Apple’s own words on Rosetta
What Apple has said about Rosetta after macOS 27, quoted word for word, with both sources.
Vernacular quotes Apple and never adds a date. At the foot of every screen that gives a verdict, it says: “Apple says Rosetta stays a general tool through macOS 27, and from macOS 28 runs only certain older games.” Press Apple’s own words beside it, or choose Read › Apple’s Own Words, to read both statements in full.
Apple Support
“Rosetta is available for any Mac with Apple silicon using macOS 27 or earlier. Starting with macOS 28, the next major macOS release, Rosetta functionality will be available only for certain older, unmaintained games that rely on Intel-based frameworks.”
Using Intel-based apps on a Mac with Apple silicon, Apple Support (published 21 September 2026)
Apple Developer documentation
“Rosetta was designed to make the transition to Apple silicon easier, and will be available through macOS 27 — as a general-purpose tool for Intel apps to help developers complete the migration of their apps. Beyond this timeframe, we will keep a subset of Rosetta functionality aimed at supporting older unmaintained gaming titles, that rely on Intel-based frameworks.”
About the Rosetta translation environment, Apple Developer documentation
Both were read on 1 November 2026. Each has an Open button in the app, which opens Apple’s page in your browser.
What Vernacular adds
Nothing to Apple’s words. It reads your Mac and says, for each app and add-on, whether it’s made only for Intel processors, and what to do. If something has no new version, it keeps working while your Mac stays on macOS 27.
- Apple hasn’t said which games it means. Games
- On a Mac with an Intel processor, Intel apps run natively. On a Mac with an Intel processor