Complete MacOS version history
Main article: Classic MacOS version history
( Predecessor: LisaOS version history | Successor: Mac OS X Version history )
System 1.0, 1.1, and 2.0 use a flat file system named Macintosh File System (MFS). The Finder provides virtual folders that could be used to organize files, but these folders are not visible from any other application and do not actually exist on the disk.
System 2.0 added support for AppleTalk and the newly introduced LaserWriter to use it.
System 2.1 (Finder 5.0) introduced the Hierarchical File System (HFS) which has real directories. This version was specifically to support the Hard Disk 20 and only implements HFS in RAM; startup and most floppy disks remain MFS 400 K volumes.
System 3.0 (Finder 5.1) was introduced with the Macintosh Plus, officially implementing HFS, 800K startup drives, support for several new technologies including SCSI and AppleShare, and Trash "bulging" (i.e., when the Trash contains files, it gains a bulged appearance).
System 4.0 was released with the Macintosh SE and System 4.1 first shipped with the Macintosh II—these new machines required additional support for the first expansion slots, the Apple Desktop Bus (ADB), internal hard drives and, on the Macintosh II, external color displays and the first Motorola 68020 processor.
These releases can only run one application at a time, except for desk accessories, though special application shells such as Multi-Mac or Switcher (discussed under MultiFinder) could work around this. Visible changes are best reflected in the version number of the Finder, where major leaps are found between 1.x, 4.x, 5.x, and 6.x.
System Software Release System Version Release Date Finder Version LaserWriter Version Release Information
Macintosh System Software 1.0 (.97) January 24, 1984 1.0 Initial Release
Macintosh System Software (0.1) 1.1 May 5, 1984 1.1g Maintenance Release, Added Mountain scene, About box, Clean Up Command
Macintosh System Software (0.3 & 0.5) 2.0 April 1985 4.1 Finder Update: Introduced multiple folders, "Shut Down" command, and installation of a "MiniFinder" application for quickly launching any of the chosen applications
System: Introduced screenshots using ⌘ Command+⇧ Shift+3
Macintosh System Software 2.1 September 1985 5.0 Release for Hard Disk 20 support
Macintosh System Software (0.7) 3.0 January 1986 5.1 1.1 Introduced with Macintosh Plus
System Software 1.0 3.1 February 1986 5.2 1.1
System Software 1.1 3.2 June 1986 5.3 3.1 Fixed problems with data loss, system crashes; updated Chooser and Calculator.
AppleShare 1.0 3.3 January 1987 5.4 AppleShare 1.0 Work Station Installer disk (for the Macintosh 512K)
AppleShare 1.1 3.3 1987 5.5 AppleShare 1.1 Work Station Installer disk (for the Macintosh 512K)
AppleShare 2.0 3.4 1988 6.1 AppleShare 2.0 Macintosh 512Ke Work Station Installer disk
System Software 2.0 4.0 January 1987 5.4 3.3 Release for Macintosh SE. Introduced AppleShare
System Software 2.0.1 4.1 March 2, 1987 5.5 4.0 Release for Macintosh II. Updated LaserWriter Driver
Towards the end of 1987, Apple introduced a package titled "Apple Macintosh System Software Update 5.0". For the first time, the Macintosh operating system was offered as a distinct retail product that included four 800K disks and three manuals, at a cost of US$49. The software itself was still freely available through user groups and bulletin board services. While the product box presented this update to the operating system as "version 5.0", this number does not appear in the software itself. Three of the four disks (System Tools 1, System Tools 2 and Utilities 1) are all bootable, and the user can boot off of whichever floppy contain the tools the user needs. For instance, System Tools 2 is the only disk with printer drivers, and Utilities 1 is the only disk with Disk First Aid and Apple HD SC Setup. Because the disks are named System Tools, users and the press commonly referred to this version as "System Tools 5.0".
The primary new feature of System 5 is MultiFinder, an extension which lets the system run several programs at once. The system uses a cooperative multitasking model, meaning that time is given to the background applications only when the foreground application yields control. A change in system functions that applications were already calling to handle events make many existing applications share time automatically, as well as being allowed to perform tasks in the background. Users can also choose not to use MultiFinder, thereby using a single application at a time. In 1990 InfoWorld tested four multitasking options for PC and Mac, viewing MultiFinder positively overall, but noting that its presence halved the speed of file transfer and printing compared to the single-tasking System 6 without MultiFinder.
System Software
Release Release Date System Version Software Version Release Information Finder MultiFinder LaserWriter
5.0 October 1987 4.2 6.0 1.0 5.0 Initial Release
5.1 November 1987 4.3 5.1 Updated LaserWriter Driver and new version of Apple HD SC Setup
System Software 6 (also referred to as "System 6") is a consolidation release of the Macintosh system software, producing a complete, stable, and long-lasting operating system. Two major hardware introductions requiring additional support under System 6 are the 68030 processor and 1.44 MB SuperDrive debuting with the Macintosh IIx and Macintosh SE/30. Later updates include support for the first specialized laptop features with the introduction of the Macintosh Portable. From System 6 forward, the Finder has a unified version number closely matching that of the System, alleviating much of the confusion caused by the often considerable differences between earlier Systems.
System
Version Release
Date Software Version Release Information
Finder MultiFinder LaserWriter
6.0 April 1988 6.1 6.0 5.2 Initial Release
6.0.1 September 19, 1988 6.1.1 6.0.1 Release for Macintosh IIx (1988)
6.0.2 Late 1988 6.1 Maintenance Release
6.0.3 March 7, 1989 6.0.3 Release for Macintosh IIcx (1989)
6.0.4 September 20, 1989 6.1.4 6.0.4 Release for Macintosh Portable and IIci (1989)
6.0.5 March 19, 1990 6.1.5 6.0.5 Release for Macintosh IIfx (1990)
6.0.6 October 15, 1990 6.1.6 6.0.6 Not released because of AppleTalk bug
6.0.7 October 16, 1990 6.1.7 6.0.7 Official release for Macintosh LC, IIsi and Classic (1990)
6.0.8 May 13, 1991 6.1.8 6.0.8 7.0 Updated printing software to match software of System 7.0
6.0.8L March 23, 1992 Limited maintenance release for Pacific customers
On May 13, 1991, System 7 was released. It is a major upgrade over System 6, adding a significant user interface overhaul, new applications, stability improvements and many new features. Its introduction coincides with the release of and provided support for the 68040 Macintosh line. The System 7 era saw numerous changes in the Macintosh platform including a proliferation of Macintosh models, the 68k to Power Macintosh transition as well as the rise of Microsoft Windows, increasing use of computer networking and the explosion in popularity of the Internet.
One of the most significant features of System 7 is virtual memory support, an essential subsystem anticipated for years, which only exists for previous Systems in a third party extension named Virtual from Connectix. Accompanying this was a move to 32-bit memory addressing, necessary for the ever-increasing amounts of RAM available to the Motorola 68030 CPU, and 68020 CPUs with a 68851 PMMU. This process involves making all of the routines in OS code use the full 32-bits of a pointer as an address—prior systems used the upper 8 bits as flags. This change is known as being "32-bit clean". While System 7 itself is 32-bit clean, many existing machines and thousands of applications were not, so it was some time before the process was completed. To ease the transition, the "Memory" control panel contains a switch to disable this feature, allowing for compatibility with older applications.
Another notable System 7 feature is built-in cooperative multitasking. In System Software 6, this function was optional through the MultiFinder. System 7 also introduced aliases, similar to symbolic links on Unix, shortcuts that were introduced in later versions of Microsoft Windows, and shadows in IBM OS/2. System extensions were enhanced by being moved to their own subfolder; a subfolder in the System Folder was also created for the control panels. In System 7.5, Apple includes the Extensions Manager, a previously third-party program which simplified the process of enabling and disabling extensions.
