The Mac saw a new (free!) operating system this year alongside all kinds of great other apps. Let's take a look back at our biggest and best Mac posts of the last year. The Always Up-to-Date Guide to ...

Whether you're setting up a virtual machine for testing or attempting to restore macOS on a device that won't boot, sometimes you need to download a specific version of the Mac operating system. The ...

MacOS High Sierra is here. Find out if your Mac can run Apple's next computer operating system and, if so, how to download and install it. Matt Elliott is a senior editor at CNET with a focus on ...

For the last several years, Apple has maintained a comprehensive (if not exhaustive) list of available Mac OS X software on its website. This has been a great resource for those who aren't familiar ...

Apple's macOS Sonoma (also known as macOS 14) has a bunch of exciting new features, including game mode, desktop widgets, and a new presenter mode for video calls. Is your Mac ready for it? If so, you ...

Beware installing macOS Mojave! Apple appears to have completely removed the ability to download the installers of older versions of macOS and Mac OS X from the new version of the Mac operating system ...

On the screen and behind the scenes, Apple’s new desktop operating system, OS X Yosemite, is packed with new features large and small. From a graphical overhaul that even changes the Mac’s ...

Until recently if you wanted to upgrade (or downgrade) old Mac to Mac OS X Lion (from 2011) or Mountain Lion (from 2012) you needed to pay Apple and the company would send you a special download code ...

Catalina is the latest build of Apple’s Mac operating system, version 10.15. Released in October 2019, it’s packed with plenty of new features Mac owners should love, like spreading cloud-based media ...

MacOS Sierra is here. Learn if your Mac can run Apple's next computer operating system and, if so, how to download and install it. Matt Elliott Senior Editor Matt Elliott is a senior editor at CNET ...