macOS Versions
macOS Version list of all recent versions
L ... Late
M ... Mid
E ... Early
TB ... Thunderbolt Ports
R ... Retina
R4 ... Retina 4K
R5 ... Retina 5K
M1 ... M1 Chip
| Version # of macOS | Version name | MacBook Pro 13" | MacBook Pro 15" | MacBook Pro 16" | MacBook Air 11" | MacBook Air 13" | MacBook | iMac Pro | iMac 21,5" | iMac 27" | Mac mini | Mac Pro |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 / 10.16 | Big Sur | L2013R, M2014R, E2015R, 2016_2_TB, 2017_4_TB, 2018_4_TB, 2019_4_TB, 2020_4_TB, 2020_2_TB, 2020_M1 | L2013R, M2014R, M2015R, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 | M2012, E2014, E2015 | M2013, E2014, E2015, 2017R, 2018R, 2019R, 2020R, 2020_M1 | E2015R_12", E2016R_12", 2017R_12" | 2017 | M2014, L2015, L2015R4, 2017, 2017R4, 2019R4 | L2014R5, M2015R5, L2015R5, 2017R5, 2019R5, 2020R5 | L2014, 2018, 2020M1 | L2013, 2020 | |
| 10.15 | Catalina | M2012, L2012R, E2013R, L2013R, M2014R, E2015R, 2016_2_TB, 2017_2_TB, 2017_4_TB, 2018_4_TB, 2019_4_TB, 2019_2_TB, 2020_4_TB, 2020_2_TB | M2012R, M2012R, E2013R, L2013R, M2014R, M2015R, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, | 2019 | M2012, M2013, E2014, E2015 | M2012, M2013, E2014, E2015, 2017, 2018R, 2019R, 2020R | E2015R_12", E2016R_12", 2017R_12" | 2017 | L2012, L2013, M2014, L2014, L2015R4, 2017, 2017R4, 2019R4 | L2012, L2013, L2014R5, M2015R5, L2015R5, 2017R5,2019R5, 2020R5 | L2012, L2014, 2018 | L2013, 2019 |
| 10.14 | Mojave | >= M2012 | >= M2012 | >= M2012 | >= M2012 | >= M2012 | >= E2015 | 2017 | >= L2012 | >= L2012 | >= L2012 | L2013, M2010, M2012 |
| 10.13 | High Sierra | >= M2010 | >= M2010 | >= M2010 | >= L2010 | >= L2010 | >= L2009 | >= M2010 | >= L2009 | >= L2009 | >= M2010 | >= M2010 |
| 10.12 | Sierra | >= M2010 | >= M2010 | >= M2010 | >= L2010 | >= L2010 | >= L2009 | >= L2009 | >= L2009 | >= M2010 | >= M2010 | |
| 10.11 | El Capitan | >= 2012 | >= 2012 | >= 2012 | >= 2012 | >= 2012 | E2015 | >= 2012 | >= 2012 | >= 2012 | L2013 | |
| 10.10 | Yosemite | >= 2012 | >= 2012 | >= 2012 | >= 2012 | >= 2012 | >= 2012 | >= 2012 | L2013 | |||
| 10.09 | Mavericks | >= M2009 | M/L2007_15"_17" | >= L2008 | >= L2008 | L2008_Alu, E2009_Polycarbonat | >= M2007 | >= M2007 | >= M2009 | >= M2008 |
- macOS Catalina 10.15 can upgrade Mojave, High Sierra, Sierra, El Capitan, Yosemite or Mavericks
- macOS Mojave 10.14 can upgrade High Sierra, Sierra, El Capitan, Yosemite, Mavericks or Mountain Lion
- macOS High Sierra 10.13 can upgrade Sierra, El Capitan, Yosemite, Mavericks or Mountain Lion
- macOS Sierra 10.12 can upgrade El Capitan, Yosemite, Mavericks, Mountain Lion or Lion
- OS X El Capitan 10.11 can upgrade Yosemite, Mavericks, Mountain Lion, Lion or Snow Leopard
- OS X Yosemite 10.10 can upgrade Mavericks, Mountain Lion, Lion or Snow Leopard
Download installers (using Safari to search in the App Store):
Download installers (via Safari):
Create an bootable USB flash drive:
- Big Sur*: sudo /Applications/Install\ macOS\ Big\ Sur.app/Contents/Resources/createinstallmedia --volume /Volumes/MyVolume
- Catalina*: sudo /Applications/Install\ macOS\ Catalina.app/Contents/Resources/createinstallmedia --volume /Volumes/MyVolume
- Mojave*: sudo /Applications/Install\ macOS\ Mojave.app/Contents/Resources/createinstallmedia --volume /Volumes/MyVolume
- High Sierra*: sudo /Applications/Install\ macOS\ High\ Sierra.app/Contents/Resources/createinstallmedia --volume /Volumes/MyVolume
- El Capitan: sudo /Applications/Install\ OS\ X\ El\ Capitan.app/Contents/Resources/createinstallmedia --volume /Volumes/MyVolume --applicationpath /Applications/Install\ OS\ X\ El\ Capitan.app
*If your Mac is using macOS Sierra or earlier, include the --applicationpath argument and installer path, similar to the way this is done in the command for El Capitan.