

For M1, this is fine because when running RStudio Desktop because both will be x86_64 and run with Rosetta2.

(M1 Only) Install Rosetta2 so Intel binaries will work.RStudio Desktop (Qt) can only be built for Intel (Qt limitation) UPDATE: as of Elsbeth Geranium (starting summer 2022) we are no longer building the Qt-based open-source desktop, only Electron, so it is no longer necessary to install Qt unless you need to build Qt-based Desktop IDE for Spotted-Wakerobin or older or need to build RStudio Desktop Pro, which is still Qt-based but will be converted to Electron in a future release.

RStudio Server and Electron desktop can be built and executed entirely M1 native.Homebrew package manager ( ) must be installed twice once for M1, once for Intel.If you're familiar with setting up an Intel Mac for RStudio development, here are the differences: Summary of Differences from Intel Machine Setup These steps can also be used on an Intel Mac just leave out the parts annotated with (M1 Only). This will enable building and debugging RStudio Server and RStudio Desktop (both QtWebEngine and Electron flavors). How to go from a clean M1 Mac to an RStudio IDE development machine.
