Major OS release · macOS

macOS High Sierra

Version 10.13Sep 25, 20177 public releases · 6 point updates

Software history

Defining features

Feature summaries are anchored to the cited Apple first-party source.

Apple File System

APFS became the modern file-system foundation for all-flash Mac storage.

HEVC video

HEVC support improved compression efficiency for high-resolution video.

Metal 2 and Core ML

Metal 2 expanded graphics and compute capabilities while Core ML provided on-device machine-learning frameworks for developers.

Photos and Safari refinements

Photos gained stronger editing tools while Safari added privacy and browsing improvements.

Apple feature source ↗

Mac OS X / OS X / macOS

Device support

Archive-product links show the canonical products represented by this project. The full device-name list preserves the broader structured support evidence, including hardware refreshes that do not have their own archive node.

Supported archive products9 mapped products
Full device coverage51 device names
  • Mac Pro (Late 2013)
  • Mac mini (Late 2012, Core i5)
  • Mac mini (Late 2012, Core i7)
  • Mac mini (Late 2014)
  • Mac mini (Mid 2010)
  • Mac mini (Mid 2011, Dedicated graphics)
  • Mac mini (Mid 2011, Integrated graphics)
  • Mac mini (Mid 2011, Server)
  • MacBook (13-inch, Late 2009)
  • MacBook (13-inch, Mid 2010)
  • MacBook (Retina, 12-inch, 2017)
  • MacBook (Retina, 12-inch, Early 2015)
  • MacBook (Retina, 12-inch, Early 2016)
  • MacBook Air (11-inch, Early 2015)
  • MacBook Air (11-inch, Late 2010)
  • MacBook Air (11-inch, Mid 2011)
  • MacBook Air (11-inch, Mid 2012)
  • MacBook Air (13-inch, Late 2010)
  • MacBook Air (13-inch, Mid 2011)
  • MacBook Air (13-inch, Mid 2012)
  • MacBook Pro (13-inch, 2016, Four Thunderbolt 3 ports)
  • MacBook Pro (13-inch, 2016, Two Thunderbolt 3 ports)
  • MacBook Pro (13-inch, 2017, Four Thunderbolt 3 ports)
  • MacBook Pro (13-inch, 2017, Two Thunderbolt 3 ports)
  • MacBook Pro (13-inch, Mid 2010)
  • MacBook Pro (13-inch, Mid 2012)
  • MacBook Pro (15-inch, 2016)
  • MacBook Pro (15-inch, 2017)
  • MacBook Pro (15-inch, Mid 2010)
  • MacBook Pro (15-inch, Mid 2012)
  • MacBook Pro (17-inch, Mid 2010)
  • MacBook Pro (Retina, 13-inch, Early 2015)
  • MacBook Pro (Retina, 15-inch, Mid 2015, Dedicated graphics)
  • MacBook Pro (Retina, 15-inch, Mid 2015, Integrated graphics)
  • iMac (21.5-inch, 2017)
  • iMac (21.5-inch, Early 2013)
  • iMac (21.5-inch, Late 2012)
  • iMac (21.5-inch, Late 2013, Dedicated Graphics)
  • iMac (21.5-inch, Late 2013, Integrated Graphics)
  • iMac (21.5-inch, Late 2015)
  • iMac (21.5-inch, Mid 2010)
  • iMac (21.5-inch, Mid 2014)
  • iMac (27-inch, Late 2009, Core i5/i7)
  • iMac (27-inch, Late 2012)
  • iMac (27-inch, Late 2013)
  • iMac (27-inch, Mid 2010)
  • iMac (27-inch, Mid 2011)
  • iMac (Retina 4K, 21.5-inch, 2017)
  • iMac (Retina 5K, 27-inch, 2017)
  • iMac (Retina 5K, 27-inch, Late 2015)
  • iMac Pro (Retina 5K, 27-inch, Late 2017)

Support dropped at this major

No mapped archive product was fully dropped when this major version arrived.

Public releases

Public release history

Every canonical public release assigned to this major version, including the initial release and later point updates.

2017

  1. 10.13Initial major release
  2. 10.13.1Point update
  3. 10.13.2Point update

2018

  1. 10.13.3Point update
  2. 10.13.4Point update
  3. 10.13.5Point update
  4. 10.13.6Point update