macOS

This article is about the operating system formerly known as Mac OS X and OS X. For the classic operating system, see Mac OS.

macOS
Developer	Apple
Publisher	Apple
Distributor
Platforms	PowerPC, x86
Released	2001-present
Added to Museum	June 7, 2014

macOS, formerly known as Mac OS X and OS X, is a group of operating systems that act as a continuation of the Mac OS product line.

Basis

Unlike previous versions, the macOS kernel is based on the Unix operating system.

History

Mac OS X was first released in 2001. The name was shortened to OS X in 2012 and was rebranded as macOS in

It has been pre-installed on every Macintosh since its release.

Versions of macOS

Mac OS X

Title	Released	Notes
10.0	March 24, 2001	Branded as Mac OS X Cheetah
10.1	September 25, 2001	Branded Mac OS X Puma
10.2	August 23, 2002	Branded Mac OS X Jaguar
10.3	October 24, 2003	Branded Mac OS X Panther
10.4	April 29, 2005	Branded Mac OS X Tiger
10.5	October 26, 2007	Branded Mac OS X Leopard
10.6	August 28, 2009	Branded Mac OS X Snow Leopard

OS X

Title	Released	Notes
10.7	July 20, 2011	Originally branded as Mac OS X Lion
10.8	July 25, 2012	Brande OS X Mountain Lion
10.9	October 22, 2013	Branded OS X Mavericks
10.10	October 16, 2014	Branded OS X Yosemite
10.11	September 30, 2015	Branded OS X El Capitan

macOS

Title	Released	Notes
10.12	September 20, 2016	Branded macOS Sierra
10.13	September 25, 2017	Branded macOS High Sierra
10.14	September 24, 2018	Branded macOS Mojave
10.15	October 7, 2019	Branded macOS Catalina
11.0	November 17, 2020	Branded macOS Big Sur
12.0	October 25, 2021	Branded macOS Monterey
13.0	October 24, 2022	Branded macOS Ventura
14.0	September 26, 2023	Branded macOS Sonoma