The Apple menu, home only to desk accessories in System 6, was made more general-purpose: the user could now make often-used folders and applications—or anything else they desired—appear in the menu by placing aliases to them in an "Apple Menu Items" subfolder of the System Folder. System 7 also introduced the following: AppleScript, a scripting language for automating tasks; 32-bit QuickDraw, supporting so-called "true color" imaging, previously available as a system extension; and TrueType, an outline font standard.
The Trash, under System 6 and earlier, empties itself automatically when shutting down the computer—or, if MultiFinder is not running, when launching an application. System 7 reimplements the Trash as a special hidden folder, allowing files to remain in it across reboots until the user deliberately chose the "Empty Trash" command.
System 7.1 is mainly a bugfix release, with a few minor features added. One of the major new features of System 7.1 was moving fonts out of the System file into the Fonts folder in the System Folder. Previously a resource-copying utility such as ResEdit or Font D/A Mover was required for installing fonts. System 7.1 is not only the first Macintosh operating system to cost money (all previous versions were free or sold at the cost of the floppies), but also received a "Pro" sibling (version 7.1.1) with extra features. System 7.1.2 was the first version to support PowerPC-based Macs. System 7.1 also introduces the System Enablers as a method to support new models without updating the actual System file. This leads to extra files inside the system folder (one per new model supported).
System 7.5 introduces a large number of new features, many of which are based on shareware applications that Apple bought and included into the new system. On the newer PowerPC machines, System 7.5 may have stability problems partly due to a new memory manager (which can be turned off), and issues with the handling of errors in the PowerPC code (all PowerPC exceptions map to Type 11). These issues do not affect 68k-architecture machines. System 7.5 is contemporary with Apple's failed Copland effort as well as the release of Windows 95, which coincides with Apple's purchase of several shareware system enhancements to include as new system features.
Stability improved in PowerPC-based Macs with Mac OS 7.6, which dropped the "System" moniker as a more trademarkable name was needed in order to license the OS to the growing market of third-party Macintosh clone manufacturers. Mac OS 7.6 required 32-bit-clean ROMs, and so it dropped support for every Mac with a 68000 processor, as well as the Mac II, Mac IIx, Mac IIcx, and Mac SE/30.
System Version Release Information
System 7.0 integrated MultiFinder always enabled
System 7.0.1 introduced with LC II and Quadra series
System 7.0.1P
System 7 Tuner update for both 7.0 and 7.0.1
System 7.1 introduced the Fonts folder
System 7.1P
System 7.1P1
System 7.1P2
System 7.1P3 last "P" release with new features
System 7.1P4
System 7.1P5
System 7.1P6
System 7.1 Pro version 7.1.1, combined with PowerTalk, Speech Manager, MacInTalk, Thread Manager
System 7.1.2 Macs equipped with a PowerPC processor
System 7.1.2P only for Performa/LC/Quadra 630 series, very quickly replaced by 7.5
System 7.5
System 7.5.1 System 7.5 Update 1.0—the first Macintosh operating system to call itself "Mac OS"
System 7.5.2 Power Macs that use PCI, usable only on these Power Macs and PowerBooks 5300, 190, and Duo 2300
System 7.5.3 System 7.5 Update 2.0
System 7.5.3L only for Macintosh clones
System 7.5.3 Revision 2
System 7.5.3 Revision 2.1 only for Performa 6400/180 and 6400/200
System 7.5.4 withdrawn within hours of release and replaced by 7.5.5
System 7.5.5 last to support non-32-bit-clean Macs, including all with less than a 68030 CPU except the Macintosh LC
Mac OS 7.6 name formally changed because of the experimental clone program, although System 7.5.1 and later used the "Mac OS" name on the splash screen
Mac OS 7.6.1 proper PowerPC error handling introduced
Mac OS 8 was released on July 26, 1997, the same month Steve Jobs became the de facto CEO of Apple. It was mainly released to keep the Mac OS moving forward during a difficult time for Apple. Initially planned as Mac OS 7.7, it was renumbered "8" to exploit a legal loophole and accomplish Jobs's goal of terminating third-party manufacturers' licenses to System 7 and shutting down the Macintosh clone market.
Mac OS 8 added a number of features from the abandoned Copland project, while leaving the underlying operating system unchanged. A multi-threaded Finder was included; files could now be copied in the background. The GUI was changed in appearance to a new shaded greyscale look named Platinum, and the ability to change the appearance themes (also known as skins) was added with a new control panel (though Platinum was the only one shipped). This capability was provided by a new "appearance" API layer within the OS, one of the few significant changes.
Apple sold 1.2 million copies of Mac OS 8 in its first two weeks of availability and 3 million within six months. In light of Apple's financial difficulties at the time, there was a large grassroots movement among Mac users to upgrade and "help save Apple". Even some pirate groups refused to redistribute the OS.
Mac OS 8.1 introduced an updated version of the Hierarchical File System named HFS+, which fixed many of the limitations of the earlier system and continued to be used in macOS up until macOS High Sierra, when it was replaced with the Apple File System. There are some other interface changes such as separating network features from printing, and some improvements to application switching. However, in underlying technical respects, Mac OS 8 is not very different from System 7.
Mac OS 8.5 focuses on speed and stability, with most 68k code replaced by modern code native to the PowerPC. It also improved the appearance of the user interface, although the theming feature was cut late in development.
System Version Release Information
Mac OS 8.0 first version to require a 68040 processor, dropping support for the remainder of the Macintosh II series and other 68030 Macs. It also added support for the PowerPC G3 processor
Mac OS 8.1 last Mac OS release to run on a 68k processor, and it added support for USB on the iMac and added support for the HFS+ filesystem, also called Mac OS Extended
Mac OS 8.5 first version to run solely on a PowerPC processor, and it added built-in support for FireWire. It also added Sherlock and added support for the Power Macintosh G3
Mac OS 8.5.1 added bug fixes to lessen system crashes
Mac OS 8.6 included a new nanokernel for improved performance and Multiprocessing Services 2.0 support, improved PowerBook battery life, and added support for the PowerPC G4 processor
Mac OS 9, the last major revision of the classic Mac OS, was released on October 23, 1999. It is generally a steady evolution from Mac OS 8. Early development releases of Mac OS 9 were numbered 8.7.
Mac OS 9 added improved support for AirPort wireless networking. It introduced an early implementation of multi-user support. Though not a true multi-user operating system, Mac OS 9 does allow multiple desktop users to have their own data and system settings. An improved Sherlock search engine added several new search plug-ins. Mac OS 9 also provides a much improved memory implementation and management. AppleScript was improved to allow TCP/IP and networking control. Mac OS 9 also makes the first use of the centralized Apple Software Update to find and install OS and hardware updates.
Other new features included its on-the-fly file encryption software with code signing and Keychain technologies, Remote Networking and File Server packages, and much improved list of USB drivers.
Mac OS 9 also added some transitional technologies to help application developers adopt some Mac OS X features before the introduction of the new OS to the public, to help ease the transition. These included new APIs for the file system and the bundling of the Carbon library that apps could link against instead of the traditional API libraries—apps that were adapted to do this could be run natively on Mac OS X as well. Other changes were made beginning with the Mac OS 9.1 update to allow it to be launched in the Classic Environment within Mac OS X.
The final update to the classic Mac OS was version 9.2.2, released on December 5, 2001.
