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macOS

operating system for Apple computers
class proprietary_operating_system Q14116
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Summary

macOS is a proprietary operating system[1]. macOS draws 42,250 Wikipedia views per month (proprietary operating system category, ranking #2 of 6).[2]

Key Facts

  • Instance of: model series[3], Unix[4], Mac OS operating systems[5], UNIX 03[6], computing platform[7]
  • Founder: Steve Jobs[8]
  • Named after: McIntosh[9]
  • Based on: Darwin[10], FreeBSD[11]
  • Follows: Classic Mac OS[12]
  • Developer: Apple Inc.[13]
  • Part of the series: XNU[14], FreeBSD[15], Unix[16], Darwin[17]
  • Copyright license: proprietary license[18], BSD licenses[19], GNU General Public License[20], Apple Public Source License[21]
  • Programmed in: C++[22], Objective-C[23], Swift (programming language)[24], C[25]
  • Subclass of: Mac OS operating systems[26], Unix[27]
  • Software version identifier: 10.0 (Cheetah)[28], 10.1 (Puma)[29], 10.2 (Jaguar)[30], 10.3 Panther[31], 10.4 Tiger[32], 10.5 Leopard[33], 10.6 Snow Leopard[34], 10.7 Lion[35], 10.8 Mountain Lion[36], 10.9 Mavericks[37], 10.10 Yosemite[38], 10.11 El Capitan[39], 10.12 Sierra[40], 10.13 High Sierra[41]

Why It Matters

macOS has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[42] macOS is known by 19 alternative names across languages and contexts.[43]

macOS has been cited as an influence by Avant Window Navigator[44], a free software[45].

FAQs

Who did macOS influence?

macOS has been cited as an influence by Avant Window Navigator[44].

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Direct Wikidata claims

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Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [44] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [45] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [42] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [43] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 4w ago · C960657 · 2026-09-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Lex id → MacOS
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Lex id: MacOS"
  2. 13w ago · Spiral6800 · 2026-07-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Osdev article id → 3784
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Osdev article id: 3784, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/299326602|MacOS (#299326602)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/8178|OSDev articles]] #mix'n'matc"
  3. 19w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Svkkl authority id → 0336010-Mac-OS-X
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Svkkl authority id: 0336010-Mac-OS-X, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259493|batch #259493]]"
  4. 22w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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    + 2 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|9 */ Yso id: 923, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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