Apple macOS 15 Sequoia system requirements: will it run on your Mac?

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Apple’s 2024 major software update for the Mac is here. It’s macOS 15, otherwise known as Sequoia. As you’d expect, macOS 15 will work best with the latest Macs. But a whole bunch of older Mac desktops and MacBook laptops will also get the free software update – stretching back a good few years.

But will your current Mac get the update? Here’s our guide to the macOS 15 system requirements.

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Will my Mac get macOS Sequoia?

All devices with an Apple silicon chip (an M chip) will get the update, and so will some Intel Macs. Availability has not changed from the previous version – macOS Sonoma.

macOS Sonoma doesn’t support Macs released before 2018, with the exception of 2017’s iMac Pro. That includes some pretty powerful Macs that were previously supported by macOS Monterey, such as 2013’s cylindrical Mac Pro (the ‘trashcan’ one) which although hideously expensive at launch is now a decade old, of course. It also excludes the more affordable, but controversial, MacBook from 2017.

The next version of the Mac’s software offers a number of new AI-powered features, including a revamped Siri – this is known as Apple Intelligence. However, this will only be coming to M1 Macs or later (so anything with Apple Silicon, it’s the same M1 minimum for the iPad) and only rolling out later this year or even into 2025. Expect this to be a gradual introduction.

Here’s a full list of the devices compatible with macOS 15:

2022 Mac Studio and later
2018 Mac mini and later
2019 Mac Pro and later
2018 MacBook Pro and later
2018 MacBook Air and later
2017 iMac Pro and later
2019 iMac and later

The new software debuted at Apple’s WWDC 2024 developers conference in June, and is now rolling out to all.

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Connor is a writer for Stuff, working across the magazine and the Stuff.tv website. He has been writing for around seven years now, with writing across the web and in print too. Connor has experience on most major platforms, though does hold a place in his heart for macOS, iOS/iPadOS, electric vehicles, and smartphone tech. Just like everyone else around here, he’s a fan of gadgets of all sorts! Aside from writing, Connor is involved in the startup scene. This exciting involvement puts him at the front of new and exciting tech, always on the lookout for innovating products.