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<header><h1>macOS Support Matrix</h1></header>
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<p>Langflow supports both Apple Silicon (ARM64) and Intel (x86_64) Macs, but with different feature availability due to hardware capabilities and upstream dependency support.</p>
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<h2 class="anchor anchorTargetStickyNavbar_Vzrq" id="quick-reference">Quick Reference<a href="#quick-reference" class="hash-link" aria-label="Direct link to Quick Reference" title="Direct link to Quick Reference" translate="no"></a></h2>
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<table><thead><tr><th>Feature Category</th><th>Apple Silicon (M1/M2/M3)</th><th>Intel (x86_64)</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><strong>Core Langflow</strong></td><td>✅ Full support</td><td>✅ Full support</td></tr><tr><td><strong>ML/AI Components</strong></td><td>✅ Full support</td><td>❌ Limited/Unavailable</td></tr><tr><td><strong>GPU Acceleration</strong></td><td>✅ Metal support</td><td>❌ Not available</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Native OCR</strong></td><td>✅ Full support</td><td>✅ Full support</td></tr></tbody></table>
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<h2 class="anchor anchorTargetStickyNavbar_Vzrq" id="detailed-feature-support">Detailed Feature Support<a href="#detailed-feature-support" class="hash-link" aria-label="Direct link to Detailed Feature Support" title="Direct link to Detailed Feature Support" translate="no"></a></h2>
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<h3 class="anchor anchorTargetStickyNavbar_Vzrq" id="core-functionality-both-architectures">Core Functionality (Both Architectures)<a href="#core-functionality-both-architectures" class="hash-link" aria-label="Direct link to Core Functionality (Both Architectures)" title="Direct link to Core Functionality (Both Architectures)" translate="no"></a></h3>
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<p>The following features work on <strong>both Apple Silicon and Intel Macs</strong>:</p>
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<li class="">✅ Flow builder and visual editor</li>
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<li class="">✅ API server and endpoints</li>
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<li class="">✅ Database operations (SQLite, PostgreSQL)</li>
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<li class="">✅ Authentication and user management</li>
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<li class="">✅ All non-ML components (text processing, API calls, data transformations)</li>
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<li class="">✅ Native OCR via <code>ocrmac</code> (uses macOS Vision framework)</li>
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<li class="">✅ Vector stores and embeddings (when using API-based providers)</li>
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<li class="">✅ LangChain integrations (non-ML components)</li>
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<h3 class="anchor anchorTargetStickyNavbar_Vzrq" id="mlai-features-apple-silicon-only">ML/AI Features (Apple Silicon Only)<a href="#mlai-features-apple-silicon-only" class="hash-link" aria-label="Direct link to ML/AI Features (Apple Silicon Only)" title="Direct link to ML/AI Features (Apple Silicon Only)" translate="no"></a></h3>
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<p>The following features require <strong>Apple Silicon (ARM64)</strong> and are <strong>not available on Intel Macs</strong>:</p>
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<h4 class="anchor anchorTargetStickyNavbar_Vzrq" id="-not-available-on-intel">❌ Not Available on Intel<a href="#-not-available-on-intel" class="hash-link" aria-label="Direct link to ❌ Not Available on Intel" title="Direct link to ❌ Not Available on Intel" translate="no"></a></h4>
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<li class=""><strong>ALTK (Agent Lifecycle Toolkit)</strong> - Requires PyTorch</li>
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<li class=""><strong>HuggingFace Transformers</strong> - Requires PyTorch</li>
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<li class=""><strong>Sentence Transformers</strong> - Requires PyTorch</li>
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<li class=""><strong>EasyOCR</strong> - Requires PyTorch</li>
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<li class=""><strong>Docling (binary processing)</strong> - Requires PyTorch<!-- -->
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<li class="">Note: <code>docling-core</code> (metadata-only) works on Intel</li>
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</li>
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<li class=""><strong>MLX and MLX-VLM</strong> - Apple Silicon exclusive framework</li>
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<li class=""><strong>Metal GPU acceleration</strong> - Requires Apple Silicon hardware</li>
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<li class=""><strong>CUGA</strong> - Apple Silicon only</li>
