MaaAssistantArknights/docs/en-us/manual/device/macos.md

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Mac Emulator

Apple Silicon Chips

✅ PlayCover (The software runs most fluently for its nativity 🚀)

Compatible in beta, plz submit issue marked with MacOS when encounter errors.

P.S.: For the reason of MacOS mechanism itself, errors might occur when PlayCover is minimized and you switch to others windows. The errors of screenshot might crash MAA. Reference 👉🏻️issue

1. Requests: MAA version above v4.13.0-rc.1

2. Download and install fork version of PlayCover

3. Download decrypted version of Arknights, and then install in PlayCover.

4. Right-click Arknights in PlayCover, choose Setting - Jailbreak Bypass, enable Enable PlayChain, Enable Jailbreak Bypass (Alpha), Insert Introspection Library, MaaTools, then click OK.

5. Relaunch Arknights, [localhost:${port number}] will appear above, meaning launching is successful.

6. In MAA, click Settings - Connection Settings, Minitouch choose MacPlayTools. Connection Address filling the content in [] .

7. Finish, MAA is able to build connection. If errors occur in image recognition, you could try to set resolution to 1080P in PlayCover.

8. 3-5 do not need to be repeated, you could just launch Arknights after that. While you have to repeat step 2 if Arknights is updated.

✅ AVD

Compatible

✅ BlueStacks Air (Free, optimized for Apple M-series chips)

Supported, tested, and can be connected via maatouch at 127.0.0.1:5555.

You need to enable "Android Debugging (ADB)" in the emulator's Settings - Advanced section.

Intel Chips

::: tip Due to a lack of manpower for Mac version development, updates are relatively slower. It is recommended to use Mac's built-in multi-system feature to install Windows and use the Windows version of MAA. :::

✅ Bluestacks-CN 5

Fully compatible. Need to turn on Settings - Engine Settings - Allow ADB connection.

✅ Bluestacks 5

Fully compatible. Need to turn on Settings - Advanced - Android Debug Bridge.

✅ Nox

Fully compatible.

P.S.: Nox adb bin file path in Mac is /Applications/NoxAppPlayer.app/Contents/MacOS/adb , in parent path MacOS you are able to use adb devices command to get adb path.

✅ AVD

Compatible.