| Version of the macOS operating system | |
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 Screenshot of macOS Sonoma | |
| Developer | Apple |
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| OS family | |
| Source model | Closed, with open source components |
| General availability | September 26, 2023 |
| Latest release | 14.7.1[1] (October 28, 2024) [±] |
| Update method | Software Update |
| Platforms | x86-64, ARM64 |
| Kernel type | Hybrid (XNU) |
| License | Proprietary software with open-source components and content licensed with APSL |
| Preceded by | macOS Ventura |
| Succeeded by | macOS Sequoia |
| Official website | apple.com/macos/sonoma at the Wayback Machine (archived 2023-09-26) |
| Tagline | Come for the power. Stay for the fun.[2] |
| Support status | |
| Receiving security updates. Drops support for all Macs released in 2017 excluding the iMac Pro. | |
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macOS Sonoma (version 14) is the twentieth major release of macOS, Apple's operating system for Mac computers. The successor to macOS Ventura, it was announced at WWDC 2023 on June 5, 2023,[3] and released on September 26, 2023. It is named after the wine region located in California's Sonoma County.[4][5]
macOS Sonoma was succeeded by macOS Sequoia, which was released on September 16, 2024.
The first developer beta was released on June 5, 2023,[6] and macOS Sonoma entered public beta on July 11, 2023.[7]
macOS Sonoma is the final version of macOS that supports the 2018–2019 MacBook Air, as its successor, macOS Sequoia, drops support for those models.
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- ^ Clover, Juli (June 5, 2023). "Apple Releases First Beta of macOS 14 Sonoma to Developers". MacRumors. Archived from the original on June 6, 2023. Retrieved June 6, 2023.
- ^ "macOS Sonoma Public Beta Now Available". MacRumors. July 12, 2023. Archived from the original on July 12, 2023. Retrieved July 12, 2023.