List of Apple operating systems
The following is a list of operating systems released by Apple Inc.
Apple computers
Apple II
- Apple DOS is the first operating system for Apple computers[1]
- Apple ProDOS
- Apple GS/OS
Apple III
Apple Lisa
Macintosh computers
Classic Mac OS
- System 1
- System 2
- System 3
- System 4
- System Software 5 – also marketed as System 5
- System Software 6 – also marketed as System 6
- System 7 – System 7.5.1 was the first to refer to itself as Mac OS, Mac OS 7.6 was the first to be branded as "Mac OS"
- Mac OS 8
- Mac OS 9 – Mac OS 9.2.2 was the last version of Classic Mac OS
Mac OS X / OS X / macOS
macOS was previously known as Mac OS X and later OS X.
- Mac OS X Public Beta – code name Kodiak
- Mac OS X 10.0 – code name Cheetah
- Mac OS X 10.1 – code name Puma
- Mac OS X 10.2 – also marketed as Jaguar
- Mac OS X Panther – 10.3
- Mac OS X Tiger – 10.4
- Mac OS X Leopard – 10.5
- Mac OS X Snow Leopard – 10.6 (requires purchase)
- Mac OS X Lion – 10.7 – also marketed as OS X Lion (requires purchase)
- OS X Mountain Lion – 10.8 (requires purchase)
- OS X Mavericks – 10.9 (free)
- OS X Yosemite – 10.10 (free)
- OS X El Capitan – 10.11 (free)
- macOS Sierra – 10.12 (free)
- macOS High Sierra – 10.13 (free)
- macOS Mojave – 10.14 (free)
- macOS Catalina – 10.15 (free)
- macOS Big Sur – 11 (free)
macOS Server
macOS Server was previously known as Mac OS X Server and later OS X Server.
- Mac OS X Server 1.0 – code name Hera, also referred to as Rhapsody
- Mac OS X Server 10.0 – code name Cheetah
- Mac OS X Server 10.1 – code name Puma
- Mac OS X Server 10.2 – code name Jaguar
- Mac OS X Server 10.3 – code name Panther
- Mac OS X Server 10.4 – code name Tiger
- Mac OS X Server 10.5 – also marketed as Leopard Server
- Mac OS X Server 10.6 – also marketed as Snow Leopard Server
Starting with Lion, there is no separate Mac OS X Server operating system. Instead the server components are a separate download from the Mac App Store.
- Mac OS X Lion Server – 10.7 – also marketed as OS X Lion Server
- OS X Mountain Lion Server – 10.8 – also marketed as Mountain Lion Server
- OS X Mavericks Server – 10.9 – also marketed as Mavericks Server
- OS X Yosemite Server – 10.10 – also marketed as Yosemite Server 4.0
- OS X 10.11 Server 5.0 – also marketed as OS X Server 5.0
- OS X 10.11 Server 5.1 – also marketed as OS X Server 5.1
- macOS 10.12 Server 5.2 – also marketed as macOS Server 5.2
- macOS 10.12 Server 5.3 – also marketed as macOS Server 5.3
- macOS 10.13 Server 5.4 – also marketed as macOS Server 5.4
- macOS 10.13 Server 5.5 – also marketed as macOS Server 5.5
Others
- A/ROSE
- A/UX
- AIX for Apple Network Servers
- Macintosh Application Environment
- MkLinux
- PowerOpen Environment
- Star Trek – unreleased
- Taligent – unreleased
- Copland – unreleased
Newton
iPod
- iPod OS
Apple TV
Apple TV Software
- Apple TV Software 1 – derived from Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger
- Apple TV Software 2 – derived from Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger
- Apple TV Software 3 – derived from Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger
- Apple TV Software 4 – derived from iOS 4 and iOS 5
- Apple TV Software 5 – derived from iOS 5 and iOS 6
- Apple TV Software 6 – derived from iOS 7
- Apple TV Software 7 – derived from iOS 8
There was no Apple TV Software 8, version 8 was skipped when moving to tvOS.
iOS
iOS was previously known as iPhone OS, despite also being available on the iPod Touch (1st, 2nd, and 3rd generations) and the original iPad.
