MacOS Ventura

macOS Ventura
Version of the macOS operating system
Screenshot of macOS Ventura
DeveloperApple
OS family
Source modelClosed, with open source components
General
availability
October 24, 2022 (2022-10-24)[1]
Latest release13.7.1[2] (October 28, 2024 (2024-10-28)) [±]
Update methodSoftware Update
Platformsx86-64, ARM64
Kernel typeHybrid (XNU)
LicenseProprietary software with open-source components and content licensed with APSL
Preceded bymacOS Monterey
Succeeded bymacOS Sonoma
Official websiteapple.com/macos/ventura at the Wayback Machine (archived 2023-09-25)
TaglineWorks smarter. Plays harder. Goes further.[1]
Support status
Receiving security updates. Drops support for Macs released from 2015 to 2016.

macOS Ventura (version 13) is the nineteenth major release of macOS, Apple's operating system for Macintosh computers. The successor to macOS Monterey, it was announced at WWDC 2022 on June 6, 2022, and launched on October 24, 2022.[3] macOS Ventura was succeeded by macOS Sonoma, which was released on September 26, 2023.

It is named after the city of Ventura[4] and is the tenth macOS release to bear a name from the company's home state of California. The macOS 13 Ventura logo, official graphics and default wallpaper resemble an abstract California poppy.[5]

macOS Ventura is the last version of macOS supporting several Macs, including the 21.5-inch 2017 iMac and the 12-inch MacBook.

  1. ^ a b "macOS Ventura". Apple. Archived from the original on January 20, 2023. Retrieved January 1, 2023.
  2. ^ "What's new in the updates for macOS Ventura". Apple Support. Retrieved October 28, 2024.
  3. ^ Chin, Monica (June 6, 2022). "Apple announces macOS Ventura with new Stage Manager organization tool". The Verge. Archived from the original on June 7, 2022. Retrieved June 6, 2022.
  4. ^ Salgado, Cytlalli (June 21, 2022). "macOS Ventura: Apple's new operating system named after city". Ventura County Star. Archived from the original on June 29, 2022. Retrieved June 21, 2022.
  5. ^ Cunningham, Andrew (October 26, 2022). "macOS 13 Ventura: The Ars Technica review". Ars Technica. Archived from the original on February 4, 2023. Retrieved January 29, 2023.

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