{"slug": "haiku-os-runs-on-m1-macs-now", "title": "Haiku OS runs on M1 Macs now", "summary": "The Haiku operating system's ARM port has been successfully booted on Apple M1 Macs, running directly on the hardware without a virtual machine. While USB support is currently broken, all eight CPU cores are functional and the system boots to a desktop interface. This marks an early but promising milestone for both the Haiku ARM port and its compatibility with M1 Macs.", "body_md": "Big news from the Haiku forums: the Haiku ARM port is running on M1 Macs now.\nThis is bare metal, no VM. m1n1+u-boot deal with the Apple-specific parts of booting, so we can boot UEFI images from USB like any PC.\n↫ smrobtzz on the Haiku forums\nUSB is apparently broken, but all 8 cores are functional, and it boots to a desktop. It’s still early days, for the ARM port in general and the M1 Mac port specifically, but it’s a great start.", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/haiku-os-runs-on-m1-macs-now", "canonical_source": "https://www.osnews.com/story/144985/haiku-os-runs-on-m1-macs-now/", "published_at": "2026-05-18 17:49:38+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-05-22 09:03:32.207868+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["open-source", "hardware"], "entities": ["Haiku", "M1 Macs", "ARM", "m1n1", "u-boot", "UEFI", "USB", "smrobtzz"], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/haiku-os-runs-on-m1-macs-now", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/haiku-os-runs-on-m1-macs-now.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/haiku-os-runs-on-m1-macs-now.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/haiku-os-runs-on-m1-macs-now.jsonld"}}