Software.
108 announcements across 25 years, newest first.
2026
Siri AI
Siri AI powered by Apple Intelligence is more helpful than ever, with richer answers, natural conversations, and a new, dedicated app.
macOS 27 Golden Gate
2025
Liquid Glass
Liquid Glass
Inspired by the depth and dimensionality of visionOS, the new design takes advantage of Apple’s powerful advances in hardware, silicon, and graphics technologies.
iOS 26
iOS 26
Use visual intelligence with what’s onscreen. Create polls and backgrounds in Messages. And bridge language barriers with Live Translation, all on iPhone.
iPadOS 26
iPadOS 26
A new windowing system adds the flexibility to multitask, and powerful file management options help you get more done on iPad.
macOS Tahoe 26
macOS Tahoe 26
Turbocharge productivity with an updated Spotlight. Use Apple Intelligence in even more places. And enjoy Live Activities and the Phone app on Mac.
watchOS 26
watchOS 26
Get personalized motivation with Workout Buddy, intelligent actions in Messages, and timely Smart Stack hints, right from your Apple Watch.
visionOS 26
visionOS 26
Enjoy photos with incredible depth, widgets that stay put, and web browsing that’s more engaging than ever, all on Apple Vision Pro.
tvOS 26
tvOS 26
tvOS 26 elevates the Apple TV design featuring Liquid Glass, along with updates to Sing in Apple Music with iPhone.
2024
Apple Intelligence
Apple Intelligence
Discover Apple’s personal intelligence system for iPhone, iPad and Mac, designed to understand personal context and make everyday tasks easier. Rewrite, proofread and summarize text, create images, generate custom Genmoji and interact with a smarter Siri, all built with privacy at its core.
iOS 18
iOS 18
Personalize your Home Screen, Lock Screen and Control Center with new customization options. Discover the redesigned Photos app, text effects in Messages, satellite messaging and a smarter Mail experience, alongside Apple Intelligence for new ways to write, create and communicate.
macOS Sequoia
macOS Sequoia
Mirror your iPhone on your Mac, arrange windows more easily and enjoy a redesigned Passwords app. Experience new videoconferencing tools, updates to Safari and Apple Intelligence features that help you write, express yourself and get more done.
iPadOS 18
iPadOS 18
Personalize your iPad with a redesigned Home Screen and Control Center, and enjoy the long-awaited Calculator app with Math Notes for Apple Pencil. Explore Smart Script, new ways to customize apps and powerful Apple Intelligence features that make writing, creating and communicating easier.
watchOS 11
watchOS 11
Get deeper health and fitness insights with the new Vitals app, track training load and enjoy more flexible Activity rings. Discover a smarter Smart Stack, personalized Photos watch faces, Check In and Translate, along with new ways to stay active and connected.
visionOS 2
visionOS 2
Turn your favorite photos into immersive spatial photos and navigate Apple Vision Pro with intuitive new hand gestures. Enjoy enhancements to Mac Virtual Display, Travel Mode and Guest User, along with new experiences in Photos, Apple TV and other apps.
2023
iOS 17
iOS 17
Express yourself like never before when you call or message someone. Share content in convenient new ways. And do even more with new experiences for your iPhone.
iPadOS 17
iPadOS 17
With new levels of personalization, beautiful and helpful custom Lock Screens, and features to help you get more done, iPad is more capable than ever.
macOS Sonoma
macOS Sonoma
Elevate your presence on video calls. Access information in all‑new ways. Boost gaming performance. And discover even more ways to personalize your Mac.
watchOS 10
watchOS 10
Comprehensive app redesigns for more information at a glance. Advanced metrics for cyclists. And insights for mental and vision health. It’s the biggest update since the introduction of Apple Watch.
tvOS 17
tvOS 17
Apple TV 4K packs endless entertainment and fun into one living room device, including movies, shows, music, games, fitness, and now video calls.
2022
iOS 16
iOS 16
Personalize your Lock Screen with photos, customized widgets, even the way you get notifications. Create a Shared Photo Library to share photos and videos with loved ones. Enhance everyday moments with powerful new features in Messages and Mail.
iPadOS 16
iPadOS 16
Switch between multiple overlapping apps and create your ideal workspace with Stage Manager. Connect to an external display and drag and drop files between devices. Explore full maps and rich details in the new Weather app for iPad.
macOS Ventura
macOS Ventura
Stay focused while moving between tasks with Stage Manager. Easily hand off a FaceTime call from one device to another. And with Continuity Camera, you can seamlessly make your iPhone your Mac webcam.
watchOS 9
watchOS 9
The Workout app is packed with more features than ever. Track your meds in the new Medications app. Get more insights into your sleep and heart health. And enjoy more watch faces with more personalization.
