AV1

Assess

Techniques

A modern video compression format supported by hardware decoding on these Macs.

Why it's here

Placed in Assess: 1 article(s) of evidence from 1 source(s), led by open-source activity, with 0 in the last 30 days. Confidence 24%. Low accumulated evidence, so it defaults conservatively pending more signal.

Evidence (1)

8Hacker News·9/6/2026open_source
Asahi Linux adds official M3 support
Asahi Linux has merged support for Apple M3-series machines into its installer, making M3 Macs officially supported. Most features already working on M1 and M2 systems are available, including webcam, microphones, USB 3, AV1 video decoding, Wi‑Fi, and Bluetooth, while GPU and full DCP support are still incomplete.