System Version Release Information
Mac OS 9.0 initial retail version of Mac OS 9
Mac OS 9.0.2
Mac OS 9.0.3
Mac OS 9.0.4
Mac OS 9.1 included with Mac OS X 10.0
Mac OS 9.2 update for improved Mac OS X compatibility
Mac OS 9.2.1
Mac OS 9.2.2 final release of classic Mac OS
Main article: Mac OS X Version history
( Predecessor: Classic MacOS version history | Successor: OS X Version history )
Rhapsody Developer Release Grail1Z4 1997-08-31 Rhapsody 5.0 IA-32, PowerPC
Rhapsody Developer Release 2 Titan1U 1998-05-14 Rhapsody 5.1
Rhapsody Premier 1998 Rhapsody 5.2 PowerPC
Mac OS X Server 1.0 Hera1O9 1999-03-16 Rhapsody 5.3
Mac OS X Server 1.0.1 1999-04-15 Rhapsody 5.4
Mac OS X Server 1.0.2 Hera1O9+Loki2G1 1999-07-29 Rhapsody 5.5
Mac OS X Server 1.2 Pele1Q10 2000-01-14 Rhapsody 5.6
Mac OS X Server 1.2 v3 Medusa1E3 2000-10-27 [4][5]
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Version Code name Date OS name
Mac OS X Server 1.0 Hera1O9 March 16, 1999 Rhapsody 5.3
Mac OS X Server 1.0.1 April 15, 1999 Rhapsody 5.4
Mac OS X Server 1.0.2 Hera1O9+Loki2G1 July 29, 1999 Rhapsody 5.5
Mac OS X Server 1.2 Pele1Q10 January 14, 2000 Rhapsody 5.6
Mac OS X Server 1.2 v3 Medusa1E3 October 27, 2000 Rhapsody 5.6
No version history, only 1 release
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Version Build Date OS name Notes
10.0 4K78 March 24, 2001 Darwin 1.3.1 Original retail CD-ROM release
10.0.1 4L13 April 14, 2001 Apple: Mac OS X 10.0: Software Update 1.3.1, 10.0.1 Update, and Epson Printer Driver Update Provide Feature Enhancement, Address Issues
10.0.2 4P12 May 1, 2001
10.0.3 4P13 May 9, 2001 Update and Before You Install Information
10.0.4 4Q12 June 21, 2001 Apple: 10.0.4 Update and Before You Install Information
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Version Build Date OS name Notes
10.1 5G64 September 25, 2001 Darwin 1.4.1 Original retail CD-ROM release; 5L14 and 5L17b available after certain security updates
10.1.1 5M28 November 12, 2001 Darwin 5.1 Mac OS X Update 10.1.1: Information and Download
10.1.2 5P48 December 21, 2001 Darwin 5.2 Mac OS X Update 10.1.2: Information and Download
10.1.3 5Q45 February 19, 2002 Darwin 5.3 Mac OS X Update 10.1.3: Information and Download
10.1.4 5Q125 April 17, 2002 Darwin 5.4 Mac OS X Update 10.1.4: Information and Download
10.1.5 5S60 June 5, 2002 Darwin 5.5 Mac OS X Update 10.1.5: Information and Download; 5S66 after networking update
Version Build Date OS name Notes
10.2 6C115 August 24, 2002 Darwin 6.0 Original retail release
6C115a
10.2.1 6D52 September 18, 2002 Darwin 6.1 About the Mac OS X 10.2.1 Update, codename Jaguar Red
10.2.2 6F21 November 11, 2002 Darwin 6.2 About the Mac OS X 10.2.2 Update, codename Jaguar Blue or Merlot
10.2.3 6G30 December 19, 2002 Darwin 6.3 About the Mac OS X 10.2.3 Update, codename Jaguar Green
6G37 Updated retail release
6G50 Server edition; retail release
10.2.4 6I32 February 13, 2003 Darwin 6.4 About the Mac OS X 10.2.4 Update, codename Jaguar Pink
10.2.5 6L29 April 10, 2003 Darwin 6.5 About the Mac OS X 10.2.5 Update, codename Jaguar Plaid
10.2.6 6L60 May 6, 2003 Darwin 6.6 About the Mac OS X 10.2.6 Update, codename Jaguar Black
10.2.7 6R65 September 22, 2003 Darwin 6.7 Removed from distribution due to defects
10.2.8 6R73 October 3, 2003 Darwin 6.8 About the Mac OS X 10.2.8 Update; released as 6R50 for one day
6S90 About the Mac OS X 10.2.8 (G5) Update
Mac OS X 10.2.7 (codenames Blackrider, Smeagol) was only available to the new Power Mac G5s and aluminum PowerBook G4s released before Mac OS X Panther. Officially, it was never released to the general public.
Mac OS X 10.2.8 is the last version of Mac OS X officially supported on the "Beige G3" desktop, minitower, and all-in-one systems as well as the PowerBook G3 Series (1998) also known as Wallstreet/PDQ; though later releases can be run on such Macs with the help of unofficial, unlicensed, and unsupported third-party tools such as XPostFacto.
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Version Build Date OS name Notes
10.3 7B85 October 24, 2003 Darwin 7.0 Original retail release set
7B86 Server Edition
10.3.1 7C107 November 10, 2003 Darwin 7.1 Mac OS X Update 10.3.1: Information and Download
10.3.2 7D24 December 17, 2003 Darwin 7.2 Mac OS X: About the Mac OS X 10.3.2 Update
7D28 Updated retail release
10.3.3 7F44 March 15, 2004 Darwin 7.3 Mac OS X: About the Mac OS X 10.3.3 Update (Combo)
10.3.4 7H63 May 26, 2004 Darwin 7.4 About the Mac OS X 10.3.4 Update
10.3.5 7M34 August 9, 2004 Darwin 7.5 About the Mac OS X 10.3.5 Update (Delta); Updated retail release set
10.3.6 7R28 November 5, 2004 Darwin 7.6 About the Mac OS X 10.3.6 Update (Delta)
10.3.7 7S215 December 15, 2004 Darwin 7.7 About the Mac OS X 10.3.7 Update (Delta)
10.3.8 7U16 February 9, 2005 Darwin 7.8 About the Mac OS X 10.3.8 Update (Delta)
10.3.9 7W98 April 15, 2005 Darwin 7.9 About the Mac OS X 10.3.9 Update (Delta)
10.4 8A428 April 29, 2005 Darwin 8.0 Preinstalled on much of new line
8A432 Original retail release
10.4.1 8B15 May 16, 2005 Darwin 8.1 About the Mac OS X 10.4.1 Update
8B17 May 19, 2005 Server edition
10.4.2 8C46 July 12, 2005 Darwin 8.2 About the Mac OS X 10.4.2 Update (Delta)
8C47 Server edition
8E102 October 12, 2005 Exclusively for Front Row iMac G5 released on same date
8E45 October 19, 2005 Exclusively for PowerBook G4s released on same date
8E90 Exclusively for Power Mac G5 Dual and Quad released on same date
10.4.3 8F46 October 31, 2005 Darwin 8.3 About the Mac OS X 10.4.3 Update (Delta) Updated retail release
10.4.4 8G32 January 10, 2006 Darwin 8.4 About the Mac OS X 10.4.4 Update (Delta) PowerPC
8G1165 Shipped on initial Intel-based Macs
10.4.5 8H14 February 14, 2006 Darwin 8.5 About the Mac OS X 10.4.5 Update (delta) PowerPC
8G1454 About the Mac OS X 10.4.5 Update (delta) Intel
10.4.6 8I127 April 3, 2006 Darwin 8.6 About the Mac OS X 10.4.6 Update (delta) PowerPC; Final retail release
8I1119 About the Mac OS X 10.4.6 Update (delta) Intel
10.4.7 8J135 June 27, 2006 Darwin 8.7 About the Mac OS X 10.4.7 Update (delta) PowerPC
8J2135a About the Mac OS X 10.4.7 Update (delta) Intel
8K1079 August 7, 2006 exclusively for Mac Pro released the same date
8N5107 exclusively for Apple TV (formerly codenamed iTV)
10.4.8 8L127 September 29, 2006 Darwin 8.8 About the Mac OS X 10.4.8 Update (delta)] PowerPC
8L2127 Update (delta) Intel and Universal Server Edition
10.4.9 8P135 March 13, 2007 Darwin 8.9 About the Mac OS X 10.4.9 Update (delta) PowerPC
8P2137 About the Mac OS X 10.4.9 Update (delta) Intel and Universal Server Edition
10.4.10 8R218 June 20, 2007 Darwin 8.10 About the Mac OS X 10.4.10 Update (delta) PowerPC
8R2218 About the Mac OS X 10.4.10 Update (delta) Intel and Universal Server Edition
8R2232
10.4.11 8S165 November 14, 2007 Darwin 8.11 About the Mac OS X 10.4.11 Update PowerPC
8S2167 About the Mac OS X 10.4.11 Update Intel and Universal Server Edition
