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macOS previously Mac OS X and later OS X) is a series of graphical operating systems developed and marketed by Apple Inc. since 2001. It is the primary operating system for Apple's Mac family of computers. Within the market of desktop, laptop and home computers, and by web usage, it is the second most widely used desktop OS, after Microsoft Windows.

 

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Release date Latest release
Version Name Version Release date
Mac OS X Server 1.0 Hera 0.1-0.3 March 16, 1999 1.2v3 October 27, 2000
Mac OS X 10.0 Cheetah 1.3.1 March 24, 2001 10.0.4 June 22, 2001
Mac OS X 10.1 Puma 1.4.1/5 September 25, 2001 10.1.5 June 6, 2002
Mac OS X 10.2 Jaguar 6 August 24, 2002 10.2.8 October 3, 2003
Mac OS X 10.3 Panther 7 October 24, 2003 10.3.9 April 15, 2005
Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger 8 April 29, 2005 10.4.11 November 14, 2007
Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard 9 October 26, 2007 10.5.8 August 13, 2009
Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard 10 August 28, 2009 10.6.8 July 25, 2011
OS X 10.7 Lion 11 July 20, 2011 10.7.5 October 4, 2012
OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion 12 July 25, 201 10.8.5 August 13, 2015
OS X 10.9 Mavericks 13 October 22, 2013 10.9.5 July 18, 2016
OS X 10.10 Yosemite 14 October 16, 2014 10.10.5 July 19, 2017
OS X 10.11 El Capitan 15 September 30, 2015 10.11.6 July 9, 2018
macOS 10.12 Sierra 16 September 20, 2016 10.12.6 September 26, 2019
macOS 10.13 High Sierra 17 September 25, 2017 10.13.6 November 12, 2020
macOS 10.14 Mojave 18 September 24, 2018 10.14.6 July 21, 2021
macOS 10.15 Catalina 19 October 7, 2019 10.15.8 February 2, 2026
macOS 11 Big Sur 20 November 12, 2020 11.7.11
macOS 12 Monterey 21 October 25, 2021 12.7.6 July 29, 2024
macOS 13 Ventura 22 October 24, 2022 13.7.8 August 20, 2025
macOS 14 Sonoma 23 September 26, 2023 14.8.4 February 11, 2026
macOS 15 Sequoia 24 September 16, 2024 15.7.4
macOS 26 Tahoe 25 September 15, 2025 26.3
 

 

 

Cocoa framework and xCode Integrated Development Environment (IDE). Cocoa is Apple's native object-oriented application programming interface (API) for their operating system macOS.Xcode is an integrated development environment (IDE) for macOS containing a suite of software development tools developed by Apple for developing software for macOS, iOS, watchOS, and tvOS. First released in 2003, the latest stable release is version 9.2 and is available via the Mac App Store free of charge for macOS High Sierra and macOS Sierra users. Registered developers can download preview releases and prior versions of the suite through the Apple Developer website.Objective-C is a general-purpose, object-oriented programming language that adds Smalltalk-style messaging to the C programming language. It was the main programming language used by Apple for the OS X and iOS operating systems, and their respective application programming interfaces (APIs) Cocoa and Cocoa Touch prior to the introduction of Swift.

Syntheway Audio Units, VST and VST3 are Loadable Bundles, using Cocoa framework and xCode Integrated Development Environment (IDE) written in Objective C. Bundles provide a simplified interface for end users and a convenient way to deliver software in macOS operating system.

 

 

Audio Units™ is a trademark of Apple Inc.

VST is a trademark of Steinberg Soft- und Hardware GmbH

Mac™ is a trademark of Apple Inc., registered in the U.S. and other countries.

macOS is a trademark of Apple Inc., registered in the United States and other countries



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