# MacBook compatibility?

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/macbook-compatibility/113946>\
**Category:** Ignition\
**Created:** [February 13, 2026, 1:34am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/macbook-compatibility/113946 "2026-02-13T01:34:36Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![pdixon](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/pdixon/32/6899_2.png) [@pdixon](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/pdixon)\
**Post date:** [February 13, 2026, 1:34am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/macbook-compatibility/113946/1 "2026-02-13T01:34:36Z")

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I am currently running on a MacBook Pro 2019 with 2.6 ghz 6core Intel i7, 16 GM RAM, 2 TB hard drive. I am considering upgrading to MacBook M4 Max 16core, 48GB RAM, 4 TB hard drive. Will I have any compatibility issues with Ignition 8.1 or 8.3?

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**Author:** ![Matrix\_Engineering](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/matrix_engineering/32/19781_2.png) [@Matrix\_Engineering](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Matrix_Engineering)\
**Post date:** [February 13, 2026, 1:37am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/macbook-compatibility/113946/2 "2026-02-13T01:37:35Z")

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I knew I’d read on here about compatibility issues before, and turns out so have you =p

> [@Can't install 8.3 on Mac Sequioa 15.6.1](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/cant-install-8-3-on-mac-sequioa-15-6-1/110677/2):
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> What kind of Mac is this, is it an Intel mac? If so, that’s likely the reason. Ignition 8.3 drops macOS on Intel support and switches to Apple Silicon. Please see relevant post if needed [macOS DMG & zip - #3 by gnguyen](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/macos-dmg-zip/100911/3)

I’m not a Mac user, what CPU is in the M4?

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**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:** [February 13, 2026, 1:47am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/macbook-compatibility/113946/3 "2026-02-13T01:47:55Z")

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> [@pdixon](#):
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> Will I have any compatibility issues with Ignition 8.1 or 8.3?

No, and in fact you'll be better off when using 8.3, where we actually dropped Intel Mac support and only support Apple Silicon.