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Distinction between
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The tables 10.2 10.3
10.4 10.5
10.6 10.7
10.8 10.9 10.10
10.11 10.12
10.13 10.14
10.15 11.0
12.0 13.0
Note: Apple's operating systems have the
following code names on this page:
10.2 Jaguar, 10.3 Panther, 10.4 Tiger, 10.5
Leopard, 10.6 Snow Leopard, 10.7 Lion, 10.8
Mountain Lion, 10.9 Mavericks. 10.10 Yosemite,
10.11 El Capitan, 10.12 Sierra, 10.13 High Sierra,
10.14 Mojave, 10.15 Catalina, 11.0 Big Sur, 12.0
Monterey, 13.0 Ventura.
x.y.z are all updates on the Zth
value. Big Sur and
Monterey both may have updates on the Y value, and
Z value (12.0.1 and 12.1 are both updates, and
12.1 is newer than 12.0.1). Upgrades are
between different named systems of lower to higher
value.
January 23, 2023 Apple released Ventura 13.2,
Monterey, Big Sur 11.7.3 and Safari 16.3 for
people running those OSes through Apple menu ->
About this Mac -> Software Update. All future
Mac OS annual releases are available through the
App Store and/or How To Article 211683 The
latest release on both channels is included for
all operating systems.
Intermediate releases are also available on
Applications-> Utilities -> Terminal using
commands such as:
softwareupdate
--fetch-full-installer--full-installer-version
11.6.3
If the command works, a new installer for the
operating system specific to that intermediate
release will appear in your applications folder when
completed and can be included on existing installs
of that operating system or older for future use to
go directly to that release.
October 24, 2022 Apple released Ventura, a new
upgrade for Mac OS, Mac OS 13.0.
Additionally through software update they released
12.6.1, 11.7.1 and Safari 16.1. Catalina
updates for Safari ended July 22, 2022.
Other browsers for Catalina and older operating
systems are mentioned on my browser FAQ and its
referenced tip on Apple Support Communities.
September 20, 2022 Apple released Big Sur,
Monterey updates for Safari and the OS through
Apple menu -> About This Mac -> Software
Update.
It did NOT release any update for
Catalina! Leaving Safari
at version 15.6 for Catalina. It did a similar
thing for Mojave, leaving Mojave a version behind
at 14.1.2 right before the release of Monterey.
September 16, 2022 Apple released 11.7 Big Sur
August 18, 2022 Apple released the last Catalina
Update for Safari. See My
browser webpage for newer security patches
for other browsers that are able to run on
Catalina and older operating systems. This release
was only available through Apple menu -> Abuot
This Mac Software Update. All further Mac OS
releases for security come through that passage.
All future Mac OS annual releases are available
through the App Store and/or How To Article 211683
Intermediate releases are also available on
Applications-> Utilities -> Terminal using
commands such as:
softwareupdate
--fetch-full-installer--full-installer-version
11.6.3
If the command works, a new installer for the
operating system specific to that intermediate
release will appear in your applications folder when
completed and can be included on existing installs
of that operating system or older for future use to
go directly to that release.
July, 20, 2022 Apple released Catalina, Big Sur,
and Monterey via Apple menu -> About This Mac
-> Software Update, and Catalina updates via Software Updates page.
This is the last time Apple used The software
Update website for Mac OS updates. Limited updates
such as the Windows Migration Assistant were
provided on this page after that but not for the
individual annual OS releases.
May 16, 2022 Apple released Catalina, Big Sur,
and Monterey updates only via Apple menu ->
About This Mac -> Software Update.
March 14, 2022 Apple released 10.15.7 Security
Update 2022-003 Catalina, 11.6.5 Big Sur and 12.3
Monterey on Apple menu -> About This Mac ->
Software Update. The Apple Software
Downloads was not updated. The
Security Updates page reviews the content of
each one.
February 14, 2022, Apple released Catalina, and
Big Sur security updates only through Apple menu
-> Software updates. Apple
Software Downloads no longer has the latest
updates. except for Mojave which do not include
any better releases of Safari for Mojave than many
third party web browsers.
February 10, 2022, Apple released Catalina, Big
Sur, security updates and 12.2.1 Monterey via
Software Update only. Safari
gets a slightly
newer build, but no version change.
January 28, 2022 - Catalina Security Update
2022-001 link added from website.
