macOS (aka OS X, Mac OS X) is the primary operating system for Apple’s Mac computers.
| Release | Released | Service Status | Latest |
|---|---|---|---|
| macOS 14 (Sonoma) | 7 months ago (26 Sep 2023) |
Yes |
14.4.1
(25 Mar 2024)
|
| macOS 13 (Ventura) | 1 year and 6 months ago (24 Oct 2022) |
Yes |
13.6.6
(25 Mar 2024)
|
| macOS 12 (Monterey) | 2 years and 6 months ago (25 Oct 2021) |
Yes |
12.7.4
(07 Mar 2024)
|
| macOS 11 (Big Sur) | 3 years and 5 months ago (12 Nov 2020) |
Ended
7 months ago (26 Sep 2023)
|
11.7.10
(11 Sep 2023)
|
| macOS 10.15 (Catalina) | 4 years and 6 months ago (07 Oct 2019) |
Ended
1 year and 7 months ago (12 Sep 2022)
|
10.15.7
(24 Sep 2020)
|
| macOS 10.14 (Mojave) | 5 years and 7 months ago (24 Sep 2018) |
Ended
2 years and 6 months ago (25 Oct 2021)
|
10.14.6
(22 Jul 2019)
|
| macOS 10.13 (High Sierra) | 6 years ago (25 Sep 2017) |
Ended
3 years and 4 months ago (01 Dec 2020)
|
10.13.6
(09 Jul 2018)
|
| macOS 10.12 (Sierra) | 7 years ago (20 Sep 2016) |
Ended
4 years and 6 months ago (01 Oct 2019)
|
10.12.6
(19 Jul 2017)
|
| OS X 10.11 (El Capitan) | 8 years ago (30 Sep 2015) |
Ended
5 years ago (01 Dec 2018)
|
10.11.6
(18 Jul 2016)
|
| OS X 10.10 (Yosemite) | 9 years ago (16 Oct 2014) |
Ended
6 years and 8 months ago (01 Aug 2017)
|
10.10.5
(13 Aug 2015)
|
| OS X 10.9 (Mavericks) | 10 years ago (22 Oct 2013) |
Ended
7 years ago (01 Dec 2016)
|
10.9.5
(17 Sep 2014)
|
Major versions of macOS are released once a year now, and usually maintained for three years. Apple usually provides security updates for the latest 3 releases, but this isn’t consistently applied and some security fixes aren’t available for the non-latest releases.
More information is available on the Apple macOS website.
You should be running one of the supported release numbers listed above in the rightmost column.
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