From Cheetah to Tahoe, since 2001, every macOS version has brought fresh design, smarter features, and the best performance. In this article, we’ll explore all macOS versions ever released, from the early days to 2025’s latest innovation!
List of All OS X Versions Ever Released
| Name of OS and version | Year Released | Processors supported |
|---|---|---|
| Mac OS X 10.0 “Cheetah” | Q1 2001 | PowerPC 32-Bit |
| Mac OS X 10.1 “Puma” | Q3 2001 | PowerPC 32-Bit |
| Mac OS X 10.2 “Jaguar” | Q3 2002 | PowerPC |
| Mac OS X 10.3 “Panther” | Q4 2003 | PowerPC |
| Mac OS X 10.4 “Tiger” | Q2 2005 | PowerPC/Intel |
| Mac OS X 10.5 “Leopard” | Q4 2007 | PowerPC/Intel |
| Mac OS X 10.6 “Snow Leopard” | Q3 2009 | Intel |
| Mac OS X 10.7 Lion | Q3 2011 | Intel |
| OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion | Q3 2012 | Intel |
| OS X 10.9 Mavericks | Q4 2013 | Intel |
| OS X 10.10 Yosemite | Q4 2014 | Intel |
| OS X 10.11 El Capitan | Q3 2015 | Intel |
| macOS 10.12 Sierra | Q3 2016 | Intel |
| macOS 10.13 High Sierra | Q3 2017 | Intel |
| macOS 10.14 Mojave | Q3 2018 | Intel |
| macOS 10.15 Catalina | Q4 2019 | Intel |
| macOS 11 Big Sur | Q4 2020 | Intel/Apple Silicon |
| macOS 12 Monterey | Q4 2021 | Intel/Apple Silicon |
| macOS 13 Ventura | Q4 2022 | Intel/Apple Silicon |
| macOS 14 Sonoma | Q3 2023 | Intel/Apple Silicon |
| macOS 15 Sequoia | Q3 2024 | Intel/Apple Silicon |
| macOS 16 Tahoe | Q3 2025 | Intel/Apple Silicon |
Release History for each macOS
macOS 16 Tahoe
macOS Tahoe was first announced at WWDC 2025 on June 9, 2025. Available from 15 September 2025.
Release Year: June 2025
Processors supported: Intel/Apple Silicon. Tahoe will be the last version of macOS to support Macs with Intel processors; all future versions will support only Apple Silicon.
macOS Tahoe is compatible with these devices.
- MacBook Air with Apple Silicon (2020 and later)
- MacBook Pro with Apple Silicon (2020 and later)
- MacBook Pro 16″ (2019)
- MacBook Pro 13″ (2020, Four Thunderbolt 3 ports)
- iMac (2020 and later)
- Mac mini (2020 and later)
- Mac Studio (2022 and later)
- Mac Pro (2019 and later)
macOS 15 Sequoia