January 26, 2022 - Monterey updated to 12.2, Big
Sur to 11.6.3, Catalina to Security Update
2022-001,
Safari to 15.3
December 13, 2021 - Apple updated Monterey to
12.1, Big Sur to 11.6.2, Catalina to Security
Update 2021-008. 12.1 addresses
a serious memory bug issue in 12.0.1.
October 25, 2021 - Apple released Monterey Mac OS
X 12.0 and 12.0.1, and the latest security update
to Big Sur and Catalina
September 21-23rd. Apple releases Safari 15
for Big Sur and Catalina ONLY.
On the 23rd, the updated the security on Software
Downloads for Catalina to include the Catalina
update.
September 13, 2021 2021-005 Catalina and 11.6
released. Updated table below.
Safari 14.1.2 released for Mojave and
Catalina via Software Update only. The last
security update to date for Mojave.
August 5th, 2021 - Apple put the latest downloads
for Catalina and Mojave security updates on
Apple
Software Downloads.
July 26, 2021 - Apple released 11.5.1
July 21, 2021 - Apple released 11.5,
10.14.6 Security Update 2021-005,
10.15.7 Security Update 2021-004 on Software
Update only, and not for download from Apple
Software Downloads
website .
June 2, 2021 - Apple added the security updates
for Catalina (10.15) and Mojave 10.15) to their download
page.
May 24, 2021 - Apple released 11.4, 2021-004
Mojave, 2021-003 Catalina, Safari 14.1.1 all
only on Apple menu -> About This Mac ->
Software Update. 2021-004 erroneously
links to 2020-004 Mojave download on Wikipedia.
All info about current security releases are
on
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201222
Please submit feedback if
links are available.
feedback
April 27, 2021 - Apple released 11.3 by software
update only.
April 14, 2021 - Was informed that High Sierra
had a 2020-006 update. Updated the link.
March 8, 2021 - Big Sur 11.2.3 update for
security issues identified in
this link. Like all Big Sur
updates it is only available
via Apple menu -> Software Update. There
are no web based downloads for Big Sur updates.
February 25, 2021 - Big Sur 11.2.2 release via
software update only fixes bug that
damages
USB ports from certain USB hubs.
There are no Big Sur web based downloads.
All App Store and Software Update only.
February 8, 2021 - Mojave & Catalina security
updates and supplemental updates added.
February 1, 2021 - Big Sur, Catalina, and Mojave
update status updated.
December 16, 2020 - 10.14.6 2020-007 security
update released, and Catalina 2020-001 security
update.
Big Sur 11.1 was released and is currently only
available through software update and system
restore and App Store.
November 12, 2020 - 11.0.1 was released.
Some macs that shipped with Big Sur will need to
use Apple menu -> About This mac -> software
update to update to 11.0.1. Check Apple menu
-> About This Mac
to verify if yours doesn't have 11.0.1. Big
Sur links will be added when separate updates are
available for Big Sur through Apple's website.
Mojave and High Sierra received 2020-006 updates
only via Apple menu -> About This Mac ->
Software update with no direct download link
November 11, 2020 - 10.15.7 supplemental update
was pushed both for combo and delta.
Official release date of High Sierra 2020-006. Added
to this page on December 18, 2020.
September 24, 2020 Updates included for High
Sierra, Mojave, Catalina, and October 1, 2020
information for Mojave included.
If you need technical support for issues after
reading this FAQ, please visit my Tech Support page,
where I offer fee based support.
The links below are known as updates, not
upgrades. Upgrades are the annual releases
Apple has released for Mac OS X, sometimes at a
fee.
The App Store is the only way to jump between
upgrades.
There are though upgrades that can jump other
upgrades. For more on that, see
this tip.
Distinction between updates, upgrades
Included below are the upgrades for Mac OS since
Jaguar. Each has a code name referenced on the link
and the table or section of this page going to that
link. The tables 10.2 10.3
10.4 10.5
10.6 10.7
10.8 10.9 10.10
10.11 10.12
10.13 10.14
10.15 11.0
12.0 13.0
Mac OS versions from 10.0 Cheetah to 10.15 Catalina
has been structured in version number 10.x.y where X
is the upgrade available by disc in
the early version, and App Store in the later
version. Y is the update
available in links below. Starting with Big Sur,
11.x.y, Monterey 12.x.y, and Ventura 13.x.y were the
upgrade with x.y being the intermediate security
updates. For more about computer
compatibility, see
this table.
