---
title: "Apple silicon"
url: https://storagestudio.us/wiki/glossary-apple-silicon
category: "Glossary"
tags: ["glossary", "licence", "installing"]
summary: "Apple silicon is Apple's own family of Mac chips, the M-series. Storage Studio 4.18 and later need a Mac with Apple silicon; Intel Macs stay on version 4.17.1."
updated: 2026-10-01T05:36:06.000Z
---

# Apple silicon

Apple silicon is Apple's own family of Mac chips, the M-series. Storage Studio 4.18 and later need a Mac with Apple silicon; Intel Macs stay on version 4.17.1.

**Apple silicon** is the name for the chips Apple designs for its own Macs — the M-series, starting with M1. Earlier Macs used Intel processors.

To check which kind your Mac has, choose **Apple menu → About This Mac**. A Mac with Apple silicon shows a **Chip** line naming an Apple M-series chip; an Intel Mac shows a **Processor** line naming an Intel processor.

Storage Studio 4.18 and later need a Mac with Apple silicon. Intel Macs stay on version 4.17.1.

See also: [Apple silicon and Intel Macs](https://storagestudio.us/wiki/apple-silicon-and-intel) · [Installing Storage Studio](https://storagestudio.us/wiki/installing-storage-studio)

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- [Apple silicon and Intel Macs](https://storagestudio.us/wiki/apple-silicon-and-intel)
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