APG Consultancy LTD

10.0

Cheetah

2001

Aqua interface

10.1

Puma

2001

Improved performance, CD and DVD burning, DVD playback, Enhanced printing support

10.2

Jaguar

2002

MPEG-4 QuickTime support, Quartz Extreme (graphics acceleration), Search in Finder, Universal Access, Address Book

10.3

Panther

2003

Safari set as default browser, Font Book, Fast user switching, Exposé (Window manager), FileVault, Improved Portable Document Format (PDF) rendering

10.4

Tiger

2005

Spotlight search, Dashboard, Smart folders, Automator, Intel processor support

10.5

Leopard

2007

New 3D style dock, Support for 64-bit applications, Time Machine, Spaces, BootCamp

10.6

Snow Leopard

2009

Most apps updated to 64-bit, Update introduced App Store

10.7

Lion

2011

Natural scrolling, Launchpad, Mission control, Intel only (dropped support for PowerPC)

10.8

Mountain Lion

2012

Notes. Reminders, Messages, Game Center, Notification Center

10.9

Mavericks

2013

iCloud Keychain, Maps, iBooks support

10.10

Yosemite

2014

Major redesign of user interface (flat design), Handoff, Continuity, Phone calls and text message handling, Update introduced Photos (replacing iPhoto) support

10.11

El Capitan

2015

Major performance boost, Metal API support

10.12

Sierra

2016

Unlocking with Apple Watch, Siri, Apple Pay, iCloud Documents and Desktop support

10.13

High Sierra

2017

APFS File System, HEIC Video Standard, Metal 2 API support

10.14

Mojave

2018

News, Stocks, Home, Dark mode, Dynamic desktop (changes depending on time of day)

10.15

Catalina

2019

iTunes split into Music, Podcasts, and Movies, Sidecar, 64 Bit applications only (dropped support for 32 Bit apps) support

11

Big Sur

2020

Major redesign change of user interface, Support for M1 processors (ARM based), Support for running iOS applications

12

Monterey

2021

Shortcuts, Improved Notes (Tags), Focus, Improved FaceTime, Shareplay, Shared with You, Universal Control, Airplay to Mac, Live Text. iCloud+