2021
iOS 15
iOS 15
Connect with family and friends while watching and listening together in SharePlay. Be more present in the moment with Focus. Explore the world in unprecedented detail with a reimagined Maps. And use powerful on-device intelligence to do more with iPhone than ever before.
iPadOS 15
iPadOS 15
Do more things even more easily with powerful new multitasking tools. Create notes from any app using Quick Note. Add new widgets that let you see information at a glance right on your Home Screen. And enjoy many of the great features also coming to iOS 15.
macOS Monterey
macOS Monterey
Share your screen with friends and coworkers in entirely new ways with SharePlay. Explore a more immersive, customizable, and streamlined Safari. And with Universal Control, you can now work seamlessly between your Mac and iPad.
watchOS 8
watchOS 8
Give your Portrait mode photos from iPhone a starring role on a dynamic new watch face. Unlock your door from your wrist with home keys. Work out with tai chi and Pilates. And center yourself with new Mindfulness experiences.
2020
iOS 14
iOS 14
iOS 14 introduces new ways to customize the Home Screen, discover and use apps with App Clips, and stay connected in Messages.
iPadOS 14
iPadOS 14
Made-for-iPad app designs, streamlined system interactions with compact UIs for Siri, Search, and calls, powerful new handwriting features with Apple Pencil, and more.
macOS Big Sur
macOS Big Sur
macOS Big Sur includes the biggest Safari update ever and powerful enhancements to Messages, Maps, and privacy.
watchOS 7
watchOS 7
Introducing watch face sharing, sleep tracking, and automatic handwashing detection.
2019
iOS 13
iOS 13
iOS 13 takes on a dramatic new look with Dark Mode. It also brings fun and functional updates to Photos, Maps, Messages, and more. As well as new features to help you manage your privacy and security.
iPadOS 13
iPadOS 13
iPadOS introduces a Home screen designed just for iPad. Along with new ways to work on multiple apps and files at once, simple gestures for editing text, and desktop-class browsing.
watchOS 6
watchOS 6
See new faces. Follow your Activity trends over time. Discover cycle tracking. Shop for apps from your wrist. With watchOS 6, you’ll get new insights into your health and fitness, along with some delightful surprises.
macOS Catalina
macOS Catalina
Dive into the new Music, Apple Podcasts, and Apple TV apps for macOS Catalina. Enjoy more of the apps you use every day, now on your desktop. And extend your workspace by using an iPad as a second display.
tvOS 13
tvOS 13
tvOS 13 brings a more personal cinematic experience to Apple TV with multi-user support and personalized recommendations. Enjoy your own Up Next list in the Apple TV app, explore music with full-screen lyrics, and discover new games with Apple Arcade.
2017
iOS 11
iOS 11
iOS 11 is the biggest software release ever for iPad, with a customizable Dock, the Files app and Drag and Drop. It also adds ARKit, Core ML, a more natural Siri and Apple Pay in Messages.
2016
New TV App
New TV App
Discover and Watch TV Shows and Movies from Multiple Apps in One Place.
Final Cut Pro X Update
Final Cut Pro X Update
New Magnetic Timeline, Redesigned Interface and Integration with the Touch Bar on the All-New MacBook Pro.
iOS 10
iOS 10
iOS 10 delivers a big update to Messages with stickers and full-screen effects, plus a new Home app. Siri opens to developers, and Maps, Photos, Apple Music and News are redesigned.
macOS Sierra
macOS Sierra
macOS Sierra brings Siri to the Mac, along with Universal Clipboard and iCloud access to your Desktop and Documents. Apple Pay on the web, Tabs in more apps and Memories in Photos are included too.
watchOS 3
watchOS 3
watchOS 3 makes Apple Watch faster, with a new Dock that launches favorite apps instantly. It also adds the Breathe app, Activity sharing and wheelchair support in Activity.
tvOS 10
tvOS 10
Apple TV gets expanded Siri capabilities, including topic search for movies, YouTube search and live channel tune-in. Single sign-on lets you sign in once to unlock all your pay-TV apps.
CareKit
CareKit
New Software Framework Helps Developers Empower People to Take a More Active Role in their Health.
ResearchKit
ResearchKit
Studies Incorporate Genetic Data for Postpartum Depression, Asthma & Cardiovascular Disease.
