List of Apple codenames

The list of Apple codenames covers the codenames given to products by Apple Inc. during development. The codenames are often used internally only, normally to maintain secrecy of the project. Occasionally a codename may become the released product's name. Most of Apple's codenames from the 1980s and 1990s are provided by the book Apple Confidential 2.0.

Accessories

 * AirTags - Apple Tags, B389
 * AirPods (1st Generation) - B188
 * AirPods (2nd Generation) - B288
 * AirPods Pro - B298
 * AirPods Max - B515 
 * AirPort Express 802.11n (5th Generation) - K31
 * Apple IIe Card for the Macintosh LC - Double Exposure
 * A rumored and  device - T288
 * Apple II 3.5" Disk Controller Card - NuMustang
 * Apple Color OneScanner 600/27 - Rio
 * Apple Color OneScanner 1200/30 - New Orleans
 * HomePod - B238
 * Built-in iSight (2005) - M33
 * External iSight (2003) - Q8
 * Lightning Digital AV Adapter - Haywire
 * Magic Trackpad 2 - ''D67'
 * Time Capsule - Wilma, M52

Apple TV

 * Apple TV - iTV
 * Apple TV (2nd generation) - K66
 * Apple TV (3rd generation) - J33
 * Apple TV (4th generation) - J42 –
 * Apple TV 4K - J105
 * Apple TV 4K 2nd generation and new Siri Remote - T1125

Apple Watch

 * Apple Watch - Gizmo, N27 and N28

Apple A series processors
Apple A series processors' internal codenames are named after wind and weather patterns.


 * Apple A6 and A6X – Swift
 * Apple A7 – Cyclone
 * Apple A8 and A8X – Typhoon
 * Apple A9 – Twister
 * Apple A10 Fusion – 2 Hurricane cores and 2 Zephyr cores
 * Apple A11 Bionic – 2 Monsoon cores and 4 Mistral cores
 * Apple A12 Bionic – 2 Vortex cores and 4 Tempest cores
 * Apple A13 Bionic – Cebu, with Thunder and Lightning cores
 * Apple-designed chips for Mac computers – Kalamata or Star (development stage)

