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ArcGIS Macintosh Version

PeterWilson — Wed, 01 May 2024 01:16:52 GMT

ArcGIS Macintosh Version.

Re: ArcGIS Macintosh Version

V_StuartFoote — Mon, 21 Mar 2011 03:56:40 GMT

Assume you mean a Native 64-bit OSX version as opposed to Bootcamp or VM Ware Fusion / Parallels Windows Guest OS capability. Would be nice, but 64-bit multi-threaded ArcGIS Desktop is more of a priority for majority of users.

Re: ArcGIS Macintosh Version

RobBuckhouse — Mon, 21 Mar 2011 13:26:44 GMT

With AutoCAD recently making their way back into the MacOS arena, having an ArcGIS MacOS version would allow a company to be uni-platform under Apple instead remaining victims to Windows and its security flaws.

Re: ArcGIS Macintosh Version

PaulBarker1 — Mon, 21 Mar 2011 20:14:05 GMT

Simply put its not worth their time, for the handful of people that want to use a mac.

Re: ArcGIS Macintosh Version

MikeSwope — Tue, 22 Mar 2011 02:09:08 GMT

It'd be easier and cheaper if they just bundled a Windows license with it. I'd like to see it run on a mac, sure. But seriously, the cost of a windows license is pale compared to Arc/Info. I can't imagine how much it would cost to port. I'd say 64 bit support first. Then Mac support.

Re: ArcGIS Macintosh Version

DavidDel_Testa — Thu, 20 Oct 2011 13:08:22 GMT

But just think of the youth market coming down the pipeline who use Macintosh and have no exposure to Windows-based machines. Over 40% of entering first year students bring Macintoshes to colllege. They won't want to deal with the enduring crankiness of Windows, so ESRI should anticipate its emerging market. So let's update from ArcView 3.1 to an OSX native ArcGIS!

Re: ArcGIS Macintosh Version

PeterWilson — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 20:55:35 GMT

I see the following has been promoted, can ESRI confirm that this is under consideration or promoted in that ESRI is currently developing an Mac version of ArcGIS Desktop

ArcGIS Pro for Mac OS

JonathonHooper — Fri, 19 Jun 2015 04:04:39 GMT

Since ArcGIS Pro is tightly integrated within the ArcGIS Platform through ArcGIS Online, I would be eager to see ArcGIS Pro considered for Mac OS.

ArcGIS Pro for Mac OS

JonathonHooper — Fri, 19 Jun 2015 04:04:39 GMT

Since ArcGIS Pro is tightly integrated within the ArcGIS Platform through ArcGIS Online, I would be eager to see ArcGIS Pro considered for Mac OS.

ArcGIS for Desktop for Mac OS

AjitkumarBabar — Wed, 23 Mar 2016 11:36:40 GMT

ArcGIS for Desktop should be avaliable for Mac OS.

Re: ArcGIS Macintosh Version

DanPatterson_Retired — Thu, 29 Jun 2017 23:37:13 GMT

Peter... New ... apparently means that they have looked at it.. Under Consideration... is the flag you are probably looking for

Re: ArcGIS Macintosh Version

JoshuaBixby — Fri, 07 Jul 2017 15:49:11 GMT

This is one of those ideas that exists for catharsis and not much else. I would love to eat my words on this one, but I don't think I will. There was no chance Esri would migrate ArcMap/ArcCatalog to MacOS. If there was a time to support MacOS, ArcGIS Pro would have been the logical time since it was a completely new product (mostly new with some guts moved forward), but we didn't see that.

Re: ArcGIS Pro for Mac OS

JohnMDye — Thu, 14 Jun 2018 13:26:09 GMT

This would be fantastic. Like most full-stack developers, I use a Mac but have to always ensure that I have some way of getting access to a Windows machine for the sole purpose of being able to use ArcGIS Pro when there's no other way to accomplish something.

