MacOS Tahoe

macOS Tahoe (version 26) is a twenty-third major version of MacOS developed by Apple inc.^[1] It was announced on June 9, 2025 at Apple Worldwide Developers Conference.^[2][3]

macOS Tahoe

Version of the macOS operating system
Developer	Apple Inc.
OS family	Macintosh Unix
Source model	Closed, with open source components
Update method	Software Update
Platforms	ARM64 (Apple Silicon) x86-64 (Intel)
Kernel type	Hybrid (XNU)
Default user interface	Liquid Glass
License	Proprietary software with open-source components and content licensed with APSL
Preceded by	macOS Sequoia
Official website	www.apple.com/os/macos/
Support status
In developer beta. No longer supports for the 2017 iMac Pro, 2018 Mac Mini, 2018 MacBook Pro, 2019 13 and 15” MacBook Pro, 2020 2 port 13”MacBook Pro, 2019 iMac, and the 2020 Intel MacBook Air.

Features

macOS Tahoe has a new design called "Liquid Glass" which included in app icons and desktop.^[4] It has a ChatGPT and other AI models for Xcode.^[5] It has a phone app and live activities.^[6][7] Spotlight lets users take hundreds of actions.^[8] Users able to create and vote poll in iMessage.

Development and supported devices

The first developer beta of macOS Tahoe has been released on June 9, 2025 and the second developer beta of macOS has been released on June 23, 2025. macOS Tahoe is the last update for Intel Macs.^[9]