macOS Tahoe
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| Version of the macOS operating system | |
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| Developer | Apple Inc. |
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| OS family | |
| Source model | Closed, with open source components |
| Update method | Software Update |
| Platforms | ARM64 (Apple Silicon)
x86-64 (Intel) |
| Kernel type | Hybrid (XNU) |
| Default user interface | Liquid Glass |
| License | Proprietary software with open-source components and content licensed with APSL |
| Preceded by | macOS Sequoia |
| Official website | www |
| Tagline | Fresh faced. Timelessly Mac.[1] |
| Support status | |
| In developer beta. Drops support for the 2017 iMac Pro, 2018 Mac Mini, 2018 MacBook Pro, 2019 13 and 15” MacBook Pro, 2020 2 port 13”MacBook Pro, 2019 iMac, and the 2020 Intel MacBook Air. | |
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macOS Tahoe (version 26) is an operating system developed by Apple Inc. It is the twenty-second operating system in the macOS family. It is the direct successor to macOS Sequoia and was announced alongside iOS 26, iPadOS 26, watchOS 26, visionOS 26, and tvOS 26. It was announced at WWDC 2025 on June 9, 2025[2], and will be released in September 2025. It is named after Lake Tahoe in California, in line with Apple's practice of naming macOS releases after landmarks in the state.[3]
Starting from this version of macOS, Apple changed its numbering convention for consistency across all operating systems.[4]
Tahoe will be the last version of macOS to support Intel Macs.[5]
Development
[edit]Features
[edit]macOS Tahoe introduces several new features and improvements, mainly focused on the user interface:
- The UI has been redesigned since macOS Big Sur to use Liquid Glass, replacing Aqua and is more consistent with Apple's other platforms.
- Folders are now customizable, with features like the ability to change the colours and emojis.
- Spotlight Search has been redesigned and is much more powerful than before.
- Many iOS and iPadOS features have been brought over to the Mac, such as app tinting, Live Activities and Control Center customisation.
- The Finder icon is now colored blue on the right side rather than the left.
- App icons have been redesigned, they are now the same as iOS and iPadOS instead of modified versions of the icons. The app icon shape introduced in MacOS Big Sur is now mandatory, with third-party apps breaking this rule will be put into the app icon shape.
Supported hardware
[edit]macOS Tahoe supports all Macs with Apple silicon and those with Intel's 9th generation Coffee Lake and Cascade Lake-based Xeon-W processors. The only supported Intel Macs are the 2019 Mac Pro, the 2019 16-inch MacBook Pro, the 2020 13-inch MacBook Pro with four Thunderbolt ports and the 2020 iMac. The following devices are compatible:[6]
- iMac (2020 and later)
- MacBook Air (M1, November 2020 and later)
- MacBook Pro 13-inch (May 2020 with four Thunderbolt 3 ports; M1, November 2020 and later)
- MacBook Pro 14-inch (all models)
- MacBook Pro 16-inch (2019 and later)
- Mac Mini (M1, November 2020 and later)
- Mac Pro (2019 and later)
- Mac Studio (all models)
During its Platforms State of the Union event at WWDC 2025, Apple announced that macOS Tahoe will be the last version of macOS that supports Intel Macs, which will not receive macOS 27.[7]
Reference
[edit]- ^ https://www.apple.com/os/macos/
- ^ Benedetto, Antonio G. Di (June 9, 2025). "Apple announces macOS 26 Tahoe with new design and revamped search features". The Verge. Retrieved June 9, 2025.
- ^ "macOS Tahoe: Everything We Know So Far". MacRumors. June 2, 2025. Retrieved June 9, 2025.
- ^ "There's No Apple iOS 19: iPhone 17 To Have iOS 26 In Radical Change, Report Claims". Forbes. May 30, 2025. Retrieved June 2, 2025.
- ^ Mayo, Benjamin (June 9, 2025). "Apple will end support for Intel Macs next year, macOS 27 will require Apple Silicon". 9to5Mac. Retrieved June 9, 2025.
- ^ "macOS Tahoe Might Support One Fewer Mac Than Previously Rumored". MacRumors. June 7, 2025. Retrieved June 9, 2025.
- ^ "Intel Macs Won't Get Updates After macOS Tahoe". MacRumors Forums. June 9, 2025. Retrieved June 9, 2025.
