alexl6 / windowsonarmcompat

Windows On ARM stuff

A list of applications compatible on my Windows on ARM device. Tested on Surface Pro X, Microsoft SQ2 running Windows 11 - 23H2.

Program/App	Arch	Note
Browsers
MS Edge	ARM64
Firefox	ARM64	Download from Mozilla, MS Store version is x86 only. Installer is x86 or maybe x64.
Firefox Developer Edition	ARM64	Same as above
Chrome (NOT recommended)	x64	Very slow since it's emulated
Chromium	ARM64
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Productivity
MS Office	ARM64EC	ClickToRun process is still x64 :(
Drawboard PDF	ARM
PenBook	ARM	No longer getting updates?
PDF Ink	ARM	No longer getting updates?
LiquidText PDF	ARM64
MS Whiteboard	PWA?
MS Journal	ARM64
Tableau	x64	Very slow in emulation
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File management
7-Zip	ARM64
NanaZip	ARM64	Basically 7-Zip but better UI
OneDrive	ARM64
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Communications
Discord	PWA is preferred. Emulation should work but is slow.
Skype	x64	(Old UWP version was a 32-bit ARM app, only partially working now)
Zoom	ARM64
MS Teams	ARM64
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Media consumption
Google account sign in is broken for 3rd-party YouTube apps
ATube	ARM	Thumbnail broken. Supports modern standby.
myTube	ARM	Need to make your own free API key. Supports modern standby.
VLC	ARM64
Spotify	ARM64
iTunes	x64	New Apple Music app can't be installed from the store even though x64 emulation is available.
FluentCast Podcast	ARM
Most media apps should work. If not, browser version works.
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System enhancement/Utilities
PowerToys	ARM64
Rufus	ARM64
OpenVPN (GUI)	ARM64
Energy Star X	ARM64	Enables EcoQoS/Efficiency Mode for background applications
Character Map UWP	ARM64
YubiKey Manager	x86
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Windows Subsystems & Virutalization
Subsystem for Linux	ARM64	https://github.com/MustardChef/WSABuilds
Subsystem for Android	ARM64	Besides distros available on MS Store, you can also import your own. Rocky Linux 9 AArch64 works.
Hyper-V	ARM64	Available to install, untested.
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Development
Visual Studio Code	ARM64
Visual Studio (2022+)	ARM64
Python 3.11+	ARM64
OpenJDK (Microsoft Build)[https://www.microsoft.com/openjdk]	ARM64
DevToys	ARM64
Git (Unofficial beta build)[https://github.com/dennisameling/git/releases]	ARM64	Git Bash works but Windows Terminal profile is broken. Can fix manually.
PowerShell	ARM64
Windows Terminal	ARM64
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Misc.
Ambie	ARM64
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