List of Finder versions

The following is a list of Finder versions, developed by Apple Computer (now Apple Inc.):

Classic Mac OS

 * Finder 1.0: Included with System 1.0 (0.97) in January 1984. An older build with the same number was included with System 0.85.
 * Finder 1.1g: Included with System 1.1.
 * Finder 4.1: Included with System 2.0.
 * Finder 5.0: Included with System 2.1.
 * Finder 5.1: Included with System 3.0 in January 1986.
 * Finder 5.2: Included with System 3.1 as part of System Software 1.0 and Macintosh Printer Installation 1.0 in 1986 (not to be confused with System 1). Also included with System 3.1.1.
 * Finder 5.3: Included with System 3.2 as part of System Software 1.1.
 * Finder 5.4: Included with System 3.3, 3.4, and 4.0.
 * Finder 5.5: Included with System 4.1 as part of System Software 2.0.1.
 * Finder 6.0: Included with System 4.2 as part of System Software 5.0. Also included with System 4.3 as part of System Software 5.1.
 * Finder 6.1: Included with System 6.0 as part of System Software Update 6.0. Also included with System 6.0.1, 6.0.2, and 6.0.3.
 * Finder 6.1.4: Included with System 6.0.4 as part of System Software Update 6.0.4.
 * Finder 6.1.5: Included with System 6.0.5 as part of System Software Update 6.0.5.
 * Finder 6.1.6: Included with System 6.0.6 as part of System Software Update 6.0.6, but was immediately withdrawn due to a bug.
 * Finder 6.1.7: Included with System 6.0.7 as part of System Software Update 6.0.7.
 * Finder 6.1.8: Included with System 6.0.8 as part of System Software Update 6.0.8.
 * Finder 7.x to 9.x: Version numbers were largely unified with System 7.x to Mac OS 9.x.

Mac OS X and mac OS

 * Finder 10.x: Was actually a Carbonized application during the early transition to Mac OS X.
 * Finder 10.6: Version released with Mac OS X 10.6 "Snow Leopard" in August 2009 was rewritten in Cocoa with 64-bit support.
 * Finder 12.1: Included with macOS 12.1 "Monterey" in December 2021.

GS/OS

 * Finder 6.0.1: Included with GS/OS 4.02, the last version to be released by Apple Computer in 1993.
 * Finder 6.0.2: Included with GS/OS 6.0.2 in 2015 as part of an update developed by enthusiasts.