This list of Apple codenames covers the codenames given to products by Apple Inc. during development. The codenames are often used internally only, normally to maintain the secrecy of the project. Occasionally a codename may become the released product's name. Most of Apple's codenames from the 1980s and 1990s are provided by the book Apple Confidential 2.0 .
Computers
Apple
In chronological order:
Macintosh
The first Macintosh was released in 1984:
eMac
The first eMac was released in 2002
eMac (ATI Graphics) - Northern Lights
eMac - P69
eMac (2005) - Q86J
iBook
The first iBook was released in 1999.
iMac
The first iMac was released in 1998.
iMac G3 (Bondi Blue)[17] - Mac Man and Columbus
iMac G3 (Bondi Blue) - C1
iMac G3 (Bondi Blue) - Elroy
iMac G3 (Bondi Blue) - Tailgate
iMac G3 (5 Flavors) - Life Savers
iMac G3, iMac DV, iMac DV+, iMac DV SE - Kihei , P7
iMac G3 (summer 2001) - Kiva
iMac G4 (USB 2.0; 15-inch & 17-inch) - Horizon , Q26B , Q26C
iMac G4 (17-inch Flat Panel) - P79
iMac G4 (flat panel) - Tessera , P80
iMac G5 (17-inch, 20-inch) - Hero
iMac G5 (20-inch) - Fino , M23
iMac G5 (Ambient Light Sensor) 17-inch Q45C
iMac G5 (Ambient Light Sensor) 20-inch Q45D
iMac G5 iSight (17-, 20-inch) - Q87
iMac (21.5-inch, Late 2012) [6] J30
iMac (27-inch, Late 2012) [6] J31
Mac mini
The first Mac mini was in 2005.
Mac Pro
MacBook
MacBook Air
MacBook Pro
MacBook Pro 13" - J52[20]
MacBook Pro 13" - J130
MacBook Pro (13-inch, Early 2011) - K90I
MacBook Pro (15-inch, Early 2011) - K91
MacBook Pro (17-inch, Early 2011) - K92
MacBook Pro (13-inch, Late 2011) - K90IA [21]
MacBook Pro (15-inch, Late 2011) - K91A [21]
MacBook Pro (17-inch, Late 2011) - K92A [21]
13-inch MacBook Pro with Retina Display - D1 [22]
15-inch MacBook Pro with Retina Display - D2 [22] [6]
MacBook Pro (Retina, 13-inch, Early 2013) - J44 [23]
MacBook Pro (Retina, 15-inch, Early 2013) - J45 [24]
MacBook Pro (Retina, 15-inch, Mid 2015) - J53
MacBook Air (M2, 2022) - J413 [25]
Mac Mini (M2, 2022) - J473[25]
Mac Mini (M2 Pro, 2022) - J474[25]
MacBook Pro (13-inch, M2, 2022) - J493 [25]
MacBook Pro (14-inch, M2, 2022) - J414 [25]
MacBook Pro (16-inch, M2, 2022) - J416[25]
2023 Mac Pro with M2 chip - J180[25]
PowerBook
PowerBook 100 - Asahi
PowerBook 100 - Derringer
PowerBook 100 - Rosebud
PowerBook 100 - Sapporo
PowerBook 145 - Colt 45
PowerBook 145B - Colt 45
PowerBook 140 - Tim Lite
PowerBook 170 - Tim
PowerBook 170 - Road Warrior
PowerBook 160 - Brooks
PowerBook 165 - Dart LC
PowerBook 180 - Converse
PowerBook 180 - Dartanian
PowerBook 165c - Monet
PowerBook 180c - Hokusai
PowerBook 150 - Jedi
PowerBook 190 - Omega
PowerBook 190cs - Omega
PowerBook 540, 540c, 550c, 500 with PowerPC - Blackbird
PowerBook 520, 520c, 550c, 500 with PowerPC - Blackbird LC
PowerBook 540/540c - Spruce Goose
PowerBook 540, 540c, 550c, 500 with PowerPC - SR-71
PowerBook 1400c , 1400cs - Epic
PowerBook 2400c/180 - Comet
PowerBook 2400c/240 - Mighty Cat
PowerBook 2400c - Nautilus
PowerBook 3400c [26] Hooper
PowerBook 5300 Series Mustang
PowerBook 5300 - M2
PowerBook Duo 210, 230 - BOB W (Best of Both Worlds)
