# Every macOS version, from Cheetah to Tahoe

From Mac OS X 10.0 "Cheetah" in 2001 to macOS 26 "Tahoe" in 2025: every version of Apple's Mac operating system with its name. Until 2012 they were big cats; since Mavericks (2013) they have been named after places in California.

- 20 votes · 22 items
- Aug 2, 2026 · Theresa Keller
- https://even.best/en/l/5547/every-macos-version-from-cheetah-to-tahoe

## Top 22

1. **Mac OS X 10.0 Cheetah** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — Released 2001. The first version of Mac OS X.
2. **Mac OS X 10.3 Panther** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — Released 2003.
3. **Mac OS X 10.7 Lion** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — Released 2011.
4. **Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — Released 2012. From here on, the system was simply called "OS X".
5. **Mac OS X 10.9 Mavericks** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — Released 2013. The first version named after a place in California rather than a big cat.
6. **macOS 12 Monterey** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — Released 2021.
7. **Mac OS X 10.1 Puma** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Released 2001.
8. **Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Released 2005. Introduced Spotlight and Dashboard.
9. **Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Released 2009. Intel Macs only.
10. **macOS 11 Big Sur** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Released 2020. The first version for Apple silicon Macs.
11. **macOS 14 Sonoma** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Released 2023.
12. **Mac OS X 10.2 Jaguar** (0 · ▲1 ▼1) — Released 2002.
13. **Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Released 2007. Introduced Time Machine.
14. **Mac OS X 10.10 Yosemite** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Released 2014.
15. **Mac OS X 10.11 El Capitan** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Released 2015.
16. **Mac OS X 10.13 High Sierra** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Released 2017.
17. **Mac OS X 10.14 Mojave** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Released 2018. Introduced Dark Mode.
18. **Mac OS X 10.15 Catalina** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Released 2019. iTunes was split into Music, Podcasts and TV.
19. **macOS 13 Ventura** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Released 2022.
20. **macOS 15 Sequoia** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Released 2024.
21. **macOS 26 Tahoe** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Released 2025. New year-based numbering and the "Liquid Glass" design.
22. **Mac OS X 10.12 Sierra** (-1 · ▲0 ▼1) — Released 2016. Renamed "macOS".

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