First Intel-only apps are preprocessed during installation or, in some cases, upon the first launch, then anything that couldn’t be translated in advance is emulated in real-time. Apple does this in two parts with its Rosetta software. Since the software is compiled into machine-specific code, this means apps that were made for Intel Macs must be translated to a form that works on the new chips. These are the first of a new generation of Apple Silicon Mac computers, with every model to make the transition away from Intel CPUs to the M1 or some related Apple-designed processor within two years. In November of 2020, Apple launched the M1 MacBook Air, MacBook Pro, and Mac mini. Adobe described these gains and explained some other changes to Photoshop recently. That means the software no longer needs to use the Rosetta emulation software, potentially significantly speeding up performance. Adobe’s flagship graphics app Photoshop now supports the newest Mac computers that are powered by Apple’s M1 chip.
