How to check for Intel-based apps on a Mac (macOS 27)

Device

Mac

Shown on

macOS 27.0.1 (MacBook Neo)

App

System Settings

Path

System Settings › General › About › Intel-based Apps

Real screenshots

6 of 6 steps

Checked

October 2026

Sources

1 official, linked below

Step by step

1. 

   Open About This Mac

   Choose Apple menu, About This Mac, then More Info.

   Done

2. 

   Find Intel-based Apps

   On the About page, under macOS, the row says support is ending for Intel-based apps. Click Details.

   Done

3. 

   Read the list

   The sheet says Intel-based apps running on Rosetta will not open in macOS 28. Ours said No recently opened Intel-based apps.

   Done

4. 

   Check every app

   For a full list, open System Report (hold Option and choose Apple menu, System Information), then Software, Applications. The Kind column says Apple Silicon, Universal, iOS or Intel.

   Done

5. 

   Check one app

   In Finder, select the app and choose File, Get Info. Kind: Application (Universal) runs natively on Apple silicon.

   Done

6. 

   Is Rosetta installed?

   In System Report, Software, Rosetta Software. Ours said No information found: Rosetta was not installed.

   Done

If you do not see this option

• No Intel-based Apps row? We saw it on macOS 27. On an older macOS, use System Report (step 4) instead. Check your version under General, About.
• An Intel app is not in Details? Apple says the list covers apps you used recently or installed in common places. An app kept elsewhere may only show in System Report. Source: Using Intel-based apps on a Mac with Apple silicon

If this does not work

• An app you need is Intel-only? Apple says to update it first: through the App Store for App Store apps, with the app's own Check for Updates, or from the developer. Intel-based plug-ins and extensions need their own updates. Source: Using Intel-based apps on a Mac with Apple silicon
• Kind says iOS? That is an iPhone or iPad app running on the Mac, not an Intel app.
• Games too? Apple says that from macOS 28, Rosetta stays only for some older, unmaintained games built on Intel-based frameworks.

About this guide

macOS 27 added an Intel-based Apps row to the About page.

The screenshots are from our MacBook Neo with macOS 27.0.1, taken on 18 October 2026. Rosetta was not installed on ours, and no Intel-based apps were listed.

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In short: System Settings, General, About, Intel-based Apps, Details. Full list: System Report, Applications, Kind.