PowerBook Duo 210, 230 - Cinnamon
PowerBook Duo 210, 230 - DBLite
PowerBook Duo 250 - Ansel
PowerBook Duo 270c - Escher
PowerBook Duo 280/280c - Yeager
PowerBook Duo 2300c/100 - AJ
PowerBook Duo Dock/Plus/II - Gemini
PowerBook G3 (1997) - PowerBook 3500
PowerBook G3 (1997) - Kanga
PowerBook G3 (May 1998) - Mainstreet
PowerBook G3 (May 1998) - Wallstreet
PowerBook G3 (August 1998) - PDQ
PowerBook G3 (Bronze Keyboard) - 101
PowerBook G3 (Bronze Keyboard) - Lombard
PowerBook (FireWire) - 102
PowerBook (FireWire) - P8
PowerBook (FireWire) - Pismo
PowerBook G4 - Mercury
PowerBook G4 - 103
PowerBook G4 (DVI) - Ivory
PowerBook G4 (Gigabit Ethernet) - Onyx
PowerBook G4 (Gigabit Ethernet) - P25
PowerBook G4 Titanium (1 GHz/867 MHz) - P88
PowerBook G4 (12-inch) - P99
PowerBook G4 (15-inch FW800) - Q16
PowerBook G4 (15-inch 1.5/1.33GHz) - Q16A
PowerBook G4 (17-inch) - Hammerhead
PowerBook G4 (17-inch 1.33GHz) - Q41
PowerBook G4 (17-inch 1.5 GHz) - Q41A
PowerBook G4 (12-inch DVI) - Q54
PowerBook G4 (12-inch 1.33 GHz) - Q54A
PowerBook G5 (EVT1) - Q51
PowerMac
Networking
Apple Internet Communication Kit — Cyberpup (referencing Cyberdog )
Data Modem 2400 — Funnelweb (referencing Funnel-web spider )
eWorld 1.0 — Aladdin
eWorld 1.1 — Golden Gate
ISDN NuBus card — CarCraft
MacTCP — Verduras (Spanish for vegetables)
MacTerminal 2.0 — SuperPrawn
MacTerminal II — Killer Bees
PPP 1.0 — Paris
Systems on chip & Processors
The internal codenames for the CPU cores of Apple silicon A series and M series chips are named after islands, with the cores named after wind and weather patterns.[66]
Apple A6 and A6X – Bali , with Swift cores
Apple A7 – Alcatraz , with Cyclone cores
Apple A8 – Fiji , with Typhoon cores
Apple A8X – Capri , with Typhoon cores
Apple A9 – Maui (Samsung ), Malta (TSMC ), with Twister cores
Apple A9X – Elba , with Twister cores
Apple A10 Fusion – Cayman, with 2 Hurricane cores and 2 Zephyr cores
Apple A10X Fusion – Myst , with 3 Hurricane cores and 3 Zephyr cores
Apple A11 Bionic – Skye , with 2 Monsoon cores and 4 Mistral cores
Apple A12 Bionic – Cyprus , with 2 Vortex cores and 4 Tempest cores
Apple A12X and A12Z Bionic – Aruba, with 4 Vortex cores and 4 Tempest cores
Apple A13 Bionic – Cebu , with 2 Lightning and 4 Thunder cores[67]
Apple A14 Bionic – Sicily , with 2 Firestorm cores and 4 Icestorm cores[68] [69]
Apple A15 Bionic – Ellis , with 2 Avalanche cores and 4 Blizzard cores
Apple A16 Bionic – Crete , with 2 Everest cores and 4 Sawtooth cores
Apple A17 Pro - Coll[70]
Apple A18 Pro - Tahiti[70]
Software
Applications
Software Features
AirPods Firmware
For use with AirPods
Build 1A6XX – Theremin
Build 2XXXX – Harmonica
Build 3XXXX – Harpsichord
Build 4XXXX – Piccolo
audioOS
For use with HomePod
audioOS 11.0.2 – Cinar
audioOS 11.3 – Emet
audioOS 11.4 – Fatsa
audioOS 11.4.1 – Gebze
audioOS 12.0–12.3 – Peace
audioOS 13.2–13.3.1 – Yukon
audioOS 13.4 – Yager
audioOS 14 – Archer
audioOS 15 – Satellite
audioOS 15.1 – Starlinks
Classic Mac OS
The classic Mac OS is often cited as having multiple codenames. The codename convention for Mac OS 8 and 9 mostly follow musical terminology.
