macOS images¶
Ready-written installers, one per release. Each is a .raw inside a zip, for
balenaEtcher.
You may not need one of these
The Recovery pane downloads Apple's own installer - about 700 MB instead of twelve gigabytes - and it fits on the FAT32 partition the EFI lives on. Take an image from here only when the machine has no network macOS can drive during the install. See Make the USB stick.
| Release | Version | USB | Instruction set |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tahoe | 26.0.1 (25A362) | 16GB | SSE4,1 |
| Sequoia | 15.7.1 (24G231) | 16GB | SSE4,1 |
| Sonoma | 14.8.1 (23J30) | 16GB | SSE4,1 |
| Ventura | 13.6.4 (22G513) | 16GB | SSE4,1 |
| Monterey | 12.7.3 (21H1015) | 16GB | SSE |
| Big Sur | 11.7.10 (20G1427) | 16GB | SSE |
| Catalina | 10.15.7 (19H15) | 16GB | SSE |
| Mojave | 10.14.6 (18G103) | 8GB | SSE |
| High Sierra | 10.13.6 (17G66) | 8GB | SSE |
| Sierra | 10.12.6 (16G29) | 8GB | SSE |
| El Capitan | 10.11.6 (15G31) | 8GB | SSE |
| Yosemite | 10.10.5 (14F27) | 8GB | SSE |
Every image carries the Kurulum Sonrası - Post Installation folder, with the programs most people want straight after an install.
macOS Tahoe¶
26.0.1 (25A362) — Google Drive
- 16GB or larger USB stick.
- Laptop and desktop, UEFI and Legacy, Intel and AMD processors.
- Installs alongside an existing GPT Windows disk.
- Can also be installed on a real Mac: write it with balenaEtcher, hold Option at startup and pick Install macOS.
macOS Sequoia¶
15.7.1 (24G231) — Google Drive
- 16GB or larger USB stick.
- Laptop and desktop, UEFI and Legacy, Intel and AMD processors.
- Installs alongside an existing GPT Windows disk.
- Can also be installed on a real Mac: write it with balenaEtcher, hold Option at startup and pick Install macOS.
macOS Sonoma¶
14.8.1 (23J30) — Google Drive
- 16GB or larger USB stick.
- Needs SSE4,1 support.
- Laptop and desktop, UEFI and Legacy, Intel and AMD processors.
- Installs alongside an existing GPT Windows disk.
- Can also be installed on a real Mac: write it with balenaEtcher, hold Option at startup and pick Install macOS.
macOS Ventura¶
13.6.4 (22G513) — Google Drive
- 16GB or larger USB stick.
- Needs SSE4,1 support.
- Laptop and desktop, UEFI and Legacy, Intel and AMD processors.
- Installs alongside an existing GPT Windows disk.
- Can also be installed on a real Mac: write it with balenaEtcher, hold Option at startup and pick Install macOS.
macOS Monterey¶
12.7.3 (21H1015) — Google Drive
- 16GB or larger USB stick.
- Needs SSE support.
- Laptop and desktop, UEFI and Legacy, Intel and AMD processors.
- Installs alongside an existing GPT Windows disk.
- Can also be installed on a real Mac: write it with balenaEtcher, hold Option at startup and pick Install macOS.
macOS Big Sur¶
11.7.10 (20G1427) — Google Drive
- 16GB or larger USB stick.
- Needs SSE support.
- Laptop and desktop, UEFI and Legacy, Intel and AMD processors.
- Installs alongside an existing Windows disk.
- Can also be installed on a real Mac: write it with balenaEtcher, hold Option at startup and pick Install macOS.
macOS Catalina¶
10.15.7 (19H15) — Google Drive
- 16GB or larger USB stick.
- Needs SSE support.
- Laptop and desktop, UEFI and Legacy, Intel and AMD processors.
- Installs alongside an existing Windows disk.
- Can also be installed on a real Mac: write it with balenaEtcher, hold Option at startup and pick Install macOS.
macOS Mojave¶
10.14.6 (18G103) — Google Drive
- 8GB or larger USB stick.
- Needs SSE support.
- Laptop and desktop, UEFI and Legacy, Intel and AMD processors.
- Installs alongside an existing Windows disk.
- Can also be installed on a real Mac: write it with balenaEtcher, hold Option at startup and pick Install macOS.
macOS High Sierra¶
10.13.6 (17G66) — Google Drive
- 8GB or larger USB stick.
- Needs SSE support.
- Laptop and desktop, UEFI and Legacy, Intel and AMD processors.
- Installs alongside an existing Windows disk.
- Can also be installed on a real Mac: write it with balenaEtcher, hold Option at startup and pick Install macOS.
macOS Sierra¶
10.12.6 (16G29) — Google Drive
- 8GB or larger USB stick.
- Needs SSE support.
- Laptop and desktop, UEFI and Legacy, Intel and AMD processors.
- Installs alongside an existing Windows disk.
- Can also be installed on a real Mac: write it with balenaEtcher, hold Option at startup and pick Install macOS.
macOS El Capitan¶
10.11.6 (15G31) — Google Drive
- 8GB or larger USB stick.
- Needs SSE support.
- Laptop and desktop, UEFI and Legacy, Intel and AMD processors.
- Installs alongside an existing Windows disk.
- Can also be installed on a real Mac: write it with balenaEtcher, hold Option at startup and pick Install macOS.
macOS Yosemite¶
10.10.5 (14F27) — Google Drive
- 8GB or larger USB stick.
- Needs SSE support.
- Laptop and desktop, UEFI and Legacy, Intel and AMD processors.
- Installs alongside an existing Windows disk.
- Can also be installed on a real Mac: write it with balenaEtcher, hold Option at startup and pick Install macOS.