FaceTime and SharePlay
Monterey expanded FaceTime with spatial audio, Voice Isolation and Wide Spectrum modes, while SharePlay enabled synchronized media experiences during calls.
Major OS release · macOS
macOS Monterey
Software history
Defining features
Feature summaries are anchored to the cited Apple first-party source.
AirPlay to Mac
AirPlay to Mac let users present, play and share content from an iPhone or iPad directly on a Mac display and speakers.
Live Text and Visual Look Up
System intelligence could recognize selectable text in images and identify subjects such as landmarks, plants, pets and artwork.
Safari Tab Groups
Safari introduced Tab Groups to organize sets of websites and keep them synchronized across Apple devices.
Shortcuts on Mac
The Shortcuts app arrived on Mac, bringing Apple’s cross-device automation model into the desktop environment alongside Automator.
Universal Control
Universal Control extended a single keyboard and pointing device across nearby Macs and iPads as part of Monterey’s cross-device workflow.
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 products14 mapped products
- iMac (24-inch, M1, 2021)
- iMac Pro (2017)
- Mac mini (2018)
- Mac mini (M1, 2020)
- Mac Pro (2019)
- Mac Pro (Late 2013)
- Mac Studio (2022)
- MacBook Air (M1, 2020)
- MacBook Air (M2, 2022)
- MacBook Air (Retina, 13-inch, 2018)
- MacBook Pro (13-inch and 15-inch, Late 2016)
- MacBook Pro (13-inch, M1, 2020)
- MacBook Pro (14-inch and 16-inch, 2021)
- MacBook Pro (16-inch, 2019)
Full device coverage47 device names
- Mac Pro (2019)
- Mac Pro (Late 2013)
- Mac Studio (M1 Max)
- Mac Studio (M1 Ultra)
- Mac mini (Late 2014)
- Mac mini (Late 2018)
- Mac mini (M1, Late 2020)
- MacBook (Retina, 12-inch, 2017)
- MacBook (Retina, 12-inch, Early 2016)
- MacBook Air (11-inch, Early 2015)
- MacBook Air (M1, 2020)
- MacBook Air (M2, 2022)
- MacBook Air (Retina, 13-inch, 2018)
- MacBook Air (Retina, 13-inch, 2019)
- MacBook Air (Retina, 13-inch, 2020)
- 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, 2019, Two Thunderbolt 3 ports)
- MacBook Pro (13-inch, 2020, Four Thunderbolt 3 ports)
- MacBook Pro (13-inch, 2020, Two Thunderbolt 3 ports)
- MacBook Pro (13-inch, M1, 2020)
- MacBook Pro (13-inch, M2, 2022)
- MacBook Pro (14-inch, M1 Max, 2021)
- MacBook Pro (14-inch, M1 Pro, 2021)
- MacBook Pro (15-inch, 2016)
- MacBook Pro (15-inch, 2017)
- MacBook Pro (16-inch, 2019)
- MacBook Pro (16-inch, 2019, Radeon Pro 5600M Graphics)
- MacBook Pro (16-inch, M1 Max, 2021)
- MacBook Pro (16-inch, M1 Pro, 2021)
- 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, Late 2015)
- iMac (24-inch, M1, 2021, Four Ports)
- iMac (24-inch, M1, 2021, Two Ports)
- iMac (Retina 4K, 21.5-inch, 2017)
- iMac (Retina 4K, 21.5-inch, 2019)
- iMac (Retina 5K, 27-inch, 2017)
- iMac (Retina 5K, 27-inch, 2019)
- iMac (Retina 5K, 27-inch, 2020)
- iMac (Retina 5K, 27-inch, 2020, RX 5700/XT)
- iMac (Retina 5K, 27-inch, Late 2015)
- iMac Pro (Retina 5K, 27-inch, Late 2017)
Support dropped at this major
Archive products
Device names in support data
- Developer Transition Kit
- MacBook (Retina, 12-inch, Early 2015)
- iMac (21.5-inch, Mid 2014)
Public releases
Public release history
Every canonical public release assigned to this major version, including the initial release and later point updates.
2021
- 12.0Initial major release
- 12.0.1Point update
- 12.1Point update
2022
- 12.2Point update
- 12.2.1Point update
- 12.3Point update
- 12.3.1Point update
- 12.4Point update
- 12.5Point update
- 12.5.1Point update
- 12.6Point update
- 12.6.1Point update
- 12.6.2Point update
2023
- 12.6.3Point update
- 12.6.4Point update
- 12.6.5Point update
- 12.6.6Point update
- 12.6.7Point update
- 12.6.8Point update
- 12.6.9Point update
- 12.7Point update
- 12.7.1Point update
- 12.7.2Point update
2024
- 12.7.3Point update
- 12.7.4Point update
- 12.7.5Point update
- 12.7.6Point update