Mac OS X 10.7 upgrades and later are App Store
and Internet Recovery only downloads.
January 7 - March 15, 2010 Macs all can use 10.6.3
retail installer.
March 15, 2010 to July 21, 2011 must use the
prebundled 10.6 installer to restore the operating
system that shipped with them. Some of
these Macs have an
internet restore firmware that can be added
to them if you have to swap out the hard
drive.
July 22, 2011 Macs and later only have internet
restore (command-option-shift-R) for the original
OS that shipped with them, and command-R for
regular recovery through the restore partition.
Every OS 10.7 and above creates a restore
partition to restore it on the Mac as long as the
drive stays healthy. Previous operating
systems you can find at Used and Refurbished
Mac shops. You may also be able to find Leopard by
calling Apple's retail online store phone number,
though not from their website directly. No Mac may
run an older operating system than it shipped
with (links to the Mac OS X Upgrade FAQ,
where at the beginning there are articles which
explain why this is the case), and you need to use
either the disks which came with the Mac, or newer
retail disks to install Puma (10.1), Jaguar
(10.2), Panther (10.3), Tiger (10.4), and Leopard
(10.5) retail titles. For each disc, its retail CD
logo is shown below: Puma (10.1) there is  , Jaguar (10.2) there is  , Panther (10.3)
 , Tiger (10.4)  , Leopard (10.5)  , and Snow Leopard 10.6  . None says Update.
In addition, there are security
updates which are not listed in the tables
below, though are included with some of these
updates. I may not be able to give the latest
update. But you can use an internet search engine
to search for an update using 'support.apple.com
DL name of update' and usually get the download
link.
Note, 10.6.
8 Security Update 2012-001 version 1.1
repairs 1.0's disabling of several Rosetta
(Rosetta indicates programs designed for pre-2006
Macs that used the PowerPC CPU) applications and
drivers. The update is also available via Apple
menu -> Software Update known as version 1.1
Pay close attention to the security update
prerequisites, as not all work with all versions
of Mac OS X. All updates should have the precautions listed on the
Upgrade FAQ applied to them before
installing the update.
Apple has published a very informative article on
the size of software update files in Article
25799.
This page was spun off the Mac OS X
speed FAQ section on the updates.
dyniform.net
links to PowerPC downloads 10.0 through 10.4.5 are
being added to this list as time permits.
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Distinction between
updates, upgrades
The tables 10.2 10.3
10.4 10.5
10.6 10.7
10.8 10.9 10.10
10.11 10.12
10.13 10.14
10.15 11.0
12.0 13.0
* 10.2.8 release 6R65 was pulled due to an issue
with ethernet
on some G4 450s and 500 Mhz models. Other
issues have been reported on C!Net (formerly
Macfixit) and Apple Discussions Board, and whether
they directly correlate with the 6R65 10.2.8
update is uncertain. Release 6R73 is in the 10.2.8
updates above. You can tell the version of 10.2.8
you have installed by selecting About This Mac
from the Apple menu and clicking on the Option
button when you click on the Mac OS X version in
the About This Mac window. Upgrading to 10.2.8 is
not recommended for those who have a Mac older
than 10.2.7's release of August 2003. Instead if
you need 10.2.8's compatibility, purchase Mac OS X
10.3, and take the firewire
issues prior to installing Panther.
Note that while the combo update lists it is only
for 10.2.0 to 10.2.5 on the
download page, its more
detailed info page says it is for 10.2.0 to
10.2.7 non-G5s. The same is true of the
download page for the 10.2.6 update to 10.2.8,
listing itself as an update for 10.2.6 and 10.2.7
non-G5 more
detailed info page. 10.2.7 is not available
as a separate upgrade, and was only released on
certain Mac models and their restore CDs between
the release of 10.2.6 and 10.2.8. It was however
the first release to include USB 2 drivers
built-in, and 10.2.8 improved those drivers.
As both download pages link to their more info
page, I would give Apple feedback
if you find that confusing, so the pages are more
consistant.
10.3.1, and 10.3.2 both
only come in delta update variations. 10.3.3 once
again comes in combo and single version updates.
please read the Panther
caution note prior to installing 10.3.
