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Description
Description
With the rise of Windows on Arm devices (Surface Pro X, Lenovo ThinkPad X13s, Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite, etc.), please provide native Windows Arm64 binaries for Loftify to ensure optimal performance and compatibility.
Why This Matters
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Native Performance: Arm64 Windows devices run x86 binaries via emulation (WOW64), causing ~20-30% performance overhead (Microsoft’s benchmarks). Native Arm64 binaries avoid this penalty and leverage modern CPU features.
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Growing Hardware Ecosystem: Microsoft and Qualcomm are heavily investing in Windows Arm (Snapdragon X Elite, Copilot+ PCs). Many enterprise/consumer devices now ship as Arm64-only.
Requested Solution
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Release native Windows Arm64 binaries (.exe/.msi) alongside x64 builds.
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Support both: ARM64EC (hybrid x64 compatibility) for gradual migration.
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Pure ARM64 for maximum performance.
Additional Context
Microsoft provides ARM64EC toolchain support for seamless porting.
Users increasingly report issues with x86 emulation (e.g., driver conflicts, performance drops).
Would love to hear if this is planned or if contributions could help!