Tcl
Universal version latest seen at v9.0.3 · Reported by 149 Macs in the community.
All sighted native versions (7):
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Tcl is a dynamic scripting language and cross-platform framework used as the base for Tk (a GUI toolkit) and many other applications. The Tcl framework is most commonly embedded as a dependency in other macOS applications rather than used as a standalone tool — applications that rely on Tcl/Tk for their user interface or scripting capabilities depend on this framework being installed. Tcl is also used directly by developers, system administrators, and in scientific computing environments (notably R and Python development stacks). A native Apple Silicon build has been confirmed running on Macs in the Rosetta Check community.
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1 suggestionTcl ships a native Apple Silicon build that is available from the official Tcl project. If you have Tcl installed via Homebrew (the most common distribution method on macOS), update it by running brew upgrade tcl-tk in your terminal — Homebrew will automatically pull the native arm64 build on Apple Silicon Macs. If you built Tcl from source or installed it manually, download the latest source from https://www.tcl-lang.org/software/tcltk/download.html, then follow the standard Unix build process (./configure, make, sudo make install) from the macosx folder of the source distribution. The configure and build system automatically detects arm64 on modern Macs and produces a native binary. If Tcl is installed as a dependency of another application (such as R, Python, or a GUI app), check whether that parent application has a native build available — updating the parent app typically brings a native Tcl build along with it. Expect better performance and lower power consumption under native compilation compared to the Rosetta 2-translated Intel binary.
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