2015
iOS 9
iOS 9
iOS 9 makes iPhone and iPad more intelligent with proactive assistance and better search. iPad gains Split View, Slide Over and Picture in Picture, while Maps adds transit and Notes is redesigned.
OS X El Capitan
OS X El Capitan
OS X El Capitan refines the Mac experience with Split View, a cleaner Mission Control and a smarter Spotlight. Metal is built into the system for faster graphics, and Safari, Mail, Photos and Notes get improvements.
watchOS 2
watchOS 2
watchOS 2 lets developers build native apps for Apple Watch with access to the Digital Crown and heart rate sensor. It also adds new watch faces, Time Travel, Nightstand Mode and more ways to communicate.
Apple News
Apple News
News is a new app for iPhone and iPad that delivers stories in a magazine style layout, personalized to your interests. It is powered by Apple News Format, which lets publishers create rich, interactive articles.
2014
iOS 8
iOS 8
iOS 8 is the biggest release since the launch of the App Store, with iCloud Photo Library, a new Health app and Family Sharing. It also brings new Messages features, predictive typing in the QuickType keyboard and iCloud Drive.
OS X Yosemite
OS X Yosemite
OS X Yosemite introduces a fresh, modern design along with a Today view in Notification Center and iCloud Drive in the Finder. New Continuity features like Handoff and Instant Hotspot make the Mac and iOS devices work together more fluidly.
2013
iWork and iLife
iWork and iLife
Apple introduces redesigned iWork and iLife apps for Mac and iOS, bringing powerful tools for productivity and creativity. With iCloud integration and hundreds of new features, Pages, Numbers, Keynote, iPhoto, iMovie, and GarageBand make it easier to create and share across devices.
iOS 7
iOS 7
iOS 7 is a complete redesign of the iPhone and iPad interface, the most significant iOS update since the original iPhone. It introduces Control Center, AirDrop, improved Multitasking and a redesigned Photos app.
iTunes Radio
iTunes Radio
iTunes Radio is a free Internet radio service with over 200 stations personalized to the music you listen to on iTunes. It includes Siri integration, exclusive first listen premieres and one click buying from the iTunes Store.
OS X Mavericks
OS X Mavericks
OS X Mavericks brings Maps and iBooks to the Mac, along with Finder Tags and Tabs and better multi-display support. It also adds power saving technologies, a new Safari and iCloud Keychain.
2012
New iTunes
New iTunes
The all-new iTunes features a simpler, cleaner design with seamless iCloud integration. Enjoy your music, movies, and TV shows in a redesigned player, with an updated store that makes discovering and enjoying content easier than ever.
iOS 6
iOS 6
iOS 6 introduces an all new Maps app with turn-by-turn navigation and Flyover, along with expanded Siri features. It also adds Facebook integration, Shared Photo Streams and the new Passbook app.
OS X Mountain Lion
OS X Mountain Lion
OS X Mountain Lion brings Messages, Notification Center, system-wide Sharing and Dictation to the Mac. It also adds Power Nap, Game Center and Gatekeeper, and arrives in July for $19.99.
iPhoto, iMovie, and GarageBand for iOS
iPhoto, iMovie, and GarageBand for iOS
Apple completes the iLife suite for iOS with iPhoto, alongside major updates to iMovie and GarageBand. Edit and enhance photos with Multi-Touch, create Hollywood-style movie trailers, and make music together with Jam Session.
iBooks 2
iBooks 2
iBooks 2 transforms textbooks into interactive learning experiences on iPad, featuring stunning images, videos, animations, and 3D objects. With iBooks Author, anyone can create and publish beautiful, interactive digital books.
iTunes U
iTunes U
The all-new iTunes U app brings entire courses from leading universities to iPad, iPhone, and iPod touch. Explore lectures, books, assignments, and quizzes, with tools that help students learn anywhere and let educators create and share complete courses.
2011
iCloud
iCloud
iCloud keeps your photos, music, apps, documents, and more up to date across all your Apple devices. With automatic wireless syncing, iTunes in the Cloud, Photo Stream, and Documents in the Cloud, your content is always available wherever you need it.
iOS 5
iOS 5
iOS 5 introduces Notification Center, iMessage and Newsstand, along with built-in Twitter integration. It also adds the Reminders app and PC Free setup with over the air updates.
Mac OS X Lion
Mac OS X Lion
Mac OS X Lion brings new Multi-Touch gestures, full screen apps and Mission Control to the Mac. It also adds Launchpad, a redesigned Mail app and the Mac App Store built into the system.
iOS 4.2
iOS 4.2
iOS 4.3 brings faster Safari browsing, enhanced AirPlay, and iTunes Home Sharing to iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch. It also introduces Personal Hotspot on iPhone 4, making it easy to share your mobile data connection over Wi-Fi.
