What is aned on Mac?
By Junaid, maker of Taskglass · Last reviewed
Manages the Apple Neural Engine, the chip part that runs machine-learning tasks efficiently.
aned is the Apple Neural Engine daemon on Apple silicon Macs. It manages access to the Neural Engine and prepares machine-learning models so features like photo analysis, Live Text, dictation and Apple Intelligence can run efficiently on your Mac. Short bursts of activity are normal when models are prepared.
- Category
- Apple service
- Made by
- Apple
- Safe to quit:
- With care
Shown in Activity Monitor as aned
Why is aned using so much CPU or memory?
- Preparing machine-learning models after a macOS update
- Photo or media analysis running
- Apps using on-device AI features
What to do
- 1Wait; model preparation is usually a one-time cost
- 2Leave the Mac plugged in after updates
- 3Restart your Mac if it stays busy
Safe to quit? With care.
macOS relaunches it; AI features may pause briefly.
Related processes
- mediaanalysisdAnalyses images and video for features like Live Text, Visual Look Up and photo search.
- photoanalysisdAnalyses your photos in the background for Memories, People and searching by what's in them.
- modelmanagerdLoads and runs Apple's machine-learning models, including those used by Apple Intelligence.
Part of the Taskglass Process Library