MacOS Ventura

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macOS Ventura
Version of the macOS operating system
MacOS Ventura wordmark.svg
MacOS Ventura Desktop.png
Screenshot of macOS Ventura
Developer Apple
OS family
Source model Closed, with open source components
General
availability
October 24, 2022;2 years ago (2022-10-24) [1]
Latest release 13.7.4 (February 10, 2025;4 days ago (2025-02-10)) [±]
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)
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. [2] macOS Ventura was succeeded by macOS Sonoma, which was released on September 26, 2023.

Contents

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.

History

New features

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]

New system features

New apps

Changes

Removed features

Known problems

Supported hardware

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]

Unofficial support on older models (discontinued hardware)

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]

Release history

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 releaseCurrent releaseSecurity response
macOS Ventura releases
VersionBuildRelease date Darwin version
13.022A380October 24, 202222.1.0
xnu-8792.41.9~2
Sun Oct 9 20:15:52 PDT 2022
22A8380
13.0.122A400November 9, 2022
13.122C65December 13, 202222.2.0
xnu-8792.61.2~4
Fri Nov 11 02:06:26 PST 2022
13.222D49January 23, 202322.3.0
xnu-8792.81.2~2
Thu Jan 5 20:53:49 PST 2023
13.2.122D68February 13, 202322.3.0
xnu-8792.81.3~2
Mon Jan 30 20:38:43 PST 2023
13.322E252March 27, 202322.4.0
xnu-8796.101.5~3
Mon Mar 6 20:59:28 PST 2023
13.3.122E261April 7, 2023
13.3.1 (a)22E772610aMay 1, 2023
13.422F66May 18, 202322.5.0
xnu-8796.121.2~5
Mon Apr 24 20:52:43 PDT 2023
13.4.122F82June 21, 202322.5.0
xnu-8796.121.3~7
Thu Jun 8 22:22:22 PDT 2023
13.4.1 (a)22F770820bJuly 10, 2023
13.4.1 (c)22F770820dJuly 12, 2023 [18]
13.522G74July 24, 202322.6.0
xnu-8796.141.3~6
Wed Jul 5 22:21:56 PDT 2023
13.5.122G90August 17, 2023
13.5.222G91September 7, 2023
13.622G120 [19] September 21, 202322.6.0
xnu-8796.141.3.700.8~1
Fri Sep 15 13:39:52 PDT 2023
13.6.122G313October 25, 2023 [20] 22.6.0
xnu-8796.141.3.701.17~4
Wed Oct 4 21:25:26 PDT 2023
13.6.222G320November 7, 202322.6.0
xnu-8796.141.3.701.17~6
Thu Nov 2 07:43:57 PDT 2023
13.6.322G436December 11, 2023 [21] 22.6.0
xnu-8796.141.3.702.9~2
Tue Nov 7 21:48:06 PST 2023
13.6.422G513January 22, 202422.6.0
xnu-8796.141.3.703.2~2
Sun Dec 17 22:18:09 PST 2023
13.6.522G621March 7, 202422.6.0
xnu-8796.141.3.704.6~1
Mon Feb 19 19:48:53 PST 2024
13.6.622G630March 25, 2024
13.6.722G720May 13, 202422.6.0
xnu-8796.141.3.705.2~1
Mon Apr 22 20:54:28 PDT 2024
13.6.822G820July 29, 202422.6.0
xnu-8796.141.3.706.2~1
Mon Jun 24 01:20:40 PDT 2024
13.6.922G830August 7, 2024
13.722H123September 16, 202422.6.0
xnu-8796.141.3.707.4~1
Wed Jul 31 21:42:48 PDT 2024
13.7.122H221October 28, 202422.6.0
xnu-8796.141.3.708.1~1
Thu Sep 5 20:48:48 PDT 2024
13.7.222H313December 11, 202422.6.0
xnu-8796.141.3.709.7~2
Fri Nov 15 17:21:49 PST 2024
13.7.322H417January 27, 202522.6.0
xnu-8796.141.3.709.7~4
Thu Dec 5 23:40:57 PST 2024
13.7.422H420February 10, 202522.6.0
xnu-8796.141.3.709.7~4
Thu Dec 5 23:45:11 PST 2024

    Timeline of Mac operating systems

    Timeline of Mac operating systems
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    Preceded by macOS 13 (Ventura)
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    Succeeded by