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At NI Connect 2025, NI announced that "LabVIEW for macOS is back," starting with the forthcoming Q3 release of 2025. Until then, the most recent releases are only available via the maker hub links, which are below. | |||
The last official release of LabVIEW for macOS was LabVIEW 2023 Q3, which was the first and last release of LabVIEW with native ARM support for the latest Apple processors. | The last official release of LabVIEW for macOS was LabVIEW 2023 Q3, which was the first and last release of LabVIEW with native ARM support for the latest Apple processors. | ||
However, NI has continued to build and maintain an unofficial release of newer versions of LabVIEW. Note that these are not officially supported and not available for commercial use. | However, NI has continued to build and maintain an unofficial release of newer versions of LabVIEW. Note that these are not officially supported and not available for commercial use. | ||
=ARM Implementation= | |||
LabVIEW 2023 was modified to provide native support on Apple's latest M-series processors. The source-file format is unchanged and fully compatible between the two versions. The primary difference is to the binaries that are generated by the compiler. Thanks to Rosetta emulation, which is provided by Apple in the macOS, either format is compatible and will run. No user interaction or configuration is required. | |||
=Installer Download= | =Installer Download= | ||
The *.dmg files to install the development environment and run times can be found here: | The *.dmg files to install the development environment and run times can be found here: | ||
* [https://www.labviewmakerhub.com/images/.beta/lvmac/2024Q3/ LabVIEW 2024 Installer for macOS (Unofficial)] | |||
* [https://www.labviewmakerhub.com/images/.beta/lvmac/2025Q1/ LabVIEW 2025 Installer for macOS (Unofficial)] | |||
For older version that are officially supported, please install LabVIEW 2023 for macOS from ni.com | |||
==Configuration== | |||
Some drivers such as VISA may require Rosetta emulation to work correctly.. To enable this, right click on the LabVIEW application, select 'Get Info > General > Open using Rosetta' | |||
=Using VIPM on macOS= | =Using VIPM on macOS= | ||
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Note that, due to security concerns, VIPM will not be able to write to the LabVIEW directory by default. For more information on how to fix this please visit this page: | Note that, due to security concerns, VIPM will not be able to write to the LabVIEW directory by default. For more information on how to fix this please visit this page: | ||
[https://labviewwiki.org/wiki/VI_Package_Manager VI Package Manager] | [https://labviewwiki.org/wiki/VI_Package_Manager VI Package Manager] | ||
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Latest revision as of 16:13, 8 May 2025
At NI Connect 2025, NI announced that "LabVIEW for macOS is back," starting with the forthcoming Q3 release of 2025. Until then, the most recent releases are only available via the maker hub links, which are below.
The last official release of LabVIEW for macOS was LabVIEW 2023 Q3, which was the first and last release of LabVIEW with native ARM support for the latest Apple processors.
However, NI has continued to build and maintain an unofficial release of newer versions of LabVIEW. Note that these are not officially supported and not available for commercial use.
ARM Implementation
LabVIEW 2023 was modified to provide native support on Apple's latest M-series processors. The source-file format is unchanged and fully compatible between the two versions. The primary difference is to the binaries that are generated by the compiler. Thanks to Rosetta emulation, which is provided by Apple in the macOS, either format is compatible and will run. No user interaction or configuration is required.
Installer Download
The *.dmg files to install the development environment and run times can be found here:
For older version that are officially supported, please install LabVIEW 2023 for macOS from ni.com
Configuration
Some drivers such as VISA may require Rosetta emulation to work correctly.. To enable this, right click on the LabVIEW application, select 'Get Info > General > Open using Rosetta'
Using VIPM on macOS
VI Package Manager is available and supported on macOS and can be downloaded from here
Note that, due to security concerns, VIPM will not be able to write to the LabVIEW directory by default. For more information on how to fix this please visit this page: VI Package Manager