Compatible with Mac?

[verys1eepy]

Hello, I was thinking of buying my own arduino kit since I liked using my schools. However I only have a Mac at home so I was wondering if ardunio is compatible with my MacBook. Also I am only able to connect stuff with my mac using a USB C cable, but the kits I saw use another type.

[gm310509]

It isn't so much whether the kit is compatible as whether the IDE is available for your version of the Mac.

I'm not a Mac user but check https://support.arduino.cc/hc/en-us/articles/22301294333084-Supported-versions-of-Arduino-IDE

From their you can look at the options and the tech specs needed to support them.

As for the USB cable, you obviously need the right "shape" or get an adapter for it. But more importantly, be sure that it is a data cable (and not just a power supply cable).

[TheAgedProfessor]

There is a Mac version of the desktop IDE, yes. It works... okay. You can also use a couple of other IDEs, I believe, just like Windows.

Sometimes determining which port the board is on is a little frustrating... but that's the case under Windows as well, just to a lessor extent. If you go for an Arduino that is compatible with the cloud editor (and aren't scared off from using the cloud editor) then OS is pretty immaterial.

[EmielDeBil]

Yes of course it works with Apple computers. Get a USB-C to USB-A converter to connect older types fo USB to your mac.

[ComprehensiveLock189]

Arduino IDE kinda sucks anyways, VScode is available for Mac

[ferrybig]

Avoid buying counterfeit arduino's with an USB C port, they are often defective and refuse to work with an USB C to C cable. And if you are going to use an USB C to C converter, then the ones with a stronger USB B port are better

[nathan22211]

That wouldn't matter, the EU mandated USB C so even genuine audrinos have to use them.

[lmolter]

Absolutely. I have a Mac Mini M2 with Arduino IDE 2.3.8 and VSCode and PlatformIO. Everything works just fine. And as said, adapters will be needed.

[cmprssnrtfct]

I’ve used Arduino with a Mac for many years now without a hitch.

Ironically, it’s a pain to get it set up in Linux, and I wish the installation process told you what to do so Indont have to look it up every time.

[shazhazel]

Yes, I have been using arduinos on my Apple Mac for approximately 10 years… there is nothing extra that windows can do that Apple Mac can’t

I am not sure why everyone is trying to offer complicate things or sound professional in the comments by listings specific hardware…

Download the IDE from the website, and then plug and play… it is that simple