Note: Archive and Clean Install are no longer
available after Mac OS X 10.7. Internet
based and recovery partition manages
reinstalls of Mac OS X:
Catalina's last release was August 18th, 2022 for
Safari 15.6.1. Newer Browsers
are available for Catalina with better security as
well as older operating systems.
Big Sur
January 23, 2023 Apple released Big Sur 11.7.3
and Safari 16.3 for people running those OSes
through Apple menu -> About this Mac ->
Software Update. Catalina was the last operating
system have updates made available directly
through website as of July 2022. All future Mac OS
annual releases are available through the App
Store and/or How To Article 211683 The
latest release on both channels is included for
all operating systems.
Intermediate releases are also available on
Applications-> Utilities -> Terminal using
commands such as:
softwareupdate
--fetch-full-installer--full-installer-version
11.6.3
If the command works, a new installer for the
operating system specific to that intermediate
release will appear in your applications folder when
completed and can be included on existing installs
of that operating system or older for future use to
go directly to that release.
11.0 - 11.77 Big Sur - downloads were
erroneously added to this table earlier, when none
were available. A typo in the source
indicates it actually was a El Capitan download.
Big Sur is the first operating system that
Apple has not released any of its updates as stand
alone downloads, and depends completely on
Software Update in the Apple menu to send
downloads. Please submit
feedback to Apple to change this policy, as
resuming interrupted downloads is not as easy with
Software Update as it is with web browsers.
11.7.1
is now available (link only
provides information on content, and not the
download itself). Mr. Macintosh keeps a repository of full
installer links to Apple for earlier releases.
Each version 11, is available on Terminal by
issuing commands like
softwareupdate --fetch-full-installer
--full-installer-version 11.6.4
softwareupdate --fetch-full-installer
--full-installer-version 11.6.3
softwareupdate --fetch-full-installer
--full-installer-version 11.6.2
softwareupdate --fetch-full-installer
--full-installer-version 11.6.1
The initial release is no longer available
Although you will need a backup of a prior
version the OS or a Mac that shipped Catalina or
earlier with the internet restore to get it
installed.
Monterey
January 23, 2023 Monterey 12.6.3 Apple released
for people running Monterey through Apple menu
-> About this Mac -> Software Update. All
future Mac OS annual releases are available
through the App Store and/or How To Article 211683 The
latest release on both channels is included for
all operating systems.
Intermediate releases are also available on
Applications-> Utilities -> Terminal using
commands such as:
softwareupdate
--fetch-full-installer--full-installer-version
12.6.2
If the command works, a new installer for the
operating system specific to that intermediate
release will appear in your applications folder when
completed and can be included on existing installs
of that operating system or older for future use to
go directly to that release.
Apple's Monterey has been updated to
12.6.17 It is only
available on Apple menu -> About This Mac ->
Software Update and on Apple's recovery
automatically when you restore a Mac that has had
Monterey installed.
12.1 addresses a serious memory bug of 12.0.1.
1) 10.13.6 High Sierra Update may have issues
with some older hardware. Backup
your data, double check the health of your
old hard
drive with DriveDX, and RAM with the
hardware test/apple diagnostic
before installing anything.
No more security updates are available for Mac OS
10.12, or 10.13.
Note with 10.9, Mavericks, 10.10 Yosemite, and El
Capitan Apple have broken with tradition. If you
are backed up, and
compatible with 10.8, you should for the most part
be compatible with 10.9, 10.10, and 10.11 (see my
tip on printers for
the big change in printers and scanners in 10.11).
Apple no longer has 10.9, 10.10, and 10.11
available for 10.8 or 10.7 users. 10.11 is
available for 10.6.8 users who can't upgrade to
10.12. For more info, see the tips I wrote on Apple Support Communities,
as well as my Mac OS X
upgrade FAQ
and both are "free" to all users of 10.6.8 or
later whom are compatible with it. "Free"
is relative term as a lot of software compatible
with 10.6.8 and earlier is not with 10.7 and later
as my Mac OS X native FAQ explains about Rosetta under the
Intel section.
You can downgrade by running on the terminal:
softwareupdate --fetch-full-installer
--full-installer-version 12.2.1
softwareupdate --fetch-full-installer
--full-installer-version 12.2
softwareupdate --fetch-full-installer
--full-installer-version 12.1
The initial release is no longer available.