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<h2 class="anchor anchorTargetStickyNavbar_Vzrq" id="why-the-difference">Why the Difference?<a href="#why-the-difference" class="hash-link" aria-label="Direct link to Why the Difference?" title="Direct link to Why the Difference?" translate="no"></a></h2>
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<h3 class="anchor anchorTargetStickyNavbar_Vzrq" id="pytorch-deprecation">PyTorch Deprecation<a href="#pytorch-deprecation" class="hash-link" aria-label="Direct link to PyTorch Deprecation" title="Direct link to PyTorch Deprecation" translate="no"></a></h3>
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<p>PyTorch dropped support for macOS Intel (x86_64) starting with version 2.3.0 (April 2024). The last version with Intel Mac support was PyTorch 2.2.2, which only supports Python 3.10-3.12.</p>
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<p>Since many ML components depend on PyTorch, they are automatically excluded on Intel Macs to prevent installation failures.</p>
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<h3 class="anchor anchorTargetStickyNavbar_Vzrq" id="hardware-limitations">Hardware Limitations<a href="#hardware-limitations" class="hash-link" aria-label="Direct link to Hardware Limitations" title="Direct link to Hardware Limitations" translate="no"></a></h3>
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<p>Intel Macs lack the specialized hardware that makes ML workloads performant:</p>
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<li class="">No Neural Engine</li>
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<li class="">No Metal 3 GPU acceleration</li>
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<li class="">Limited memory bandwidth compared to Apple Silicon's unified memory architecture</li>
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</ul>
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<h2 class="anchor anchorTargetStickyNavbar_Vzrq" id="installation-recommendations">Installation Recommendations<a href="#installation-recommendations" class="hash-link" aria-label="Direct link to Installation Recommendations" title="Direct link to Installation Recommendations" translate="no"></a></h2>
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<h3 class="anchor anchorTargetStickyNavbar_Vzrq" id="for-apple-silicon-users">For Apple Silicon Users<a href="#for-apple-silicon-users" class="hash-link" aria-label="Direct link to For Apple Silicon Users" title="Direct link to For Apple Silicon Users" translate="no"></a></h3>
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<p>Install Langflow normally with all features:</p>
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<div class="ch-codeblock not-prose" data-ch-theme="github-dark"><div class="ch-code-wrapper ch-code" data-ch-measured="false"><code class="ch-code-scroll-parent"><br><div><span class="ch-code-line-number">_<!-- -->10</span><div style="display:inline-block;margin-left:16px"><span>pip install langflow</span></div></div><br></code></div></div>
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<p>Or with specific ML extras:</p>
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<div class="ch-codeblock not-prose" data-ch-theme="github-dark"><div class="ch-code-wrapper ch-code" data-ch-measured="false"><code class="ch-code-scroll-parent"><br><div><span class="ch-code-line-number">_<!-- -->10</span><div style="display:inline-block;margin-left:16px"><span>pip install langflow[altk,langchain-huggingface,easyocr]</span></div></div><br></code></div></div>
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<h3 class="anchor anchorTargetStickyNavbar_Vzrq" id="for-intel-mac-users">For Intel Mac Users<a href="#for-intel-mac-users" class="hash-link" aria-label="Direct link to For Intel Mac Users" title="Direct link to For Intel Mac Users" translate="no"></a></h3>
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<p>Install the base package for core functionality:</p>
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<div class="ch-codeblock not-prose" data-ch-theme="github-dark"><div class="ch-code-wrapper ch-code" data-ch-measured="false"><code class="ch-code-scroll-parent"><br><div><span class="ch-code-line-number">_<!-- -->10</span><div style="display:inline-block;margin-left:16px"><span>pip install langflow</span></div></div><br></code></div></div>
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<p><strong>Note:</strong> Attempting to install ML-dependent extras on Intel Macs will be automatically skipped due to platform markers in the package configuration.</p>
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<h2 class="anchor anchorTargetStickyNavbar_Vzrq" id="python-version-support">Python Version Support<a href="#python-version-support" class="hash-link" aria-label="Direct link to Python Version Support" title="Direct link to Python Version Support" translate="no"></a></h2>
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<table><thead><tr><th>Python Version</th><th>Apple Silicon</th><th>Intel Mac</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>3.10</td><td>✅ Supported</td><td>✅ Supported</td></tr><tr><td>3.11</td><td>✅ Supported</td><td>✅ Supported</td></tr><tr><td>3.12</td><td>✅ Supported</td><td>✅ Supported</td></tr><tr><td>3.13</td><td>✅ Supported</td><td>⚠️ Limited (no PyTorch)</td></tr><tr><td>3.14</td><td>✅ Supported</td><td>⚠️ Limited (no PyTorch)</td></tr></tbody></table>
