# Install the Ignition 8.3 Designer on Mac Sequioa **URL:** \ **Category:** Ignition\ **Created:** [January 7, 2026, 11:27am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/install-the-ignition-8-3-designer-on-mac-sequioa/113122 "2026-01-07T11:27:03Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![770043297](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/7/b9bd4f/32.png) [@770043297](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/770043297)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2026, 11:27am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/install-the-ignition-8-3-designer-on-mac-sequioa/113122/1 "2026-01-07T11:27:03Z")
Today our company installed Ignition 8.3.2. However, I couldn't install Designer on my Mac Sequioa computer. I haven't been able to work today. Could you please tell me if there is any way to install it? I really value this job. Thank Thank!!! 😭 ---
**Author:** ![Jasmine\_Quick](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/jasmine_quick/32/80380_2.png) [@Jasmine\_Quick](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Jasmine_Quick)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2026, 11:48am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/install-the-ignition-8-3-designer-on-mac-sequioa/113122/2 "2026-01-07T11:48:15Z")
What sort of errors are you getting? ---
**Author:** ![pturmel](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/pturmel/32/3295_2.png) [@pturmel](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/pturmel)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2026, 1:49pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/install-the-ignition-8-3-designer-on-mac-sequioa/113122/3 "2026-01-07T13:49:51Z")
IIRC, IA switched the Mac to Apple Silicon. If you have an X86 Mac, you will need to use a VM. ---
**Author:** ![KathyApplebaum](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/kathyapplebaum/32/7261_2.png) [@KathyApplebaum](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/KathyApplebaum)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2026, 3:36pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/install-the-ignition-8-3-designer-on-mac-sequioa/113122/4 "2026-01-07T15:36:55Z")
Correct, this happened in 8.3.0. Unfortunately continuing to support the older architecture was preventing us from upgrading some libraries we use. ---
**Author:** ![770043297](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/7/b9bd4f/32.png) [@770043297](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/770043297)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2026, 12:44am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/install-the-ignition-8-3-designer-on-mac-sequioa/113122/5 "2026-01-08T00:44:42Z")
```python /Applications/Designer Launcher.app/Contents/MacOS/Designer Launcher: line 31: /Applications/Designer Launcher.app/Contents/MacOS/../Resources/runtime/bin/java: Bad CPU type in executable logout ``` ```python $ uname -m x86_64 ``` ```python 2.2 GHz 6 cores Intel Core i7 ``` ---
**Author:** ![Kevin.Herron](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/kevin.herron/32/7259_2.png) [@Kevin.Herron](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Kevin.Herron)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2026, 12:45am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/install-the-ignition-8-3-designer-on-mac-sequioa/113122/6 "2026-01-08T00:45:41Z")
You'll need to use a Windows or Linux VM and run the Ignition 8.3 Designer in the VM. ---
**Author:** ![770043297](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/7/b9bd4f/32.png) [@770043297](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/770043297)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2026, 12:50am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/install-the-ignition-8-3-designer-on-mac-sequioa/113122/8 "2026-01-08T00:50:38Z")
I prefer to work on a Mac. Can the designer version be compiled for the X86 architecture?🥰 ---
**Author:** ![Kevin.Herron](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/kevin.herron/32/7259_2.png) [@Kevin.Herron](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Kevin.Herron)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2026, 12:53am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/install-the-ignition-8-3-designer-on-mac-sequioa/113122/9 "2026-01-08T00:53:53Z")
No, sorry, Ignition 8.3 is not available for Intel Macs. ---
**Author:** ![pturmel](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/pturmel/32/3295_2.png) [@pturmel](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/pturmel)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2026, 1:00am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/install-the-ignition-8-3-designer-on-mac-sequioa/113122/10 "2026-01-08T01:00:56Z")
"VM" == "Virtual Machine". Run **virtual** Linux machine **inside** your Mac. ---
**Author:** ![770043297](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/7/b9bd4f/32.png) [@770043297](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/770043297)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2026, 1:32am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/install-the-ignition-8-3-designer-on-mac-sequioa/113122/12 "2026-01-08T01:32:52Z")
Thank you. I can give it a try ---
**Author:** ![David\_Stone](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/david_stone/32/79749_2.png) [@David\_Stone](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/David_Stone)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2026, 2:08am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/install-the-ignition-8-3-designer-on-mac-sequioa/113122/13 "2026-01-08T02:08:20Z")
Just for reference, the last Intel Macbook was released in late 2021, so with a 3 year lifecycle of machines, pretty much every work machine would have been upgraded by now. I use Mac for a lot of development and the ARM based units are worth the money and work well with Ignition.