{"id":9914,"date":"2020-11-03T14:20:02","date_gmt":"2020-11-03T22:20:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vernier.com\/til\/?p=9914"},"modified":"2025-03-05T13:58:29","modified_gmt":"2025-03-05T21:58:29","slug":"do-your-apps-work-with-macos-11-with-computers-using-apple-silicon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vernier.com\/til\/9914","title":{"rendered":"Do Vernier apps work with macOS\u00a011, 12 and 13 ? Do they work with computers using Apple Silicon processors (M1 and M2)?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In November 2020, Apple released macOS 11 (Big Sur), as well as new hardware that use Apple Silicon chips instead of Intel chips. The first chip of this series is called the M1. Both the operating system and the chips are significant changes in the Mac environment.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Do Vernier apps run on macOS 11 (Big Sur), 12 (Monterey), and 13 (Ventura), on Intel, M1-, or M2-based computers? <\/h2>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Yes. Graphical Analysis, Spectral\u00a0Analysis, Instrumental Analysis, and Vernier Video Analysis have no known issues when run on Apple Silicon or macOS 11.1 and newer. Other apps work with the following qualifications:<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Known Logger&nbsp;<em>Pro<\/em> limitations:<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The WDSS is not supported on macOS 11 and newer.<\/li>\n<li>Video capture is not supported on macOS 10.14 and newer. See <a href=\"\/til\/4291\/\">Video and image capture do not work in Logger <i>Pro<\/i> under macOS 10.14 Mojave or newer.<\/a>. <\/li>\n<li>Printing is not available on macOS 13. <\/li>\n<li>Connection to LabQuest Stream by Bluetooth is not supported on macOS 11 and newer. Use USB instead.<\/li>\n<li>Video analysis tools are not available on macOS 12.6 only; earlier and later macOS versions do not exhibit the issue. See <a href=\"\/til\/15844\/\">Video Analysis buttons do not appear in Logger\u00a0Pro running on macOS 12.6 only<\/a> for more information.<\/li>\n<li>Screen redrawing performance will suffer if Logger <em>Pro<\/em> is used full screen on larger monitors.<\/li>\n<li>Screen redrawing performance will suffer if Logger <em>Pro<\/em> if screen objects (graphs, tables, etc) are allowed to overlap within the Logger <i>Pro<\/i> window.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Known limitations of other applications:<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The Power Amplifier App for Macintosh does not work on macOS 11 and newer due to LabVIEW limitations.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Do Vernier apps run on Apple-Silicon-based computers?<\/h2>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Yes. Additional information is below.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Currently shipping versions of Graphical Analysis, Instrumental Analysis, and Spectral&nbsp;Analysis are supported on M1 and M2 chips when used with macOS 11.1 or newer.<\/li>\n<li>Vernier Video Analysis is browser-based and so it is unaffected by the processor change.<\/li>\n<li>Logger <i>Pro<\/i> 3.16.2 and LabQuest Viewer have been tested and work normally with Apple Silicon processors, with the above exceptions for macOS 11 and newer behavior with Bluetooth and slow graphing.<\/li>\n<li>All of these applications are compiled for Intel chips, but will run on Apple Silicon computers. Like all Intel-compiled apps, the first time an Intel app is launched on a new Apple Silicon computer, the OS will prompt to install <a href=\"https:\/\/support.apple.com\/en-us\/HT211861\">Rosetta 2<\/a> utility software. This is expected and required for the use of Vernier apps, or any Intel-compiled application.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"466\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vernier.com\/til\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/11\/rosetta2-note.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13524\" style=\"width:365px;height:176px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vernier.com\/til\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/11\/rosetta2-note.jpg 960w, https:\/\/www.vernier.com\/til\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/11\/rosetta2-note-600x291.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.vernier.com\/til\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/11\/rosetta2-note-768x373.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Related Links<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"\/til\/2089\/\">Logger <i>Pro<\/i> Troubleshooting and FAQs<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In November 2020, Apple released macOS 11 (Big Sur), as well as new hardware that use Apple Silicon chips instead of Intel chips. 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