Apple Os Mavericks Release Date

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Updated and republished for macOS 10.15.7; skip it unless you really really care about all the macOS releases. Originally published on November 14th, 2005.

Below the break is a table showing all major releases of macOS (previously Mac OS X) from the public beta through the latest public version, which is macOS 10.15.7, as of September 23rd, 2020—the 138th release in total.

Note: Click the ⓘ symbol to read Apple's release notes for a given update.

The following was culled from Apple's support downloads page, and as such, some of the dates may be off just a bit. If you know for certain that something is incorrect, please let me know and I'll get it fixed. (Scroll to see all entries.)

  1. October 22—yes, today—is the official release date of OS X Mavericks, the next generation of Apple's desktop operating system. The company announced the date today at an event in San Francisco.
  2. Big Sur release date. Despite Apple announcing a release date for iOS 14 during the 15 September event, and subsequently releasing it on 16 September, Apple has so far failed to announce a date.
  3. Download Apple Mac OS X Mavericks for Mac to oS X Mavericks is the latest release of the world's most advanced desktop operating system. Date Added September 21, 2014.
  4. Apple traditionally reveals its Q4 earnings during the second half of October, which would line up with 9to5Mac's alleged tip for the OS x 10.9 Mavericks launch.

The October OS X Mavericks release date report dispels previous far-fetched rumors that it was going to launch alongside iOS 7 and the likely debut of iPhone 5S and iPhone 5C next week.

Date
Version
Comments
2020Sep 234210.15.72.86 GB
Aug 122810.15.6 SU13.22GB GB
Jul 154410.15.63.35 GB
Jun 1610.15.5 SU11.59 GB
May 264810.15.53.37 GB
Apr 81510.15.4 SU11.38 GB
Mar 245610.15.43.0 GB
Jan 284910.15.33.0 GB
2019Dec 104210.15.23.0 GB
Oct 291410.15.14.5 GB
Oct 15810.15 SU1985 MBNo info page
Oct 71110.154.9 GBCatalina - You need more permission!
Sep 263110.14.6 SU31.32 GB
Aug 262510.14.6 SU21.25 GB
Aug 11010.14.6 SU1949 MB
Jul 227010.14.62.7 GB
May 134910.14.52.5 GB
Mar 256210.14.42.8 GB
Jan 224810.14.32.0 GB
2018Dec 52810.14.22.5 GB
Nov 7810.14.1 SU11.3 GBⓘ For 2018 MacBook Air
Oct 303610.14.13.3 GB
Sep 242710.145.2 GBⓘ Mojave - You need permission!
Aug 283810.13.6 SU21.32 GBⓘ For 2018 Touch Bar MBP…again
Jul 241510.13.6 SU11.31 GBⓘ For 2018 Touch Bar MBP
Jul 93810.13.61.32 GBⓘ AirPlay 2
Jun 16410.13.52.12 GBⓘ Messages in iCloud
Mar 293710.13.42.36 GBⓘ Sortable Safari bookmarks!!
Feb 202810.13.3 SU40.4 MBⓘ Indian character/Messages crash fix
Jan 233310.13.31.97 GB
Jan 83310.13.2 SU633.6 MBⓘ Spectre and Meltdown fixes
2017Dec 63610.13.22.08 GB
Oct 312610.13.11.47 GB
Oct 51010.13 SU915 MBⓘ Addresses two security issues
Sep 256810.134.8 GBⓘ High Sierra - Higher in the mountains?
Jul 196510.12.61.98 GB
May 154910.12.51.57 GB
Mar 276310.12.41.56 GBⓘ Night Shift
Jan 234110.12.31.05 GB
2016Dec 135010.12.21.94 GB
Oct 243410.12.11.36 GB
Sep 206410.124.77 GBⓘ Sierra - Still in the mountains.
Jul 186310.11.6759 MB
May 165710.11.5759 MB
Mar 206110.11.41.58 GB
Jan 194110.11.3662 MB
2015Dec 94910.11.21.4 GB
Oct 212110.11.11.19 GB
Sep 304810.116.08 GBⓘ El Capitan - Go climb something!
Aug 134410.10.51.02 GB
Jun 307510.10.41.09 GB
Apr 16810.10.3 SU1.8 MBⓘ Supplemental Update
Apr 87110.10.31.52 GBⓘ Includes Photos app
Jan 277110.10.2544 MB
2014Nov 173210.10.1311 MB
Oct 162910.105.2 GBⓘ Yosemite - No surfers here.
Sep 177910.9.5139 MB
Jun 304610.9.4283 MB
May 157910.9.3461 MB
Feb 257110.9.2460 MB
2013Dec 165510.9.1243.4 MB
Oct 221910.95.3 GBⓘ Mavericks - All out of big cats!
Oct 32110.8.5 SU19.6 MBⓘ Supplemental Update
Sep 1210010.8.5273.7 MB
Jun 48210.8.4152.0 MB
Mar 1416110.8.3249.0 MB
2012Oct 41510.8.2 SU26.7 MBⓘ Supplemental Update
Sep 192710.8.2665.5 MB
Aug 232910.8.124.2 MB
Jul 257710.84.1 GBⓘ Mountain Lion - App Store only
Oct 41510.7.5 SU2.0 MBⓘ Supplemental Update
Sep 1913310.7.51.1 GBⓘ Released w/ 10.8.2
May 99810.7.4692.7 MB
Feb 111210.7.31.3 GBⓘ Only combo updater available
2011Oct 125610.7.2768.8 MBⓘ Now iCloud enabled
Aug 172910.7.179.3 MB
Jul 192610.74.1 GBⓘ Lion - App Store only (USB stick later)
Jun 239410.6.8453.6 MBⓘ App Store readied for Lion
Mar 217410.6.7475 MB
Jan 65710.6.6143.6 MBⓘ Can you say 'App Store?'
2010Nov 1014810.6.5644.5 MB
Jun 157810.6.4607.2 MB
Mar 2914010.6.3719.2 MB
2009Nov 96010.6.2473 MB
Sep 101310.6.171.5 MB
Aug 282310.62.31 GBⓘ Snow Leopard - First Intel-only release
Aug 58510.5.8274 MB
May 1214810.5.7442 MB
2008Dec 159110.5.6372 MB
Sep 157710.5.5316 MB
Jun 303310.5.488 MB
May 2810710.5.3420 MB
Feb 118810.5.2343 MBⓘ Combo updater only
2007Nov 152010.5.1110 MB
Oct 2612810.52.15 GBⓘ Leopard - First universal binary release
Nov 1414710.4.11128 MBⓘ This '10' goes to '11'
Jun 209910.4.1072 MB
Mar 1316510.4.9160 MB
2006Sep 299410.4.8206 MB
Jun 278510.4.7133 MB
Apr 34810.4.6163 MB
Feb 143510.4.516 MB
Jan 107110.4.455 MBⓘ First Intel-capable release
2005Oct 3111110.4.397 MB
Jul 125710.4.244 MB
May 161710.4.137 MB
Apr 291410.41.78 GBⓘ Tiger
Apr 156510.3.951.3 MB
Feb 95610.3.826.6 MB
2004Dec 154010.3.797 MBⓘ Combo updater only
Nov 58810.3.634 MB
Aug 97510.3.5???
May 267210.3.479 MBⓘ Combo updater only
Mar 158910.3.370 MBⓘ Combo updater only
2003Dec 173710.3.236.9 MB
Nov 101710.3.11.5 MB
Oct 242110.31.54 GBⓘ Panther
Oct 35710.2.840 MB
Sep 2213910.2.7???Only for certain G5s/G4s
May 62610.2.626 MB
Apr 105610.2.581.9 MB
Feb 135610.2.476 MB
2002Dec 193810.2.351 MB
Nov 115410.2.224.4 MB
Sep 182610.2.116.3 MBⓘ Update not available?
Aug 237910.21.03 GBⓘ Jaguar
Jun 54710.1.545.1 MBⓘ Combo updater only
Apr 195710.1.41.7 MB
Feb 216210.1.316 MB
2001Dec 213710.1.229.2 MB
Nov 145010.1.113.8 MB
Sep 259510.1989 MBⓘ Puma
Jun 224410.0.412 MB
May 9810.0.315 MB
May 11510.0.215 MBReleased but replaced (see comments)
Apr 162310.0.14 MB
Mar 2419210.0659 MBⓘ Cheetah
2000Sep 13--10.0β676 MBⓘ Public Beta

