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Asahi Linux on M3
Archived — this story has rotated out of today’s deck. It is kept here in full.
The gist
Asahi Linux officially supports M3 Macs via installer.
GPU and sleep remain incomplete, limiting daily use.
Background
Asahi Linux is a volunteer project that reverse-engineers Apple Silicon to run Linux natively. After years of supporting M1 and M2, the team has now merged M3 support into the installer, making it officially available. However, full GPU acceleration and sleep are not yet functional, and M3 Ultra is not supported.
How it unfolded
- late Aug 2026Asahi Linux blog post indicated M3 support was coming within weeks.
- Sep 1, 2026Linux kernel patches for USB4/Thunderbolt on Apple M1-M3 were posted for review.
- Sep 6, 2026Asahi Linux announced official support for M3, M3 Pro, and M3 Max in the installer, with limitations.
Who’s saying what
- Official
- Asahi Linux says almost everything supported on M1/M2 now works on M3, including webcam, USB, and AV1 decoding.
- Caution
- Liliputing notes that GPU support and sleep are not ready, so users may not want to switch yet.