Apple

 * Cortland – Apple II GS
 * Tenspeed – Apple II GS ROM 3

Macintosh

 * Aladdin – Macintosh SE simulation
 * Aladdin – Macintosh SE FDHD
 * Aladdin – Macintosh Quadra 605
 * Amazon – Macintosh Quadra 950
 * Apollo – Macintosh Classic II
 * Atlantic – Macintosh IIcx
 * Aurora – Macintosh IIcx
 * Aurora II – Macintosh IIci
 * Becks – Macintosh II
 * Blackbird – Macintosh IIfx
 * Brazil 16c – Macintosh IIvx
 * Brazil 32c – Macintosh IIvi
 * Cabernet – Macintosh II
 * Chablis – Macintosh SE
 * Chablis – Macintosh SE FDHD
 * Civic – Macintosh Classic
 * Cobra – Macintosh IIcx
 * Cobra II – Macintosh IIci
 * Crusader – Macintosh Quadra 630
 * Cyclone – Macintosh Quadra 840AV
 * Darwin – Macintosh Quadra 900
 * ''Dragonkok – Macintosh LC 580
 * Eclipse – Macintosh Quadra 900
 * Elsie – Macintosh LC
 * Elsie III – Macintosh LC III
 * Erickson – Macintosh IIsi
 * Espirit – Macintosh Portable
 * Evo 200 – Macintosh Quadra 700
 * Fafnir – Macintosh SE/30
 * Fat Mac – Macintosh 512K, 512ke
 * Foster Farms – Macintosh LC II
 * Four Square – Macintosh IIfx
 * Freeport – Macintosh SE
 * Freeport – Macintosh SE FDHD
 * Fridge – Macintosh Quadra 800
 * F-16 – Macintosh IIfx
 * F-19 – Macintosh IIfx
 * Green Jade – Macintosh SE/30
 * Hook – Macintosh LC 520
 * Hook 33 – Macintosh LC 550
 * IIce – Macintosh Quadra 700
 * IIex – Macintosh Quadra 900
 * IIxi – Macintosh IIfx
 * Ikki – Macintosh II
 * Laguna – Macintosh Portable
 * LD50 – Macintosh TV
 * Lisa – Macintosh XL
 * Little Big Mac – Macintosh II
 * Macintosh – Macintosh 128K
 * Malibu – Macintosh Portable
 * Maui – Macintosh SE
 * Maui – Macintosh SE FDHD
 * Milwaukee – Macintosh II
 * Montana – Macintosh Classic II
 * Mr. T – Macintosh Plus
 * Oceanic – Macintosh IIsi
 * Optimus – Macintosh LC 575
 * Pacific – Macintosh IIci
 * Paris – Macintosh II
 * Peter Pan – Macintosh TV
 * Pinball – Macintosh LC
 * PlusPlus – Macintosh SE
 * PlusPlus – Macintosh SE FDHD
 * Pomona – Twentieth Anniversary Macintosh
 * Premise 500 – Macintosh Quadra 900
 * Primus – Macintosh Quadra 605
 * Prism – Macintosh LC
 * Quadra 1000 – Macintosh Quadra 840AV
 * Raffica – Macintosh IIsi
 * Ray Ban – Macintosh IIsi
 * Reno – Macintosh II
 * Shadow – Macintosh Quadra 700
 * Show Biz – Macintosh Quadra 630
 * Show & Tell – Macintosh Quadra 630
 * Slice – Macintosh Color Classic
 * Smoke and Mirrors – Twentieth Anniversary Macintosh
 * Spartacus – Twentieth Anniversary Macintosh
 * Speedbump 610 – Macintosh Quadra 610
 * Speedbump 650 – Macintosh Quadra 650
 * Spike – Macintosh Quadra 700
 * Spock – Macintosh IIx
 * Stealth – Macintosh IIfx
 * Stingray – Macintosh IIci
 * Stratos – Macintosh IIx
 * Tempest – Macintosh Quadra 660AV
 * Typhoon – Macintosh Quadra 840AV
 * Uzi – Macintosh II
 * Vail – Macintosh LC III
 * Weed Whacker – Macintosh IIfx
 * Wombat 33 – Macintosh Quadra 800
 * XO – Macintosh Classic
 * Zone 5 – Macintosh IIfx
 * Zydeco – Macintosh Quadra 950

eMac

 * Northern Lights – eMac (ATI Graphics)
 * P69 – eMac
 * Q86J – eMac (2005)

iBook

 * Bismol – iBook
 * Lanai – iBook
 * Marble – iBook G3 (Dual USB)
 * P1 – iBook
 * P1.5 – iBook (FireWire)
 * P29 – iBook (Dual USB)
 * P54 – iBook (14.1 LCD)
 * P72B – iBook (Opaque 16 MB VRAM)
 * P72B – iBook (32 MB VRAM)
 * P73D – iBook (800/900 MHz 32 MB VRAM)
 * P92 – iBook (late 2001)
 * Q72 – iBook G4 (early 2004)
 * Q72B – iBook G4 (mid-2005)
 * Q73 – iBook G4 (early 2004)
 * Q73B – iBook G4 (mid-2005)
 * Son of Pismo – iBook (14.1 LCD)

iMac

 * MacMan and Columbus – iMac G3 (Bondi Blue)
 * C1 – iMac (Bondi Blue)
 * Elroy – iMac (Bondi Blue)
 * Fino – iMac G5 20"
 * Hero – iMac G5 (17-inch, 20-inch)
 * Horizon – iMac G4 (USB 2.0; 15-, 17-inch)
 * J30 – iMac (21.5-inch, Late 2012)
 * J31 – iMac (27-inch, Late 2012)
 * Kihei – iMac, iMac DV, iMac DV+, iMac DV SE
 * Kiva – iMac (summer 2001)
 * Life Savers – iMac (5 Flavors)
 * M23 – iMac G5 20"
 * P7 – iMac, iMac DV, iMac DV+, iMac DV SE
 * P79 – iMac G4 (17-inch Flat Panel)
 * P80 – iMac G4 (Flat Panel)
 * Q26B – iMac G4 (15-inch USB 2.0)
 * Q26C – iMac G4 (17-inch USB 2.0)
 * Q45C – iMac G5 (Ambient Light Sensor) 17-inch
 * Q45D – iMac G5 (Ambient Light Sensor) 20-inch
 * Q87 – iMac G5 iSight (17-, 20-inch)
 * Tailgate – iMac (Bondi Blue)
 * Tessera – iMac G4 (flat panel)