To do this, we only have three choices:

Run a Windows VM on my Mac and share the Host OS's (Mac) resources (Processor, Memory, Storage) with the Guest OS (Windows), giving me a severely underpowered Windows machine running ArcGIS even though I'm using a top-of-the-line MacBook Pro.
Run a Windows Bootcamp partition, allowing me to dedicate all of my systems resources to the Windows box, but meaning that I have to completely shutdown and restart my machine any time I need to switch operating systems
Run a dedicated physical machine on the same network and remote into it when necessary, which can mean having to copy files across the network at times as well as introducing network latency issues during visualization.

Truth be told, there's currently no good Esri solution for GIS in OSX, which is why I am drawn more and more to open source solutions like Boundless Desktop and QGIS. Esri could address some of this by increasing the robustness of the Python API to include some local analysis functionalities or at the very least adding File Geodatabase operations for Python API.

Of course, the ultimate would be porting ArcGIS Pro to OSX but I suspect that would be a massive reengineering effort for an application that Esri has already laid much of the foundation for. So I doubt this will ever happen.

Re: ArcGIS Pro for Mac OS

JohnMDye — Thu, 14 Jun 2018 13:26:09 GMT

To do this, we only have three choices:

Run a Windows VM on my Mac and share the Host OS's (Mac) resources (Processor, Memory, Storage) with the Guest OS (Windows), giving me a severely underpowered Windows machine running ArcGIS even though I'm using a top-of-the-line MacBook Pro.
Run a Windows Bootcamp partition, allowing me to dedicate all of my systems resources to the Windows box, but meaning that I have to completely shutdown and restart my machine any time I need to switch operating systems
Run a dedicated physical machine on the same network and remote into it when necessary, which can mean having to copy files across the network at times as well as introducing network latency issues during visualization.

Re: ArcGIS for Desktop for Mac OS

MarcelSt-Germain — Tue, 25 Jun 2019 14:15:40 GMT

Review, but any news about the port to mac Os for arcgis Pro. Any decision or roadmap?

Re: ArcGIS for Desktop for Mac OS

JeremiahCelis — Thu, 05 Sep 2019 18:40:15 GMT

Pleeeeeeaaaaaassssssseeeeeeee make this Mac OS compatible so many people and companies are waiting for this!

Re: ArcGIS Macintosh Version

MarcelSt-Germain — Thu, 16 Jul 2020 12:24:23 GMT

Sure this dream of a return of Esri on mac is just a dream. Now, the port of mac on apple silicon will be another stop.

Arcmap won't be port because it's to link to window libraries. Maybe Pro in the future have a chance.

For now, MacUser, we have to do everything on a mac but, have to stick to Window for Esri unless change gis software. For me is using my mac to control the arcmap arcgis pro on the dedicated office window computer.

Re: ArcGIS Macintosh Version

Celeste_SuliinBurris — Thu, 16 Jul 2020 23:30:13 GMT

I totally agree. I use QGIS a lot, because I hate booting to windows.

Re: ArcGIS Macintosh Version

MarcelSt-Germain — Mon, 20 Jul 2020 12:03:16 GMT

Me too but, I'm also waiting for gv_sig. The structure is likely and update to arcview 3, so easy to undersand. Unfortunately, the macos version is waiting the finalisation of this version. Wait and see.

Re: ArcGIS for Desktop for Mac OS

MarcelSt-Germain — Thu, 03 Dec 2020 13:52:39 GMT

Don't wait for it. Now, with apple silicon, ARM processor, it will be to much work. Since the base install are on windows - intel why bother... You need ESRI product, go on win.

The only chance I see, but not before my retirement (ouf finish with windows ). Is windows selling windows arm and makers move to it since portable count for most of sales. Forcing ESRI to move to ARM could make them to clean ArcGIS and then port Pro to Mac OS.

The best way is, like me, working in my Mac mini and controlling the dedicated pc with Esri product from Remote Desktop.

So, can't see if all problems we having since arc view 3x are from ESRI or windows. Not making a Mac OS version leave ESRI a door to point to windows for all the problem we have.