Snapdragon X Elite is Qualcomm’s powerful Arm-based processor, specially tuned for Copilot+ PCs. It excels in AI, thanks to a dedicated Neural Processing Unit (NPU) that can process up to 45 trillion operations per second, allowing it to efficiently process language models and generative AI tasks locally on the device.
One challenge with Windows on Arm processors like the Snapdragon X Elite is that most Windows apps aren’t built to run on Arm systems out of the box. Instead, Windows uses a translation layer to emulate the x86_64 architecture.
For the best performance, it’s important to use apps that are built to run natively on Arm systems. Here’s the full list of apps that Qualcomm says will work perfectly on the Snapdragon X Elite. If you don’t find your favorite app on this list – and we’ve noticed some notable omissions – don’t worry, more are coming soon.
Productivity
- A note
- Word
- excel
- Perspective
- Power Point
- 7-zip
- Acrobat
- Microsoft Magazine
- LibreOffice
- Notepad++
- Microsoft Visio
- Drawboard PDF
- PDF Maker
- Cephabel
Cooperation
- Microsoft Teams
- Zoom
- A disc
- Dropbox
- Cisco WebEx
- Teamviewer
- Microsoft whiteboard
- Apple iCloud
- CamoStudio
- Viber
- Ring Central
- limp
Creatively
- DaVinci resolution
- Adobe Photoshop
- Adobe Lightroom
- Blender
- Microsoft ClipChamp
- GIMP
- OBS
- Paint.NET
- Cyberlink PhotoDirector
- Cyberlink PowerDirector
- Microsoft Photos
- Microsoft Paint
- Sharp3D
- Luminar Neo
- Canvas
- CorelDraw
- CapCut
- DJay-Pro
- X (formerly Twitter)
- TikTok
- Snap (Snapchat)
- Facebook messenger
- Disagreement
- Wikipedia
- Meta threads
- Netflix
- Prime video
- Hulu
- Disney+
- Spotify
- Amazon Music
- Dare
- VLC player
- Handbrake
- Windows Media Player
- Pandora Music
- VUDU
- Apple iTunes
web browsers
- Google Chrome
- Microsoft Edge
- Brave
- Firefox
- Opera
- Vivaldi
Development
- Visual studio
- Visual Studio Code
- .NET
- Java
- Python
- Unit
- ONNX runtime
- LLVM
- Docker desktop
- NodeJS
- Basel
Endpoint security
- CrowdStrike
- Microsoft Defender
- Trend Micro
- Sophos Intercept X
- Symantec EP
- Palo Alto Networks Cortex
- Cisco Secure Endpoint
- VMware Carbon Black
- BitDefender
- With secure elements
- RSA NetWitness
- Watchwatch
- ESET
- SentinelOne
- Cyber Age
Data / Insider Risk Management
- Microsoft Endpoint DLP
- Symantec DLP
- Cisco Umbrella
- NetSkope CASB
- Response to Tanium Threat
- Qualys
- Symantec WSS
- OpenText EnCase
- Forward-Looker
- Absolute perseverance
- Power point
- DTEX
- Fast7
- Venafi Certificate Management
- Checkpoint gate security
- Code42 Incydr
- Comm safe
IT management
- Microsoft Intune
- Microsoft SCCM
- Microsoft Autopilot
- VMware Workspace 1
- Nextthink
- Ivanti LANDESK
- Flexera FNMS
- MobileIron
- UberAgent
- Lakeside SysTrack
- Citrix Endpoint Management
- Egnyte desktop
Remote access and support
- Cisco AnyConnect
- PA Networks Worldwide Protection
- Zscaler
- Pulse Safe
- F5 Large IP
- BeyondTrust Remote Support
- CyberArk EPM
- Checkpoint VPN
- Net movement
- OpenVPN
- TeamViewer
- Wire protector
- VMware Horizon
- BeyondTrust-Bomgar
- Code42 Crash Plan
- Carbonite backup
- OpenText MicroFocus
- Bitlocker
- Microsoft PowerToys
- Microsoft SysMon
- CPU-Z
- Azure Virtual Desktop
- PowerShell
- Comm safe
While it’s a long list, there are a few notable omissions. We’re disappointed to see that Affinity Software and AutoCAD aren’t yet supported, and our favorite VPN, NordVPN, is also noticeably absent.
Fortunately, a Nord Security spokesperson told us, “We are building an Arm-native NordVPN application and the launch process is in the final stages. We are now working closely with Microsoft to receive the driver signing certificate. We expect to release the application shortly.”