Roon 2.0 - Any way to run it on an unsupported Mac OS?

[BlackJack]

@miguelito

I imagine that people might have tried running Roon core on Parallels as the mac version of it has traditionally been compromised (because of mono).

Roon 2.0 now no longer depends on mono:

Welcome to Roon 2.0!:

@mike

Native Support for Apple Silicon

In the past, macOS versions of Roon have underperformed against our Windows and Linux builds. This was due to the fact that we were forced to utilize a set of open source development tools (called Mono) on macOS, and while those tools proved to be reliable and stable they never performed to the same level as their native counterparts on Windows and Linux.

Late last year, Microsoft released a version of the .NET framework that natively supports macOS, removing the need for Mono. After months of hard work by our software team, we’re thrilled to have Roon 2.0 shipping with the same development framework on macOS as we utilize on Windows and Linux. Critically, this update has enabled Roon to support Apple Silicon natively, without requiring Apple’s “Rosetta” compatibility layer.

All macOS users should see significant performance improvements with 2.0, and there should no longer be meaningful performance differences between macOS, Windows, and Linux. We’ve also used this opportunity to further optimize Roon’s DSP engine for macOS and Apple Silicon.

With Roon 2.0, Roon now works with your mac better than ever.

Other Changes

MOVIN’ ON UP – PLATFORM SUPPORT CHANGES

It’s important for us to push forward, and occasionally that means sunsetting support for older configurations. Roon 2.0 will require Windows 10 or 11 - and due to the .NET transition, macOS will require 10.15 as a minimum. We’re also discontinuing support for 32bit Windows builds.

Making these changes allows us to build a better platform for all our users. It means we can streamline software, make it more efficient, and significantly reduce bugs.

If you still want to stick to these older platforms then there’s no need to worry - you can continue to access and enjoy your Roon library with Roon 1.8 Legacy.

The change to .Net is also the reason for dropping support for older MacOS versions:

@Scott_Fraser

Is there a work-around that allows Roon 2.0 to run on HighSierra or Mojave??

Stick with Roon 1.8 (and mono) or get creative (run in VM, … ?) like the OP of this thread.