Version of the macOS operating system | |
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Developer | Apple |
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OS family | |
Source model | Closed, with open source components |
Latest preview | 15.0 beta[1] (24A5264n)[2] (June 10, 2024 ) [±] |
Update method | Software Update |
Platforms | x86-64, ARM64 |
Kernel type | Hybrid (XNU) |
License | Proprietary software with open-source components and content licensed with APSL |
Preceded by | macOS Sonoma |
Official website | www |
Tagline | Sharp as a Mac.[3] |
Support status | |
In developer beta. Will drop support for all MacBook Airs released in 2018 and 2019. |
macOS Sequoia (version 15) is the upcoming major release of Apple's macOS operating system. The successor to macOS Sonoma, it was announced at WWDC 2024 on June 10, 2024.[4] It is named after Sequoia National Park, which is located in the Sierra Nevada mountain range.[5]
The first developer beta was released on June 10, 2024.[6] The public beta is expected to be released in July 2024.[7]
macOS Sequoia was announced by senior vice president of software engineering Craig Federighi at Apple's Worldwide Developers Conference on June 10, 2024.[4]
macOS Sequoia includes a number of new features and improvements, mainly focused on productivity:
macOS Sequoia supports all Macs with Apple silicon and those with Intel's Xeon-W and 8th-generation Coffee Lake chips or later. macOS Sequoia supports every Mac that supports macOS Sonoma with the exception of the 2018–2019 MacBook Air models with Amber Lake chips. Similar to Sonoma, the 2019 iMac is the only supported Intel Mac that lacks a T2 chip. macOS Sequoia is the first version of macOS to drop support for a Mac with a T2 chip.
The following devices are compatible with macOS Sequoia:[3]
The first developer beta of macOS Sequoia was released on June 10, 2024. Like with macOS Sonoma, the Sequoia developer beta is available to anyone with a free Apple Developer account, without needing a developer subscription.
Previous release | Current release | Current beta release | Security response |
Version | Build | Release date | Darwin version |
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15.0 beta | 24A5264 | June 10, 2024 | 24.0.0 xnu-11215.0.31.511.2~1 Thu May 30 21:28:42 PDT 2024 |
See Apple's official release notes.