Although you will need a backup of a prior
version the OS or a Mac that shipped Big Sur or
earlier with the internet restore to get it
installed.
2) 10.4.6 and later added an oddball feature. It
is there in the readme, namely that it reboots
twice on its own recognizance. This does not
happen with every update, but it is not a bug. Do
not interrupt the machine's reboots!
10.4.5 was the first operating system update made
for Intel Macs,
and 10.4.6 was the first to offer a combo update
for both 10.4.4 and 10.4.5 users on Intel Macs.
** WiFI and 10.4.8 seem to not agree with each
other under certain conditions. I've posted a
thread on Apple Discussions, which I'm mirroring
on my own website for
the benefit of those who can't find a solution to
the problem.
3) Due to a Critical security flaw, it is
recommended all 10.9 and 10.9.1 users upgrade
directly to Mac OS X 10.9.2. 10.9.1 download link
has been removed from my listing, as this security
flaw is not worth messing around with. It does not
impact earlier versions of Mac OS X. A similar
flaw was corrected on iPhones, iPad, iPod Touch
with the iOS updates below (iOS 5.x and earlier
are unaffected).
4) 10.15.3 video issues on initial update, and
10.15.4 supplemental update has "bricked" some
MacBook Pros and Mac Minis. Video
issues persist with 10.15.5. Some are
resolved by sending back to Apple for a
replacement logicboard and reloading 10.15.2.
These video issues may
be resolved by the Radeon Pro 5600M update and/or
the 10.15.6 update. It does NOT
address the 5500M graphics card, which has been
known to have similar issues. Clone
your system before attempting to
install.
Users of iOS 6 or later should upgrade to 6.1.6
Users of iOS 7 or later should upgrade to 7.0.6
Catalina cut short updates on Safari and security
updates on July 22, 2022.
Additional updates for Big Sur and Monterey came
in September.
5) Safari 15 is not available for Mojave.
10.15.7 latest security updates only available
from Apple menu -> About This Mac ->
Software Update and
Safari 14.1.2 is available for Mojave only via the
same Software Update.
6) 10.15.6 supplemental must be applied after the
10.15.6 updates. No combined update includes
the supplemental.
7) Safari 15.4 is now available only via Apple
menu -> About This Mac -> Software
Update. All new releases of Catalina,
Big Sur and Monterey are now coming via that
method only. Apple
Software Downloads does not have any current
Catalina, Big Sur or Monterey updates.
8) Big Sur had releases that may reload through
internet restore, command-option-shift-R if the
Mac shipped with them, including 11.0.1,
11.1. 11.2 combo update is the first
direct from the web download available for Big Sur
as opposed to the App Store only. 11.2.1 and
11.2.2 return to software update only.
9) Note to be reused.
Note: Apple in 2012 discontinued the links of
docs.info.apple, kbase.info.apple, and kbnum. Any
italicized links below which remain in this
format, are because Apple did not inform Archive.org
of their new location before discontinuing the new
kbase link. If you find an alternative download
site that has the original Apple download for
these links, please submit feedback.
10) High Sierra has no updates after
November 12, 2020. This means the need to
use another web
browser if you are stuck on High Sierra due
to software or hardware compatibility.
October 24, 2022 Apple released
Ventura.
January 23, 2023 Ventura 13.2,
Monterey, Big Sur 11.7.3 and Safari 16.3 for
people running those OSes through Apple menu
-> About this Mac -> Software Update. All
future Mac OS annual releases are available
through the App Store and/or How To Article 211683 The
latest release on both channels is included for
all operating systems.
Intermediate releases are also available on
Applications-> Utilities -> Terminal using
commands such as:
softwareupdate
--fetch-full-installer--full-installer-version
13.1
All updates that are available for your computer
for stand alone download are on
softwareupdate --list-full-installers
for any updates after 10.15.6 and any upgrades
prior to 10.14.6. Updates prior to 10.15.6 are
listed earlier on this page.
If the command works, a new installer for the
operating system specific to that intermediate
release will appear in your applications folder
when completed and can be included on existing
installs of that operating system or older for
future use to go directly to that release.
Updates for the following systems followed the
same general pattern
September 26, 2023 Sonoma was
released
September 16, 2024 Sequoia was
released
Autumn 2025 Northern Hemisphere released planned
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