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Jpfrancis69
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April 1, 2021
Question

Oculus Link on Mac M1 Macbook Pro

I recently got a new 16gb M1 Chip MacBook Pro 2020. And I would like to use it to play games on my Oculus Quest 2 through steam. I have steam VR downloaded, but I can't seem to find the Oculus link app available for mac. Please let me know how I play Steam VR with my MacBook, thanks to anyone who can help!

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      ActiondyneIndustries
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      December 21, 2024

      From what I've tried... Keep in mind one year or more ago...
      1: VirtualBox. Virtually running windows on Apple Silicon Mac. Free, openSource, but was a it confusing to use and get running..

      2: Parallels Desktop: Virtually running ARM version of windows on Apple Silicon Mac. Meta Quest Link app did not detect a compatible graphics card, and did not install into the virtual Windows install. I did not bother with Steam VR since this part would be needed.

      3: Boot Camp: Install Windows Natively on a Mac via separate partition on internal hard drive (Intel Mac only, no Apple Silicon Support). Meta Quest Link did not detect a compatible graphics card (I've got a Radeon Pro Vega 48 8 GB) Which should be powerful enough for basic things but it's just not on the "list" apparently.

      Anyone looking to do this the fist hurdle is going to be getting the Meta Quest Link app running... you'll need it running to get the Quest to switch to PCVR mode.

      nikitax1
      New Participant
      May 6, 2025

      Try checking out LYNXr. It's a unity plugin that enables Quest Link for MacOS

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