Mac OS Version Matrix
Pre-System 7 Versions
| "Unified" |
System |
Finder |
MultiFinder |
LaserWriter |
Release Date |
| Guided Tour |
.85 |
"1.0" |
- |
- |
December 1983 |
| Mac Software |
.97 / "1.0" |
1.0 |
- |
- |
January 24, 1984 |
| 0.1 |
1.1 |
1.1g |
- |
- |
May 5, 1984 |
| 0.3 |
2.0 |
4.1 |
- |
- |
April 1985 |
| 0.5 |
2.1 |
5.0 |
- |
- |
September 1985 |
| 0.7 |
3.0 |
5.1 |
- |
- |
January 1986 |
| 1.0 |
3.1 |
5.2 |
- |
1.1 |
February 1986 |
| 1.1 |
3.2 |
5.3 |
- |
3.1 |
February 1986 |
| AppleShare 1.0 |
3.3 |
5.4 |
- |
- |
January 1987 |
| AppleShare 2.0 |
3.4 |
6.1 |
- |
- |
1988 |
| 2.0 |
4.0 |
5.4 |
- |
3.3 |
March 1987 |
| 2.0.1 |
4.1 |
5.5 |
- |
4.0 |
April 1987 |
| 5.0 |
4.2 |
6.0 |
1.0 |
5.0 |
October 1987 |
| 5.1 |
4.3 |
6.0 |
1.0 |
5.1 |
November 1987 |
| 6.0 |
6.0 |
6.1 |
6.0 |
5.2 |
April 1988 |
| 6.0.1 |
6.0.1 |
6.1 |
6.0.1 |
5.2 |
September 19, 1988 |
| 6.0.2 |
6.0.2 |
6.1 |
6.0.1 |
5.2 |
1988 |
| 6.0.3 |
6.0.3 |
6.1 |
6.0.3 |
5.2 |
March 7, 1989 |
| 6.0.4 |
6.0.4 |
6.1.4 |
6.0.4 |
5.2 |
September 20, 1989 |
| 6.0.5 |
6.0.5 |
6.1.5 |
6.0.5 |
5.2 |
March 19, 1990 |
| 6.0.6 |
6.0.6 |
6.1.6 |
6.0.6 |
5.2 |
October 15, 1990 |
| 6.0.7 |
6.0.7 |
6.1.7 |
6.0.7 |
5.2 |
October 16, 1990 |
| 6.0.8 |
6.0.8 |
6.1.8 |
6.0.8 |
7.0 |
May 13, 1991 |
| 6.0.8L |
6.0.8L |
6.1.8 |
6.0.8 |
7.0 |
March 23, 1992 |
Apple itself tends to use the "Unified" numbering scheme
(the first column) to refer to system versions, while most Mac fanatics
use the version number of the System file itself (the second column).
System 7 and Mac OS Classic Versions
| System |
Finder |
LaserWriter |
| 7.0 |
7.0 |
7.0 |
| 7.0.1 |
7.0.1 |
7.0 |
| 7.0.1P |
7.0.1P |
7.0 |
| 7.1 |
7.1 |
7.1.2 |
| 7.1P |
7.1P |
7.1.2 |
| 7.1P1 |
7.1P |
7.1.2 |
| 7.1P2 |
7.1P |
7.1.2 |
| 7.1P3 |
7.1P |
7.1.2 |
| 7.1P4 |
7.1P |
7.1.2 |
| 7.1P5 |
7.1P |
7.1.2 |
| 7.1P6 |
7.1P |
7.1.2 |
| 7.1.1 / 7.1 Pro |
7.1.3 |
7.1.2 |
| 7.1.2 |
7.1.4 |
7.1.2 |
| 7.1.2P |
7.1.4 |
7.1.2 |
| 7.5 |
7.1.4 |
7.2, 8.1.1 |
| 7.5.1 |
7.5.1 |
8.2 |
| 7.5.2 |
7.5.3 |
8.2.2 |
| 7.5.3 |
7.5.5 |
8.3.3 |
| 7.5.3L |
7.5.5 |
8.3.3 |
| 7.5.3R2 |
7.5.5 |
8.3.4 |
| 7.5.3R2.1 |
7.5.5 |
8.3.4 |
| 7.5.4 |
7.5.5 |
8.3.4 |
| 7.5.5 |
7.5.5 |
8.3.4 |
| 7.6 |
? |
? |
| 7.6.1 |
? |
? |
| 8.0 |
? |
? |
| 8.1 |
? |
? |
| 8.5 |
? |
? |
| 8.5.1 |
? |
? |
| 8.6 |
? |
? |
| 9.0 |
? |
? |
| 9.0.2 |
? |
? |
| 9.0.3 |
? |
? |
| 9.0.4 |
? |
? |
| 9.1 |
? |
? |
| 9.2 |
? |
? |
| 9.2.1 |
? |
? |
| 9.2.2 |
? |
? |
Mac OS X Versions
| Version |
Code Name |
| 10.0 | Cheetah |
| 10.1 | Puma |
| 10.2 | Jaguar |
| 10.3 | Panther |
| 10.4 | Tiger |
| 10.5 | Leopard |
| 10.6 | Snow Leopard |
| 10.7 | Lion |
| 10.8 | Mountain Lion |
| 10.9 | Mavericks |
| 10.10 | Yosemite |
| 10.11 | El Capitan |
| 10.12 | Sierra |
| 10.13 | High Sierra |
| 10.14 | Mojave |
| 10.15 | Catalina |
| 11 | Big Sur |
| 12 | Monterey |
| 13 | Ventura |
| 14 | Sonoma |
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