Mac mini

 * Kaleidoscope – Mac Mini (early 2006)
 * Q88 – Mac mini
 * Twiggy – Mac mini

Mac Pro

 * J90 – Mac Pro (Round)
 * K5B – Mac Pro (Mid-2012) & Mac Pro Server (Mid-2012)

MacBook

 * Stealth – MacBook (12-inch)
 * M42 – MacBook (Early-2006)

MacBook Air

 * J11 – MacBook Air (11-inch, Mid-2012)
 * J13 – MacBook Air (13-inch, Mid-2012)
 * J41 – MacBook Air (11-inch, Mid-2013)

MacBook Pro

 * MacBook Pro 13" - J52
 * MacBook Pro 13" - J130
 * MacBook Pro (13-inch, Early 2011) - K90I
 * MacBook Pro (15-inch, Early 2011) - K91
 * MacBook Pro (17-inch, Early 2011) - K92
 * MacBook Pro (13-inch, Late 2011) - K90IA
 * MacBook Pro (15-inch, Late 2011) - K91A
 * MacBook Pro (17-inch, Late 2011) - K92A
 * MacBook Pro (13-inch with Retina display) - D1
 * MacBook Pro (15-inch with Retina display) - D2
 * MacBook Pro (Retina, 13-inch, Early 2013) - J44
 * MacBook Pro (Retina, 15-inch, Early 2013) - J45
 * MacBook Pro (Retina, 15-inch, Mid 2015) - J53

PowerBook

 * 101 – PowerBook G3 (Bronze Keyboard)
 * 102 – PowerBook G3 (FireWire)
 * 103 – PowerBook G4
 * AJ – PowerBook Duo 2300c/100
 * Ansel – PowerBook Duo 250
 * Asahi – PowerBook 100
 * Blackbird – PowerBook 540, 540c, 550c, 500 with PowerPC
 * Blackbird LC – PowerBook 520, 520c, 550c, 500 with PowerPC
 * BOB W (Best of Both Worlds) – PowerBook Duo 210, 230
 * Brooks – PowerBook 160
 * Cinnamon – PowerBook Duo 210, 230
 * Colt 45 – PowerBook 145
 * Colt 45 – PowerBook 145B
 * Comet – PowerBook 2400c
 * Converse – PowerBook 180
 * Dart LC – PowerBook 165
 * Dartanian – PowerBook 180
 * DBLite – PowerBook Duo 210, 230
 * Derringer – PowerBook 100
 * Epic – PowerBook 1400c, 1400cs
 * Escher – PowerBook Duo 270c
 * Gemini – PowerBook Duo Dock/Plus/II
 * Hammerhead – PowerBook G4 (17-inch)
 * Hokusai – PowerBook 180c
 * Hooper – PowerBook 3400c
 * Ivory – PowerBook G4 (DVI)
 * Jedi – PowerBook 150
 * Kanga – PowerBook G3
 * Lombard – PowerBook G3 (Bronze Keyboard)
 * Mercury – PowerBook G4
 * Mighty Cat – PowerBook 2400c
 * Monet – PowerBook 165c
 * Mustang – PowerBook 5300 Series
 * M2 – PowerBook 5300
 * Nautilus – PowerBook 2400c
 * Omega – PowerBook 190
 * Omega – PowerBook 190cs
 * Onyx – PowerBook G4 (Gigabit Ethernet)
 * P25 – PowerBook G4 (Gigabit Ethernet)
 * PDQ – PowerBook G3 (September 1998)
 * Pismo – PowerBook (FireWire)
 * PowerBook 3500 – PowerBook G3
 * P8 – PowerBook G3 (FireWire)
 * P88 – PowerBook G4 Titanium (1 GHz/867 MHz)
 * P99 – PowerBook G4 (12-inch)
 * Q16 – PowerBook G4 (15-inch FW800)
 * Q16A – PowerBook G4 (15-inch 1.5/1.33GHz)
 * Q41 – PowerBook G4 (17-inch 1.33GHz)
 * Q41A – PowerBook G4 (17-inch 1.5 GHz)
 * Q51 – PowerBook G5 (EVT1)
 * Q54 – PowerBook G4 (12-inch DVI)
 * Q54A – PowerBook G4 (12-inch 1.33 GHz)
 * Road Warrior – PowerBook 170
 * Rosebud – PowerBook 100
 * Spruce Goose – PowerBook 540/540c
 * SR-71 – PowerBook 540, 540c, 550c, 500 with PowerPC
 * Tim – PowerBook 170
 * Tim Lite – PowerBook 140
 * Wallstreet – PowerBook G3
 * Yeager – PowerBook Duo 280/280c

