How to Install Tensorflow on Apple MacBook M1.

Apple silicone has revolutionised the industry in terms of speed and usability. It is way faster than any other processor out in the market fitted inside a laptop.

Follow these codes and install Tensorflow on your Apple Silicone mac.

Step 1: Setting up Environment

Create virtual environment (recommended):

Note: Python version 3.8 required.

x86 : AMD

python3 -m venv ~/tensorflow-metal
source ~/tensorflow-metal/bin/activate
python -m pip install -U pip

arm64 : Apple Silicon

First download Conda env: ← Click on this link.

chmod +x ~/Downloads/Miniforge3-MacOSX-arm64.sh
sh ~/Downloads/Miniforge3-MacOSX-arm64.sh
source ~/miniforge3/bin/activate

Installing Tensorflow dependencies:

conda install -c apple tensorflow-deps

Step 2: Install Base Tensorflow

python -m pip install tensorflow-macos

NOTE: If using conda environment built against pre-macOS 11 SDK use: SYSTEM_VERSION_COMPAT=0 python -m pip install tensorflow-macos otherwise you will get errors like : “not a supported wheel on this platform”.

Step 3: Install tensorflow-metal plugin

python -m pip install tensorflow-metal

Finally check if tensorflow is working: Open your terminal and run the following commands.

python3
>>>import tensorflow as tf
>>>tf.__version__
'2.6.0'

SOURCE: https://developer.apple.com/metal/tensorflow-plugin/