Draft:MacOS

macOS
Developer	Apple
Written in	ASM; C; C++; Objective-C; Swift;
OS family	Mac; Unix;
Working state	Current
Source model	Proprietary (with open source components)
Initial release	March 24, 2001; 24 years ago
Latest release	15.4.1 (April 16, 2025; 22 days ago) [±]
Latest preview	15.5 beta 4 (April 28, 2025; 10 days ago) [±]
Available in	47 languages
	List of languages Bahasa Melayu - Malay; Català - Catalan; Čeština - Czech; Dansk - Danish; Deutsch - German; English (Australia) - English (Australia); English (Canada) - English (Canada); English (India) - English (India); English (Ireland) - English (Ireland); English (New Zealand) - English (New Zealand); English (Singapore) - English (Singapore); English (South Africa) - English (South Africa); English (United Kingdom) - English (United Kingdom); English (United States) - English (United States); Español (España) - Spanish (Spain); Español (Estados Unidos) - Spanish (United States); Español (Latinoamérica) - Spanish (Latin America); Español (México) - Spanish (Mexico); Français (Canada) - French (Canada); Français (France) - French (France); Hrvatski - Croatian; Indonesia - Indonesian; Italiano - Italian; Magyar - Hungarian; Nederlands - Dutch; Norsk bokmål - Norwegian Bokmål; Polski - Polish; Português (Brasil) - Portuguese (Brazil); Português (Portugal) - Portuguese (Portugal); Română - Romanian; Slovenčina - Slovak; Suomi - Finnish; Svenska - Swedish; Tiếng Việt - Vietnamese; Türkçe - Turkish; Ελληνικά - Greek; Русский - Russian; Українська - Ukrainian; עברית - Hebrew; العربية - Arabic; हिन्दी - Hindi; ไทย - Thai; 한국어 - Korean; 日本語 - Japanese; 简体中文 - Simplified Chinese; 繁體中文（台灣） - Traditional Chinese (Taiwan); 繁體中文（香港） - Traditional Chinese (Hong Kong);
Platforms	Apple silicon (ARM64):; ARMv9-A (15.0–); ARMv8-A (11.0–); Intel (x86):; x86-64 (10.4.7–); IA-32 (10.4.4–10.6.8); PowerPC:; 64-bit (10.4–10.5.8); 32-bit (10.0–10.5.8);
Kernel type	Hybrid (XNU)
Default; user interface	Aqua (graphical)
License	Commercial software, proprietary software
Preceded by	Classic Mac OS, NeXTSTEP
Support status
	Supported

References

^ "What Is the I/O Kit?". IOKit Fundamentals. Archived from the original on January 22, 2021. Retrieved September 4, 2018. Apple considered several programming languages for the I/O Kit and chose a restricted subset of C++.
^ "What's New in Swift". Apple Developer (Video). June 14, 2016. At 2:40. Archived from the original on August 4, 2016. Retrieved June 16, 2016.
^ Clover, Juli (2025-04-16). "Apple Releases macOS Sequoia 15.4.1 With Bug Fixes". MacRumors. Retrieved 2025-04-16.
^ "Apple Seeds Fourth Beta of macOS Sequoia 15.5 [Update: Public Beta Available]". MacRumors. 2025-04-28. Retrieved 2025-05-03.
^ "macOS Feature Availability". System Language. Archived from the original on January 22, 2021. Retrieved March 25, 2024.

[1] "What Is the I/O Kit?". IOKit Fundamentals. Archived from the original on January 22, 2021. Retrieved September 4, 2018. Apple considered several programming languages for the I/O Kit and chose a restricted subset of C++.

[2] "What's New in Swift". Apple Developer (Video). June 14, 2016. At 2:40. Archived from the original on August 4, 2016. Retrieved June 16, 2016.

[macOS_15.4.1-3] Clover, Juli (2025-04-16). "Apple Releases macOS Sequoia 15.4.1 With Bug Fixes". MacRumors. Retrieved 2025-04-16.

[4] "Apple Seeds Fourth Beta of macOS Sequoia 15.5 [Update: Public Beta Available]". MacRumors. 2025-04-28. Retrieved 2025-05-03.

[5] "macOS Feature Availability". System Language. Archived from the original on January 22, 2021. Retrieved March 25, 2024.

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