MacOS Tahoe
Updated: 12/11/2025, 10:24:23 AM Wikipedia source
macOS Tahoe (version 26) is the twenty-second and current major release of Apple's macOS operating system. The successor to macOS Sequoia (macOS 15), it was announced at WWDC 2025 on June 9, 2025, and its first developer beta was released the same day. It was released on September 15, 2025. Tahoe is the final version of macOS that supports Macs with Intel processors; the 2020 iMac, the 2019 16-inch MacBook Pro, the 2020 4-port 13-inch MacBook Pro, and the 2019 Mac Pro models are supported. Future versions will work only on Macs with Apple silicon systems on a chip (SoCs). It is the first version of macOS since Mac OS X Snow Leopard that cannot be upgraded from an older version via the Mac App Store; upgrading it is exclusively available through the System Settings software update preference pane, as is the case with iOS.
Infobox
Developer
Apple
OS family
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Working state
Current
Source model
Closed, with open source components
Generalavailability
September 15, 2025; 2 months ago (2025-09-15)
Latest release
26.1 (25B78) (November 3, 2025; 38 days ago (2025-11-03)) [±]
Available in
42 languages
Update method
Software Update
Supported platforms
ARM64 (Apple silicon)x86-64 (Intel)
Kernel type
Hybrid (XNU)
License
Proprietary software with open-source components and content licensed with APSL
Preceded by
macOS Sequoia
Official website
www.apple.com/os/macos/
Tagline
Fresh faced. Timelessly Mac.
Released tomanufacturing
June 9, 2025; 6 months ago (2025-06-09)
Tables
· Release history
| Previous release | Current release | Current beta release | Security response |
macOS Tahoe releases · Release history
26.0
26.0
Version
26.0
Build
25A8353
Release date
October 22, 2025
Darwin version
Preinstalled on 14-inch M5 MacBook Pro
25A354
25A354
Version
25A354
Build
September 15, 2025
Release date
25.0.0xnu-12377.1.9~3Mon August 25, 21:17:54 PDT 2025
26.0.1
26.0.1
Version
26.0.1
Build
25A362
Release date
September 29, 2025
Darwin version
25.0.0xnu-12377.1.9~141Wed September 17, 21:42:08 PDT 2025
25A8364
25A8364
Version
25A8364
Build
October 15, 2025
Release date
14-inch M5 MacBook Pro only
26.1
26.1
Version
26.1
Build
25B78
Release date
November 3, 2025
Darwin version
25.1.0xnu-12377.41.6~2Mon October 20, 19:32:56 PDT 2025
26.2 RC
26.2 RC
Version
26.2 RC
Build
25C56
Release date
December 3, 2025
| Version | Build | Release date | Darwin version |
| 26.0 | 25A8353 | October 22, 2025 | Preinstalled on 14-inch M5 MacBook Pro |
| 25A354 | September 15, 2025 | xnu-12377.1.9~3Mon August 25, 21:17:54 PDT 2025 | |
| 26.0.1 | 25A362 | September 29, 2025 | xnu-12377.1.9~141Wed September 17, 21:42:08 PDT 2025 |
| 25A8364 | October 15, 2025 | 14-inch M5 MacBook Pro only | |
| 26.1 | 25B78 | November 3, 2025 | xnu-12377.41.6~2Mon October 20, 19:32:56 PDT 2025 |
| 26.2 RC | 25C56 | December 3, 2025 |
· References
| Preceded bymacOS Sequoia | macOS 26 Tahoe 2025 | Succeeded by- |
References
- 9to5Machttps://9to5mac.com/2025/09/09/apple-confirms-macos-tahoe-26-launch-date-september-15/
- MacRumorshttps://www.macrumors.com/2025/11/03/apple-releases-macos-tahoe-26-1/
- Apple Developerhttps://developer.apple.com/news/releases/?id=09292025c
- "OS - macOS"https://www.apple.com/os/macos/
- PCMAGhttps://www.pcmag.com/news/apple-confirms-end-of-support-for-intel-macs-after-macos-tahoe
- The Vergehttps://www.theverge.com/news/678268/macos-version-wwdc-2025-announcement
- The Vergehttps://www.theverge.com/news/682871/apple-developer-beta-ios-26-watchos-26-macos-availability
- Engadgethttps://www.engadget.com/apps/ios-26-is-official-apple-changes-from-version-numbers-to-years-for-its-os-names-172129166.html
- Cult of Machttps://www.cultofmac.com/news/goodbye-ios-19-hello-ios-26-apple-switches-to-year-based-name
- "macOS Tahoe 26 makes the Mac more capable, productive, and intelligent than ever"https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2025/06/macos-tahoe-26-makes-the-mac-more-capable-productive-and-intelligent-than-ever/
- MacRumorshttps://www.macrumors.com/2025/06/09/macos-tahoe-launchpad-app-library/
- Macworldhttps://www.macworld.com/article/2809620/macos-26-includes-a-new-look-for-the-terminal-app.html
- AppleInsiderhttps://appleinsider.com/inside/macos-tahoe/tips/how-the-new-passwords-history-feature-works-in-macos-tahoe
- Ars Technicahttps://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025/09/macos-26-tahoe-the-ars-technica-review/
- 9to5Machttps://9to5mac.com/2025/08/05/macos-tahoe-26-beta-5-retires-the-old-macintosh-hd-icon/
- nfs(5) – Darwin and macOS File Formats Manualhttps://keith.github.io/xcode-man-pages/nfs.5.html
- 9to5Machttps://9to5mac.com/2025/05/12/apple-confirms-ios-19-will-end-support-for-legacy-home-app-system/
- MacRumorshttps://www.macrumors.com/2025/06/19/macos-tahoe-beta-drops-firewire-support/
- MacRumorshttps://www.macrumors.com/2025/06/07/macos-tahoe-compatibility-rumor/
- 9to5Machttps://9to5mac.com/2025/06/09/apple-will-end-support-for-intel-macs/
- Ars Technicahttps://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025/06/apple-details-the-end-of-intel-mac-support-and-a-phaseout-for-rosetta-2/