Adobe is actively working to build apps that run natively on Apple computers using the Apple silicon M1 chip. Many of our existing apps can run on M1 devices using Apple's Rosetta 2 technology. Other Adobe software continues working on Apple M1 computers using Apple’s Rosetta 2. The software list includes - Acrobat Pro, After Effects, Animate, Adobe Bridge, Character Animator, Dreamweaver, InCopy, InDesign, Adobe Media Encoder and Adobe XD.
- InDesign 16.0 and above versions are compatible with Big Sur (macOS 11).
- InDesign 15.X and earlier versions have not been tested for compatibility with Big Sur (macOS 11).
The following known issue is specific to Big Sur.
Photoshop cc for mac cracked. Important! Until this issue has been resolved, you may want to remain on your current macOS version or test in a non-production partition to ensure that your software or hardware is compatible.
| Issue | Issue description |
| Change in appearance of the title bar in all dialogs. | In medium dark theme mode, InDesign displays black colored text on white background in the titles of all dialogs. The InDesign engineering team is investigating a fix for this issue. New outlook for mac. |
Apple M1 Indesign Software
We are working to ensure that our apps are natively compatible with Apple silicon devices, but do not have a release date yet. Apple silicon devices ship with Rosetta 2, an emulator that enables ARM Macs to run Intel-based apps. InDesign will work on Rosetta 2 until they are available natively.
Apple M1 Indesign Free
There are no known issues specific to running InDesign under Rosetta 2 emulation mode on Apple devices with M1 processors running BigSur (macOS 11).