivered via a universal binary.

https://forums.appleinsider.com/discussion/231982

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I7zyNDazmGQ&t=28s

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Pixelmator’s Photomator – Photo Editor

Free
Offers In-App Purchases

“Unlock powerful photo editing capabilities across your Mac, iPhone, and iPad with a single Photomator license.

Photomator is a photo editing powerhouse, offering incredible tools for enhancing, retouching, and managing your photos. It includes an extensive collection of cutting-edge color adjustments, automatic selections powered by AI, powerful batch editing features, Clone and Repair tools for removing unwanted objects, and much more. Simply put, it has everything you need to make every shot your best.”…

In-App Purchases

Yearly Subscription
$29.99
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$4.99
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https://twitter.com/witchergame/status/1726572489713836101

“The Witcher
@witchergame
The Witcher: Enhanced Edition and The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings have just received an update on Steam, GOG and AppStore that adds support for Apple silicon M1, M2, and macOS Ventura!

Enjoy The Witcher on your Macs! ”

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Proton Drive introduces private and encrypted cloud storage for Mac

..That’s why we’re pleased to announce that Proton Drive’s encrypted cloud storage is now available on all major platforms with the launch of our macOS app..

Being available on all major platforms is an important milestone because Proton is platform agnostic. Whether you use Mac or Windows, or iPhone or Android, Proton does not tie you to any specific hardware or operating system, and if you use Proton Drive, you can seamlessly move from one platform to another without losing functionality…

Unlike iCloud, which does not offer end-to-end encryption by default for files and folders, Proton Drive uses end-to-end encryption for all your data across all devices. File encryption happens automatically on your device before uploading to the cloud. That means nobody — not even Proton — can see your files’ contents. End-to-end encryption is also used for all metadata, such as file names and modified date…

https://proton.me/drive/pricing

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Fedora Asahi Remix Linux for Apple Mac Silicon M1 M2

Fedora Asahi Remix is the result of a close multi-year collaboration between the Asahi Linux project and the Fedora Project. We’ve worked hard in order to bring you a fully integrated distro, cooperating closely to get improvements and bug fixes to users as quickly as possible. All of our Asahi platform-specific packages are in upstream Fedora and fully supported in Fedora Linux 39.

With Fedora’s excellent 64-bit ARM support and mature development process, you can expect a solid and high-quality experience without any unwanted surprises. Fedora Asahi Remix is based on Fedora Linux 39, the latest Fedora Linux release with the newest software versions across the board. All M1 and M2 series MacBook, Mac Mini, Mac Studio, and iMac devices are supported…

* What is missing is iPad Pro M1 M2 support.

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