LKBEN11661: How do I know if an app on Apple silicon is running with rosetta or native arm?


Symptom

You need to know if an application is native on Apple silicon or not.

Cause

If possible you should use native applications.

Solution

You can do a command-I on an application for getting more information. If the checkbox for rosetta is empty it is a native app.

You can also open activity monitor and look for Intel or Apple.

Have fun.

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About the Author

Author: Wim Peeters - Keskon GmbH & Co. KG

Wim Peeters is electronics engineer with an additional master in IT and over 30 years of experience, including time spent in support, development, consulting, training and database administration. Wim has worked with SQL Server since version 6.5. He has developed in C/C++, Java and C# on Windows and Linux. He writes knowledge base articles to solve IT problems and publishes them on the Lubby Knowledge Platform.

Latest update: 20.04.2023