How to Install Tensorflow on M1 Mac

Install miniforge

brew install miniforge

Initialize miniforge

conda init "$(basename "${SHELL}")"

Create the environment for tensorflow on M1 Mac

conda create --name m1_tensorflow python=3.8

Activate the environment

conda activate m1_tensorflow

Install dependencies for tensorflow

conda install -c apple tensorflow-deps

Install base tensorflow

python -m pip install tensorflow-macos

Install tensorflow-metal plugin (it's used when you have GPU)

python -m pip install tensorflow-metal

Install matplotlib

conda install matplotlib

TIPS: recommend to use conda install to install packages instead of pip install as long as you can.

References

https://developer.apple.com/metal/tensorflow-plugin/