Keeping track of Rosetta 2 Apps

[Domino8282]

I have an M1 MBA and I’m absolutely loving it. I would love to only use native/universal apps, but in order to use it for work I can’t get around installing some applications under Rosetta 2.

My question is: Is there any easy way to keep track of which applications on the system are native, which are universal, and which are running under Rosetta 2? I have faith that eventually most applications will get ported over, but unless you get all your software through the App Store, how can you be sure you’re staying abreast of newly released native/universal ports?

It seems like keeping a list somewhere and manually checking periodically may be the best, otherwise I could see myself forgetting about it and just wasting battery/performance long after native versions of various apps come available.

Maybe a silly thing to stress over, but hopefully others can relate. Don’t want those sub-optimal apps crapping up my system any longer than they have to. 😆

 

[thebigf80]

Well with command+I you can check manually which type an app is... but it's not easy, as you would have to check every app that way.

 

[Zazoh]

A few websites have popped up with this info and there is aa sticky thread on top of this page. Activity monitor has a column with the information on running apps and for what is installed, About this Mac, Storage, then Applications.

 

[cupcakes2000]

Under about this mac, there is a software section. This may have the info you’re looking for.

Edit* someone beat me to it.

 

[Domino8282]

Thanks to you both!

 

[NikoBeaR]

A few websites have popped up with this info and there is aa sticky thread on top of this page. Activity monitor has a column with the information on running apps and for what is installed, About this Mac, Storage, then Applications.

I know this is a silly question, but can you post a screen of this? I don't have my M1 Mini yet, but this is intriguing to me. So one can see in that section their entire list of applications and which ones are native coded and which aren't?

Surprised a dev hasn't come up with something like Go64 for M1 compatibility.

 

[Nermal]

I know this is a silly question, but can you post a screen of this? I don't have my M1 Mini yet, but this is intriguing to me.

You don't need to be on an Arm machine to see this; it's available on Intel too if you're on the latest OS. I can't post a screenshot at present though.

 

[Zazoh]

I know this is a silly question, but can you post a screen of this? I don't have my M1 Mini yet, but this is intriguing to me. So one can see in that section their entire list of applications and which ones are native coded and which aren't?

Surprised a dev hasn't come up with something like Go64 for M1 compatibility.

Here you go. From About / Storage / Manage


From CPU tab on activity monitor.