Version Build Date OS name Notes Download
10.5 9A581 October 26, 2007 Darwin 9.0 Original retail DVD release N/A
10.5.1 9B18 November 15, 2007 Darwin 9.1 About the Mac OS X 10.5.1 Update; Second retail DVD release Mac OS X 10.5.1 Update
10.5.2 9C31 February 11, 2008 Darwin 9.2 About the Mac OS X 10.5.2 Update Mac OS X 10.5.2 Combo Update
9C7010
10.5.3 9D34 May 28, 2008 Darwin 9.3 About the Mac OS X 10.5.3 Update Mac OS X 10.5.3 Update
Mac OS X 10.5.3 Combo Update
10.5.4 9E17 June 30, 2008 Darwin 9.4 About the Mac OS X 10.5.4 update; Third retail DVD release Mac OS X 10.5.4 Update
Mac OS X 10.5.4 Combo Update
10.5.5 9F33 September 15, 2008 Darwin 9.5 About the Mac OS X 10.5.5 Update Mac OS X 10.5.5 Update
Mac OS X 10.5.5 Combo Update
10.5.6 9G55 December 15, 2008 Darwin 9.6 About the Mac OS X 10.5.6 Update Mac OS X 10.5.6 Update
Mac OS X 10.5.6 Combo Update
9G66 January 6, 2009 Fourth retail DVD release (part of Mac Box Set) N/A
10.5.7 9J61 May 12, 2009 Darwin 9.7 About the Mac OS X 10.5.7 Update Mac OS X 10.5.7 Update
Mac OS X 10.5.7 Combo Update
10.5.8 9L30 August 5, 2009 Darwin 9.8 About the Mac OS X 10.5.8 Update Mac OS X 10.5.8 Update
Mac OS X 10.5.8 Combo Update
10.6 10A432 August 28, 2009 Darwin 10.0 Original retail DVD release N/A
10A433 Server edition; Original retail DVD release
10.6.1 10B504 September 10, 2009 Darwin 10.1 About the Mac OS X v10.6.1 Update Mac OS X v10.6.1 Update
10.6.2 10C540 November 9, 2009 Darwin 10.2 About the Mac OS X v10.6.2 Update Mac OS X v10.6.2 Update
Mac OS X v10.6.2 Combo Update
10.6.3 10D573 March 29, 2010 Darwin 10.3 About the Mac OS X v10.6.3 Update Mac OS X v10.6.3 Update
10D575 April 1, 2010 Second retail DVD release N/A
10D578 April 13, 2010 About the Mac OS X v10.6.3 Update; v1.1 Mac OS X v10.6.3 v1.1 Update (Combo)
10.6.4 10F569 June 15, 2010 Darwin 10.4 About the Mac OS X v10.6.4 Update Mac OS X v10.6.4 Update
Mac OS X v10.6.4 Update (Combo)
10.6.5 10H574 November 10, 2010 Darwin 10.5 About the Mac OS X v10.6.5 Update Mac OS X v10.6.5 Update
Mac OS X v10.6.5 Update (Combo)
10.6.6 10J567 January 6, 2011 Darwin 10.6 About the Mac OS X v10.6.6 Update Mac OS X v10.6.6 Update
Mac OS X v10.6.6 Update (Combo)
10.6.7 10J869 March 21, 2011 Darwin 10.7 About the Mac OS X v10.6.7 Update Mac OS X v10.6.7 Update
Mac OS X v10.6.7 Update (Combo)
10J3250 For the early 2011 Macbook Pro Mac OS X v10.6.7 Update for early 2011 MacBook Pro
10J4138 May 4, 2011 For the early 2011 Macbook Pro MacBook Pro Software Update 1.4
10.6.8 10K540 June 23, 2011 Darwin 10.8 About the Mac OS X v10.6.8 Update Mac OS X v10.6.8 Update (Combo)
10K549 July 25, 2011 About the Mac OS X v10.6.8 Update; v1.1 Mac OS X v10.6.8 Update v.1.1
Mac OS X v10.6.8 v1.1 Update (Combo)
Mac OS X Server includes these features and other server-related features. Apple initially stated that Server would include ZFS support, but mention of this feature later disappeared from Apple's website and it was not included in the final release due to licensing issues.
On January 27, 2016, Apple released an update for the Mac App Store on Mac OS X 10.6. The update was titled "Mac App Store Update for OS X Snow Leopard". The download was 3.5 MB.
Main article: OS X version history
Not to be confused with Mac OS X Version history, Classic MacOS version history, or Modern MacOS version history
( Predecessor: Mac OS X version history | Successor: Modern MacOS Version history )
Version Build Date OS name Notes Download
10.7 11A511 July 20, 2011 Darwin 11.0 Original retail Mac App Store release Available from the Mac App Store
11A511s August 16, 2011 Original retail USB Thumb Drive release N/A
11A2061 July 20, 2011 Darwin 11.0.2 For Mid 2011 Mac Mini (11A2061) and Mid 2011 MacBook Air (11A2063) Lion Internet Recovery (⌘ Cmd+⌥ Opt+R upon reboot on Mid-2011 or later Macs)
11A2063
10.7.1 11B26 August 16, 2011 Darwin 11.1.0 About the OS X Lion v10.7.1 Update Mac OS X 10.7.1 Update
11B2118 For the Mid 2011 Mac Mini and Mid 2011 MacBook Air Mac OS X 10.7.1 Update (for MacBook Air and Mac Mini 2011)
10.7.2 11C74 October 12, 2011 Darwin 11.2 About the OS X Lion v10.7.2 Update
Adds iCloud, various bug fixes, minor user interface tweaks, Safari 5.1.1, and the ability to boot into Lion Recovery from a Time Machine disk. Mac OS X 10.7.2 Update
Mac OS X 10.7.2 Update (Combo)
10.7.3 11D50 February 1, 2012 Darwin 11.3 About the OS X Lion v10.7.3 Update
Various bug fixes, Safari 5.1.3, adds Catalan, Croatian, Greek, Hebrew, Romanian, Slovak, Thai, and Ukrainian language support. Mac OS X 10.7.3 Update (Combo)
10.7.4 11E53 May 9, 2012 Darwin 11.4 About the OS X Lion v10.7.4 Update
Various bug fixes, Safari 5.1.6. Mac OS X 10.7.4
Mac OS X 10.7.4 Update (Combo)
10.7.5 11G56 September 19, 2012 Darwin 11.4.2 About the OS X Lion v10.7.5 Update
Various bug fixes, Safari 5.1.7, adds Gatekeeper functionality. Mac OS X 10.7.5 Update
Mac OS X 10.7.5 Update (Combo)
11G63 October 4, 2012
Version Build Date OS name Notes Standalone download
10.8 12A269 (GM) July 25, 2012 Darwin 12.0 Original retail Mac App Store release
10.8.1 12B19 August 23, 2012 Darwin 12.1 About OS X Mountain Lion v10.8.1 Update OS X v10.8.1 Individual update
10.8.2 12C54 September 19, 2012 Darwin 12.2 About OS X Mountain Lion v10.8.2 Update OS X v10.8.2 Individual update
OS X v10.8.2 Combo update
12C60 October 4, 2012 About OS X Mountain Lion v10.8.2 Update
(supplementary update described at the end)
OS X v10.8.2 Supplemental Update 1.0
12C2034 October 23, 2012 For Mac Mini (Late 2012) (Pulled)[
12C3104 November 29, 2012 For Mac Mini (Late 2012) OS X v10.8.2 Supplemental Update 2.0
10.8.3 12D78 March 14, 2013 Darwin 12.3 About OS X Mountain Lion v10.8.3 Update OS X v10.8.3 Individual update
OS X v10.8.3 Combo update
10.8.4 12E55 June 4, 2013 Darwin 12.4 About OS X Mountain Lion v10.8.4 Update OS X v10.8.4 Individual update
OS X v10.8.4 Combo update
12E3067 June 10, 2013 For MacBook Air (Mid 2013)
12E4022 September 25, 2013 For iMac (Late 2013)
10.8.5 12F37 September 12, 2013 Darwin 12.5 About the OS X Mountain Lion v10.8.5 Update OS X v10.8.5 Individual update
OS X v10.8.5 Combo update
12F45 October 3, 2013 About the OS X Mountain Lion v10.8.5 Supplemental Update OS X v10.8.5 Supplemental Update
12F2501 March 9, 2015 About Security Update 2015-002 Security Update 2015-002 Mountain Lion
12F2518 April 8, 2015 About the security content of Security Update 2015-004 Security Update 2015-004 Mountain Lion
12F2542 June 30, 2015 About the security content of Security Update 2015-005 Security Update 2015-005 Mountain Lion
12F2560 August 13, 2015 About the security content of Security Update 2015-006 Security Update 2015-006 Mountain Lion
Note: Combo updates include all previous releases (ex: 10.8 to 10.8.3). Individual update is a smaller package size and can be used if currently using the previous release (ex: 10.8.2 to 10.8.3).
