# \#mac-m1

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## [Arb\_jll fails to load/precompile dylib after MacOS update](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/arb-jll-fails-to-load-precompile-dylib-after-macos-update/127989)

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**Author:** [@hsgg](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/hsgg)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [April 12, 2025, 12:18am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/arb-jll-fails-to-load-precompile-dylib-after-macos-update/127989 "2025-04-12T00:18:19Z")

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I upgraded MacOS from Sequoia 15.3 to 15.4 this week. I also updated homebrew at the same time. Julia is installed via juliaup and is at 1.11.4. Since the upgrade, julia fails to load Arb\_jll needed by ArbNumerics.jl, w…

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## [How to use LaTeX Computer Modern font for all text in all plots?](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/how-to-use-latex-computer-modern-font-for-all-text-in-all-plots/126791)

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**Author:** [@homocomputeris](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/homocomputeris)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 10, 2025, 8:17pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/how-to-use-latex-computer-modern-font-for-all-text-in-all-plots/126791 "2025-03-10T20:17:46Z")

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How can I set up Plots.jl to use Computer modern for all labels in all plots (on macos)? With the config using LaTeXStrings using Plots gr() DPI = 150 default( size=(70 \* sqrt(2) \* DPI / 25.4, 70 \* DPI / 25.4), …

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## [Profiling BLAS-heavy code on Mac OS X: workaround for libunwind bug?](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/profiling-blas-heavy-code-on-mac-os-x-workaround-for-libunwind-bug/122813)

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**Author:** [@cdwhite1](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/cdwhite1)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [November 19, 2024, 4:04pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/profiling-blas-heavy-code-on-mac-os-x-workaround-for-libunwind-bug/122813 "2024-11-19T16:04:09Z")

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I’m on Mac OS X Sonoma (14.7), julia 1.10.5, trying to profile some linear-algebra-heavy code. I’m running into behavior very similar to that described in a previous thread (flamegraph-profileview-not-showing-matrix-oper…

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## [LinearAlgebra.mul! for complex vectors very slow on Apple Silicon](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/linearalgebra-mul-for-complex-vectors-very-slow-on-apple-silicon/122404)

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**Author:** [@goerz](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/goerz)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [November 8, 2024, 4:00pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/linearalgebra-mul-for-complex-vectors-very-slow-on-apple-silicon/122404 "2024-11-08T16:00:06Z")

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I usually run my computations on a Linux workstation via SSH from my MacBook. However, the specs of the recent M4 Macbook Pro would seem to promise rather extreme performance. But, just testing out basic matrix-vector m…

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## [Taking advantage of Apple M1?](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/taking-advantage-of-apple-m1/93310)

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**Author:** [@marianoarnaiz](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/marianoarnaiz)\
**Replies:** 27\
**Last updated:** [November 10, 2023, 8:45pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/taking-advantage-of-apple-m1/93310 "2023-11-10T20:45:31Z")

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Hi all. So, I got my new laptop with a Apple M1 chip. I have heard is great. I wonder how are you guys taking advange of it and its cores/GPU. How do you start Julia, use Metal.jl, and other tips to speed up processes. …

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## [Very different performance on M1 mac, native vs rosetta](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/very-different-performance-on-m1-mac-native-vs-rosetta/66845)

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**Author:** [@gbaraldi](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/gbaraldi)\
**Replies:** 14\
**Last updated:** [September 20, 2023, 12:29pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/very-different-performance-on-m1-mac-native-vs-rosetta/66845 "2023-09-20T12:29:00Z")

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I was trying the argmin vs minimum benchark that was being discussed and found that the native arm julia is almost 5x slower than running in rosetta. Is the arm codegen that much worse or is that a bug with the M1 specif…

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## [Julia 1.9-rc2 Pluto not plots not working](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/julia-1-9-rc2-pluto-not-plots-not-working/97811)

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**Author:** [@peteole](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/peteole)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [May 22, 2023, 4:35pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/julia-1-9-rc2-pluto-not-plots-not-working/97811 "2023-05-22T16:35:59Z")

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Hi, a selecting the Julia 1.9-rc2 kernel in a Pluto notebook on my Apple silicon Mac and plotting (for instance running plot(rand(10)) results in the following error: MethodError: no method matching project\_rel\_path(::…

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## [XGBoost rewrite using Metal.jl](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/xgboost-rewrite-using-metal-jl/94056)

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**Author:** [@roh\_codeur](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/roh_codeur)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [February 4, 2023, 5:41pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/xgboost-rewrite-using-metal-jl/94056 "2023-02-04T17:41:31Z")

