# PsychToolBox 3.0.19.14 install issues Apple Silicon MacBook **URL:** \ **Category:** Hardware\ **Tags:** macos\ **Created:** [September 18, 2024, 4:44pm UTC](https://psychtoolbox.discourse.group/t/psychtoolbox-3-0-19-14-install-issues-apple-silicon-macbook/5496 "2024-09-18T16:44:50Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 2
**Author:** ![mariokleiner](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/13edae/32.png) [@mariokleiner](https://psychtoolbox.discourse.group/u/mariokleiner)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2024, 5:07pm UTC](https://psychtoolbox.discourse.group/t/psychtoolbox-3-0-19-14-install-issues-apple-silicon-macbook/5496/2 "2024-09-18T17:07:28Z")
As the error message say, Apple Silicon is not supported yet, but working on it, with an ETA soonish. This will cost you money though, as will all future versions of PTB for macOS and Windows. For reference on the why’s and hows: > [@Psychtoolbox talk at VSS 2024 Satellite on Psychophysics Software with Matlab](https://psychtoolbox.discourse.group/t/psychtoolbox-talk-at-vss-2024-satellite-on-psychophysics-software-with-matlab/5352): > > Next Monday at VSS 2024, there will be a satellite event about “Psychophysics Software with Matlab”, organized by Mathworks. Among other things, it will involve: A remote presentation by Celia Foster about the latest news wrt. Psychtoolbox since the last such event in 2022, and I will also participate remotely in the Q & A part of the event. VPixx will present some Psychtoolbox related solutions of theirs, as far as I know. Giles Holland will present about progress with his high-level toolbox … > [@Using toolbox on macOS for Apple Silicon Macs?](https://psychtoolbox.discourse.group/t/using-toolbox-on-macos-for-apple-silicon-macs/3599/35): > > Thanks for the comprehensive update. My intuition (not direct data) based on working in labs for the last 20 years or so is the following. Few labs run on macOS. You can get more bang for your buck elsewhere and far greater ability to upgrade components (which is pretty much impossible now on mac) and ability integrate a wider range of software and hardware. Most labs I am aware of run primarily on Windows (this comes down to many reasons I have mentioned before, so will not repeat here). Howe… --- _[View the full topic](https://psychtoolbox.discourse.group/t/psychtoolbox-3-0-19-14-install-issues-apple-silicon-macbook/5496)._