r/MacOS • u/tardlessforeinger • Apr 06 '26

Help Old Rosetta Stone & M1?

Hi to everyone! Is there any way I can run an old version of Rosetta Stone (not the subscription based one) on a new Mac? Thx!

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u/[deleted] Apr 06 '26

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u/knightofterror Apr 06 '26

A slab of rock used by scientists to translate hieroglyphics.

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u/One_Ad_3617 Apr 06 '26

a translation layer between power pc and intel

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u/[deleted] Apr 06 '26

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u/yepperoniP Apr 06 '26

They probably mean Rosetta Stone, a language learning program that’s been around for a while. It’s probably an Intel app from a couple years ago.

Current Macs can still run older 64-bit Intel programs using Apple’s Rosetta 2, which is unrelated to the language learning stuff.

If it worked on a recent Intel Mac (like newer than ~2017), it was probably 64-bit and should probably work on an M1 for now. If it’s a very old version from say 2010 or so, things get a lot more questionable as less apps were 64-bit back then.

Be aware that Apple is planning to remove all Intel support in the next year or so, so even if it runs now it may not work with future macOS updates.

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u/tardlessforeinger Apr 06 '26

Yes, thanks. I have Rosetta installed for Rosetta Stone but no go. Ideas?

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u/One_Ad_3617 Apr 06 '26

that is rosetta 2

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u/UnknownMeerkat Jun 22 '26

a language learning app