Does Bitwig Studio work on Apple Silicon?

✅ Yes, Native Apple Silicon Support reported as of v4.1.1

May also be known as Bitwig Studio or BitwigStudio

🧪 Apple Silicon App Tested

Device Support

✅ 2021 M1 Macbook Pros Check Pricing

✅ M1 iMac Check Pricing

✅ M1 Macbook Pro Check Pricing

✅ M1 Macbook Air Check Pricing

✅ M1 Mac Mini Check Pricing

✅ Intel Macs Check Pricing

App Bundles

com.bitwig.studio

v4.1.1

✅ Yes, Native Apple Silicon Support

🖥 Supported Architectures X86, ARM

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v4.1