macOS

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

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macOS
Developer Apple
Publisher Apple
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
11.0.1 20B29 November 12, 2020 Version of macOS Big Sur
11.0 November 17, 2020 Version of macOS Big Sur
11.0.1 20B50 November 19, 2020 Version of macOS Big Sur
11.1 December 14, 2020 Version of macOS Big Sur
11.2 February 1, 2021 Version of macOS Big Sur
11.2.1 20D74 February 9, 2021 Version of macOS Big Sur
11.2.1 20D75 February 15, 2021 Version of macOS Big Sur
11.3 April 26, 2021 Version of macOS Big Sur
11.3.1 May 3, 2021 Version of macOS Big Sur
11.4 May 24, 2021 Version of macOS Big Sur
11.5 July 21, 2021 Version of macOS Big Sur
11.5.1 July 26, 2021 Version of macOS Big Sur
11.5.2 August 11, 2021 Version of macOS Big Sur
11.6 September 13, 2021 Version of macOS Big Sur
11.6.1 October 25, 2021 Version of macOS Big Sur
12.0 October 25, 2021 Version of macOS Monterey
12.0.1 October 25, 2021 Version of macOS Monterey
11.6.2 December 13, 2021 Version of macOS Big Sur
12.1 December 13, 2021 Version of macOS Monterey
11.6.3 January 26, 2022 Version of macOS Big Sur
12.2 January 26, 2022 Version of macOS Monterey
12.2.1 February 10, 2022 Version of macOS Monterey
11.6.4 February 14, 2022 Version of macOS Big Sur
11.6.5 March 14, 2022 Version of macOS Big Sur
12.3 March 14, 2022 Version of macOS Monterey
12.3.1 March 31, 2022 Version of macOS Monterey
11.6.6 May 16, 2022 Version of macOS Big Sur
12.4 21F79 May 16, 2022 Version of macOS Monterey
11.6.7 June 9, 2022 Version of macOS Big Sur
12.4 21F2081 June 14, 2022 Version of macOS Monterey
12.4 21F2092 June 16, 2022 Version of macOS Monterey
12.5 July 20, 2022 Version of macOS Monterey
11.6.8 July 20, 2022 Version of macOS Big Sur
12.5.1 August 17, 2022 Version of macOS Monterey
11.7 September 12, 2022 Version of macOS Big Sur
12.6 September 12, 2022 Version of macOS Monterey
11.7.1 October 24, 2022 Version of macOS Big Sur
12.6.1 October 24, 2022 Version of macOS Monterey
13.0 22A380 October 24, 2022 Version of macOS Ventura
13.0 22A8380 October 24, 2022 Version of macOS Ventura
13.1 December 9, 2022 Version of macOS Ventura
11.7.2 December 13, 2022 Version of macOS Big Sur
12.6.2 December 13, 2022 Version of macOS Monterey
12.6.3 January 23, 2023 Version of macOS Monterey
11.7.3 January 23, 2023 Version of macOS Big Sur
13.2 December 9, 2023 Version of macOS Ventura
13.2.1 February 13, 2023 Version of macOS Ventura
11.7.4 February 15, 2023 Version of macOS Big Sur
11.7.5 March 27, 2023 Version of macOS Big Sur
12.6.4 March 27, 2023 Version of macOS Monterey
13.3 March 27, 2023 Version of macOS Ventura
13.3.1 22E261 April 7, 2023 Version of macOS Ventura
11.7.6 April 10, 2023 Version of macOS Big Sur
12.6.5 April 10, 2023 Version of macOS Monterey
13.3.1 22E772610a May 1, 2023 Version of macOS Ventura
11.7.7 May 18, 2023 Version of macOS Big Sur
12.6.6 May 18, 2023 Version of macOS Monterey
13.4 May 18, 2023 Version of macOS Ventura
11.7.8 June 21, 2023 Version of macOS Big Sur
12.6.7 June 21, 2023 Version of macOS Monterey
13.4.1 22F82 June 21, 2023 Version of macOS Ventura
13.4.1 22F770820b July 10, 2023 Version of macOS Ventura
13.4.1 22F770820d July 12, 2023 Version of macOS Ventura
11.7.9 July 24, 2023 Version of macOS Big Sur
12.6.8 July 24, 2023 Version of macOS Monterey
13.5 June 21, 2023 Version of macOS Ventura