Topic

Mac app compatibility

Whether software built for an older processor architecture or macOS version keeps running as Apple advances the platform.

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Rosetta support for Intel-only Mac apps ends two macOS releases from now

Apple's developer note dates macOS 27 as the last release that runs Intel-only apps on Apple silicon, so every unmaintained binary and every Intel-only plug-in on a Mac fleet needs a decision before macOS 28 ships.

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