2010
Mac OS X Lion
Mac OS X Lion
Mac OS X Lion brings innovations inspired by iPad to the Mac, including Multi-Touch gestures, full-screen apps, Launchpad, and Mission Control. It reimagines the Mac experience with new ways to navigate, organize, and interact with your apps.
iLife ’11
iLife ’11
iLife ’11 introduces major upgrades to iPhoto, iMovie, and GarageBand, making it easier to organize photos, create cinematic movie trailers, and make music. With powerful new tools and a redesigned full-screen experience, creativity takes center stage.
FaceTime for Mac
FaceTime for Mac
FaceTime comes to the Mac, making it easy to video call between Macs, iPhone 4, and iPod touch. With a simple interface and seamless integration with built-in cameras and microphones, staying connected has never been easier.
iTunes 10 with Ping
iTunes 10 with Ping
iTunes 10 introduces Ping, a music-focused social network for discovering music through friends and favorite artists. With AirPlay wireless music playback and a redesigned interface, it brings new ways to discover and enjoy music.
iPhone OS 4
iPhone OS 4
iPhone OS 4 introduces over 100 new features, including multitasking, app folders, a unified Mail inbox, and iBooks. With enhanced enterprise security, Game Center, and Apple’s new iAd platform, it brings a more powerful and versatile experience to iPhone and iPod touch.
2009
iTunes 9
iTunes 9
iTunes 9 introduces iTunes LP, Home Sharing, and Genius Mixes, making it easier to discover and enjoy music, movies, and TV shows. With a redesigned iTunes Store and improved syncing, it brings a richer entertainment experience to Mac and PC.
iPhone OS 3.0
iPhone OS 3.0
iPhone OS 3.0 brings over 100 new features, including Cut, Copy and Paste, MMS and Spotlight Search. It also adds a landscape keyboard and Find My iPhone.
Mac OS X Snow Leopard
Mac OS X Snow Leopard
Mac OS X Snow Leopard focuses on hundreds of refinements and new core technologies rather than new features. It adds 64-bit system apps, Grand Central Dispatch, OpenCL and out of the box Microsoft Exchange support.
2008
iTunes 8
iTunes 8
iTunes 8 introduces Genius, a smarter way to create playlists from songs that go great together and discover new music. With a redesigned browsing experience and HD TV shows, it makes enjoying your music and videos easier than ever.
Mac OS X Snow Leopard
Mac OS X Snow Leopard
Mac OS X Snow Leopard focuses on performance and quality rather than new features. It adds support for multi-core processors, OpenCL, QuickTime X and out of the box Microsoft Exchange 2007 support.
iPhone 2.0 Software
iPhone 2.0 Software
iPhone 2.0 introduces the App Store, enabling users to download third-party apps directly to their devices. With the iPhone SDK, Microsoft Exchange support, and enhanced security features, it opens up new possibilities for developers and business users alike.
Apple TV Take Two
Apple TV Take Two
A free software update that turns Apple TV into a standalone device: rent movies in HD and browse iTunes without a computer.
iPhone 1.1.3 Software
iPhone 1.1.3 Software
Adds Maps with location, a customizable Home screen, Web Clips and SMS to multiple people.
2007
Mac OS X Leopard
Mac OS X Leopard
Mac OS X Leopard introduces over 300 new features, including Time Machine, Stacks, Quick Look and Spaces. It also adds a redesigned Finder with Cover Flow, a new iChat and Boot Camp for running Windows.
Safari 3 for Windows
Safari 3 for Windows
Safari 3 comes to Windows for the first time as a public beta, running on both Windows PCs and Macs. It renders pages up to twice as fast as Internet Explorer 7 and includes tabbed browsing, SnapBack and private browsing.
Final Cut Studio 2
Final Cut Studio 2
Final Cut Studio 2 brings major upgrades to professional video editing, motion graphics, and audio production. Featuring Final Cut Pro 6, Motion 3, Soundtrack Pro 2, and the all-new Color app, it delivers powerful tools for editing, animation, color grading, and finishing.
Final Cut Server
Final Cut Server
Final Cut Server streamlines professional video production with powerful media asset management and workflow automation. Automatically organize, search, review, and approve media across teams, with seamless integration into Final Cut Studio 2.
2006
iTunes 7
iTunes 7
iTunes 7 introduces Cover Flow and a redesigned library for browsing music, TV shows, and movies. With the addition of full-length movies to the iTunes Store, improved syncing, and better media organization, it brings a richer entertainment experience to Mac and PC.