PowerMac

 * Artemis – Power Macintosh G3 All-In-One
 * Kansas – Power Macintosh 8600
 * Kansas – Power Macintosh 9600
 * Autobahn – Power Macintosh 9500
 * BHA (Butt-Head Astronomer) – Power Macintosh 7100
 * Bongo – Power Macintosh 5200 LC/5300 LC
 * Carl Sagan – Power Macintosh 7100
 * Catalyst – Power Macintosh 7200
 * Chimera – Power Macintosh 5400
 * Clockwork – Power Mac G4 (Digital Audio)
 * Cold Fusion – Power Macintosh 8100
 * Crusader – Power Macintosh 6200
 * Cupid – Power Macintosh 4400, 200 Mhz
 * Cypher – Power Mac G5 (late 2005)
 * El Capitan – Power Macintosh G3 (Blue and White)
 * Elixir – Power Macintosh 6300
 * Excalibur – Power Macintosh 5400
 * Flagship – Power Macintosh 8100
 * Frosty – Power Macintosh 4400, 160 MHz
 * Gazelle – Power Macintosh 6500
 * Gossamer – Power Macintosh G3 (beige) logic board
 * Hacksaw – Power Macintosh 6400
 * Halo – unreleased Hi-end Power Macintosh project (1996)
 * InstaTower – Power Macintosh 6400
 * LAW (Lawyers Are Wimps) – Power Macintosh 7100
 * Medusa2 – Power Mac G4 (Gigabit Ethernet)
 * Montana – Power Macintosh 7300
 * Montana 7600 – Power Macintosh 7600
 * Mystic – Power Mac G4 (Gigabit Ethernet)
 * Nichrome – Power Mac G4 (Quicksilver)
 * Nitro – Power Macintosh 8500
 * Omega – Power Mac G5
 * Phoenix – Power Macintosh 5500
 * Piltdown Man – Power Macintosh 6100
 * Project E – Power Mac G4 (AGP Graphics)
 * P5 – Power Mac G4 (AGP Graphics)
 * P57 – Power Mac G4 (Mirrored Drive Doors)
 * P58 – Power Mac G4 (FW 800)
 * P9 – Power Mac G4 Cube
 * PowerExpress – Power Macintosh 9700 Prototype
 * Q37 – Power Mac G5
 * Q77 – Power Mac G5 (June 2004)
 * Q78 – Power Mac G5 (June 2004)
 * Quicksilver – Power Mac G4
 * Rebound – Power Macintosh 5200 LC/5300 LC
 * Rubicon – Power Mac G4 Cube
 * Sawtooth – Power Mac G4 (AGP Graphics)
 * Silk – Power Macintosh G3 (Blue and White)
 * SnakeBite – Power Mac G4 (Gigabit Ethernet)
 * Stumpy – unreleased Hi-end Power Macintosh enclosure, prototype of El Capitan
 * Tangent – Power Mac G4 (Digital Audio)
 * Tanzania – Power Macintosh 4400, 150 MHz
 * Titan – Power Mac G4 (Quicksilver)
 * TNT – Power Macintosh 7500
 * Trailblazer – Power Macintosh 5200 LC/5300 LC
 * Transformer – Power Macintosh 5200 LC/5300 LC
 * Trinity – Power Mac G4 Cube
 * Tsunami – Power Macintosh 9500
 * Yikes! – Power Mac G4 (PCI Graphics) logic board
 * Yosemite – Power Macintosh G3 (Blue and White) logic board
 * Yosemite 1.5 – Power Macintosh G3 (Blue and White) Rev.2 logic board

