com.native-instruments.NativeAccess.Helper2
Universal version · Reported by 79 Macs in the community.
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NativeAccess.Helper2 is a privileged launchDaemon component of Native Instruments' Native Access software, which manages product activation, installation, and updates for all Native Instruments music-production software and plugins. Native Access itself serves as the central hub for downloading, installing, authorising and managing Komplete and other NI products. The Helper2 daemon runs with elevated privileges to handle system-level operations such as file access and network communication needed during plugin installation and updates. A native Apple Silicon build of Native Access has been confirmed running on Macs in the Rosetta Check community.
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1 suggestionNativeAccess.Helper2 is not a standalone application but a system helper bundled inside the Native Access installer. To update it to a native Apple Silicon build, you must update the parent Native Access application itself. Visit native-instruments.com/en/specials/native-access/ and download the "Apple Silicon" installer (not the "Mac Intel" version). Run the installer to replace your copy of Native Access. Once the native version is installed, the Helper2 daemon will automatically be replaced with its native Apple Silicon counterpart, and you will see improved performance and battery efficiency during plugin installation and updates.
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