Apple Silicon M1 Macs are the latest Macbook and Mac mini devices launched by Apple that have the M1 chip specifically designed by Apple for Macs, replacing the Intel processors.
The Apple Silicon-based M1 chips are performing extremely well in terms of both benchmark tests and real-world usage.
You can check out our M1 Mac mini 2020 performance and RAM management stress test video below.
Apple has claimed that the M1 chip is significantly faster and has better power and memory management than any of the Macs they have launched before.
However, this is the first ARM-based Mac that Apple has released. Since most of the apps are designed for the x86 architecture for the Intel-based processors, it might be a while before all the popular apps are updated to be natively compatible with the Apple Silicon M1 Macs.
Apple has still made it possible to use any x86 based apps on your Mac using the Rosetta 2 emulator until the Silicon-based update arrives.
While there are no issues with Apps running through Rosetta 2, only when the Apps are updated for the M1 chip they can be fully optimized and designed to utilize the full capability of the M1 based Macbooks and Mac mini.
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While you wait for your favorite apps to be updated to be natively compatible with Apple Silicon M1 Macs, here are all the top apps that are already updated to be natively compatible with the Apple Silicon M1 Macs.
Top Native Compatible apps for Apple Silicon M1 Macs
Adobe Photoshop Beta
Affinity Publisher
Affinity Designer
Affinity Photo
Aviary
BBEdit
BetterSnapTool
BetterTouchTool
Cinebench
Cinema 4D
Cinemagraph Pro
coconutBattery
Compressor
CleanmyMac X
Darkroom
Debit & Credit
Default Folder X
DEVONthink
djay Pro AI
Fantastical
Final Cut Pro
flickery
FusionCast
Garageband
Geekbench
Glimpses
Google Chrome
GraphicConverter
HandBrake
HazeOver
iA Writer
iFinance
Inkscape
iStat Menus
iStatistica
Keynote
Kindle
Lingon X
LockRattler
Logic Pro
Logoist
MacFamilyTree
Mach Desktop
Magnet
Mainstage
Matlab
Microsoft Office 2019 (Beta)
Mints
Motion
Nisus Writer Pro
Nova
Numbers
OmniFocus
OmniGraffle
OmniOutliner
OmniPlan
OmniPresence
Pages
Parcel
PCalc
Persecond
Pixelmator Pro 2.0
ProFind
ScreenFloat
Screenium
Serial
SilentKnight
SiriMote
Smultron
Sparkle
Subler
Tayasui Sketches
Tensorflow (fork)
Things 3
Tower
Transloader
Transmit
Vectorize
Vienna RSS
Viscosity
VLC
xScope
Yoink
You can also check the full list of natively compatible apps with the M1 chip in the latest Macbooks and Mac mini here.
