| Version of themacOS operating system | |
 | |
 Screenshot of macOS Monterey in "light mode". | |
| Developer | Apple Inc. |
|---|---|
| OS family | |
| Source model | Closed, withopen source components |
| General availability | October 25, 2021 |
| Update method | Software Update |
| Platforms | x86-64,ARM64 |
| Kernel type | Hybrid (XNU) |
| License | Proprietary software with open-source components and content licensed withAPSL |
| Preceded by | macOS Big Sur |
| Succeeded by | macOS Ventura |
| Official website | apple.com/macos/monterey/ |
| Support status | |
| Unsupported as of September 16, 2024. Finder is still able to download driver updates to sync to newer devices. Drops support for Macs released from 2013 to 2014. | |
macOS Monterey (version 12) is the eighteenth version ofmacOS.[1] It was announced atWWDC 2021 on June 7, 2021.[2]