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Hi Is anyone working on porting XGBoost to Metal.jl? Looks like official XGBoost lib don’t plan to support Apple M1 mac GPU (Apple Sillicon) thanks Roh

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## [Tracking down a dyld error on apple silicon](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/tracking-down-a-dyld-error-on-apple-silicon/89240)

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**Author:** [@cmarcotte](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/cmarcotte)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 25, 2022, 8:22am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/tracking-down-a-dyld-error-on-apple-silicon/89240 "2022-10-25T08:22:04Z")

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Hello Julians, I am trying to track down a dyld error on Apple Silicon when using the UMAP.jl package. Under rosetta it works perfectly well, but in 1.8.2 (native) I get the following error when add-ing and then test-in…

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## [Julia 1.7.3 Build Fails on M1 MAC Pro](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/julia-1-7-3-build-fails-on-m1-mac-pro/85270)

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**Author:** [@Nitin\_Arora](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/Nitin_Arora)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [August 4, 2022, 7:20am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/julia-1-7-3-build-fails-on-m1-mac-pro/85270 "2022-08-04T07:20:30Z")

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I am trying to compile Julia (V 1.7.3) on M1 Mac Pro but it seems to be failing with Error 138 : CC src/llvm-remove-ni.o CC src/llvm-julia-licm.o CC src/llvm-demote-float16.o LINK usr/lib/libjulia-internal…

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## [Is there anything users can do to help move Apple Silicon support from Tier 3 to Tier 1?](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/is-there-anything-users-can-do-to-help-move-apple-silicon-support-from-tier-3-to-tier-1/72739)

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**Author:** [@CameronBieganek](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/CameronBieganek)\
**Replies:** 33\
**Last updated:** [July 19, 2022, 10:17pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/is-there-anything-users-can-do-to-help-move-apple-silicon-support-from-tier-3-to-tier-1/72739 "2022-07-19T22:17:34Z")

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Is there anything users can do to help move Apple Silicon support from Tier 3 to Tier 1? Given that most new Mac machines now have an M1 chip, it seems like there will be more and more Julia programmers wanting to use a …

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## [Julia on M1 Macs](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/julia-on-m1-macs/55448)

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**Author:** [@PavanChaggar](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/PavanChaggar)\
**Replies:** 22\
**Last updated:** [June 16, 2022, 4:22pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/julia-on-m1-macs/55448 "2022-06-16T16:22:39Z")

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Hi, What is the status of Julia on M1 MacBook Pro? I.e. are there any major compatibility issues/bugs or is it mostly safe to use? Also would there be any performance loss? Thanks, Pavan

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## [HDF5 cannot compile in M1 pro mac](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/hdf5-cannot-compile-in-m1-pro-mac/71097)

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**Author:** [@wzy](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/wzy)\
**Replies:** 12\
**Last updated:** [May 10, 2022, 3:38pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/hdf5-cannot-compile-in-m1-pro-mac/71097 "2022-05-10T15:38:46Z")

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The julia version is v1.7.0 rc-2, installed by official dmg. OS: OSX Monterey Hope to learn about how to resolve this problem, thanks! The log: julia\> using HDF5 \[ Info: Precompiling HDF5 \[f67ccb44-e63f-5c2f-98bd-…

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## [Cannot use PyPlot on apple m1 due to PyQt5 installation problem](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/cannot-use-pyplot-on-apple-m1-due-to-pyqt5-installation-problem/74985)

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**Author:** [@cpraveen](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/cpraveen)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [February 1, 2022, 9:54am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/cannot-use-pyplot-on-apple-m1-due-to-pyqt5-installation-problem/74985 "2022-02-01T09:54:42Z")

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On apple m1, with julia 1.7, trying to use PyPlot fails because it is not able to install PyQt5 julia\> using PyPlot \[ Info: Installing pyqt package to avoid buggy tkagg backend. \[ Info: Installing PyQt5 via the Conda py…

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## [Providing artifacts/libraries for unsupported platforms (e.g. Apple Silicon)](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/providing-artifacts-libraries-for-unsupported-platforms-e-g-apple-silicon/75411)

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**Author:** [@Hawkes](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/Hawkes)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [January 29, 2022, 9:32pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/providing-artifacts-libraries-for-unsupported-platforms-e-g-apple-silicon/75411 "2022-01-29T21:32:07Z")

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Hi, as I have recently switched to a MBP with Apple M1 I have experienced some issues with packages relying on Artifacts/JLL packages which do not yet include a wrapper in their JLL package. In particular I have encoun…

