The 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.[1]
Apple-designed processors
The internal codenames for the CPU cores of Apple silicon A series and M series chips are named after wind and weather patterns.[15]
- 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 Thunder and Lightning cores[16]
- Apple A14 Bionic – Sicily, with 2 Firestorm cores and 4 Icestorm cores[17][18]
- Apple A15 Bionic – Ellis, with 2 Avalanche cores and 4 Blizzard cores
- Apple A16 Bionic – Crete
- Apple-designed chips for Mac computers – Kalamata or Star (development stage)[19]
- Apple M1 – Tonga, with 4 Firestorm cores and 4 Icestorm cores, with Lifuka GPU cores[17][18]
- Apple M1 Pro – Jade-Chop
- Apple M1 Max – Jade-C
- Apple M1 Ultra – Jade-2C
- Apple M2 – Staten
- Apple M2 Pro – Rhodes Chop
- Apple M2 Max – Rhodes 1C
- Apple M2 Ultra – Rhodes 2C
- Apple M3 – Ibiza
Computers
Apple
Macintosh
eMac
- Northern Lights – eMac (ATI Graphics)
- P69 – eMac
- Q86J – eMac (2005)
iBook
iMac
- MacMan and Columbus – iMac G3 (Bondi Blue)[20]
- C1 – iMac (Bondi Blue)
- Elroy – iMac (Bondi Blue)
- Fino – iMac G5 20"
- Hero – iMac G5 (17-inch, 20-inch)
- Horizon – iMac G4 (USB 2.0; 15-, 17-inch)
- J30 – iMac (21.5-inch, Late 2012)[6]
- J31 – iMac (27-inch, Late 2012)[6]
- Kihei – iMac, iMac DV, iMac DV+, iMac DV SE
- Kiva – iMac (summer 2001)
- Life Savers – iMac (5 Flavors)
- M23 – iMac G5 20"
- P7 – iMac, iMac DV, iMac DV+, iMac DV SE
- P79 – iMac G4 (17-inch Flat Panel)
- P80 – iMac G4 (Flat Panel)
- Q26B – iMac G4 (15-inch USB 2.0)
- Q26C – iMac G4 (17-inch USB 2.0)
- Q45C – iMac G5 (Ambient Light Sensor) 17-inch
- Q45D – iMac G5 (Ambient Light Sensor) 20-inch
- Q87 – iMac G5 iSight (17-, 20-inch)
- Tailgate – iMac (Bondi Blue)
- Tessera – iMac G4 (flat panel)
Mac mini
Mac Pro
MacBook
MacBook Air
MacBook Pro
- MacBook Pro 13" – J52[23]
- 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[24]
- MacBook Pro (15-inch, Late 2011) – K91A[24]
- MacBook Pro (17-inch, Late 2011) – K92A[24]
- 13-inch MacBook Pro with Retina Display- D1[25]
- 15-inch MacBook Pro with Retina Display – D2[25][6]
- MacBook Pro (Retina, 13-inch, Early 2013) – J44[26]
- MacBook Pro (Retina, 15-inch, Early 2013) – J45[27]
- MacBook Pro (Retina, 15-inch, Mid 2015) – J53
PowerBook
- 101 – PowerBook G3 (Bronze Keyboard)
- 102 – PowerBook G3 (FireWire)
- 103 – PowerBook G4
- AJ – PowerBook Duo 2300c/100
- Ansel – PowerBook Duo 250
- Asahi – PowerBook 100
- Blackbird – PowerBook 540, 540c, 550c, 500 with PowerPC
