Want to know the name of the following macOS code? Want to know how Apple's original operating system was called? Want to know more about Apple's history by finding code names for all versions of Mac OS X & MacOS?
If you answered yes to any of the above (or all) questions, you are in the right place, because below we give you a list of names of different types of Mac operating system, in addition to the Apple code names referred to in each of them.
When we turn our attention to the first MacOS and Mac OS X applications, we see that the pattern was followed from the beginning. With the exception of the first OS X beta, all kinds of Mac apps, from 2001 to 2012, had big cats names, such as cheetah (Cheetah) or panther (Panther).
Although cat names are used publicly, wine names are used within the company (with the exception of OS X 10.6 and MacOS 10.13, two programs that didn't have a code name).
Even after Apple changed the code names to California sites in 2013, the wine names were still used internally until 2014. In 2015, Apple also changed the code names in this case to apples-type names.
A year later, in 2016, the apple company decided to integrate the app genre from Mac OS X to macOS, thus merging with applications from other Apple products such as iOS, tvOS or watOS.
Below we give you a complete list of community code names for OS X versions, as well as code names used internally (if any).
Mac OS X & MacOS code names
- OS X 10 beta: Kodiak – September 13, 2000
- OS X 10,0: Cheetah – March 24, 2001
- OS X 10.1: Puma – September 25, 2001
- OS X 10.2: Jaguar – August 24, 2002
- OS X 10.3 Panther (Pinot) – October 24, 2003
- OS X 10.4 Tiger (Merlot) – April 29, 2005
- (OS X 10.4.4 Tiger (Chardonnay))
- OS X 10.5 Leopard (Chablis) – October 26, 2007
- OS X 10,6 Snow Leopard – August 28, 2009
- OS X 10.7 The Lion (Barley) – July 20, 2011
- OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion (Zinfandel) – July 25, 2012
- OS X 10.9 Maverick (Cabernet) – October 22, 2013
- OS X 10.10: Yosemite (Syrah) – October 16, 2014
- OS X 10,11: El Capitan (Gala) – September 30, 2015
- macOS 10.12: Sierra (Fuji) – September 20, 2016
- macOS 10.13: High Sierra (Lobo) – September 25, 2017
- macOS 10.14: Mojave (Liberals) – September 24, 2018
- macOS 10.15 Catalina (Jazz) – October 7, 2019
The latest version of MacOS
The latest version of macOS so far is macOS Catalina, also known as MacOS 10.15. We have written a Catalina review to find out more about all the features of this running program.
Prior to the launch of Catalina we had a version of MacOS 10.14 Mojave. Version 10.14.6 arrived on September 26, 2019.
The front of Mojave, the MacOS High Sierra, with the new 10.13.6 is the latest. High Sierra is available here.
If you are looking for an older version of macOS check out our article on how to get older versions of macOS and Mac OS X.
Whatever macOS you use, you should keep it updated with the latest updates and security fixes from Apple.
Apple is publishing several app updates this year, so you can expect updates from time to time. Learn about the latest version of Catalina here, and find out about the latest version of MacOS Mojave here.
