SUPPORTED DEVICES
Apple®
cronus zen allows you to enjoy your favorite games across multiple apple platforms using any controller, with any m o d whether it's on an ipad, iphone, or a macbook, cronus zen ensures you can dive into your preferred gaming worlds without being tethered to a single device type controller setup connect your cronus zen to a windows® computer prog usb open zen studio {{zs}} , select the device panel and enable ps remote play you can now disconnect the prog usb you're not actually using ps remote play it has another function that ensures any controller you connect to your apple device will detect as an original dualshock4® connect your cronus zen to any supported apple device console/pc usb you will need a special lightning adapter 🚫 important important make sure the zen is powered on then wait 10 seconds wait 10 seconds 🕑 before connecting a controller after 10 seconds, connect any supported controller to the zen a3 usb note if you're using a wireless controller, make sure it is fully charged as it will not charge from the apple device running zen studio on a mac zen studio is built exclusively for windows operating systems, so we can't offer "official" support for mac users yet, we value the mac community and, based on customer insights, have crafted this unofficial guide to show you how to dual boot both macos and windows on your mac device if your mac is using an earlier version of any mac operating system, you should install the latest apple software updates , which can include important security updates , as well as updates for boot camp to download macos software updates, select the apple menu 🍏 in the upper left corner of your screen > system preferences > software update mac's that support zen studio if your mac was released before 2020 and has the intel processor, then you should use the built in boot camp method if it was released after 2020 and has apple silicon (the apple m1 & apple m2 family of processors), use parallels vmware fusion 2023 (👉 free trial ) during testing, we discovered that macs built after 2017 don't supply sufficient usb power to the zen, or to any of its connected controllers the solution? use a powered usb hub we recommend the cronus mk switch , which conveniently features a 5v aux power port your mac provides several tools to help you identify it the simplest is about this mac , available by choosing about this mac from the apple menu 🍏 in the upper left corner of your screen the other is the system information app we've put together this handy list to make it easier to detect which version you have boot camp supported (intel) imac (20", early 2009) to imac (retina 5k, 27", 2020) official link identify your imac model macbook air (mid 2009) to macbook air (retina, 13", 2020) official link identify your macbook air model macbook pro (15", early 2008) to macbook pro (13", 2020, two thunderbolt 3 ports) official link identify your macbook pro model mac mini (early 2009) to mac mini (2018) official link identify your mac mini model mac pro (early 2009) to mac pro (2019) official link identify your mac pro model parallels supported (m1/m2) imac (24", m1, 2021) to imac (24", m1, 2021) official link identify your imac model macbook air (m1, 2020) to macbook air (15", m2, 2023) official link identify your macbook air model macbook pro (13", m1, 2020) to macbook pro (14", 2023) official link identify your macbook pro model mac mini (early 2020) to mac mini (2023) official link identify your mac mini model mac pro (rack, 2023) to mac pro (2023) official link identify your mac pro model supported macos version macos codename version macos sonoma 14 0 macos ventura 13 0 macos monterey 12 6 macos big sur 11 7 macos catalina 10 15 7 macos mojave 10 14 6 macos high sierra 10 13 6 macos sierra 10 12 6 os x el capitan 10 11 6 download windows here are the various links you can use to grab a free trial copy of windows 11 or 10 official microsoft windows 11 free trial official microsoft windows 10 free trial non official windows 11 insider preview free trial boot camp how to install windows 11 or 10 on your intel mac with boot camp official apple guide click here windows 11 on mac (boot camp) click here windows 10 on mac (boot camp) click here windows 10 on mac (boot camp) click here parallels how to install windows 11 on your apple silicon mac (m1/m2) with parallels download the free trial from the official parallels website grant the necessary permissions and wait for the installation to complete click on install windows when it asks to begin downloading when the windows 11 iso download completes, follow the on screen instructions to complete the installation within a few minutes if you are using vmware parallels and get the unknown device error, click the parallels icon (top right of the screen) then go to devices > usb & bluetooth > cronus bridge that will disconnect the prog port from parallels go back to devices > usb & bluetooth > cronus bridge you will see a checkmark next to "cronus bridge" and the zen should now detect correctly this has been tested with both sonoma and ventura (last tested october 13 2023) windows 11 on mac (parallels) click here windows 10 on mac (parallels) click here utm another alternative is utm, a qemu based emulator and virtualizer is a free app that simplifies running windows 11 on apple silicon based macs (m1/m2) absolutely free, offering near native speeds due to the shared processor architecture this works on any mac that uses a processor with an m in the model name, like m1, m1 max, m2, and so on you can find out which kind of mac you have using apple > about this mac this method is untested with zen studio let us know if it works https //www howtogeek com/how to run windows on your mac for free