- Blackbird LC – PowerBook 520, 520c, 550c, 500 with PowerPC
- BOB W (Best of Both Worlds) – PowerBook Duo 210, 230
- Brooks – PowerBook 160
- Cinnamon – PowerBook Duo 210, 230
- Colt 45 – PowerBook 145
- Colt 45 – PowerBook 145B
- Comet – PowerBook 2400c
- Converse – PowerBook 180
- Dart LC – PowerBook 165
- Dartanian – PowerBook 180
- DBLite – PowerBook Duo 210, 230
- Derringer – PowerBook 100
- Epic – PowerBook 1400c, 1400cs
- Escher – PowerBook Duo 270c
- Gemini – PowerBook Duo Dock/Plus/II
- Hammerhead – PowerBook G4 (17-inch)
- Hokusai – PowerBook 180c
- Hooper – PowerBook 3400c[28]
- Ivory – PowerBook G4 (DVI)
- Jedi – PowerBook 150
- Kanga – PowerBook G3
- Lombard – PowerBook G3 (Bronze Keyboard)
- Mercury – PowerBook G4
- Mighty Cat – PowerBook 2400c
- Monet – PowerBook 165c
- Mustang – PowerBook 5300 Series
- M2 – PowerBook 5300
- Nautilus – PowerBook 2400c
- Omega – PowerBook 190
- Omega – PowerBook 190cs
- Onyx – PowerBook G4 (Gigabit Ethernet)
- P25 – PowerBook G4 (Gigabit Ethernet)
- PDQ – PowerBook G3 (September 1998)
- Pismo – PowerBook (FireWire)
- PowerBook 3500 – PowerBook G3
- P8 – PowerBook G3 (FireWire)
- P88 – PowerBook G4 Titanium (1 GHz/867 MHz)
- P99 – PowerBook G4 (12-inch)
- Q16 – PowerBook G4 (15-inch FW800)
- Q16A – PowerBook G4 (15-inch 1.5/1.33GHz)
- Q41 – PowerBook G4 (17-inch 1.33GHz)
- Q41A – PowerBook G4 (17-inch 1.5 GHz)
- Q51 – PowerBook G5 (EVT1)
- Q54 – PowerBook G4 (12-inch DVI)
- Q54A – PowerBook G4 (12-inch 1.33 GHz)
- Road Warrior – PowerBook 170
- Rosebud – PowerBook 100
- Spruce Goose – PowerBook 540/540c
- SR-71 – PowerBook 540, 540c, 550c, 500 with PowerPC
- Tim – PowerBook 170
- Tim Lite – PowerBook 140
- Wallstreet – PowerBook G3
- Yeager – PowerBook Duo 280/280c
PowerMac
Software
Applications
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[edit]
Version
|
Codename
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11.0.2
|
Cinar
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11.3
|
Emet
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11.4
|
Fatsa
|
11.4.1
|
Gebze
|
|
audioOS 12[edit]
Version
|
Codename
|
12.0–12.3
|
Peace
|
|
audioOS 13[edit]
Version
|
Codename
|
13.2 – 13.3.1
|
Yukon
|
13.4
|
Yager
|
|
audioOS 14[edit]
Version
|
Codename
|
14
|
Archer
|
|
audioOS 15[edit]
Version
|
Codename
|
15
|
Satellite
|
|
audioOS 15.1[edit]
Version
|
Codename
|
15.1
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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.