iPadOS
At its June 2019 Worldwide Developer Conference, Apple introduced iPadOS, a version of iOS, for iPad tablets, promised for fall 2019 release.[2][3]
watchOS
Table of operating systems
Device(s) | Platform(s) | OS | Announced | Released | Discontinued | Notes |
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Apple computers | Apple II series | Apple DOS | June 1978 | June 1978 | 1983 | |
Apple ProDOS | 1983 | 1983 | 1993 | |||
Apple GS/OS | 1988 | 1988 | ||||
Apple III | Apple SOS | 1980 | 1980 | |||
Apple Lisa | Lisa OS | 1983 | 1983 | |||
MacWorks XL | 1984 | 1984 | ||||
Macintosh computers (68k) | Classic Mac OS | System 1 | 1984 | 1984 | ||
System 2 | 1985 | 1985 | ||||
System 3 | 1986 | 1986 | ||||
System 4 | 1987 | 1987 | ||||
System Software 5 | 1987 | 1987 |
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System Software 6 | 1988 | 1988 |
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Macintosh computers (68k and PowerPC) | System 7 | 1991 | 1991 |
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Mac OS 8 | 1997 | 1997 | ||||
Macintosh computers (PowerPC) | Mac OS 9 | 1999 | 1999 | |||
Mac OS X | Mac OS X Public Beta | September 13, 2000 | September 13, 2000 | May 14, 2001 |
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Mac OS X 10.0 | September 13, 2000 | March 24, 2001 |
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Mac OS X 10.1 | September 25, 2001 | September 25, 2001 |
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Mac OS X 10.2 | August 23, 2002 |
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Mac OS X Panther | October 24, 2003 |
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Macintosh computers (PowerPC and X86) | Mac OS X Tiger | April 29, 2005 |
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Mac OS X Leopard | October 26, 2007 |
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Macintosh computers (X86) | Mac OS X Snow Leopard | August 28, 2009 |
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Mac OS X Lion | July 20, 2011 |
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OS X | OS X Mountain Lion | July 25, 2012 |
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OS X Mavericks | October 22, 2013 |
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OS X Yosemite | October 16, 2014 |
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OS X El Capitan | June 8, 2015 |
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macOS | macOS Sierra | June 13, 2016 |
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macOS High Sierra | June 5, 2017 |
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macOS Mojave | September 24, 2018 |
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macOS Catalina | October 7, 2019 |
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Macintosh computers (PowerPC) | Mac OS X Server | Mac OS X Server 1.0 | March 16, 1999 | March 16, 1999 |
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Mac OS X Server 10.0 | May 21, 2001 |
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Mac OS X Server 10.1 | September 25, 2001 |
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Mac OS X Server 10.2 | August 23, 2002 |
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Mac OS X Server 10.3 | October 24, 2003 |
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Macintosh computers (PowerPC and X86) | Mac OS X Server 10.4 | April 29, 2005 |
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Mac OS X Server 10.5 | October 26, 2007 |
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Other computers | NeXTSTEP | September 18, 1989 | ||||
OpenStep | 1994 | |||||
Darwin | November 15, 2000 | |||||
A/ROSE | ||||||
A/UX | ||||||
AIX for Apple Network Servers | ||||||
Macintosh Application Environment | ||||||
MkLinux | ||||||
PowerOpen Environment | ||||||
Star Trek | N/A | N/A | ||||
Taligent | N/A | N/A | ||||
Copland | N/A | N/A | ||||
Newton | Newton | Newton OS | ||||
iPod | iPod | iPod OS |
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Apple TV | Apple TV Software (X86) | Apple TV Software 1 | September 12, 2006 | March 21, 2007 | February 12, 2008 |
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Apple TV Software 2 | January 15, 2008[4] | February 12, 2008[5] | October 2009 |
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Apple TV Software 3 | October 2009 |
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Apple TV Software (ARM) | Apple TV Software 4 | |||||
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Apple TV Software 6 |
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Apple TV Software 7[note 1] |
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tvOS | tvOS 9[note 1] |
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tvOS 10 |
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tvOS 11 |
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tvOS 12 |
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iOS devices (iPhone, iPod Touch, and iPad) | iPhone OS[note 2] | iPhone OS 1[note 2] | ||||
iPhone OS 2[note 2] | ||||||
iPhone OS 3[note 2] | ||||||
iOS[note 2] | iOS 4[note 2] |
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iOS 5 | ||||||
iOS 6 | ||||||
iOS 7 | ||||||
iOS 8 | ||||||
iOS 9 | ||||||
iOS 10 | ||||||
iOS 11 | ||||||
Apple Watch | watchOS | watchOS 1 |
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watchOS 2 |
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watchOS 3 |
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watchOS 4 |
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watchOS 5 |
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Notes
- There was no Apple TV Software 8 or tvOS 8, version 8 was skipped when moving to tvOS.
- iOS was previously known as iPhone OS, despite also being available on the iPod Touch (1st, 2nd, and 3rd generations) and the original iPad.
- Apple OS History. Computer Hope. 05/21/2018. [2019-01-11].
- Warren, Tom (2019-06-03). "Apple reveals iPadOS for iPad with a new home screen, multitasking improvements, and more". The Verge. Retrieved 2019-06-17.
- Jaffe, Justin. "Apple introduces iPadOS, giving iPads their own operating system". CNET. Retrieved 2019-06-17.
- http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/01/15/apple.tv.take.2/
- http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/02/12/apple.tv.take.2.update/
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