Now that I have a new MacBook Pro with the Apple M1 Pro chip which is part of Apple’s Silicon line of processors, it’s time to start upgrading my macOS apps so that they run natively on Silicon. Note that Intel-based Mac apps will still run on Apple Silicon chips through Rosetta in emulation mode, but apps that are Universal (i.e., they run on both Intel and Silicon processors) or Silicon can take full advantage of Silicon chips.
If you want to view a list of all your apps and whether they are Intel, Apple Silicon, or Universal, Run System Information and navigate to Software > Applications. See this page for step by step instructions. If there is a specific app that you want to look up to see if there is a Silicon version available, visit Is Apple Silicon ready? and search for your app by name.
If you’re lucky, your Intel app might notify you that there is a Silicon version available. This was the case when I launched the Intel version of Zoom:
It advised me to update the app to the Apple Silicon version. Very helpful and timely! For comparison, here are the details of the Intel and Apple Silicon versions:
Are you making the transition to Apple Silicon?
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