.. toctree:: :hidden: .. _installMacOSM1: Setup On Apple Computer with M1 Processor ========================================= These instructions allow you to run Basilisk on an Apple computer with the new ``arm64`` architecture, such as with the M1 chip. All required BSK packages are now available on the ``arm64`` platform with the regular ``pip3`` install command. We still follow the same general setup as discussed in :ref:`installMacOS`. However, some extra steps are required and outlined below. Install Python -------------- The `Python.org `__ web site contains a Universal binary for Python 3.9. You can download the installer package there. Using Homebrew -------------- Install `HomeBrew `__ using a Terminal window as normal. The latest version 3.0 and up natively supports the M1 processor. You can use ``brew`` to install ``swig``, ``cmake`` to support building Basilisk, and install ``doxygen`` to support building the Basilisk documentation. Note that ``cmake`` must be at least version 3.20 to propoerly setup the Xcode project for ``arm64``.