macOS (aka OS X, Mac OS X) is the primary operating system for Apple’s Mac computers.
| Release | Released | Service Status | Latest |
|---|---|---|---|
| macOS 13 (Ventura) |
2 months ago (24 Oct 2022)
|
Yes |
13.1
(13 Dec 2022)
|
| macOS 12 (Monterey) |
1 year and 2 months ago (25 Oct 2021)
|
Yes |
12.6.2
(13 Dec 2022)
|
| macOS 11 (Big Sur) |
2 years ago (12 Nov 2020)
|
Yes |
11.7.2
(13 Dec 2022)
|
| macOS 10.15 (Catalina) |
3 years ago (07 Oct 2019)
|
Ended
3 months and 2 weeks ago (12 Sep 2022)
|
10.15.7 |
| macOS 10.14 (Mojave) |
4 years ago (24 Sep 2018)
|
Ended
1 year and 2 months ago (25 Oct 2021)
|
10.14.6 |
| macOS 10.13 (High Sierra) |
5 years ago (25 Sep 2017)
|
Ended
2 years ago (01 Dec 2020)
|
10.13.6 |
| macOS 10.12 (Sierra) |
6 years ago (20 Sep 2016)
|
Ended
3 years ago (01 Oct 2019)
|
10.12.6 |
| OS X 10.11 (El Capitan) |
7 years ago (30 Sep 2015)
|
Ended
4 years ago (01 Dec 2018)
|
10.11.6 |
| OS X 10.10 (Yosemite) |
8 years ago (16 Oct 2014)
|
Ended
5 years ago (01 Aug 2017)
|
10.10.5 |
| OS X 10.9 (Mavericks) |
9 years ago (22 Oct 2013)
|
Ended
6 years ago (01 Dec 2016)
|
10.9.5 |
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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This page was last updated on 20 December 2022. Latest releases are automatically updated.