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<div class="theme-admonition theme-admonition-note admonition_xJq3 alert alert--secondary"><div class="admonitionHeading_Gvgb"><span class="admonitionIcon_Rf37"><svg viewBox="0 0 14 16"><path fill-rule="evenodd" d="M6.3 5.69a.942.942 0 0 1-.28-.7c0-.28.09-.52.28-.7.19-.18.42-.28.7-.28.28 0 .52.09.7.28.18.19.28.42.28.7 0 .28-.09.52-.28.7a1 1 0 0 1-.7.3c-.28 0-.52-.11-.7-.3zM8 7.99c-.02-.25-.11-.48-.31-.69-.2-.19-.42-.3-.69-.31H6c-.27.02-.48.13-.69.31-.2.2-.3.44-.31.69h1v3c.02.27.11.5.31.69.2.2.42.31.69.31h1c.27 0 .48-.11.69-.31.2-.19.3-.42.31-.69H8V7.98v.01zM7 2.3c-3.14 0-5.7 2.54-5.7 5.68 0 3.14 2.56 5.7 5.7 5.7s5.7-2.55 5.7-5.7c0-3.15-2.56-5.69-5.7-5.69v.01zM7 .98c3.86 0 7 3.14 7 7s-3.14 7-7 7-7-3.12-7-7 3.14-7 7-7z"></path></svg></span>note</div><div class="admonitionContent_BuS1"><p>Python 3.13+ on Intel Macs cannot use PyTorch-dependent features due to the lack of PyTorch wheels for macOS x86_64. This affects ML components like ALTK, HuggingFace, EasyOCR, and Docling.</p></div></div>
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<h2 class="anchor anchorTargetStickyNavbar_Vzrq" id="workarounds-for-intel-mac-users">Workarounds for Intel Mac Users<a href="#workarounds-for-intel-mac-users" class="hash-link" aria-label="Direct link to Workarounds for Intel Mac Users" title="Direct link to Workarounds for Intel Mac Users" translate="no"></a></h2>
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<p>If you need ML features on an Intel Mac, consider these alternatives:</p>
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<h3 class="anchor anchorTargetStickyNavbar_Vzrq" id="1-use-api-based-providers">1. Use API-Based Providers<a href="#1-use-api-based-providers" class="hash-link" aria-label="Direct link to 1. Use API-Based Providers" title="Direct link to 1. Use API-Based Providers" translate="no"></a></h3>
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<p>Instead of local models, use API-based services:</p>
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<ul>
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<li class="">OpenAI API for embeddings and completions</li>
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<li class="">Cohere API for embeddings</li>
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<li class="">Anthropic API for Claude models</li>
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<li class="">HuggingFace Inference API</li>
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</ul>
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<h3 class="anchor anchorTargetStickyNavbar_Vzrq" id="2-remote-inference">2. Remote Inference<a href="#2-remote-inference" class="hash-link" aria-label="Direct link to 2. Remote Inference" title="Direct link to 2. Remote Inference" translate="no"></a></h3>
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<p>Run ML workloads on a remote server:</p>
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<ul>
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<li class="">Deploy Langflow on a cloud instance with GPU support</li>
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<li class="">Use the Langflow API to connect from your Intel Mac</li>
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<li class="">Keep the UI/development on your Mac, inference in the cloud</li>
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</ul>
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<h3 class="anchor anchorTargetStickyNavbar_Vzrq" id="3-docker-with-rosetta-2">3. Docker with Rosetta 2<a href="#3-docker-with-rosetta-2" class="hash-link" aria-label="Direct link to 3. Docker with Rosetta 2" title="Direct link to 3. Docker with Rosetta 2" translate="no"></a></h3>
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<p>For some workloads, you can use Docker with ARM64 images via Rosetta 2:</p>
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<div class="ch-codeblock not-prose" data-ch-theme="github-dark"><div class="ch-code-wrapper ch-code" data-ch-measured="false"><code class="ch-code-scroll-parent"><br><div><span class="ch-code-line-number">_<!-- -->10</span><div style="display:inline-block;margin-left:16px"><span>docker run --platform linux/arm64 langflowai/langflow:latest</span></div></div><br></code></div></div>
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<p><strong>Note:</strong> Performance will be slower than native, and not all features may work correctly.</p>
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<h2 class="anchor anchorTargetStickyNavbar_Vzrq" id="future-support">Future Support<a href="#future-support" class="hash-link" aria-label="Direct link to Future Support" title="Direct link to Future Support" translate="no"></a></h2>
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<h3 class="anchor anchorTargetStickyNavbar_Vzrq" id="intel-mac-deprecation-timeline">Intel Mac Deprecation Timeline<a href="#intel-mac-deprecation-timeline" class="hash-link" aria-label="Direct link to Intel Mac Deprecation Timeline" title="Direct link to Intel Mac Deprecation Timeline" translate="no"></a></h3>
