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macOS Sonoma
Version of the macOS operating system
Screenshot
Developer
Apple Inc.
OS family
Mac
Unix, based on Darwin (BSD)
Source model
Closed, with open source components
General availability
September 26, 2023; 7 months ago (2023-09-26)
Latest release
14.4.1[1] (23E224)[2] (March 25, 2024; 33 days ago (2024-03-25)) [±]
Latest preview
14.5 beta 3[3] (23F5059e)[4] (April 16, 2024; 11 days ago (2024-04-16)) [±]
Update method
Software Update
Platforms
x86-64, ARM64
Kernel type
Hybrid (XNU)
License
Proprietary software with open-source components and content licensed with APSL
Preceded by
macOS Ventura
Official website
www.apple.com/macos/sonoma/
Tagline
Come for the power. Stay for the fun.[5]
Support status
Supported. Drops support for all Macs released in 2017 excluding the iMac Pro.
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macOS Sonoma (version 14) is the twentieth and latest major release of macOS, Apple's operating system for Macintosh computers. The successor to macOS Ventura, it was announced at WWDC 2023 on June 5, 2023,[6] and released on September 26, 2023. It is named after the wine region located in California's Sonoma County.[7][8]
The first developer beta was released on June 5, 2023,[9] and macOS Sonoma entered public beta on July 11, 2023.[10]
^Miller, Chance (March 25, 2024). "Apple releases macOS 14.4.1 with fixes for USB hubs, Java, and more". 9to5Mac. Retrieved March 25, 2024.
^"macOS 14.4.1 (23E224) - Releases - Apple Developer". Apple Developer. March 25, 2024. Retrieved March 26, 2024.
^Clover, Juli (April 23, 2024). "Apple Seeds Third Beta of macOS Sonoma 14.5 to Developers". MacRumors. Retrieved April 23, 2024.
^"macOS 14.5 beta 3 (23F5064f) – Releases". Apple Developer. Apple Inc. April 23, 2024. Retrieved April 23, 2024.
^"macOS Sonoma". Apple. Archived from the original on September 26, 2023. Retrieved September 26, 2023.
^"Apple announces macOS Sonoma with support for desktop widgets and screensavers". The Verge. June 5, 2023. Archived from the original on June 5, 2023. Retrieved June 5, 2023.
^Edwards, Sara (June 5, 2023). "Apple unveils macOS Sonoma, the latest version of its operating system, inspired by Wine Country". The Press Democrat. Archived from the original on June 5, 2023. Retrieved June 5, 2023.
^Heater, Brian (June 5, 2023). "Apple debuts macOS 14 Sonoma". TechCrunch. Archived from the original on June 5, 2023. Retrieved June 5, 2023.
^Clover, Juli (June 5, 2023). "Apple Releases First Beta of macOS 14 Sonoma to Developers". MacRumors. Archived from the original on June 6, 2023. Retrieved June 6, 2023.
^"macOS Sonoma Public Beta Now Available". MacRumors. July 12, 2023. Archived from the original on July 12, 2023. Retrieved July 12, 2023.
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