Version Build Date OS name Notes Standalone download
10.9 13A603 (GM2) October 22, 2013 Darwin 13.0 Original Mac App Store release N/A
10.9.1 13B42 December 16, 2013 About the OS X Mavericks v10.9.1 Update OS X Mavericks 10.9.1 Individual update
10.9.2 13C64 February 25, 2014 Darwin 13.1 About the OS X Mavericks v10.9.2 Update OS X Mavericks 10.9.2 Individual update
OS X Mavericks 10.9.2 Combo update
13C1021 April 22, 2014 About Security Update 2014-002 Mavericks Security Update 2014-002 Mavericks
10.9.3 13D65 May 15, 2014 Darwin 13.2 About the OS X Mavericks v10.9.3 Update OS X Mavericks 10.9.3 Individual update
OS X Mavericks 10.9.3 Combo update
10.9.4 13E28 June 30, 2014 Darwin 13.3 About the OS X Mavericks v10.9.4 Update OS X Mavericks 10.9.4 Individual update
OS X Mavericks 10.9.4 Combo update
10.9.5 13F34 September 17, 2014 Darwin 13.4 About the OS X Mavericks v10.9.5 Update OS X Mavericks 10.9.5 Individual update
OS X Mavericks 10.9.5 Combo update
October 16, 2014 About the security content of Security Update 2014-005 Mavericks Security Update 2014-005 Mavericks
January 27, 2015 About the security content of Security Update 2015-001 Mavericks Security Update 2015-001 Mavericks
13F1066 March 9, 2015 About the security content of Security Update 2015-002 Mavericks Security Update 2015-002 Mavericks
13F1077 April 8, 2015 About the security content of Security Update 2015-004 Mavericks Security Update 2015-004 Mavericks
13F1096 June 30, 2015 About the security content of Security Update 2015-005 Mavericks Security Update 2015-005 Mavericks
13F1112 August 13, 2015 About the security content of Security Update 2015-006 Mavericks Security Update 2015-006 Mavericks
13F1134 October 21, 2015 About the security content of Security Update 2015-007 Mavericks Security Update 2015-007 Mavericks
13F1507 December 8, 2015 About the security content of Security Update 2015-008 Mavericks Security Update 2015-008 Mavericks
13F1603 January 19, 2016 About the security content of Security Update 2016-001 Mavericks Security Update 2016-001 Mavericks
13F1712 March 21, 2016 About the security content of Security Update 2016-002 Mavericks Security Update 2016-002 Mavericks
13F1808 May 16, 2016 About the security content of Security Update 2016-003 Mavericks Security Update 2016-003 Mavericks
13F1911 July 18, 2016 About the security content of Security Update 2016-004 Mavericks Security Update 2016-004 Mavericks
Version Build Date OS name Notes Standalone download
10.10 14A389 October 16, 2014 Darwin 14.0 Original Mac App Store release N/A
10.10.1 14B25 November 17, 2014 About the OS X Yosemite v10.10.1 Update OS X Yosemite 10.10.1 Individual update
10.10.2 14C109 January 27, 2015 Darwin 14.1 About the OS X Yosemite v10.10.2 Update OS X Yosemite 10.10.2 Individual update
OS X Yosemite 10.10.2 Combo update
14C1510 March 9, 2015 About Security Update 2015-002 Yosemite Security Update 2015-002 Yosemite
14C1514 March 19, 2015 About Security Update 2015-003 Yosemite Security Update 2015-003 Yosemite
14C2043 March 10, 2015 Security Update 2015-003
Shipped with Early 2015 MacBook Air – Forked build
N/A
14C2513 March 20, 2015
10.10.3 14D131 April 8, 2015 Darwin 14.3 About the OS X Yosemite v10.10.3 Update
This release unified the previously forked build for the early 2015 MacBook Air OS X Yosemite 10.10.3 Individual update
OS X Yosemite 10.10.3 Combo update
14D136 April 16, 2015 Supplemental Update
Fixes issue with video driver issue that may prevent Mac from starting up when running certain apps that capture video OS X Yosemite 10.10.3 Supplemental Update 1.0
10.10.4 14E46 June 30, 2015 Darwin 14.4 About the OS X Yosemite v10.10.4 Update OS X Yosemite 10.10.4 Individual update
OS X Yosemite 10.10.4 Combo update
10.10.5 14F27 August 13, 2015 Darwin 14.5 About the OS X Yosemite v10.10.5 Update OS X Yosemite 10.10.5 Individual update
OS X Yosemite 10.10.5 Combo update
14F1021 October 21, 2015 About the security content of Security Update 2015-004 Yosemite Security Update 2015-004 Yosemite
14F1505 November 12, 2015 About the security content of Security Update 2015-005 Yosemite Included in Security Update 2015-006 Yosemite
14F1509 December 11, 2015 About the security content of Security Update 2015-006 Yosemite Security Update 2015-006 Yosemite
14F1605 January 19, 2016 About the security content of Security Update 2016-001 Yosemite Security Update 2016-001 Yosemite
14F1713 March 21, 2016 About the security content of Security Update 2016-002 Yosemite Security Update 2016-002 Yosemite
14F1808 May 18, 2016 About the security content of Security Update 2016-003 Yosemite Security Update 2016-003 Yosemite
14F1909 July 18, 2016 About the security content of Security Update 2016-004 Yosemite Security Update 2016-004 Yosemite
14F1912 September 1, 2016 About the security content of Security Update 2016-005 Yosemite Included in Security Update 2016-006 Yosemite
14F2009 October 24, 2016 About the security content of Security Update 2016-006 Yosemite Security Update 2016-006 Yosemite
14F2109 December 13, 2016 About the security content of Security Update 2016-007 Yosemite Security Update 2016-007 Yosemite
14F2315 March 27, 2017 About the security content of Security Update 2017-001 Yosemite Security Update 2017-001 Yosemite
14F2411 May 15, 2017 About the security content of Security Update 2017-002 Yosemite Security Update 2017-002 Yosemite
14F2511 July 19, 2017 About the security content of Security Update 2017-003 Yosemite Security Update 2017-003 Yosemite
Version Build Date Darwin Notes Standalone download
10.11 15A284 September 30, 2015 15.0.0 Original Mac App Store release N/A
10.11.1 15B42 October 21, 2015 About the OS X El Capitan v10.11.1 Update OS X El Capitan 10.11.1 Update
10.11.2 15C50 December 8, 2015 15.2.0 About the OS X El Capitan v10.11.2 Update OS X El Capitan 10.11.2 Update
OS X El Capitan 10.11.2 Combo Update
10.11.3 15D21 January 19, 2016 15.3.0 About the OS X El Capitan v10.11.3 Update OS X El Capitan 10.11.3 Update
OS X El Capitan 10.11.3 Combo Update
10.11.4 15E65 March 21, 2016 15.4.0 About the OS X El Capitan v10.11.4 Update OS X El Capitan 10.11.4 Update
OS X El Capitan 10.11.4 Combo Update
10.11.5 15F34 May 16, 2016 15.5.0 About the OS X El Capitan v10.11.5 Update OS X El Capitan 10.11.5 Update
OS X El Capitan 10.11.5 Combo Update
10.11.6 15G31 July 18, 2016 15.6.0 About the OS X El Capitan v10.11.6 Update OS X El Capitan 10.11.6 Update
OS X El Capitan 10.11.6 Combo Update
15G1004 September 1, 2016 About the security content of Security Update 2016-001 El Capitan Security Update 2016-001 El Capitan
15G1011
15G1108 October 24, 2016 About the security content of Security Update 2016-002 El Capitan Security Update 2016-002 El Capitan
15G1212 December 13, 2016 About the security content of Security Update 2016-003 El Capitan Security Update 2016-003 El Capitan
