Universal apps for Apple Silicon Mac: Pixelmator Pro, DaVinci Resolve, Darkroom, Ulysses, BBEdit, etc.

Following the release of macOS Big Sur this week, a number of apps have received compatibility updates for the latest operating system. Many apps have also been updated with native support for Apple Silicon Macs with the M1 chip.

Released on November 19, the Pixelmator Pro 2.0 image-editing app features an all-new design for macOS Big Sur, ranging from a streamlined Effects Browser to new layouts for sidebars and presets. A new workspaces feature lets users customize the look of Pixelmator, with optimized presets for photo editing, design, illustration, and painting. The app is also universal now, with native support for Apple Silicon Macs and Intel Macs.

Pixelmator Pro 2.0 takes advantage of the M1 chip’s 16-core neural engine for accelerated machine learning. This allows features like Super Resolution, which intelligently increases the resolution of images while preserving detail, to work up to 15 times faster.

The Ulysses writing app has been updated with a new design and icon for macOS Big Sur, as well as native support for Apple Silicon Macs. There’s also a refined review mode with a dedicated view outside of the dashboard, and a new “editor focus” mode that hides all the chrome and shows sidebars as overlays. Ulysses version 21 for Mac is now available.

Blackmagic Design today announced a new beta of its popular DaVinci Resolve cinema app with native support for Apple Silicon Macs. The recently released DaVinci Resolve 17 is a major new release with over 300 new features and enhancements including HDR calibration tools, redesigned primary color controls, and more.

Guilherme Rambo’s FusionCast podcast to video converter is available on the Mac App Store with native support for Apple Silicon Macs, as is Bare Bones Software BBEdit’s text and code editor and Shihab Mehboob’s third-party Twitter client. , Aviary.

Earlier this week, we highlighted other universal apps like Darkroom, Fantastical, and djay Pro AI.

The first Macs equipped with the M1 chip will start arriving at customers on Tuesday, and we’ll be sharing more universal apps in the coming days.