I recently transitioned from Windows to apple silicon. I have a MacBook M2 Pro. I am trying to download Texstudio 4.6.3 on my machine. However, when I double click on the downloaded Texstudio file, I get the dialogue box saying that "To open Texstudio you need to install Rosetta". I don't want to install Rosetta on my machine because I don't know what it is how it works. Can somebody help me with this? Is there a way to work with LaTeX on my machine without downloading the Rosetta?
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1Rosetta is a tool from apple which allows to execute programs compiled for intel processors on macs with M chips.– samcarter_is_at_topanswers.xyzCommented Nov 9, 2023 at 21:07
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I don't know about texstudio but that's just the editor, but mactex has native arm binaries for Mac tug.org/mactex/mactex-download.html rosetta is the apple emulator so arm machines can run programs compiled for intel Mac– David CarlisleCommented Nov 9, 2023 at 21:07
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2You'll need both. Mactex provides the tex distribution. TexStudio is an editor.– samcarter_is_at_topanswers.xyzCommented Nov 9, 2023 at 21:14
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1There used to be Rosetta also during the transition from PowerPC to Intel processors. The tool is made by Apple and is completely safe. You do need it, because several apps aren't yet complied for M1 or M2 chips.– egregCommented Nov 10, 2023 at 10:26
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1You could use TeXShop instead of TeXStudio; it's automatically installed if you install MacTeX, and does not need Rosetta. However, I would definitely install Rosetta. A year ago, I made the transition from an Intel Mac to one with an Apple M2, and one of the first things I did was to install Rosetta (officially it's Rosetta 2), since a number of applications wouldn't run without it. Here's Apple's support page support.apple.com/en-us/HT211861– John CollinsCommented Nov 10, 2023 at 14:32
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