System 6.0.4 (1989) – Antares
System 6.0.5 (1990) – Big Deal
System 6.0.6 – SixPack (never released due to AppleTalk bug)
System 6.0.8 (1991) – Terminator
System 7 – Blue, Big Bang, M80 (in reference to the M-80 firecrackers), Pleiades
System 7's Finder – Furnishings 2000
System 7's TuneUp — 7Up
System 7.0.1 (1991) – Road Warrior, Beta Cheese, Regatta
System 7.1 (1992) – Cube-E, I Tripoli (in reference to IEEE standards)
System 7.1 Pro (1993) – Jirocho
Prototype of System 7.1 for x86 processors – Star Trek
System 7.5 (PPC) (1994) – Mozart, Capone ("to strike fear in the heart of" Windows 95, codenamed Chicago)
System 7.5 Update 1.0 – Danook (from The Far Side )
System 7.5 Update 2.0 – Thag (from The Far Side ), Zhag
System 7.5.2 — Marconi (in reference to Guglielmo Marconi )
System 7.5.3 – Unity ("contains all patches and special software")
System 7.5.3 Revision 2 – Buster (Amelio's high school nickname)
System 7.5.5 – Son of Buster (picked for the "SOB" acronym)
System 7.6 – Harmony
System 7.6.1 – Ides of Buster
Mac OS 8 (failed project) – Copland , Maxwell
Mac OS 8 (released) – Tempo
Mac OS 8.0 for CHRP : Orient Express
Mac OS 8.1 – Bride of Buster
Mac OS 8.5 – Allegro, Scimitar
Mac OS 8.5.1 – Rick Ford Release, The [citation needed ]
Mac OS 8.6 – Veronica (named after a relative of technical lead Brian Bechtel)
Mac OS 9.0 – Gershwin, Sonata
Mac OS 9.0.4 – Minuet [90]
Mac OS 9.1 –Fortissimo
Mac OS 9.2 –Moonlight
Mac OS 9.2.1 –Limelight
Mac OS 9.2.2 –LU1 (Limelight Update 1)
iOS
The codename convention for iOS are ski resorts.[83] [19] [91]
iPhone OS 1.0 – Alpine
iPhone OS 1.0.1–1.0.2 – SUHeavenlyJuly
iPhone OS 1.1–1.1.1 – Snowbird
iPhone OS 1.1.2 – Oktoberfest
iPhone OS 1.1.3–1.1.5 – Little Bear
iPhone OS 2.0–2.0.2 – Big Bear
iPhone OS 2.1–2.1.1 – Sugar Bowl
iPhone OS 2.2 – Timberline
iPhone OS 2.2.1 – SUTimberline
iPhone OS 3.0–3.0.1 – Kirkwood
iPhone OS 3.1–3.1.2 – Northstar
iPhone OS 3.1.3 – SUNorthstarTwo
iPhone OS 3.2–3.2.2 – Wildcat
iOS 4.0–4.0.2 – Apex
iOS 4.1 – Baker
iOS 4.2.1 – Jasper
iOS 4.2.5–4.2.10 – Phoenix
iOS 4.3–4.3.5 – Durango
iOS 5.0–5.0.1 – Telluride
iOS 5.1–5.1.1 – Hoodoo
iOS 6.0–6.0.2 – Sundance
iOS 6.1–6.1.2 – Brighton
iOS 6.1.3–6.1.6 – BrightonMaps
iOS 7.0–7.0.2 – Innsbruck
iOS 7.0.3–7.0.6 – InnsnbruckTaos
iOS 7.1 – Sochi
iOS 7.1.1 – SUSochi
iOS 7.1.2 – Sochi
iOS 8.0–8.0.2 – Okemo
iOS 8.1 – OkemoTaos
iOS 8.1.1–8.1.2 – SUOkemoTaos
iOS 8.1.3 – SUOkemoTaosTwo
iOS 8.2 – OkemoZurs
iOS 8.3 – Stowe
iOS 8.4 – Copper
iOS 8.4.1 – Donner
iOS 9.0–9.0.2 – Monarch
iOS 9.1 – Boulder
iOS 9.2 – Castlerock
iOS 9.2.1 – Dillon
iOS 9.3–9.3.1 – Eagle
iOS 9.3.2 – Frisco
