When will FrameMaker be available as an ARM64 application?

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May 18, 2021
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Has Adobe committed to making FM ARM compatible?

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gaurav_7709

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is there any update when we could get windows on ARM supported acobe framemaker ? even in emulated mow

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pdeitel

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Are there any updates on this? ARM architectures have been out there for a couple of years now. At the moment, I am stuck with running FrameMaker in a Windows CloudPC which is an expensive way to keep using an already expensive product. When can we expect a FrameMaker ARM version?

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You really need to make it clear whether you are talking about ARM64 on Mac or ARM64 on Windows.... not that it changes the fact that nobody who knows, can say.

On the Mac, ARM64 is the only future, but right now almost all Intel64 apps continue to run.

On the Windows, ARM64 might yet turn out to be a minor diversion, so many companies are doing nothing until the numbers are there. Meanwhile, don't buy an ARM64 Windows computer without checking all your apps come in either ARM64 or Intel 32 bit versions.

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Chris ChristnerAuthor

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I didn't mention ARM64 on Mac because I'm not an incurable optimist. My assumption is that Adobe may port FM to Windows ARM, in which case it may run on a Mac using a virtual machine app such as Parallels Desktop. In the meantime I'm looking at alternatives to FM (mainly LaTex and possibly Affinity Publisher).

frameexpert

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Is ARM the new Macintosh chip?

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Stefan Gentz

Community Manager

Yes and no. ARM is just an architecture – and not even a new one (more info on Wikipedia).

Apple (and others) have invested in the ARM platform for many years. E.g., all iPhones and iPads are based on ARM.

With the latest MacBooks and iMacs Apple has moved away from Intel and the x86 (32 bit) / x64 (64-bit) platforms. At the center of interest is the "M1" processor – a highly integrated processor (SOC) based on ARM, also referred to as "Apple Silicon."

The bottom side is, that 32-bit apps don't run anymore, not even on Windows on ARM. Only 64-bit apps like FM 2019/2020 do and only through a "translator" which affects performance a little bit. Almost not noticeable on macOS, but – at least on the Microsoft "translator" beta – still noticeable – "issues" included.

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Dan Phillips @Korg

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This is of concern to me, as well. I first worked on FrameMaker on Sun workstations, then on the Mac natively, and for the last decade or more in a VMWare Windows virtual machine running under MacOS. Since that solution looks like it's going away (a beta OS running "translated" code which itself runs in a VM does not seem like a recipe for success), I'm currently planning to convert to InDesign. But, if Adobe has actual plans for a wider deployment of FrameMaker, that might change the equation.