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macOS Tahoe 26 is the twenty-second major release of macOS, developed by Apple Inc. macOS Tahoe was announced by senior VP of software engineering Craig Federighi on June 9th at the 2025 Worldwide Developers Conference. It is named after the lake in the Sierra Nevada mountain range and was released on September 15, 2025.[1][2] It is also the last version of macOS to support Intel-based Macs.

Version numbering

There is no macOS 16 through 25. In June 2025, Apple revised the various version numbers of its new SDK and operating systems to unify them under "26", instituting an easier-to-remember major version number reflecting the subsequent year for future releases.[3]

New features

The new features of macOS Tahoe 26 include:

Supported devices

Icon for macOS 26

Icon for macOS 26

macOS Tahoe 26 supports the following Mac models:

Apple stated that macOS Tahoe 26 was the last major release of macOS to support Intel-based devices.[4]

Installation

Supported systems can upgrade directly to the latest macOS release from versions as old as macOS 10.15 (Catalina). Upgrading to intermediate major releases (such as Tahoe 26 after subsequent macOS releases) can be accomplished by following one of the links on this Apple Support page.[5]

Release history

Version Build Release date Notes
26.0 beta 1 25A5279m 2025-06-09 1st developer beta.[6]
26.0 beta 2 25A5295e 2025-06-23 2nd developer beta.[7]
26.0 beta 3 25A5306g 2025-07-07 3rd developer beta.[8]
26.0 beta 4 25A5316i 2025-07-22 4th developer beta.[9]
25A5316m 2025-07-24 1st public beta.
26.0 beta 5 25A5327h 2025-08-05 5th developer beta.[10]
26.0 beta 6 25A5338b 2025-08-11 6th developer beta.[11]
26.0 beta 7 25A5346a 2025-08-18 7th developer beta.[12]
26.0 beta 8 25A5349a 2025-08-25 8th developer beta.[13]
26.0 beta 9 25A5351b 2025-09-02 9th developer beta.[14]
26.0 RC 25A353 2025-09-09 Release candidate.[15]
26.0 25A354 2025-09-15 First public release.[16]
26.0.1 25A362 2025-09-29 Security updates.[17][18]
25A8364 2025-10-16 Alternate build for the 14-inch MacBook Pro with M5 chip.[19]
26.1 25B78 2025-11-03 Added tinting/opacity option for Liquid Glass, along with bug fixes and security updates.[20][21]
26.2 25C56 2025-12-12 This build refines control over the Liquid Glass user interface.[22]

Gallery

Desktop images included with macOS Tahoe:

References

  1. ↑ WWDC 2025 — June 9 by Apple YouTube. 2025-06-09.
  2. ↑ macOS Tahoe 26 makes the Mac more capable, productive, and intelligent than ever, Apple Inc. 2025-06-09.
  3. ↑ Apple renames its operating systems by Dominic Preston, The Verge. 2026-06-09.
  4. ↑ Every Mac model that supports MacOS 26 Tahoe (and which aren't compatible) by Kyle Kucharskim, ZDNET. 2025-06-11.
  5. ↑ Upgrading from Catalina on a MacBook Pro 2019 by MDR14aa, Apple Community. 2024-02-24.
  6. ↑ macOS 26 beta (25A5279m), Apple Developer. 2025-06-09.[DEAD LINK]
  7. ↑ macOS 26 beta 2 (25A5295e), Apple Developer. 2025-06-23.[DEAD LINK]
  8. ↑ macOS 26 beta 3 (25A5306g), Apple Developer. 2025-07-07.
  9. ↑ macOS 26 beta 4 (25A5316i), Apple Developer. 2025-07-22.[DEAD LINK]
  10. ↑ macOS 26 beta 5 (25A5327h), Apple Developer. 2025-08-05.[DEAD LINK]
  11. ↑ macOS 26 beta 6 (25A5338b), Apple Developer. 2025-08-11.[DEAD LINK]
  12. ↑ macOS 26 beta 7 (25A5346a), Apple Developer. 2025-08-18.[DEAD LINK]
  13. ↑ macOS 26 beta 8 (25A5349a), Apple Developer. 2025-08-25.[DEAD LINK]
  14. ↑ macOS 26 beta 9 (25A5351b), Apple Developer. 2025-09-02.
  15. ↑ macOS 26 RC (25A353), Apple Developer. 2025-09-09.[DEAD LINK]
  16. ↑ macOS 26 (25A354), Apple Developer. 2025-09-15.[DEAD LINK]
  17. ↑ macOS 26.0.1 (25A362), Apple Developer. 2025-09-29.
  18. ↑ About the security content of macOS Tahoe 26.0.1, Apple Support. 2025-09-29.
  19. ↑ macOS 26.0.1 (25A8364), Apple Developer. 2025-10-16.
  20. ↑ macOS 26.1 (25B78), Apple Developer. 2025-11-03.[DEAD LINK]
  21. ↑ macOS Tahoe 26.1 Release Notes, Apple Developer. 2025-10-20.
  22. ↑ macOS 26.2 (25C56), Apple Developer. 2025-12-12.

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