There are a number of apps that are optimized for the M1 Mac. Here are a few tips to help you check which ones are optimized:

  1. Open the App Store and search for “optimized apps.” This will give you a list of the most popular optimized apps.
  2. Look for an app that is listed as being “optimized” in the App Store’s Help Center. This means that the app has been specifically designed to be faster, more efficient, and more reliable on M1 Macs.
  3. Check out the ratings and reviews of the optimized apps on Apple’s website. These reviews can give you an idea of how well these apps work on different types of machines and devices.

First, click the Apple logo menu in the upper-left corner of your screen and select “About This Mac.”

In the window that appears, click the “System Report” button on the Overview tab.

In the System Information window, select Software > Applications in the sidebar menu.

You will then see a list of all the applications installed on your Mac. Focus on the “Kind” column. If an application is optimized for Apple Silicon, you’ll see “Apple Silicon” listed beside it in that column.

You can even click the “Kind” column header and sort all of your apps by architecture support so that all of the “Apple Silicon” apps will be listed together.

If an app isn’t optimized for Apple Silicon, the “Kind” column will read “Intel.” In that case, when you run the app, it will execute through Apple’s Rosetta 2 translation layer.

If your favorite app isn’t Apple Silicon optimized yet, don’t fret. Apple’s first Apple Silicon Macs, which feature in the M1 chip, will give developers a platform to port their applications to the new Mac architecture. If the app still receives regular updates, chances are that the developer will support Apple Silicon very soon, so keep an eye out for updates. Good luck!

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