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## [macOS M1, Julia 1.6, and swtch\_pri](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/macos-m1-julia-1-6-and-swtch-pri/59826)

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**Author:** [@GlenHenshaw](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/GlenHenshaw)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [January 18, 2022, 1:38am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/macos-m1-julia-1-6-and-swtch-pri/59826 "2022-01-18T01:38:29Z")

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Hi all, Using a MacBook Air M1 and Julia 1.6. I’m running a fairly complex scientific code that does a ton of matrix vector calculations. When I profile it and display the results using PProf, it shows that approximate…

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## [ReadOnlyMemory Error in VS Code](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/readonlymemory-error-in-vs-code/74737)

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**Author:** [@vikram-s-narayan](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/vikram-s-narayan)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 17, 2022, 7:26am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/readonlymemory-error-in-vs-code/74737 "2022-01-17T07:26:29Z")

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I’m on a MacBook Air (M1, 2020). If I run the following code in VS Code, I get an error ("ERROR: LoadError: ReadOnlyMemoryError()). But if I run it in a standalone REPL opened in a terminal, I don’t get the error. An…

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## [Runtime (memory) on M1 Macbooks: something is not right](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/runtime-memory-on-m1-macbooks-something-is-not-right/74721)

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**Author:** [@Schneeschaufel](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/Schneeschaufel)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [January 17, 2022, 11:38am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/runtime-memory-on-m1-macbooks-something-is-not-right/74721 "2022-01-17T11:38:05Z")

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The following link: Trying to understand memory usage If I do this (see link above) on my Macbook 13" with M1 processor and 8GB RAM and SSD (Julia Rosetta Version 1.7.1 (2021-12-22)): julia\> using LinearAlgebra julia\> …

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## [Failure to retrieve cache files with language server](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/failure-to-retrieve-cache-files-with-language-server/72489)

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**Author:** [@artinmg](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/artinmg)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [December 28, 2021, 6:45pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/failure-to-retrieve-cache-files-with-language-server/72489 "2021-12-28T18:45:20Z")

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I’m using Julia 1.7.0 on an M1 Mac with VS Code 1.62.3 and Julia for VS Code 1.5.6. When I load the extension the language server fails to start, giving the following error message: \[ Info: Starting the Julia Language S…

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## [PyPlot on macOS Monterey with M1](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/pyplot-on-macos-monterey-with-m1/72185)

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**Author:** [@George9000](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/George9000)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 27, 2021, 11:53pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/pyplot-on-macos-monterey-with-m1/72185 "2021-11-27T23:53:56Z")

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While trying out Fatou.jl, I had difficulty getting PyPlot to work on an M1 Mac. Here is the environement and steps that got things working. Python I am not using Conda. I did follow directions here to set things up on …

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## [Julia under rosetta 2 on mac m1: threading/scheduling issues with openblas?](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/julia-under-rosetta-2-on-mac-m1-threading-scheduling-issues-with-openblas/72087)

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**Author:** [@Egwene\_al\_Vere](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/Egwene_al_Vere)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [November 26, 2021, 4:07am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/julia-under-rosetta-2-on-mac-m1-threading-scheduling-issues-with-openblas/72087 "2021-11-26T04:07:13Z")

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Not sure where is the best place to post this: I noticed that with julia (x86) running under rosetta translation, for codes that heavily uses linear algebra, the performance can be 7-10 times slower with default (8) vs s…

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## [Parallel computing on M1 Max?](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/parallel-computing-on-m1-max/70343)

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**Author:** [@ChunXi\_Zhang](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/ChunXi_Zhang)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [November 9, 2021, 6:22pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/parallel-computing-on-m1-max/70343 "2021-11-09T18:22:22Z")

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With the release of 2021 macbook pro with M1 Pro/Max, I’m wondering if there is a good API/Libs for doing parallel computing on that chip? From the reviews, the computational power of that device is insane, sometimes on…

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## [Does Mac M1 in multithreads is slower that in single thread?](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/does-mac-m1-in-multithreads-is-slower-that-in-single-thread/61114)

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**Author:** [@BMval](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/BMval)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [May 16, 2021, 6:48pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/does-mac-m1-in-multithreads-is-slower-that-in-single-thread/61114 "2021-05-16T18:48:31Z")

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I’ve run a simple code on mac M1 (pro, 8gb ram), Julia is the last version. @Threads for i in 1:1000 rand(1000,1000)/rand(1000,1000) end 1 core = 50 sec 2 core = 62 sec 4 core = 71 sec 8 core = doesn’t work at all. …