15G1217 January 17, 2017 About the security content of Security Update 2016-003 El Capitan Security Update 2016-003 El Capitan
Security Update 2016-003 Supplemental (10.11.6)
15G1421 March 27, 2017 About the security content of Security Update 2017-001 El Capitan Security Update 2017-001 El Capitan
15G1510 May 15, 2017 About the security content of Security Update 2017-002 El Capitan Security Update 2017-002 El Capitan
15G1611 July 19, 2017 About the security content of Security Update 2017-003 El Capitan Security Update 2017-003 El Capitan
15G17023 October 31, 2017 About the security content of Security Update 2017-004 El Capitan Security Update 2017-004 El Capitan
15G18013 December 6, 2017 About the security content of Security Update 2017-005 El Capitan Security Update 2017-005 El Capitan
15G19009 January 23, 2018 About the security content of Security Update 2018-001 El Capitan Security Update 2018-001 El Capitan
15G20015 March 29, 2018 About the security content of Security Update 2018-002 El Capitan Security Update 2018-002 El Capitan
15G21013 June 1, 2018 About the security content of Security Update 2018-003 El Capitan Security Update 2018-003 El Capitan
15G22010 July 9, 2018 About the security content of Security Update 2018-004 El Capitan Security Update 2018-004 El Capitan
Main article: Modern MacOS version history
( Predecessor: OS X version history | Successor: None )
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Version Build Release date Darwin Notes Standalone download
10.12 16A323 September 20, 2016 16.0.0 Original Mac App Store release N/A
10.12.1 16B2555 October 24, 2016 16.1.0 About the macOS Sierra 10.12.1 Update macOS Sierra 10.12.1 Update
16B2657 October 27, 2016
10.12.2 16C67 December 13, 2016 16.3.0 About the macOS Sierra 10.12.2 Update macOS Sierra 10.12.2 Update
macOS Sierra 10.12.2 Combo Update
16C68 December 14, 2016
10.12.3 16D32 January 23, 2017 16.4.0 About the macOS Sierra 10.12.3 Update macOS Sierra 10.12.3 Update
macOS Sierra 10.12.3 Combo Update
10.12.4 16E195 March 27, 2017 16.5.0 About the macOS Sierra 10.12.4 Update macOS Sierra 10.12.4 Update
macOS Sierra 10.12.4 Combo Update
10.12.5 16F73 May 15, 2017 16.6.0 About the macOS Sierra 10.12.5 Update macOS Sierra 10.12.5 Update
macOS Sierra 10.12.5 Combo Update
16F2073 June 5, 2017
10.12.6 16G29 July 19, 2017 16.7.0 About the macOS Sierra 10.12.6 Update macOS Sierra 10.12.6 Update
macOS Sierra 10.12.6 Combo Update
16G1036 October 31, 2017 About the security content of Security Update 2017-001 Sierra Security Update 2017-001 Sierra
16G1114 December 6, 2017 About the security content of Security Update 2017-002 Sierra Security Update 2017-002 Sierra
16G1212 January 23, 2018 About the security content of Security Update 2018-001 Sierra Security Update 2018-001 Sierra
16G1314 March 29, 2018 About the security content of Security Update 2018-002 Sierra Security Update 2018-002 Sierra
16G1408 June 1, 2018 About the security content of Security Update 2018-003 Sierra Security Update 2018-003 Sierra
16G1510 July 9, 2018 About the security content of Security Update 2018-004 Sierra Security Update 2018-004 Sierra
16G1618 October 30, 2018 About the security content of Security Update 2018-005 Sierra Security Update 2018-005 Sierra
16G1710 December 5, 2018 About the security content of Security Update 2018-006 Sierra Security Update 2018-006 Sierra
16G1815 January 22, 2019 About the security content of Security Update 2019-001 Sierra Security Update 2019-001 Sierra
16G1917 March 25, 2019 About the security content of Security Update 2019-002 Sierra Security Update 2019-002 Sierra
16G1918 March 29, 2019 About the security content of Security Update 2019-002 Sierra Security Update 2019-002 Sierra
16G2016 May 14, 2019 About the security content of Security Update 2019-003 Sierra Security Update 2019-003 Sierra
16G2127 July 22, 2019 About the security content of Security Update 2019-004 Sierra Security Update 2019-004 Sierra
16G2128 July 29, 2019 About the security content of Security Update 2019-004 Sierra Security Update 2019-004 Sierra
16G2136 September 26, 2019 About the security content of Security Update 2019-005 Sierra Security Update 2019-005 Sierra
Version Build Date Darwin Notes Standalone download
10.13 17A365 September 25, 2017 17.0.0 Original Mac App Store release
About the security content of macOS High Sierra 10.13 N/A
17A405 October 5, 2017 About the security content of macOS High Sierra 10.13 Supplemental Update macOS 10.13 Supplemental
10.13.1 17B48 October 31, 2017 17.2.0 About the macOS High Sierra 10.13.1 Update
About the security content of macOS High Sierra 10.13.1 macOS High Sierra 10.13.1 update
17B1002 November 29, 2017 About the security content of Security Update 2017-001 Security Update 2017-001 macOS High Sierra v10.13.1
17B1003
10.13.2 17C88 December 6, 2017 17.3.0 About the macOS High Sierra 10.13.2 Update
About the security content of macOS High Sierra 10.13.2 macOS High Sierra 10.13.2 Update
macOS High Sierra 10.13.2 Combo Update
17C89
17C205 January 8, 2018 About the security content of macOS High Sierra 10.13.2 Supplemental Update macOS High Sierra 10.13.2 Supplemental
17C2205
10.13.3 17D47 January 23, 2018 17.4.0 About the macOS High Sierra 10.13.3 Update
About the security content of macOS High Sierra 10.13.3 macOS High Sierra 10.13.3 Update
macOS High Sierra 10.13.3 Combo Update
17D2047
17D102 February 19, 2018 About the security content of macOS High Sierra 10.13.3 Supplemental Update macOS High Sierra 10.13.3 Supplemental
17D2102
10.13.4 17E199 March 29, 2018 17.5.0 About the macOS High Sierra 10.13.4 Update
About the security content of macOS High Sierra 10.13.4 macOS High Sierra 10.13.4 Update
macOS High Sierra 10.13.4 Combo Update
17E202 April 24, 2018 About the security content of Security Update 2018-001 Security Update 2018-001 macOS High Sierra v10.13.4
10.13.5 17F77 June 1, 2018 17.6.0 About the macOS High Sierra 10.13.5 Update
About the security content of macOS High Sierra 10.13.5 macOS High Sierra 10.13.5 Update
macOS High Sierra 10.13.5 Combo Update
10.13.6 17G66 July 9, 2018 17.7.0 About the macOS High Sierra 10.13.6 Update
About the security content of macOS High Sierra 10.13.6 macOS High Sierra 10.13.6 Update
macOS High Sierra 10.13.6 Combo Update
17G2208
17G3025 October 30, 2018 17.7.0 About the security content of Security Update 2018-002 High Sierra Security Update 2018-002 High Sierra
17G4015 December 5, 2018 17.7.0 About the security content of Security Update 2018-003 High Sierra Security Update 2018-003 High Sierra
17G5019 January 22, 2019 17.7.0 About the security content of Security Update 2019-001 High Sierra Security Update 2019-001 High Sierra