Mac OS X Leopard
Mac OS X Leopard
Mac OS X Leopard is previewed with Time Machine for automatic backups and Spaces for grouping applications. It also adds enhanced Mail and iChat, full native 64-bit support and improvements to Boot Camp.
iWork ’06
iWork ’06
iWork ’06 enhances Pages and Keynote with 3D charts, advanced image editing, spreadsheet-like tables, and new presentation effects. With powerful tools for creating polished documents and cinematic presentations, it makes professional-quality work easier to produce.
iLife ’06
iLife ’06
iLife ’06 introduces major upgrades to iPhoto, iMovie HD, iDVD, and GarageBand, alongside the all-new iWeb for creating and publishing websites, blogs, and photo albums. With new tools for photo sharing, movie production, and podcast creation, it brings digital creativity together in one suite.
2005
iTunes 6
iTunes 6
iTunes 6 expands the iTunes Music Store beyond music, introducing over 2,000 music videos, Pixar short films, and hit TV shows available for purchase and download. With video syncing to iPod, personalized music recommendations, and customer reviews, it creates new ways to discover and enjoy digital entertainment.
iTunes 5
iTunes 5
iTunes 5 introduces a refined interface, a new Search Bar, playlist folders, and Smart Shuffle for greater control over music playback. With parental controls, album reviews, and a catalog of over two million songs, it makes discovering and organizing music easier than ever.
QuickTime 7 for Windows
QuickTime 7 for Windows
A preview of QuickTime 7 brings H.264 HD video playback and multichannel audio to Windows. The player is a free download; QuickTime 7 Pro adds H.264 encoding for $29.99.
2004
Mac OS X Tiger
Mac OS X Tiger
Mac OS X “Tiger” is previewed with Spotlight search, Dashboard widgets, Safari RSS, Automator and multi-way iChat video conferencing. It is slated to ship in the first half of 2005 for $129.
Mac OS X Server Tiger
Mac OS X Server Tiger
Tiger Server adds over 200 new features, including a Weblog Server, iChat Server, 64-bit support and Xgrid clustering. It is slated for the first half of 2005, from $499.
Xcode 2
Xcode 2
Xcode 2 is previewed with visual modeling and design, 64-bit development tools, an integrated reference library and Subversion support. It is included with Tiger.
2003
iTunes for Windows
iTunes for Windows
iTunes for Windows brings Apple’s digital music experience to PC users, making it easy to organize music, purchase songs from the iTunes Music Store, and sync music with iPod.
Mac OS X Panther
Mac OS X Panther
Mac OS X “Panther” is previewed with a redesigned Finder, Exposé, iChat AV, FileVault and Fast User Switching. It is slated to ship by the end of 2003 for $129.
Mac OS X Panther Server
Mac OS X Panther Server
Panther Server adds Open Directory 2, Samba 3 for Windows clients, a rebuilt mail server and a new VPN server. It is slated for the end of 2003, from $499 for a 10-client edition.
iChat AV
iChat AV
iChat AV brings video and audio conferencing to the Mac over broadband, with audio even over dial-up. It launches as a free public beta for Jaguar and becomes part of Panther.
Safari 1.0
Safari 1.0
Safari leaves beta after nearly five million downloads, with built-in Google search, SnapBack, tabbed browsing and pop-up blocking. It is free and becomes the default browser on new Macs.
Xcode
Xcode
Xcode is a new set of developer tools for Mac OS X with Fix and Continue, Zero Link and Distributed Build. Apple says it is five times faster than its previous tools.
2002
Mac OS X Jaguar
Mac OS X Jaguar
Mac OS X “Jaguar” is previewed to more than 2,500 developers, with iChat, QuickTime 6, Rendezvous, Address Book, Sherlock 3 and Quartz Extreme. It is slated to reach customers in late summer 2002.
iChat
iChat
iChat is an AIM-compatible instant messaging app built into Jaguar, with speech-bubble conversations and buddy photos. It also finds other iChat users on the local network automatically.
2001
iTunes 2
iTunes 2 introduces MP3 CD burning, a 10-band equalizer, and crossfade playback, alongside seamless Auto-Sync with the original iPod. It makes organizing, enjoying, and transferring digital music easier than ever.
Mac OS X pre-installed
Mac OS X pre-installed
Mac OS X ships pre-installed alongside Mac OS 9.1 on every new Mac, two months ahead of schedule. Eight more languages are added, including Korean and Simplified and Traditional Chinese.