macOS Tahoe
{{Current event|date=June 2025|2=WWDC event}}{{Short description|22nd major version of the macOS operating system}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2020}}
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{{Infobox OS version
| name = macOS Tahoe
| title = macOS Tahoe
| logo = File:MacOS Tahoe Logo 2025.svg
| version of = macOS
| developer = Apple Inc.
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| source model = Closed, with open source components
| update model = Software Update
| supported platforms = ARM64 (Apple Silicon)
x86-64 (Intel)
| ui = Liquid Glass
| license = Proprietary software with open-source components and content licensed with APSL
| preceded by = macOS Sequoia
| website = {{URL|https://www.apple.com/os/macos/}}
| tagline = Fresh faced. Timelessly Mac.{{cite web | url=https://www.apple.com/os/macos/ | title=OS - macOS }}
| 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{{Cite web |last=Benedetto |first=Antonio G. Di |date=2025-06-09 |title=Apple announces macOS 26 Tahoe with new design and revamped search features |url=https://www.theverge.com/news/678268/macos-version-wwdc-2025-announcement |access-date=2025-06-09 |website=The Verge |language=en-US}}, 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.{{Cite web |date=2025-06-02 |title=macOS Tahoe: Everything We Know So Far |url=https://www.macrumors.com/2025/06/02/macos-16-everything-we-know-so-far/ |access-date=2025-06-09 |website=MacRumors |language=en}}
Starting from this version of macOS, Apple changed its numbering convention for consistency across all operating systems.{{Cite web |date=2025-05-30 |title=There's No Apple iOS 19: iPhone 17 To Have iOS 26 In Radical Change, Report Claims |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidphelan/2025/05/30/forget-ios-19-apple-to-launch-iphone-17-with-radically-different-software-report-says/ |access-date=2025-06-02 |website=Forbes}}
Tahoe will be the last version of macOS to support Intel based Macs.{{Cite web |last=Mayo |first=Benjamin |date=2025-06-09 |title=Apple will end support for Intel Macs next year, macOS 27 will require Apple Silicon |url=https://9to5mac.com/2025/06/09/apple-will-end-support-for-intel-macs/ |access-date=2025-06-09 |website=9to5Mac |language=en-US}}
Development
macOS Tahoe was announced by Senior Vice President of Software Engineering Craig Federighi at Apple's Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) on June 9, 2025. It was announced alongside iOS 26, iPadOS 26 and watchOS 26.{{Cite press release |title=Apple introduces a delightful and elegant new software design |url=https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2025/06/apple-introduces-a-delightful-and-elegant-new-software-design/ |access-date=2025-06-09 |website=Apple Newsroom}} The first developer beta was released the same day.
Features
macOS Tahoe introduces several new features and improvements, mainly focused on the user interface:{{Cite web |title=macOS Tahoe 26 makes the Mac more capable, productive, and intelligent than ever |url=https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2025/06/macos-tahoe-26-makes-the-mac-more-capable-productive-and-intelligent-than-ever/ |access-date=2025-06-10 |website=Apple Newsroom |language=en-US}}
- The UI has been completely redesigned for the first time since macOS Big Sur to use Liquid Glass, replacing Aqua, making it even more consistent with Apple's other platforms, which also receive it. The menu bar is now fully transparent. 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 the trash icon updated and third-party apps breaking this rule will be put into the app icon shape.
- Folders are now customizable, with features like the ability to change the colours and emojis.
- Spotlight Search has been redesigned and gains quick actions, "quick-key" shortcuts, menubar search, and Apple Intelligence integration.
- Many iOS and iPadOS features have been brought over to the Mac, such as app tinting and Live Activities.
- The Phone and Journal apps are now included as part of macOS. The Phone app uses Continuity to integrate with the iPhone.
- The Control Center has been redesigned, now functioning and resembling its iOS version introduced in iOS 18/iPadOS 18.
- The Launchpad, introduced in OS X Lion and mostly unchanged afterwards, has been repurposed into the Applications feature which is similar to the App Library used on iOS since iOS 14 and iPadOS 14. It is integrated into the Spotlight interface. iPhone apps also appear in the Applications list through Continuity from the user's iPhone, and will launch through iPhone Mirroring.{{Cite web |date=2025-06-09 |title=macOS Tahoe Transforms Launchpad Into App Library |url=https://www.macrumors.com/2025/06/09/macos-tahoe-launchpad-app-library/ |access-date=2025-06-10 |website=MacRumors |language=en}}
- A Magnifier app, Vehicle Motion Cues, a system-wide Accessibility Reader, and support for Braille displays comes as part of expanded accessibility features.
Supported hardware
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:{{Cite web |date=2025-06-07 |title=macOS Tahoe Might Support One Fewer Mac Than Previously Rumored |url=https://www.macrumors.com/2025/06/07/macos-tahoe-compatibility-rumor/ |access-date=2025-06-09 |website=MacRumors |language=en}}
- iMac (2020 and later)
- MacBook Air with Apple Silicon (2020 and later)
- MacBook Pro with Apple Silicon (2020 and later)
- MacBook Pro (16-inch, 2019) and MacBook Pro (13-inch, 2020, Four Thunderbolt 3 ports)
- Mac Mini (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.{{Cite web |date=2025-06-09 |title=Intel Macs Won't Get Updates After macOS Tahoe |url=https://www.macrumors.com/2025/06/09/intel-macs-no-more-updates/ |access-date=2025-06-09 |website=MacRumors |language=en-US}}
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