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.[1]
The internal codenames for the CPU cores of Apple siliconA series and M series chips are named after islands, with the cores named after wind and weather patterns.[56]
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".[77]
For OS X releases beginning with 10.9, and for macOS releases, landmarks in California were used as public names.[78]
For OS X releases beginning with 10.11, and for macOS releases, varieties of apples were used as internal code names.[77]
Mac OS X: Cyan, Siam (in reference to joining Mac OS and Rhapsody)[74]
watchOS often follows the codename convention for beaches.[70][84] All betas carry the following codenames, succeeded by the word "Seed". For example, watchOS 3.2 beta is known as ElectricSeed.
^These are not codenames for the M3 chip family itself, but for individual M3 chips. According to The Information, "Ibiza" would be the base chip, "Lobos" the Pro-equivalent, and "Palma" the Max-equivalent. Since Apple has not yet announced official names for these chips (like "Pro" and "Max"), these names are not mentioned inline.
^Levy, Steven (June 2000). Insanely Great: The Life and Times of Macintosh, the Computer that Changed Everything. Penguin Publishing Group. p. 200. ISBN978-0-14-029177-3.
^ abcGurman, Mark (October 13, 2011). "MacBook Pros constrained, new models appear in Apple's inventory system". 9to5Mac. Archived from the original on November 30, 2013. Retrieved November 27, 2013. the new internal code names for the updated MacBook Pro line are K90IA (13-inch), K91A (15-inch), and K92A (17-inch). The A in the codename signifies this next MacBook Pro refresh as being relatively minor.
^ abGurman, Mark (October 14, 2012). "13-inch MacBook Pro with Retina display confirmed for Apple event". 9to5Mac. Archived from the original on December 2, 2013. Retrieved November 26, 2013. The current 15-inch MacBook Pro with Retina Display is codenamed D2, and its smaller sibling is in fact, as predicted this morning, dubbed D1 internally.
^Vascellaro, Jessica (September 12, 2012). "Expectations Build Up for Apple's New iPhone". The Wall Street Journal. Archived from the original on December 4, 2013. Retrieved November 26, 2013. The next iPhone, which has been referred to internally by the code name N41, has been in the works for more than a year, a person familiar with the matter said.