iOS
The codename convention for iOS are ski resorts.[60][22][63]
iPhone OS 1[edit]
Version
|
Codename
|
1.0
|
Alpine
|
1.0.1
|
SUHeavenlyJuly
|
1.0.2
|
1.1
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Snowbird
|
1.1.1
|
1.1.2
|
Oktoberfest
|
1.1.3
|
Little Bear
|
1.1.4
|
1.1.5
|
|
iPhone OS 2[edit]
Version
|
Codename
|
2.0
|
Big Bear
|
2.0.1
|
2.0.2
|
2.1
|
Sugar Bowl
|
2.1.1
|
2.2
|
Timberline
|
2.2.1
|
SUTimberline
|
|
iPhone OS 3[edit]
Version
|
Codename
|
3.0
|
Kirkwood
|
3.0.1
|
3.1
|
Northstar
|
3.1.1
|
3.1.2
|
3.1.3
|
SUNorthstarTwo
|
3.2
|
Wildcat
|
3.2.1
|
3.2.2
|
|
Version
|
Codename
|
4.0
|
Apex
|
4.0.1
|
4.0.2
|
4.1
|
Baker
|
4.2.1
|
Jasper
|
4.2.5
|
Phoenix
|
4.2.6
|
4.2.7
|
4.2.8
|
4.2.9
|
4.2.10
|
4.3
|
Durango
|
4.3.1
|
4.3.2
|
4.3.3
|
4.3.4
|
4.3.5
|
|
Version
|
Codename
|
5.0
|
Telluride
|
5.0.1
|
5.1
|
Hoodoo
|
5.1.1
|
|
Version
|
Codename
|
6.0
|
Sundance
|
6.0.1
|
6.0.2
|
6.1
|
Brighton
|
6.1.1
|
6.1.2
|
6.1.3
|
BrightonMaps
|
6.1.4
|
6.1.5
|
6.1.6
|
|
Version
|
Codename
|
7.0
|
Innsbruck
|
7.0.1
|
7.0.2
|
7.0.3
|
InnsbruckTaos
|
7.0.4
|
7.0.5
|
7.0.6
|
7.1
|
Sochi
|
7.1.1
|
SUSochi
|
7.1.2
|
Sochi
|
|
Version
|
Codename
|
8.0
|
Okemo
|
8.0.1
|
8.0.2
|
8.1
|
OkemoTaos
|
8.1.1
|
SUOkemoTaos
|
8.1.2
|
8.1.3
|
SUOkemoTaosTwo
|
8.2
|
OkemoZurs
|
8.3
|
Stowe
|
8.4
|
Copper
|
8.4.1
|
Donner
|
|
Version
|
Codename
|
9.0
|
Monarch
|
9.0.1
|
9.0.2
|
9.1
|
Boulder
|
9.2
|
Castlerock
|
9.2.1
|
Dillon
|
9.3
|
Eagle
|
9.3.1
|
9.3.2
|
Frisco
|
9.3.3
|
Genoa
|
9.3.4
|
9.3.5
|
9.3.6
|
|
Version
|
Codename
|
10.0.1
|
Whitetail
|
10.0.2
|
10.0.3
|
10.1
|
Butler
|
10.1.1
|
10.2
|
Corry
|
10.2.1
|
Dubois
|
10.3
|
Erie
|
10.3.1
|
10.3.2
|
Franklin
|
10.3.3
|
Greensburg
|
10.3.4
|
|
Version
|
Codename
|
11.0
|
Tigris
|
11.0.1
|
11.0.2
|
11.0.3
|
11.1
|
Bursa
|
11.1.1
|
11.1.2
|
11.2
|
Cinar
|
11.2.1
|
11.2.2
|
11.2.5
|
Dalaman
|
11.2.6
|
11.3
|
Emet
|
11.3.1
|
11.4
|
Fatsa
|
11.4.1
|
Gebze
|
|
Version
|
Codename
|
12.0–12.5.5
|
Peace
|
Version
|
Codename
|
13.0–13.7
|
Yukon
|
Version
|
Codename
|
14.0–14.8
|
Azul
|
|
iOS 15
Version
|
Codename
|
15.0-15.1
|
Sky
|
Mac OS X/OS X/macOS
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".[64]
For OS X releases beginning with 10.9, and for macOS releases, landmarks in California were used as public names.[65]
For OS X releases beginning with 10.11, and for macOS releases, varieties of apples were used as internal code names.[64]
Mac OS X Server
tvOS
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
watchOS
- watchOS often follows the codename convention for beaches.[60][72]
- Betas – all betas carry the following codenames, succeeded by the word "Seed". For example, watchOS 3.2 beta is known as ElectricSeed.
- Burrito – Apple Watch sleep tracking [73]
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
|
|
|
|
Technologies