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macOS 10.0 Cheetah
Aqua user interface. Characterized by smooth window animations and vibrant visuals on macOS. -
macOS 10.1 Puma
Solid performance boost and a few other functional improvements such as a simplified CD and DVD burning. -
MacOS 10.2 Jaguar
Accessibility API, called Universal Access. Some of the apps born with this release continue living on Mac. -
MacOS 10.3 Panther
The first official web browser made by Apple replaces Internet Explorer on MAC. Was available on Jaguar but it's the first release where it becomes a default browser. -
MacOS 10.4 Tiger
A pretty big update, it featured Spotlight search, Automator, voiceover and around 200 other improvements. -
MacOS 10.5 Leopard
Mac's desktop changes significantly, with dock, a new menu bar and stacks. Time machine, spotlight enhancements and support for 64-bit apps arrive too. -
MacOS 10.6 Snow Leopard
64-bit architecture. App Store was born in the Snow Leopard era. -
MacOS 10.7 Lion
Launchpad, multi-touch gestures, and more. Many people criticized this for the so-called "natural scrolling", which moved the content up when you scroll down. -
OS 10.8 Mountain Lion
Major apps like Notes, Reminders and messages arrive form iOS, turning Mac into a more comfortable spot for managing your daily routine. -
Mavericks
Operating system number 10 debuts a range of privacy features, majorly focused on password encryption and storage. Also new maps, iBocks, and tags for the first time. -
Yosemite 10.10
Biggesy redesign in years, from things like thin fonts and new color schemes to the big shift towards flat graphic design, which better matches the design iOS. -
El capitan 10.11
Is faster, better, stronger than the previous operating system, due to a major performance boost. -
Sierra MacOS 10.12
Apple shifts to the macOS naming. There's also new storage optimization feature with a detailed overviw of storage and suggestions on how to free up disk space and, Hey Siri! -
macOS 10.13 High Sierra
Adds a new video standard called HEIC and a transition to apple file system (APFS). -
macOS 10.14 Mojave
Improve Dark Mode, Mac users can now move trough their day-and-night routine with the colors of the screen moving with them. -
macOS Catalina 10.15
Marks the death of iTunes, splitting Apple's top-destination for media content into three dedicated apps, music, podcast and movies. -
macOS 15 Sequoia
Apple Intelligence is here for the first time! New Writing Tools help you polish your text, and Image Playground and Genmoji help you create images -
macOS 11 Big Sur
Bringing a huge design change and transition to Apple's M1 Macs, macOS Big Sur is the one to remember. -
macOS 12 Monterey
The ability to set up quick actions with different apps to automate your flow. Apart from that, there's Universal Control. -
macOS Ventura 13
While it’s opt-in, many users will make Stage Manager a default because it’s a great way to transition between tasks and workspaces. -
macOS 14 Sonoma
macOS Sonoma offers a handful of important improvements over macOS 13 Ventura and earlier versions. With Sonoma, you can add and interact with widgets on your desktop, treat websites like standalone apps, create multi-user profiles in the Safari browser.