| Version of the macOS operating system | |
 | |
 Screenshot of macOS Sequoia | |
| Developer | Apple |
|---|---|
| OS family | |
| Source model | Closed, with open source components |
| Initial release | September 16, 2024 |
| Latest release | 15.1[1] (October 28, 2024) [±] |
| Latest preview | 15.2 beta 3[2] (November 11, 2024) [±] |
| Update method | Apple Software Update |
| Platforms | x86-64 (Intel-based) ARM64 (Apple silicon) |
| Kernel type | Hybrid (XNU) |
| License | Proprietary software with open-source components and content licensed with APSL |
| Preceded by | macOS Sonoma |
| Official website | www |
| Tagline | Sharp as a Mac.[3] |
| Support status | |
| Supported. Drops support for all MacBook Airs released in 2018 and 2019. | |
macOS Sequoia (version 15) is the twenty-first and current major release of Apple's macOS operating system, the successor to macOS Sonoma. It was announced at WWDC 2024 on June 10, 2024.[4] In line with Apple's practice of naming macOS releases after landmarks in California, it is named after Sequoia National Park, located in the Sierra Nevada mountain range.[5]
The first developer beta was released on June 10, 2024.[6] The first public beta was released on July 15, 2024, and the second was released on July 23, 2024.[7][8] It was released on September 16, 2024.[9]
- ^ Clover, Juli (October 28, 2024). "Apple Releases macOS Sequoia 15.1 With Apple Intelligence". MacRumors. Retrieved October 28, 2024.
- ^ Clover, Juli (November 11, 2024). "Apple Releases Third Betas of iOS 18.2 and More With Genmoji, Image Playground and ChatGPT Integration". MacRumors. Retrieved November 11, 2024.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
previewwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Apple's AI plans, iOS 18, and more at WWDC 2024". The Verge. June 10, 2024. Retrieved June 10, 2024.
- ^ Terech, Kristina; Hanson, Matt; Saxena, Muskaan (June 7, 2024). "macOS 15 Sequoia: launch date, latest news, rumors, and everything we know". TechRadar. Retrieved June 10, 2024.
- ^ "Apple Releases First Betas of iOS 18, iPadOS 18, macOS Sequoia, tvOS 18, watchOS 11, and visionOS 2". MacRumors. June 10, 2024. Retrieved June 15, 2024.
- ^ "Apple Releases First macOS Sequoia Public Beta With iPhone Mirroring and More". MacRumors. July 15, 2024. Retrieved July 16, 2024.
- ^ "Apple Releases Second macOS Sequoia Public Beta With iPhone Mirroring and More". MacRumors. July 24, 2024. Retrieved July 28, 2024.
- ^ "Apple Launches macOS Sequoia With iPhone Mirroring, Passwords App, Window Tiling Updates and More". MacRumors. September 16, 2024. Retrieved September 16, 2024.