Mac full support timeline

Every Mac since the original Macintosh (1984), through the 68k, PowerPC and Intel eras to Apple silicon. Each box gives its chip, screen sizes and the newest macOS it can install.

Green boxes still get the current release, macOS 27 Golden Gate. · iPad timeline · iPhone timeline · Mac timeline

Release months are approximate. Before Mac OS 7.6 it was "System"; 7.6 needed a 32-bit clean 68030 or later, 8.5 a PowerPC, Tiger built-in FireWire and Leopard an 867 MHz or faster G4. A box covers the sizes sold together that year. Hover a box for the exact models it covers. OS support as of iOS/iPadOS/macOS 27 (September 2026).