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<p>Apple and the broader ecosystem are phasing out Intel Mac support:</p>
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<ul>
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<li class=""><strong>2022:</strong> Last Intel MacBook Pro shipped</li>
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<li class=""><strong>2024:</strong> PyTorch dropped Intel Mac support</li>
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<li class=""><strong>2026-2027:</strong> Expected end of macOS updates for Intel Macs</li>
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</ul>
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<p>Langflow will continue to support core functionality on Intel Macs as long as Python and essential dependencies remain available, but ML features will remain Apple Silicon exclusive.</p>
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<h3 class="anchor anchorTargetStickyNavbar_Vzrq" id="recommended-migration-path">Recommended Migration Path<a href="#recommended-migration-path" class="hash-link" aria-label="Direct link to Recommended Migration Path" title="Direct link to Recommended Migration Path" translate="no"></a></h3>
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<p>If you rely on ML features, consider upgrading to Apple Silicon hardware:</p>
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<ul>
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<li class="">M1/M2/M3 MacBook Air (cost-effective)</li>
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||
<li class="">M1/M2/M3 MacBook Pro (for intensive workloads)</li>
|
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<li class="">Mac Mini with M2/M3 (desktop option)</li>
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</ul>
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<h2 class="anchor anchorTargetStickyNavbar_Vzrq" id="troubleshooting">Troubleshooting<a href="#troubleshooting" class="hash-link" aria-label="Direct link to Troubleshooting" title="Direct link to Troubleshooting" translate="no"></a></h2>
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<h3 class="anchor anchorTargetStickyNavbar_Vzrq" id="no-matching-distribution-found-errors">"No matching distribution found" Errors<a href="#no-matching-distribution-found-errors" class="hash-link" aria-label="Direct link to "No matching distribution found" Errors" title="Direct link to "No matching distribution found" Errors" translate="no"></a></h3>
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<p>If you see errors about missing packages on Intel Mac:</p>
|
||
<ol>
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<li class=""><strong>Expected behavior</strong> - ML packages are intentionally excluded</li>
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<li class=""><strong>Solution</strong> - Use core Langflow features or API-based alternatives</li>
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<li class=""><strong>Verify architecture:</strong>
|
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<div class="ch-codeblock not-prose" data-ch-theme="github-dark"><div class="ch-code-wrapper ch-code" data-ch-measured="false"><code class="ch-code-scroll-parent"><br><div><span class="ch-code-line-number">_<!-- -->10</span><div style="display:inline-block;margin-left:16px"><span>python -c "import platform; print(platform.machine())"</span></div></div><div><span class="ch-code-line-number">_<!-- -->10</span><div style="display:inline-block;margin-left:16px"><span># x86_64 = Intel, arm64 = Apple Silicon</span></div></div><br></code></div></div>
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<h3 class="anchor anchorTargetStickyNavbar_Vzrq" id="performance-issues">Performance Issues<a href="#performance-issues" class="hash-link" aria-label="Direct link to Performance Issues" title="Direct link to Performance Issues" translate="no"></a></h3>
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<p>If Langflow feels slow on Intel Mac:</p>
|
||
<ol>
|
||
<li class="">Ensure you're not trying to run ML workloads locally</li>
|
||
<li class="">Use API-based providers for embeddings/completions</li>
|
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<li class="">Consider upgrading to Apple Silicon for better performance</li>
|
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<h2 class="anchor anchorTargetStickyNavbar_Vzrq" id="related-documentation">Related Documentation<a href="#related-documentation" class="hash-link" aria-label="Direct link to Related Documentation" title="Direct link to Related Documentation" translate="no"></a></h2>
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<li class=""><a class="" href="/deployment-overview">Deployment Overview</a></li>
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<li class=""><a class="" href="/deployment-docker">Docker Deployment</a></li>
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<li class=""><a href="https://github.com/langflow-ai/langflow/discussions" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" class="">GitHub Discussions</a></li>
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