17G6029 March 25, 2019 17.7.0 About the security content of Security Update 2019-002 High Sierra Security Update 2019-002 High Sierra
17G6030 March 29, 2019 17.7.0 About the security content of Security Update 2019-002 High Sierra Security Update 2019-002 High Sierra
17G7024 May 13, 2019 17.7.0 About the security content of Security Update 2019-003 High Sierra Security Update 2019-003 High Sierra
17G8029 July 22, 2019 17.7.0 About the security content of Security Update 2019-004 High Sierra Security Update 2019-004 High Sierra
17G8030 July 29, 2019 17.7.0 About the security content of Security Update 2019-004 High Sierra Security Update 2019-004 High Sierra
17G8037 September 26, 2019 17.7.0 About the security content of Security Update 2019-005 High Sierra Security Update 2019-005 High Sierra
17G9016 October 29, 2019 17.7.0 About the security content of Security Update 2019-006 High Sierra Security Update 2019-006 High Sierra
17G10021 December 10, 2019 17.7.0
xnu-4570.71.63~1 About the security content of Security Update 2019-007 High Sierra Security Update 2019-007 High Sierra
17G11023 January 28, 2020 17.7.0
xnu-4570.71.69~1 About the security content of Security Update 2020-001 High Sierra Security Update 2020-001 High Sierra
17G12034 March 24, 2020 17.7.0
xnu-4570.71.73~1 About the security content of Security Update 2020-002 High Sierra Security Update 2020-002 High Sierra
17G13033 May 26, 2020 17.7.0
xnu-4570.71.80~1 About the security content of Security Update 2020-003 High Sierra Security Update 2020-003 High Sierra
17G13035 June 1, 2020 17.7.0
xnu-4570.71.80.1~1 About the security content of Security Update 2020-003 High Sierra Security Update 2020-003 High Sierra
17G14019 July 15, 2020 17.7.0
xnu-4570.71.82.5~1 About the security content of Security Update 2020-004 High Sierra Security Update 2020-004 High Sierra
17G14033 September 24, 2020 17.7.0
xnu-4570.71.82.6~1 About the security content of Security Update 2020-005 High Sierra Security Update 2020-005 High Sierra
17G14042 November 12, 2020 17.7.0
xnu-4570.71.82.8~1 About the security content of Security Update 2020-006 High Sierra Security Update 2020-006 High Sierra
This release is still actively updated as of writing this (2021, Friday September 24th) and will need future updates.
Previous release Current release
Version Build Date Darwin Release Notes Standalone download
10.14 18A391 September 24, 2018 18.0.0 Original Mac App Store release
About the security content of macOS Mojave 10.14 N/A
10.14.1 18B75 October 30, 2018 18.2.0
xnu-4903.221.2~2 About the macOS Mojave 10.14.1 Update
About the security content of macOS Mojave 10.14.1 macOS Mojave 10.14.1 Update
18B2107 October 30, 2018 Added support for the new Vega GPUs in the MacBook Pro and MacBook Air
18B3094
10.14.2 18C54 December 5, 2018 18.2.0
xnu-4903.231.4~2 About the macOS Mojave 10.14.2 Update
About the security content of macOS Mojave 10.14.2 macOS Mojave 10.14.2 Update
macOS Mojave 10.14.2 Combo Update
10.14.3 18D42 January 22, 2019 18.2.0
xnu-4903.241.1~4 About the macOS Mojave 10.14.3 Update
About the security content of macOS Mojave 10.14.3 macOS Mojave 10.14.3 Update
macOS Mojave 10.14.3 Combo Update
18D43 January 25, 2019
18D109 February 7, 2019 About the security content of macOS Mojave 10.14.3 Supplemental Update macOS Mojave 10.14.3 Supplemental Update
10.14.4 18E226 March 25, 2019 18.5.0
xnu-4903.251.3~3 About the macOS Mojave 10.14.4 Update
About the security content of macOS Mojave 10.14.4 macOS Mojave 10.14.4 Update
macOS Mojave 10.14.4 Combo Update
18E227
10.14.5 18F132 May 13, 2019 18.6.0
xnu-4903.261.4~2 About the macOS Mojave 10.14.5 Update
About the security content of macOS Mojave 10.14.5 macOS Mojave 10.14.5 Update
macOS Mojave 10.14.5 Combo Update
10.14.6 18G84 July 22, 2019 18.7.0
xnu-4903.270.47~4 About the macOS Mojave 10.14.6 Update
About the security content of macOS Mojave 10.14.6 macOS Mojave 10.14.6 Update
macOS Mojave 10.14.6 Combo Update
18G87 August 1, 2019 Addressed the Wake from Sleep bug, which caused Macs not waking from sleep properly. macOS Mojave 10.14.6 Supplemental Update
18G95 August 26, 2019 18.7.0
xnu-4903.271.2~2 Security updates and bug fixes
Addressed: MacBooks shutting down during sleep
Addressed: Performance throttling when handling large files
Addressed: iLife applications (Pages, Keynote, Numbers, GarageBand, and iMovie) not updating
Re-patched a vulnerability that was accidentally unpatched in the previous update, which could lead to hacking attempts
macOS Mojave 10.14.6 Supplemental Update
18G103 September 26, 2019 Security updates and bug fixes macOS Mojave 10.14.6 Supplemental Update
18G1012 October 29, 2019 18.7.0
xnu-4903.278.12~4 About the security content of Security Update 2019-001 Security Update 2019-001 (Mojave)
18G2022 December 10, 2019 18.7.0
xnu-4903.278.19~1 About the security content of Security Update 2019-002 Security Update 2019-002 (Mojave)
18G3020 January 28, 2020 18.7.0
xnu-4903.278.25~1 About the security content of Security Update 2020-001 Security Update 2020-001 (Mojave)
18G4032 March 24, 2020 18.7.0
xnu-4903.278.28~1 About the security content of Security Update 2020-002 Security Update 2020-002 (Mojave)
18G5033 May 26, 2020 18.7.0
xnu-4903.278.35~1 About the security content of Security Update 2020-003 Security Update 2020-003 (Mojave)
18G6020 July 15, 2020 18.7.0
xnu-4903.278.43~1 About the security content of Security Update 2020-004 Security Update 2020-004 (Mojave)
18G6032 September 24, 2020 18.7.0
xnu-4903.278.44~1
Pulled 2020-09-30 About the security content of Security Update 2020-005 Security Update 2020-005 (Mojave)
18G6032 October 1, 2020 18.7.0
xnu-4903.278.44~1
About the security content of macOS 10.14.6 Supplemental Update Security Update 2020-005 (Mojave)
18G6042 November 12, 2020 18.7.0
xnu-4903.278.44.0.2~1
About the security content of Security Update 2020-006 Security Update 2020-006 (Mojave)
18G7016 December 14, 2020 18.7.0
xnu-4903.278.51~1
About the security content of Security Update 2020-007 Security Update 2020-007 (Mojave)
18G8012 February 1, 2021 18.7.0
xnu-4903.278.56~1
About the security content of Security Update 2021-001 Security Update 2021-001 (Mojave)
18G8022 February 9, 2021 About the security content of Security Update 2021-002 Security Update 2021-002 (Mojave)
18G9028 April 26, 2021 18.7.0
xnu-4903.278.65~1
About the security content of Security Update 2021-003 Security Update 2021-003 (Mojave)
18G9216 May 24, 2021 18.7.0
xnu-4903.278.68~1
About the security content of Security Update 2021-004 Security Update 2021-004 (Mojave)
18G9323 July 21, 2021 18.7.0
xnu-4903.278.70~1
About the security content of Security Update 2021-005 Security Update 2021-005 (Mojave)
This release is still actively updated as of writing this (2021, Friday September 24th) and will need future updates.