iPad

 * J1 – iPad (3rd generation) (Wi-Fi)
 * J2 – iPad (3rd generation) (Wi-Fi + Cellular)
 * J72 – iPad Air
 * J82 – iPad Air 2
 * J85 – iPad Mini 2 (with Retina display)
 * J96 – iPad Mini 4
 * J98 and J99 – iPad Pro
 * K48 – iPad (1st generation)
 * K93 – iPad 2 (Wi-Fi)
 * K94 – iPad 2 (Wi-Fi + GSM)
 * K95 – iPad 2 (Wi-Fi + CDMA)
 * P101 – iPad (4th generation) (Wi-Fi)
 * P103 – iPad (4th generation) (Wi-Fi + Cellular International)
 * P105 – iPad mini (1st generation) (Wi-Fi)
 * P107 – iPad mini (1st generation) (Wi-Fi + Cellular International)
 * Purple or Purple 1 – Prototype tablet in 2004

iPhone

 * iPhone (1st generation) – M68 and Purple or Purple 2
 * iPhone 3G – N82
 * iPhone 3GS – N88
 * iPhone 4 – N90
 * iPhone 4 (CDMA) – N92
 * iPhone 4S – N94
 * iPhone 5 – N41 and N42
 * iPhone 5C – N48
 * iPhone 5S – N51 and N53
 * iPhone 6 – N61
 * iPhone 6 Plus – N56
 * iPhone SE (1st generation) – N69
 * iPhone 6S – N71
 * iPhone 6S Plus – N66
 * iPhone 7 – D10
 * iPhone 7 Plus – D11
 * iPhone 8 – D20
 * iPhone 8 Plus – D21
 * iPhone X – D22 and Ferrari
 * iPhone XR – N84 and Star or Lisbon or Hangzhou
 * iPhone XS – D32
 * iPhone XS Max – D33
 * iPhone 11 – N104
 * iPhone 11 Pro – D42
 * iPhone 11 Pro Max – D43
 * iPhone SE (2nd generation) – D79

iPod

 * iPod - Dulcimer
 * iPod (5th generation) - M25
 * iPod touch (1st generation) - N45
 * iPod touch (2nd generation) - N72
 * iPod touch (3rd generation) - N18
 * iPod touch (4th generation) - N81
 * iPod touch (6th generation) - N102

Other

 * Brick – Apple's aluminum unibody manufacturing process
 * Garta & T288 – An augmented reality device & prototype
 * Luck & Franc – Apple Glasses, an augmented reality device
 * Nexus – Retail Store Initiative
 * Magnolia – Apple facility including a regenerative thermal oxidizer to reduce pollution
 * Titan – Apple Car

Applications

 * AR app - Gobi
 * Mac App Store - Firenze
 * Apple Music Fuse –
 * iMessage – Madrid
 * iTunes - iMusic
 * Safari - Alexander
 * QuickTime - Warhol
 * Spotlight - Matador
 * Swift Playgrounds - Serenity

audioOS
For use with HomePod

iOS
The codename convention for iOS are ski resorts.

