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Note: The headings on this list indicate the Macintosh System bundle names; the bullet points indicate the version of the System File included in that bundle. This is to make it clearer for people searching for specific bundle versions as opposed to System File versions. Finder File versions are not indicated.

Classic Mac OS

Macintosh System Software (0 - 0.3)

System File 1

System File 2

System Software with HD20 Support (0.5)

System File 2

Macintosh System Software (0.7)

System File 3

System Software 1

System File 3

System Software 2

System File 4

System Software 5

System File 4

System Software 6

System Software 7

A.K.A. "Big Bang", "Blue", "M80", "Pleiades".

"System" designation

Regular Systems
Performa Systems

"Mac OS" designation

Mac OS 8 "Tempo"

Mac OS 9 "Sonata"

Mac OS X / macOS

Mac OS X Server

OS X Server 10.7 and later are software add-ons to the base OS, and do not get their own releases

Mac OS X Developer Preview

Mac OS X Public Beta "Kodiak" (2000)

OS X Public Beta runs on stock PowerMac G3 and G4 computers with 128MB RAM and their internal clock set to between September 13, 2000 and May 15, 2001.

Mac OS X 10.0 "Cheetah"

Mac OS X 10.1 "Puma"

Mac OS X 10.2 "Jaguar"

Mac OS X 10.3 "Panther"

Mac OS X 10.4 "Tiger"

Mac OS X 10.5 "Leopard"

Mac OS X 10.6 "Snow Leopard"

After Mac OS X 10.6, all Mac system installations are provided via download.

Mac OS X 10.7 "Lion"

Mac OS X 10.8 "Mountain Lion"

OS X 10.9 "Mavericks"

OS X 10.10 "Yosemite"

OS X 10.11 "El Capitan"

macOS 10.12 "Sierra"

macOS 10.13 "High Sierra"

macOS 10.14 "Mojave"

macOS 10.15 "Catalina"

macOS 11 "Big Sur"

macOS 12 "Monterey"

macOS 13 "Ventura"

macOS 14 "Sonoma"

Cancelled projects

The following planned operating systems were cancelled before completion:

References

See also

External links

Mac OS   Classic Mac OS versions
Macintosh System Software : System 1 · System 2 · System 3 · System 4 · System 5 · System 6 · System 7
Mac OS : Mac OS 7.6 · Mac OS 8 · Mac OS 9 · Classic environment
Cancelled : Copland · Gershwin
Deprecated in in May 2002 and succeeded by Mac OS X
Mac OS X   Mac OS X / macOS versions
Mac OS X Server : Server 1 (Rhapsody / Hera)
Mac OS X Developer Preview : DP1 | DP2 | DP3 | DP4
Mac OS X Public Beta : Public Beta (Kodiak)
Mac OS X 10.0 (Cheetah) : 10.0.0 | 10.0.1 | 10.0.2 | 10.0.3 | 10.0.4
Mac OS X 10.1 (Puma) : 10.1.0 | 10.1.1 | 10.1.2 | 10.1.3 | 10.1.4 | 10.1.5
Mac OS X 10.2 (Jaguar) : 10.2.0 | 10.2.1 | 10.2.2 | 10.2.3 | 10.2.4 | 10.2.5 | 10.2.6 | 10.2.7 | 10.2.8 (G3 / G4 · G5)
Mac OS X 10.3 (Panther) : 10.3.0 | 10.3.1 | 10.3.2 | 10.3.3 | 10.3.4 | 10.3.5 | 10.3.6 | 10.3.7 | 10.3.8 | 10.3.9
Mac OS X 10.4 (Tiger) : 10.4.0 | 10.4.1 | 10.4.2 | 10.4.3 | 10.4.4 | 10.4.5 | 10.4.6 | 10.4.7 | 10.4.8 | 10.4.9 | 10.4.10 | 10.4.11
Mac OS X 10.5 (Leopard) : 10.5.0 | 10.5.1 | 10.5.2 | 10.5.3 | 10.5.4 | 10.5.5 | 10.5.6 | 10.5.7 | 10.5.8 | 10.5.9 (PPC)
  Mac OS X 10.6 (Snow Leopard) : 10.6.0 | 10.6.1 | 10.6.2 | 10.6.3 | 10.6.4 | 10.6.5 | 10.6.6 | 10.6.7 | 10.6.8
Mac OS X 10.7 (Lion) : 10.7.0 | 10.7.1 | 10.7.2 | 10.7.3 | 10.7.4 | 10.7.5
OS X 10.8 (Mountain Lion) : 10.8.0 | 10.8.1 | 10.8.2 | 10.8.3 | 10.8.4 | 10.8.5
OS X 10.9 (Mavericks) : 10.9.0 | 10.9.1 | 10.9.2 | 10.9.3 | 10.9.4 | 10.9.5
OS X 10.10 (Yosemite) : 10.10.0 | 10.10.1 | 10.10.2 | 10.10.3 | 10.10.4 | 10.10.5
OS X 10.11 (El Capitan) : 10.11.0 | 10.11.1 | 10.11.2 | 10.11.3 | 10.11.4 | 10.11.5 | 10.11.6
macOS 10.12 (Sierra) : 10.12.0 | 10.12.1 | 10.12.2 | 10.12.3 | 10.12.4 | 10.12.5 | 10.12.6
macOS 10.13 (High Sierra) : 10.13.0 | 10.13.1 | 10.13.2 | 10.13.3 | 10.13.4 | 10.13.5 | 10.13.6
macOS 10.14 (Mojave) : 10.14.0 | 10.14.1 | 10.14.2 | 10.14.3 | 10.14.4 | 10.14.5 | 10.14.6
macOS 10.15 (Catalina) : 10.15.0 | 10.15.1 | 10.15.2 | 10.15.3 | 10.15.4 | 10.15.5 | 10.15.6 | 10.15.7
macOS 11 (Big Sur) : 11.0 · 11.0.1 | 11.1 | 11.2 · 11.2.1 · 2 · 3 | 11.3 · 11.3.1 | 11.4 | 11.5 · 11.5.1 · 2 | 11.6 · 11.6.1 · 2 · 3 · 4 · 5 · 6 · 7 · 8 | 11.7 · 11.7.1 · 2 · 3 · 4 · 5 · 6 · 7 · 8 · 9 · 10
macOS 12 (Monterey) : 12.0 · 12.0.1 | 12.1 | 12.2 · 12.2.1 | 12.3 · 12.3.1 | 12.4 | 12.5 · 12.5.1 | 12.6 · 12.6.1 · 2 · 3 · 4 · 5 · 6 · 7 · 8 · 9 | 12.7 · 12.7.1 · 2 · 3
macOS 13 (Ventura) : 13.0 · 13.0.1 | 13.1 | 13.2 · 13.2.1 | 13.3 · 13.3.1 | 13.4 · 13.4.1 | 13.5 · 13.5.1 · 2 | 13.6 · 13.6.1 · 2 · 3 · 4
macOS 14 (Sonoma) : 14.0 | 14.1 · 14.1.1 · 2 | 14.2 · 14.2.1 | 14.3
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