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@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ There are also a few forks of existing packages under the "fork-*" name.
 
 - Install node 16+ - https://nodejs.org/en/
   - [Enable yarn](https://yarnpkg.com/getting-started/install): `corepack enable`
-- macOS: Install Cocoapods - `brew install cocoapods`
+- macOS: Install Cocoapods - `brew install cocoapods`. Apple Silicon [may require libvips](https://github.com/laurent22/joplin/pull/5966#issuecomment-1007158597) - `brew install vips`.
 - Windows: Install Windows Build Tools - `yarn install -g windows-build-tools --vs2015`
 - Linux: Install dependencies - `sudo apt install build-essential libnss3 libsecret-1-dev python rsync`