diff --git a/azure-pipelines.yml b/azure-pipelines.yml
index ec4305c5..1d67c484 100644
--- a/azure-pipelines.yml
+++ b/azure-pipelines.yml
@@ -141,10 +141,10 @@ jobs:
     displayName: 'Run tests'
 
 #
-# MacOS qt6(intel)
+# MacOS Qt6(universal)
 #
 
-- job: MacOS_qt6_Intel
+- job: MacOS_qt6_Universal
   timeoutInMinutes: 90
   dependsOn: CodeFormatValidation
   variables:
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ jobs:
       VERSION="$(cat common/yacreader_global.h | grep '#define VERSION "' | tr -d '#define VERSION' | tr -d '"' )"
       echo "Trying to know if we are in a forked repo: $IS_FORK"
       SKIP_CODESIGN="$(tr [A-Z] [a-z] <<< "$IS_FORK")"
-      ./compileOSX.sh $VERSION $(Build.BuildNumber) $SKIP_CODESIGN Qt6 x86_64
+      ./compileOSX.sh $VERSION $(Build.BuildNumber) $SKIP_CODESIGN Qt6 universal
     displayName: 'Build'
   - script: |
       cd $(Build.SourcesDirectory)/tests
@@ -196,66 +196,7 @@ jobs:
   - task: PublishPipelineArtifact@1
     inputs:
       path: $(Build.ArtifactStagingDirectory)
-      artifactName: Macos qt6 Intel $(Build.BuildNumber) dmg
-
-#
-# MacOS qt6(apple)
-#
-
-#TODO create a template
-- job: MacOS_qt6_Apple
-  timeoutInMinutes: 90
-  dependsOn: CodeFormatValidation
-  variables:
-  - ${{ if and(eq(variables['System.TeamFoundationCollectionUri'], 'https://dev.azure.com/luisangelsm/'), or(eq(variables['Build.SourceBranch'], 'refs/heads/master'), eq(variables['Build.SourceBranch'], 'refs/heads/develop'))) }}:
-    - group: macos-codesign
-  pool:
-    vmImage: 'macOS-latest'
-  steps:
-  - script: |
-      pip3 install aqtinstall
-      python3 -m aqt install 6.3.1 mac desktop -m qt5compat qtmultimedia qtimageformats
-      echo '##vso[task.prependpath]$(Build.SourcesDirectory)/6.3.1/macos/bin'
-      brew install create-dmg
-      brew install node
-      brew link --overwrite node
-      npm install -g appdmg
-      mkdir $(Build.SourcesDirectory)\compressed_archive
-      wget "https://github.com/YACReader/yacreader-7z-deps/blob/main/7z2301-src.7z?raw=true" -O $(Build.SourcesDirectory)/compressed_archive/7z2301-src.7z
-      7z x $(Build.SourcesDirectory)/compressed_archive/7z2301-src.7z -o$(Build.SourcesDirectory)/compressed_archive/lib7zip
-    displayName: 'Install dependencies'
-  - ${{ if and(eq(variables['System.TeamFoundationCollectionUri'], 'https://dev.azure.com/luisangelsm/'), or(eq(variables['Build.SourceBranch'], 'refs/heads/master'), eq(variables['Build.SourceBranch'], 'refs/heads/develop'))) }}:
-    - task: InstallAppleCertificate@2
-      inputs:
-        certSecureFile: 'developerID_application.p12'
-        certPwd: $(P12Password)
-  - script: |
-      cd $(Build.SourcesDirectory)
-      VERSION="$(cat common/yacreader_global.h | grep '#define VERSION "' | tr -d '#define VERSION' | tr -d '"' )"
-      echo "Trying to know if we are in a forked repo: $IS_FORK"
-      SKIP_CODESIGN="$(tr [A-Z] [a-z] <<< "$IS_FORK")"
-      ./compileOSX.sh $VERSION $(Build.BuildNumber) $SKIP_CODESIGN Qt6 arm64
-    displayName: 'Build'
-  - script: |
-      cd $(Build.SourcesDirectory)/tests
-      qmake
-      make check TESTARGS="-maxwarnings 100000"
-    displayName: 'Build and run tests'
-  - script: |
-      SKIP_CODESIGN="$(tr [A-Z] [a-z] <<< "$IS_FORK")"
-      if [ "$SKIP_CODESIGN" = false ]; then
-        xcrun notarytool submit *.dmg --apple-id $(AppleId) --team-id $(TeamId) --password $(AppPassword) --wait
-        xcrun stapler staple *.dmg
-      fi
-    displayName: 'Notarize'
-  - task: CopyFiles@2
-    inputs:
-      contents: '*.dmg'
-      targetFolder: $(Build.ArtifactStagingDirectory)
-  - task: PublishPipelineArtifact@1
-    inputs:
-      path: $(Build.ArtifactStagingDirectory)
-      artifactName: Macos qt6 Apple $(Build.BuildNumber) dmg
+      artifactName: Macos qt6 universal $(Build.BuildNumber) dmg
 
