App compatibility with M1 Mac’s

Inquisitive_Individual wrote:

Good afternoon everyone. I have a friend who is a accountant but he uses software that is not on the mac app store. He’s interested in buying an M1 MacBook Pro. The two main programs that he uses is:

1.) TPH Global Eclipse Production Accounting software.

2.) Cast and Crew PSL Production Accounting software.

On the Apple M1 chip and macOS Bigsur, will Rosetta 2 be able to translate these programs even if it’s not found on the mac App Store. He download’s the programs online.

All apps have to be 64-bit application, this applies to the Rosetta translation as well.

You will have to verify, your specific apps in question...

32-bit apps are not supported.

M1—

If you need to install Rosetta on your Mac - Apple Support

With the release of macOS 10.15 Catalina, applications will have to be 64-bit. App developers will issue updated apps if they want their apps to work on this newest macOS upgrade

32-bit app compatibility with macOS... - Apple Support

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT208436

Check Your Apps and Prepare for a 64-bit World

https://www.stclairsoft.com/Go64/index.html

Locate all 32-bit apps in System Info

http://osxdaily.com/2018/03/06/find-32-bit-apps-mac/

In addition to the excellent reply provided by leroydouglas, you (or your friend) should contact the app developers to find out if their software is compatible with the M1 Macs.

Ref: Contact a third-party vendor - Apple Support

If they run on an Intel Mac with a reasonably recent macOS version and are 64 bit, Rosetta should be able to translate them fine.

Rosetta is not limited in any way to apps from the App Store.