Build of Cider for Linux ARM64 / aarch64 or at least Asahi Linux Remix

[kevbenjam]

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How did you download Cider?

itch.io

App Information

No response

Operating System

Linux

OS Version

Fedora Asahi Remix

How would you describe your issue?

Backend (macOS/Linux)

Commit Hash

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Describe the Bug

There seems to be support for Widevine on Fedora Asahi Remix as stated in an issue for Cider: ciderapp/Cider#1791 which is provided here: https://github.com/AsahiLinux/widevine-installer/blob/main/README.md As @cryptofyre stated in #1216 there seemed to be no Widevine support for Linux as a version for Asahi Linux Remix was already requested back then, but there seems to be a project which provides the needed Widevine support since 2023: https://github.com/AsahiLinux/widevine-installer Is there any possibility to see a build of Cider for ARM64 / aarch64 or at least Fedora Asahi Remix Linux any time soon?

Steps to Reproduce

Trying to open the AppImage on Fedora Asahi Remix Linux, won't work.

Anything else?

No response

[cider-collective]

Hello @kevbenjam 👋

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Thanks again, and we hope you enjoy the app! 😃

[cryptofyre]

We unfortunately cannot sign Chromium bundles against implanted files so CDM signing does not work.

This is something between Castlabs and Google.

[kevbenjam]

Thanks for the explanation regarding the CDM signing limitation. That makes total sense and I understand why this wasn't feasible until now. However, Google has just officially announced Chrome for ARM64 Linux in Q2 2026 (https://blog.chromium.org/2026/03/bringing-chrome-to-arm64-linux-devices.html), which should bring a native Widevine CDM for ARM64 Linux with it. I got this information from castlabs/electron-releases#223 and maybe that combination is what's needed to support Cider on ARM64 Linux in the near future?

[cryptofyre]

That's what we're hoping, and once thats the case we'll definitely be one of the first to take advantage of it.

Only time can tell at this point however.

[cider-collective]

Hello again!

We've noticed that you haven't replied in a while. Unfortunately, our team isn't always able to address issues as quickly as we'd like. To help us assist you more efficiently, please provide the following information:

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Please try to update us within the next 20 days; otherwise, we will close this issue.

Thanks for your help! 😃

[cider-collective]

Hello!

We have closed this issue due to inactivity. If you are still experiencing this bug in a supported version, please open a new issue with the necessary information.

Thank you for your understanding! 👋