 #
 # MacOS
@@ -370,8 +311,7 @@ jobs:
     - Linux_qt6
     - Linux_qt6_7zip
     - MacOS
-    - MacOS_qt6_Apple
-    - MacOS_qt6_Intel
+    - MacOS_qt6_Universal
     - Windows_x86
     - Windows_x64
     - Windows_x64_qt6
@@ -413,8 +353,7 @@ jobs:
     - Linux_qt6
     - Linux_qt6_7zip
     - MacOS
-    - MacOS_qt6_Apple
-    - MacOS_qt6_Intel
+    - MacOS_qt6_Universal
     - Windows_x86
     - Windows_x64
     - Windows_x64_qt6
diff --git a/compileOSX.sh b/compileOSX.sh
index 51601ffa..bd92627f 100755
--- a/compileOSX.sh
+++ b/compileOSX.sh
@@ -17,13 +17,12 @@ if [ "$6" == "clean" ]; then
     ./cleanOSX.sh
 fi
 
-if [ "$ARCH" == "arm64" ]; then
-	ARCH_NAME="Apple"
-elif [ "$ARCH" == "x86_64" ]; then
+if [ "$ARCH" == "x86_64" ]; then
+    ARCHS="x86_64"
 	ARCH_NAME="Intel"
 else
-	echo "Unknown arch: $ARCH"
-	exit 1
+    ARCHS="x86_64 arm64"
+	ARCH_NAME="U"
 fi
 
 echo "Building for $ARCH_NAME"
@@ -32,19 +31,19 @@ hash qmake 2>/dev/null || { echo >&2 "Qmake command not available. Please add th
 
 echo "Compiling YACReader"
 cd YACReader
-qmake DEFINES+="BUILD_NUMBER=\\\\\\\"${BUILD_NUMBER}\\\\\\\"" QMAKE_APPLE_DEVICE_ARCHS="${ARCH}"
+qmake DEFINES+="BUILD_NUMBER=\\\\\\\"${BUILD_NUMBER}\\\\\\\"" QMAKE_APPLE_DEVICE_ARCHS="$ARCHS"
 make
 cd ..
 
 echo "Compiling YACReaderLibrary"
 cd YACReaderLibrary
-qmake DEFINES+="BUILD_NUMBER=\\\\\\\"${BUILD_NUMBER}\\\\\\\"" QMAKE_APPLE_DEVICE_ARCHS="${ARCH}"
+qmake DEFINES+="BUILD_NUMBER=\\\\\\\"${BUILD_NUMBER}\\\\\\\"" QMAKE_APPLE_DEVICE_ARCHS="$ARCHS"
 make
 cd ..
 
 echo "Compiling YACReaderLibraryServer"
 cd YACReaderLibraryServer
-qmake DEFINES+="BUILD_NUMBER=\\\\\\\"${BUILD_NUMBER}\\\\\\\"" QMAKE_APPLE_DEVICE_ARCHS="${ARCH}"
+qmake DEFINES+="BUILD_NUMBER=\\\\\\\"${BUILD_NUMBER}\\\\\\\"" QMAKE_APPLE_DEVICE_ARCHS="$ARCHS"
 make
 cd ..
 
diff --git a/dependencies/7zip/macx/Version.txt b/dependencies/7zip/macx/Version.txt
index 3d5e31b5..845fb0a7 100644
--- a/dependencies/7zip/macx/Version.txt
+++ b/dependencies/7zip/macx/Version.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
 7zip 23.01 built from the original sources using the Format7zF bundle
 
-TODO: try to get the optimized version of 7z.so by using the custom makefiles.
\ No newline at end of file
+Universal binary created using lipo:
+
+lipo -create -arch arm64 arm64/7z.so -arch x86_64 x86_64/7z.so -o universal/7z.so
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/dependencies/7zip/macx/universal/7z.so b/dependencies/7zip/macx/universal/7z.so
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..cf94e537
Binary files /dev/null and b/dependencies/7zip/macx/universal/7z.so differ