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Developer | Apple |
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OS family | |
Source model | Closed, with open source components |
General availability | October 24, 2022 [1] |
Latest release | 13.7.4 (February 10, 2025 ) [±] |
Update method | Software Update |
Platforms | x86-64, ARM64 |
Kernel type | Hybrid (XNU) |
License | Proprietary software with open-source components and content licensed with APSL |
Preceded by | macOS Monterey |
Succeeded by | macOS Sonoma |
Official website | apple.com/macos/ventura at the Wayback Machine (archived 2023-09-25) |
Tagline | Works smarter. Plays harder. Goes further. [1] |
Support status | |
Receiving security updates. Drops support for Macs released from 2015 to 2016. |
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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. [2] macOS Ventura was succeeded by macOS Sonoma, which was released on September 26, 2023.
It is named after the city of Ventura [3] 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. [4]
macOS Ventura is the last version of macOS supporting Macs released in 2017, including the 21.5-inch 2017 iMac and the 12-inch MacBook.
macOS Ventura includes changes, many related to productivity, and adds two apps from iOS and iPadOS: Weather and Clock. [4] Freeform was added in an update to all three operating systems. [5]
macOS Ventura is the last release for Macs with Apple T1 Security chip. macOS Ventura officially supports Macs with Apple silicon and Intel's Xeon-W and 7th-generation Kaby Lake chips or later, and drops support for Macs released from 2015 to 2016, officially marking the end of support for the Retina MacBook Pro, 2015-2017 MacBook Air, 2014 Mac Mini, 2015 iMac and cylindrical Mac Pro. MacBook Pro 2016 is also officially dropped, however, technically, the operating system can be installed and smoothly run there using OpenCore because all required drivers for T1 system are present (drivers are removed in macOS Sonoma). The 21.5 inch 2017 iMac is the only supported standard configuration model to have no retina display.
Macs that support macOS Ventura are as follows. [4] [14] [15]
AirPlay to Mac, always-on "Hey Siri", 4K HDR streaming, and Spatial Audio are not supported on all models. Offline dictation, Live Captions, Portrait Mode in FaceTime, and "Reference mode" (which allows users to use an iPad as a secondary reference monitor) only work on Apple silicon Macs. [4]
By using patch tools, macOS Ventura can be unofficially installed on earlier models that are officially unsupported, such as a 2017 MacBook Air and a 2015 MacBook Pro. Using these methods, it is possible to install macOS Ventura on models as early as a 2008 MacBook Pro or a 2007 iMac (after a Penryn CPU upgrade). [16] [4]
The first developer beta of macOS 13 Ventura was released on June 6, 2022. [17] Apple maintains Ventura release notes: for consumers, for enterprise, for developers, as well as a security update page.
Previous release | Current release | Security response |
Version | Build | Release date | Darwin version |
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13.0 | 22A380 | October 24, 2022 | 22.1.0 xnu-8792.41.9~2 Sun Oct 9 20:15:52 PDT 2022 |
22A8380 | |||
13.0.1 | 22A400 | November 9, 2022 | |
13.1 | 22C65 | December 13, 2022 | 22.2.0 xnu-8792.61.2~4 Fri Nov 11 02:06:26 PST 2022 |
13.2 | 22D49 | January 23, 2023 | 22.3.0 xnu-8792.81.2~2 Thu Jan 5 20:53:49 PST 2023 |
13.2.1 | 22D68 | February 13, 2023 | 22.3.0 xnu-8792.81.3~2 Mon Jan 30 20:38:43 PST 2023 |
13.3 | 22E252 | March 27, 2023 | 22.4.0 xnu-8796.101.5~3 Mon Mar 6 20:59:28 PST 2023 |
13.3.1 | 22E261 | April 7, 2023 | |
13.3.1 (a) | 22E772610a | May 1, 2023 | |
13.4 | 22F66 | May 18, 2023 | 22.5.0 xnu-8796.121.2~5 Mon Apr 24 20:52:43 PDT 2023 |
13.4.1 | 22F82 | June 21, 2023 | 22.5.0 xnu-8796.121.3~7 Thu Jun 8 22:22:22 PDT 2023 |
13.4.1 (a) | 22F770820b | July 10, 2023 | |
13.4.1 (c) | 22F770820d | July 12, 2023 [18] | |
13.5 | 22G74 | July 24, 2023 | 22.6.0 xnu-8796.141.3~6 Wed Jul 5 22:21:56 PDT 2023 |
13.5.1 | 22G90 | August 17, 2023 | |
13.5.2 | 22G91 | September 7, 2023 | |
13.6 | 22G120 [19] | September 21, 2023 | 22.6.0 xnu-8796.141.3.700.8~1 Fri Sep 15 13:39:52 PDT 2023 |
13.6.1 | 22G313 | October 25, 2023 [20] | 22.6.0 xnu-8796.141.3.701.17~4 Wed Oct 4 21:25:26 PDT 2023 |
13.6.2 | 22G320 | November 7, 2023 | 22.6.0 xnu-8796.141.3.701.17~6 Thu Nov 2 07:43:57 PDT 2023 |
13.6.3 | 22G436 | December 11, 2023 [21] | 22.6.0 xnu-8796.141.3.702.9~2 Tue Nov 7 21:48:06 PST 2023 |
13.6.4 | 22G513 | January 22, 2024 | 22.6.0 xnu-8796.141.3.703.2~2 Sun Dec 17 22:18:09 PST 2023 |
13.6.5 | 22G621 | March 7, 2024 | 22.6.0 xnu-8796.141.3.704.6~1 Mon Feb 19 19:48:53 PST 2024 |
13.6.6 | 22G630 | March 25, 2024 | |
13.6.7 | 22G720 | May 13, 2024 | 22.6.0 xnu-8796.141.3.705.2~1 Mon Apr 22 20:54:28 PDT 2024 |
13.6.8 | 22G820 | July 29, 2024 | 22.6.0 xnu-8796.141.3.706.2~1 Mon Jun 24 01:20:40 PDT 2024 |
13.6.9 | 22G830 | August 7, 2024 | |
13.7 | 22H123 | September 16, 2024 | 22.6.0 xnu-8796.141.3.707.4~1 Wed Jul 31 21:42:48 PDT 2024 |
13.7.1 | 22H221 | October 28, 2024 | 22.6.0 xnu-8796.141.3.708.1~1 Thu Sep 5 20:48:48 PDT 2024 |
13.7.2 | 22H313 | December 11, 2024 | 22.6.0 xnu-8796.141.3.709.7~2 Fri Nov 15 17:21:49 PST 2024 |
13.7.3 | 22H417 | January 27, 2025 | 22.6.0 xnu-8796.141.3.709.7~4 Thu Dec 5 23:40:57 PST 2024 |
13.7.4 | 22H420 | February 10, 2025 | 22.6.0 xnu-8796.141.3.709.7~4 Thu Dec 5 23:45:11 PST 2024 |
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Build numbers have been incremented to 22G120 for macOS Ventura, 21G816 for macOS Monterey, and 20U502 for watchOS 9.6.3. Apple's iOS 16.7 and iPadOS 16.7 have been updated to build 20H19.
In addition to macOS Sonoma 14.1, Apple has also released macOS Ventura 13.6.1 and macOS Monterey 12.7.1 with many of the same security fixes for those still running older versions of macOS.