The first Mac software was called System 1 and it was released on January 24, 1984, and there have been 30 major updates since. Apple rebranded to Mac OS with the release of mac OS 8 on July 26, 1997.

Apple debuted new software updates today for old iOS, macOS, iPadOS, and watchOS versions, including iOS 18.7.7 and more.

Apple’s macOS operating system has changed a lot over the last 25 years, with new features and designs coming and going as the decades have passed. Even the name has been adjusted, starting out as Mac ...

It replaced the polished but limited Mac OS9 with a UNIX-underpinned reimagining of computer operating systems.

Apple's next Mac operating system is called macOS Tahoe, for Lake Tahoe, the company confirmed on Monday at the Worldwide Developers Conference. The new name is consistent with Apple's convention ...

Apple’s macOS operating system is known for its stability and features, but it wasn’t always this way. Throughout the history of macOS (and OS X before it), there have been some real stinkers that ...

So your OS names are going to seem to leap forward to 26 soon. Photo: Rajesh Pandey/Cult of Mac Apple might make a major change to the naming convention for all its operating systems this year, ...

In conjunction with the introduction of the second-generation AirTag (see “New AirTag Offers Expanded Range, Louder Speaker,” 26 January 2026), Apple has released iOS 26.2.1, iPadOS 26.2.1, and ...