MacOS Mojave

macOS Mojave
Version of the macOS operating system
macOS Mojave wordmark
A screenshot of the desktop
The macOS Mojave desktop, showing the Dark Mode interface and the Stocks and Voice Memos applications ported from iOS
DeveloperApple Inc.
OS family
Source modelClosed, with open source components
General
availability
September 24, 2018; 6 years ago (2018-09-24)[1]
Latest release10.14.6 Security Update 2021-005[2] (18G9323) (July 21, 2021; 3 years ago (2021-07-21)) [±]
Update methodSoftware Update
Platformsx86-64
Kernel typeHybrid (XNU)
LicenseAPSL and Apple EULA
Preceded bymacOS High Sierra
Succeeded bymacOS Catalina
Official websitewww.apple.com/macos/mojave at the Wayback Machine (archived September 1, 2019)
TaglineSimply powerful.
Support status
Unsupported as of October 2021. iTunes is no longer being updated, but is able to download driver updates to sync to newer devices. (iTunes is replaced by separate apps in macOS Catalina, including Music, TV, Podcasts, and Finder for syncing devices.)[3] Drops support for Macs released from late 2009 to 2011.

macOS Mojave (/mˈhɑːvi, mə-/ mo-HAH-vee; version 10.14) is the fifteenth major release of macOS, Apple Inc.'s desktop operating system for Macintosh computers. Mojave was announced at Apple's Worldwide Developers Conference on June 4, 2018, and was released to the public on September 24, 2018. The operating system's name refers to the Mojave Desert, and is part of a series of California-themed names that began with OS X Mavericks.[4] It succeeded macOS High Sierra and was followed by macOS Catalina. macOS Mojave is the last version of macOS that features the iTunes and Dashboard apps.

macOS Mojave brings several iOS apps to the desktop operating system, including Apple News, Voice Memos, and Home. It also includes a more comprehensive "dark mode", is the final version of macOS to support 32-bit application software,[5][6] is the last version of the macOS capable of being booted from an HFS+ partition without third-party patching, and is also the last version of macOS to support the iPhoto app, which had already been superseded in OS X Yosemite (10.10) by the newer Photos app.

Mojave was well received and was supplemented by point releases after launch.

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  2. ^ "About the security content of Security Update 2021-005 Mojave". Apple Support. July 21, 2021. Retrieved July 21, 2021.
  3. ^ "What happened to iTunes?". Apple Inc. Archived from the original on June 3, 2019. Retrieved July 24, 2020.
  4. ^ "Apple is changing how its Macs work. Here's how". The Independent. Archived from the original on June 9, 2018. Retrieved June 6, 2018.
  5. ^ Miller, Chance (June 5, 2018). "Hands-on with dark mode in macOS 10.14 Mojave [Gallery]". 9to5Mac. Archived from the original on June 23, 2018. Retrieved June 23, 2018.
  6. ^ "Apple Support - 32-bit app compatibility with macOS High Sierra 10.13.4 and later". Apple Support. September 24, 2018. Archived from the original on April 12, 2018. Retrieved September 25, 2018.