On October 25, 2003, Mac OS X Panther arrived, bringing brushed-metal Finder, Exposé and Safari as the default browser for the first time.

UTM is an emulator for virtualizing other operating systems. Here's how to use it to run Apple's Mac OS 9 on a Mac running on Apple Silicon. UTM is an OS emulator that lets you virtualize and run a ...

Apple’s macOS operating system has changed a lot over the last 25 years, with new features and designs coming and going as the decades have passed. Even the name has been adjusted, starting out as Mac ...

The company is set to tighten Mac privacy controls amid debate over AI apps’ access to user information.

Apple’s MacOS 27 announcement at WWDC 2026 on Monday might have focused on some trippy hippy visuals and strange “summer of love”-themed poetry, but the next desktop operating system update is more ...

Apple silicon has taken the Mac to the next level. Image: D. Griffin Jones/Cult of Mac Not too long ago, the Mac was in a truly bad place — and then Apple silicon came along and radically reinvented ...

Apple's California-themed monikers for its desktop operating system will continue with the newest MacOS, Tahoe. And Lake Tahoe tourism reps are A-OK with the name. The version number will also change, ...

Every year heading into WWDC, one thought on many Mac fans' minds is what Apple will choose as the name for the next version of macOS. The tradition dates all the way back to the beginning of Mac OS X ...

Apple today announced macOS Tahoe 26, featuring a redesigned UI, as well as a bevy of new features like an overhauled Spotlight search, new Phone app and Live Activities, and updates to Apple ...

On Monday, Apple released macOS 26, also known as macOS Tahoe, to the world. The new operating system is available to anyone with an Apple Silicon Mac and also runs on some older Intel Macs, too.

Apple officially released macOS 27 Golden Gate on Sept. 14, and the operating system update finally brings the new Siri AI experience to Mac devices. Apple announced macOS 27 Golden Gate at WWDC in ...