MacOS Sequoia

macOS Sequoia
Version of the macOS operating system
	Screenshot of macOS Sequoia
Developer	Apple
OS family	Mac; Unix, based on Darwin (BSD);
Source model	Closed, with open source components
Initial release	September 16, 2024
Latest release	15.4 (March 31, 2025) [±]
Latest preview	15.5 beta 2 (April 14, 2025) [±]
Update method	Apple Software Update
Platforms	x86-64 (Intel-based); ARM64 (Apple silicon)
Kernel type	Hybrid (XNU)
License	Proprietary software with open-source components and content licensed with APSL
Preceded by	macOS Sonoma
Official website	www.apple.com/macos/macos-sequoia/
Tagline	Sharp as a Mac.
Support status
	Supported. Drops support for all MacBook Airs released in 2018 and 2019.

macOS Sequoia (version 15) is the twenty-first and current major release of Apple's macOS operating system, the successor to macOS Sonoma. It was announced at WWDC 2024 on June 10, 2024.^[4] In line with Apple's practice of naming macOS releases after landmarks in California, it is named after Sequoia National Park, located in the Sierra Nevada mountain range.^[5]

The first developer beta was released on June 10, 2024.^[6] The first public beta was released on July 15, 2024.^[7] It was released on September 16, 2024.^[8] Sequoia was the first macOS version released on the same day as a new iOS version.^[9]

^ Clover, Juli (March 31, 2025). "Apple Releases macOS Sequoia 15.4 with Mail Categorization and More". MacRumors. Retrieved March 31, 2025.
^ Clover, Juli (April 14, 2025). "Apple Seeds Second Beta of macOS Sequoia 15.5". MacRumors. Retrieved April 15, 2025.
^ Cite error: The named reference preview was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ "Apple's AI plans, iOS 18, and more at WWDC 2024". The Verge. June 10, 2024. Retrieved June 10, 2024.
^ Terech, Kristina; Hanson, Matt; Saxena, Muskaan (June 7, 2024). "macOS 15 Sequoia: launch date, latest news, rumors, and everything we know". TechRadar. Retrieved June 10, 2024.
^ "Apple Releases First Betas of iOS 18, iPadOS 18, macOS Sequoia, tvOS 18, watchOS 11, and visionOS 2". MacRumors. June 10, 2024. Retrieved June 15, 2024.
^ "Apple Releases First macOS Sequoia Public Beta With iPhone Mirroring and More". MacRumors. July 15, 2024. Retrieved July 16, 2024.
^ "Apple Launches macOS Sequoia With iPhone Mirroring, Passwords App, Window Tiling Updates and More". MacRumors. September 16, 2024. Retrieved September 16, 2024.
^ "macOS Sequoia Release Likely to Be the Earliest in Years". MacRumors. September 8, 2024. Retrieved January 21, 2025.

[macOS_15.4-1] Clover, Juli (March 31, 2025). "Apple Releases macOS Sequoia 15.4 with Mail Categorization and More". MacRumors. Retrieved March 31, 2025.

[2] Clover, Juli (April 14, 2025). "Apple Seeds Second Beta of macOS Sequoia 15.5". MacRumors. Retrieved April 15, 2025.

[preview-3] Cite error: The named reference preview was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[TheVergeInfo-4] "Apple's AI plans, iOS 18, and more at WWDC 2024". The Verge. June 10, 2024. Retrieved June 10, 2024.

[5] Terech, Kristina; Hanson, Matt; Saxena, Muskaan (June 7, 2024). "macOS 15 Sequoia: launch date, latest news, rumors, and everything we know". TechRadar. Retrieved June 10, 2024.

[6] "Apple Releases First Betas of iOS 18, iPadOS 18, macOS Sequoia, tvOS 18, watchOS 11, and visionOS 2". MacRumors. June 10, 2024. Retrieved June 15, 2024.

[7] "Apple Releases First macOS Sequoia Public Beta With iPhone Mirroring and More". MacRumors. July 15, 2024. Retrieved July 16, 2024.

[8] "Apple Launches macOS Sequoia With iPhone Mirroring, Passwords App, Window Tiling Updates and More". MacRumors. September 16, 2024. Retrieved September 16, 2024.

[9] "macOS Sequoia Release Likely to Be the Earliest in Years". MacRumors. September 8, 2024. Retrieved January 21, 2025.

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