Mac OS System
Mac OS System is often cited as having multiple codenames.
 * System 6.0.4 (1989) – Antares
 * System 6.0.5 (1990) – Big Deal
 * System 6.0.6 – SixPack (never released due to AppleTalk bug)
 * System 6.0.8 (1991) – Terminator
 * System 7 – Blue, Big Bang, M80, Pleiades
 * System 7.0 (1991) – Furnishings 2000
 * System 7.0.1 (1991) – Road Warrior, Beta Cheese
 * System 7.1 (1992) – Cube-E, I Tripoli
 * System 7.1.1 (aka System 7 Pro) (1993) – Jirocho
 * Prototype of System 7.1 for x86 processors – Project Star Trek
 * System 7.5 (PowerPC) (1994) – Mozart, Capone
 * Mac OS 7.5.1 – Danook, Thag
 * Mac OS 7.5.2 – Marconi
 * Mac OS 7.5.2 – Unity
 * Mac OS 7.5.3 Revision 2.1 – Buster
 * Mac OS 7.5.3 Revision 2.1 – Son of Buster
 * Mac OS 7.6 – Harmony
 * Mac OS 7.6.1 – Ides of Buster

Mac OS and Mac OS Server
The codename convention for Mac OS 8, 9, and Mac OS X Server 1.0 mostly follow musical terminology.

Mac OS 8 and 9

 * Mac OS 8 – Tempo
 * Mac OS 8.1 – Bride of Buster, Scimitar
 * Mac OS 8.5 – Allegro
 * Mac OS 8.5.1 – Rick Ford Release, The
 * Mac OS 8.6 – Veronica
 * Mac OS 9 – Sonata
 * Mac OS 9.0.4 – Minuet
 * Mac OS 9.1 –Fortissimo
 * Mac OS 9.2 –Moonlight
 * Mac OS 9.2.1 –Limelight
 * Mac OS 9.2.2 –LU1

Mac OS X Server

 * Mac OS X Server 1.0 – Rhapsody
 * Mac OS X Server 10.2 Jaguar – Tigger

Mac OS X
The public releases of Mac OS X were named after big cats and California landmarks; however, the internal codenames have also been named after wine varieties.
 * Mac OS X Developer Preview 3 – Bunsen
 * Mac OS X Developer Preview 4 – Gonzo
 * Mac OS X 10.0 Cheetah Public Beta – Kodiak
 * Mac OS X 10.0 Cheetah – Cheetah, Cyan
 * Mac OS X Public Release 1 – Hera
 * Mac OS X Public Release 2 – Beaker
 * Mac OS X 10.3 Panther – Pinot
 * Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger – Merlot
 * Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger (Support for Intel processors) – Chardonnay
 * Mac OS X 10.4.1 Tiger – Atlanta
 * Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard – Chablis
 * Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard
 * Mac OS X 10.7 Lion – Barolo
 * OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion – Zinfandel
 * OS X 10.9 Mavericks – Cabernet
 * OS X 10.10 Yosemite – Syrah
 * OS X 10.11 El Capitan – Gala
 * macOS 13 – Rome

macOS
Public release names for macOS are named after landmarks in California, however the internal codenames naming convention follows after varieties of apples.
 * macOS Sierra 10.12 – Fuji
 * macOS High Sierra 10.13 – Lobo
 * macOS Mojave 10.14 – Liberty
 * macOS Catalina 10.15 – Jazz

watchOS

 * watchOS often follows the codename convention for beaches.
 * Betas - all betas carry the following codenames, succeeded by the word "Seed". For example, watchOS 3.2 beta is known as ElectricSeed.
 * Burrito – Apple Watch sleep tracking (rumored, upcoming)

Technologies

 * Switching to x86 architecture and the Intel chip platform - Marklar
 * A system shell for stereo AR-enabled apps - StarBoard
 * Apple Pay - Stockholm
 * AppleShare - Killer Rabbit
 * CarPlay - Stark
 * CoreMediaIO - Tundra
 * Dictation Services - Ironwood
 * Face ID - Pearl
 * HFS - Turbo File System (TFS)
 * iCloud - Ubiquity
 * iOS app support in macOS - Marzipan
 * Toolbox ROM version $077D - SuperMario
 * MacInTalk 3.2 Text to Speech (from mis-pronouncing ) - Gala Tea
 * PowerPC Modern Memory Manager - Figment
 * 32-Bit QuickDraw - Jackson Pollock
 * QuickDraw GX - Skia
 * realityOS - rOS
 * Taligent - Pink
 * ThunderBolt (interface) - T29
 * Touch ID - Mesa

Articles

 * The inside story behind Apple's secret code names at Business Insider India