MacOS apps run natively on M1 Apple Silicon?

Sparky Marky wrote:

Many are 'Universal' - what does that mean? Does that mean the app will run natively on Apple M1 computers, without Rosetta 2?

Yes.

Some are 'Intel' - which I presume means they will need Rosetta 2 to work?

Probably. When you try to launch an App that requires Rosetta 2 it will prompt you to download and install it. You don't need to do so on your own. Just run your apps normally. If anything requires Rosetta it will let you know and download it for you.

I have some that I don't know what they are which are '32 bit unsupported' which I should try and find and delete.

Yes. 32 bit apps will not run on M1 Macs at all.

Droplets are short scripts from Automator that process files dropped into them. They should continue to work natively. The other apps there are different things. Wether they work or not, or you need them for anything will only be determined by your regular workflow.

The Adobe updater for instance would be used to update Adobe Acrobat application. Should no longer be necessary with Adobe CC.

You don't need to worry about them unless something doesn't work correctly.