There are more and more applications that are made compatible with Apple Silicon that assemble equipment such as the MacBook Pro and MacBook Air with M1 or the Mac mini from the end of 2020 that also has the same chip. However, not all existing ones are already adapted to that new ARM architecture, so it will be very useful to know what they are if you are thinking of buying one of these new equipment. Next we show you a web page that collects data on all this.
Is this app compatible with Apple Silicon?
This question is solved by a page that precisely carries that question by name in English: Is Apple Silicon Ready . This is a website that is going viral in many internet forums and, as described in it, has been developed by two programmers committed to the cause ( Abdullah Diaa and Sharno ). The page is translated into different languages including Spanish , so there is no possible loss.
It is categorized in several ways. On the one hand you can see the entire list of applications and then divisions based on the category of each one: browsers, developers, design, music and more. They also have a search box that allows you to search for information about a specific application. Then, in the rows of each of the applications you can find the following columns:
- Developer.
- Optimized for Apple Silicon: if it has a verified tick it means that it is already compatible with Apple’s M1 chips.
- Rosetta 2: if it has the tick in this part, it means that it is not yet optimized, but that it is nevertheless possible to use it on computers with M1 thanks to the Rosetta 2 code translator.
- Version compatible with M1: if the app is compatible, the number of the version of the application from which it is compatible will appear.
- Last Updated: Provides information about when the information has been updated.
- Contribute: section in which you can contribute to the page yourself by adding new information.
Keep in mind that applications are adapting at different rates, so in a way you could find that some application has already been updated and has not been reported on this page. It is understandable that being such an arduous work, the creators of the page do not provide enough information with so much information, so collaboration is requested from each user who wants to contribute their grain of sand. In any case, it is an excellent guide to know if you will be able to use your favorite applications on a brand new Mac with M1.
A process that goes faster than expected
When Apple announced the transition from Intel chips to its own processors, it estimated that it would last around 2 years. It is not that it is a deadline for developers, nothing is further from reality, but it is the forecast made by the company more focused on the user who would like to acquire one of their new Macs. However, we are seeing all kinds of applications , the most popular and the least known, are already being optimized for Apple Silicon in record time, since only a couple of months ago the first devices with the M1 chip were launched.
Obviously it is still too early to say that they match the Intel in terms of numbers, but everything is going very well. The developers have already been able to verify the benefits of these processors, which in addition to guaranteeing a performance that surpasses most of Intel, they do not require so much RAM and they manage consumption that is really remarkable in laptops, since autonomy of the MacBook Pro and MacBook Air has multiplied.