iOS 9.3.3–9.3.6 – Genoa
iOS 10.0.1–10.0.3 – Whitetail
iOS 10.1–10.1.1 – Butler
iOS 10.2 – Corry
iOS 10.2.1 – Dubois
iOS 10.3–10.3.1 – Erie
iOS 10.3.2 – Franklin
iOS 10.3.3–10.3.4 – Greensburg
iOS 11.0–11.0.3 – Tigris
iOS 11.1–11.1.2 – Bursa
iOS 11.2–11.2.2 – Cinar
iOS 11.2.5–11.2.6 – Dalaman
iOS 11.3–11.3.1 – Emet
iOS 11.4 – Fatsa
iOS 11.4.1 – Gebze
iOS 12 – Peace
iOS 13 / iPadOS 13 – Yukon
iOS 14 / iPadOS 14 – Azul
iOS 15 / iPadOS 15 – Sky
iOS 16 / iPadOS 16 – Sydney
iOS 17 / iPadOS 17 – Dawn
iOS 18 / iPadOS 18 – Crystal
Mac OS X / OS X / macOS [ edit ]
The internal codenames of Mac OS X 10.0 through 10.2 are big cats .
In Mac OS X 10.2, the internal codename "Jaguar" was used as a public name, and, for subsequent Mac OS X releases, big cat names were used as public names through until OS X 10.8 "Mountain Lion", and wine names were used as internal codenames through until OS X 10.10 "Syrah".[92]
For OS X releases beginning with 10.9, and for macOS releases, landmarks in California were used as public names.[93]
For OS X releases beginning with 10.11, and for macOS releases, varieties of apples were used as internal code names.[92]
Mac OS X Server [ edit ]
Other operating systems
Version:
9.0-9.0.1 - MonarchTide
9.1 - Tilden
9.1.1 - Noble
9.2 - Angora
9.2.1 - Fern
9.2.2 - Gilmore
10.0 - Union
10.0.1 - Bugle
10.1 - Clementine
10.1.1 - Diamond
10.2 - Emerald
10.2.1 - Florence
10.2.2 - Gold
11.0 - Topaz
11.1 - Bass
11.2-11.2.1 - Coyote
11.2.5-11.2.6 - Dixon
11.3 - Eaton
11.4 - Francis
11.4.1 - Grant
12.0–12.4.1 - Hope
13.0–13.4.5 - Yager
14.0–14.7 - Archer
15.0 - Satellite
16.0 - Paris
watchOS [ edit ]
watchOS often follows the codename convention for beaches.[83] [99] All betas carry the following codenames, succeeded by the word "Seed". For example, watchOS 3.2 beta is known as ElectricSeed .
watchOS 1 [ edit ]
Version
Codename
1.0
SkiHill
1.0.1
Bucket
watchOS 2 [ edit ]
Version
Codename
2.0
Bondi
2.0.1
Atlantic
2.1
Bahar
2.2
Coral
2.2.1
Fish
2.2.2
Goldfish
watchOS 3 [ edit ]
Version
Codename
3.0
Daytona
3.1
Blowfish
3.1.1
Catfish
3.1.3
Dogfish
3.2
Electric
3.2.2
Firefish
3.2.3
Ghostfish
watchOS 4 [ edit ]
Version
Codename
4.0
Fortune
4.1
Beluga
4.2
Catamaran
4.2.2
Dolphin
4.2.3
4.3
Emperor
4.3.1
Ferry
4.3.1
Gull
watchOS 5 [ edit ]
Version
Codename
5.0–5.3
Glory
watchOS 6 [ edit ]
Version
Codename
6.0–6.3
Grace
watchOS 7 [ edit ]
Version
Codename
7.0–7.2
Hunter
watchOS 8 [ edit ]
Version
Codename
8.0
Jupiter
watchOS 9 [ edit ]
Version
Codename
9.0
Kincaid
watchOS 10 [ edit ]
Version
Codename
10.0
Lighthouse
watchOS 11 [ edit ]
Version
Codename
11.0
Moonstone
Technologies