QuickBooks
QuickBooks is Intuit's accounting and bookkeeping software for small and medium-sized businesses. It provides tools for invoicing, expense tracking, payroll, tax preparation, financial reporting, and bank reconciliation. QuickBooks Desktop (the traditional on-premise version, distinct from the cloud-based QuickBooks Online) is widely used by accountants, bookkeepers, sole proprietors and business owners who prefer a locally-installed solution with full control over their data and customisation. The app supports multi-user access over a network and integrates with thousands of third-party tools via API.
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1 suggestionQuickBooks Desktop versions from 2019 onwards are Intel-only applications that run under Rosetta 2 on Apple Silicon Macs today but will stop working entirely when Apple removes Rosetta in macOS 28 (September 2028). Intuit has not announced a native Apple Silicon build of QuickBooks Desktop — the company's strategic focus has shifted toward QuickBooks Online, their cloud-based offering, which runs natively in any modern web browser on all Macs. If you rely on QuickBooks Desktop, contact Intuit directly to confirm whether a native Apple Silicon build is planned for any version. If not, you have two options: migrate to QuickBooks Online (cloud-based, no installation needed, works on Apple Silicon), or run QuickBooks Desktop inside Windows 11 via Parallels Desktop or another virtualisation tool with an ARM-compatible Windows installer. The Parallels route requires purchasing Windows 11 for ARM and Parallels Desktop but keeps your existing QuickBooks Desktop workflow unchanged — however, it introduces virtualisation overhead. Migration to QuickBooks Online is simpler from an IT perspective but requires retraining and may involve subscription cost increases depending on your current licence type. Whichever path you choose, make a decision and begin planning before September 2028, as the Intel build will no longer launch on that date.
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