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apple/tensorflow_macos

TensorFlow for macOS 11.0+ accelerated using Apple's ML Compute framework. observed · 2026-08-28

github.com/apple/tensorflow_macos · Shell · NOASSERTION (other) · archived observed · 2026-08-28

Health v2 · maintenance only

10/100

  • Activity 0
  • Release rhythm 8
  • Longevity 100

Flags: archived no_license

How is this computed?

round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.

  • gap_med: n/a
  • age_days: 2127
  • days_rel: n/a
  • days_push: 1767
  • n_releases_24m: 0

Full methodology

Adoption not part of the score

3648 stars · 304 forks observed · 2026-08-28

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded

A pre-release fork of TensorFlow and TensorFlow Addons for macOS 11.0+ that provides hardware acceleration on Apple Silicon and Intel Macs via Apple's ML Compute framework. It has been superseded by the official tensorflow-metal PluggableDevice plugin for TensorFlow 2.5+.

Use cases

  • run tensorflow with gpu acceleration on m1 mac
  • train machine learning models on apple silicon
  • accelerate tensorflow on macos
  • install tensorflow on mac arm64
  • use ml compute backend for tensorflow

When to choose

  • you are stuck on macOS 11 with TensorFlow r2.4 and cannot upgrade
  • you need to reproduce legacy results from the 2021 alpha builds

When to avoid

  • you are on TensorFlow 2.5 or later - use tensorflow-metal instead
  • you need SciPy or TensorBoard on M1
  • you want an actively maintained or stable release

Facets

library · maturity abandoned

machine-learning deep-learning gpu-computing machine-learning deep-learning apple-ecosystem python tensorflow apple-silicon m1 ml-compute deprecated gpu-acceleration macos

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Member repositories

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apple/tensorflow_macosmain10

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