Note: The Days column reflects the number of days between releases.

Some entries may appear out of chronological order (i.e. 10.5 is shown on Oct 26, but above Nov 14 for 10.4.11). This is to keep the version numbers in the proper order, even when an older OS received an update after a major new release came out. This has happened a few times over the years.

Some random notes, updated from the original post:

  • Starting with the Public Beta and up through macOS 10.15.7, there have been 138 macOS releases, both major and minor. This figure includes the one odd macOS X release: 10.2.7. This version was only for the then-new PowerMac G5 and the flat panel iMac G4, and was never generally released.
  • As of September 23rd, 2020 (macOS 10.15.7's release date), it's been 7,315 days since the Public Beta was released. So on average, we've seen some sort of update every 53.0 days.
  • The shortest time period between any two releases is six days, which is how quickly the 10.15.5 Supplemental Update 1 came out after the 10.15.5 release.
  • The longest time period between any two minor releases is 165 days, which was how long we waited for the 10.4.9 update. (Tecnically, it's actually the 192 day interval between the Mac OS X Public Beta and version 10.0, but I'm counting from the official 10.0 release.)
  • The smallest update was 10.3.1, at only 1.5MB. The largest (non-combo, non-main OS release) update was 10.15.1 at 5.3GB.
  • The '???' entry for Size on a given release indicates I was unable to find the size. Feel free to contact me if you can help replace any of the '???' entries.

And now, gratuitous graphics…

Releases by version number

Releases by year

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A special 'thank you!' goes to Mr. Ziebell (for providing some size values on very-old minor updates), and to Benton Quest (for providing size info on all the major releases up through Snow Leopard). See Benton's comment below if you want a nicely detailed history of those early releases.

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There is an approximate time-line for almost every Mac OS X;

with a few exceptions. The longest lag between new versions

Model builder software. may have been the time between Panther and Leopard (Tiger)

as that also was a very refined version due to many updates..


Mar 24, 2016 - Learn which OS X versions and builds originally shipped with

or are available for your .. iMac, Date introduced, Original Mac OS X included

This may not answer your question; while there are a few other Support

articles that had covered approximate dates of inception, MacTracker.ca

application has a software section that has dates for each OS X. Also a

few pages in EveryMac.com likely has some information. ~Wikipedia?

Jump to Release history - .. support, Kernel, Date announced, Release date, Most

recent version .. Tiger did not support 64-bit GUI applications, only 64-bit CLI app-

lications. .. With the exception of Mac OS X Server 1.0 and the original public beta,

OS X .. Prior to its release, version 10.0 was code named 'Cheetah' ..

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+Older articles from third-party sites, suggest about five years including

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