Previous release Current release
Version Build Date Darwin Release Notes Standalone download
10.15 19A583 October 7, 2019 19.0.0 Original Software Update release
Security content
19A602 October 15, 2019 Supplemental update
19A603 October 21, 2019 Revised Supplemental update
10.15.1 19B88 October 29, 2019 19.0.0
xnu-6153.41.3~29 About the macOS Catalina 10.15.1 Update
Security content
macOS 10.15.1 Update
10.15.2 19C57 & 19C58 December 10, 2019 19.2.0
xnu-6153.61.1~20 About the macOS Catalina 10.15.2 Update
Security content
macOS 10.15.2 Update
macOS 10.15.2 Combo Update
10.15.3 19D76 January 28, 2020 19.3.0
xnu-6153.81.5~1 About the macOS Catalina 10.15.3 Update
Security content
macOS 10.15.3 Update
macOS 10.15.3 Combo Update
10.15.4 19E266 March 24, 2020 19.4.0
xnu-6153.101.6~15 About the macOS Catalina 10.15.4 Update
Security content
macOS 10.15.4 Update
macOS 10.15.4 Combo Update
19E287 April 8, 2020 Supplemental update macOS 10.15.4 Supplemental Update
10.15.5 19F96 May 26, 2020 19.5.0
xnu-6153.121.1~7 About the macOS Catalina 10.15.5 Update
Security content
macOS 10.15.5 Update
macOS 10.15.5 Combo Update
19F101 June 1, 2020 19.5.0
xnu-6153.121.2~2 Supplemental update
Security content
macOS 10.15.5 Supplemental Update
10.15.6 19G73 July 15, 2020 19.6.0
xnu-6153.141.1~9
Jul 5 00:43:10 PDT 2020 About the macOS Catalina 10.15.6 Update
Security content
macOS 10.15.6 Update
macOS 10.15.6 Combo Update
19G2021 August 12, 2020 19.6.0
xnu-6153.141.1~1
Jun 18 20:49:00 PDT 2020 Supplemental update macOS 10.15.6 Supplemental Update
10.15.7 19H2 September 24, 2020 19.6.0
xnu-6153.141.2~1
Mon Aug 31 22:12:52 PDT 2020 About the macOS Catalina 10.15.7 Update
Security content
macOS 10.15.7 Update
macOS 10.15.7 Combo Update
19H4 October 27, 2020
19H15 November 5, 2020 19.6.0
xnu-6153.141.2.2~1
Thu Oct 29 22:56:45 PDT 2020 Supplemental update
Security content
macOS 10.15.7 Supplemental Update
macOS 10.15.7 Supplemental Update (Combo)
19H114 December 14, 2020 19.6.0
xnu-6153.141.10~1
Tue Nov 10 00:10:30 PST 2020 About the security content of Security Update 2020-001 Security Update 2020-001 (Catalina)
19H512 February 1, 2021 19.6.0
xnu-6153.141.16~1
Tue Jan 12 22:13:05 PST 2021 About the security content of Security Update 2021-001 Security Update 2021-001 (Catalina)
19H524 February 9, 2021 Supplemental Update
Security content
macOS Catalina 10.15.7 Supplemental Update 2
19H1030 April 26, 2021 19.6.0
xnu-6153.141.28.1~1
Mon Apr 12 20:57:45 PDT 2021 About the security content of Security Update 2021-002 Security Update 2021-002 (Catalina)
19H1217 May 24, 2021 19.6.0
xnu-6153.141.33~1
Thu May 6 00:48:39 PDT 2021 About the security content of Security Update 2021-003 Security Update 2021-003 (Catalina)
19H1323 July 21, 2021 19.6.0
xnu-6153.141.35~1
Thu Jun 22 19:49:55 PDT 2021 About the security content of Security Update 2021-004 Security Update 2021-004 (Catalina)
19H1417 September 13, 2021 19.6.0
xnu-6153.141.40~1
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19H1419 September 23, 2021 19.6.0
xnu-6153.141.40.1~1
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Previous release Current release Current developer release
Version Build Date Darwin version Release notes Notes
11.0 20A2411 November 17, 2020 20.1.0
xnu-7195.41.8~9 N/A Preinstalled on MacBook Air (M1, 2020), MacBook Pro (13-inch, M1, 2020), and Mac mini (M1, 2020)
11.0.1 20B29 November 12, 2020 20.1.0
xnu-7195.50.7~2 Security content Initial public release
20B50 November 19, 2020 Available for all Macs except Late 2013 and Mid 2014 13" MacBook Pros
11.1 20C69 December 14, 2020 20.2.0
xnu-7195.60.75~1 Release notes
Security content
11.2 20D64 February 1, 2021 20.3.0
xnu-7195.81.3~1 Release notes
Security content
11.2.1 20D74 February 9, 2021 Security content
20D75 February 15, 2021 Fixes bug where installation with insufficient free space could cause data loss - exclusive to the full installer[58]
11.2.2 20D80 February 25, 2021 N/A
11.2.3 20D91 March 8, 2021 Security content
11.3 20E232 April 26, 2021 20.4.0
xnu-7195.101.1~3 Release notes
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11.3.1 20E241 May 3, 2021 20.4.0
xnu-7195.101.2~1 Security content
11.4 20F71 May 24, 2021 20.5.0
xnu-7195.121.3~9 Release notes
Security content
11.5 20G71 July 21, 2021 20.6.0
xnu-7195.141.2~5
Wed Jun 23 00:26:31 PDT 2021 Release notes
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11.5.1 20G80 July 26, 2021 Release notes
Security content
11.5.2 20G95 August 11, 2021 Release notes
11.6 20G165 September 13, 2021 20.6.0
xnu-7195.141.6~3
Mon Aug 30 06:12:21 PDT 2021 Release notes
Security content
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This release is still actively updated as of writing this (2021, Friday September 24th) and will need future updates.
Release history
Previous release Current release Current developer release
Version Build Date Darwin version Release notes Notes
12.0 Beta 1 21A5248p June 7, 2021 21.0.0 macOS Monterey 12 Beta 1 Release Notes
12.0 Beta 2 21A5268h June 28, 2021 macOS Monterey 12 Beta 2 Release Notes
12.0 Beta 3 21A5284e July 14, 2021 macOS Monterey 12 Beta 3 Release Notes
12.0 Beta 4 21A5294g July 27, 2021 macOS Monterey 12 Beta 4 Release Notes
12.0 Beta 5 21A5304g August 11, 2021 macOS Monterey 12 Beta 5 Release Notes
12.0 Beta 6 21A5506j August 30, 2021 macOS Monterey 12 Beta 6 Release Notes
12.0 Beta 7 21A5522h September 21, 2021 macOS Monterey 12 Beta 7 Release Notes
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