macOS High Sierra

macOS High Sierra (version 10.13) is the fourteenth major release of macOS, Apple Inc.'s desktop operating system for Macintosh computers. macOS High Sierra was announced at the Apple Worldwide Developers Conference on June 5, 2017 and was released on September 25, 2017. The name "High Sierra" refers to the High Sierra region in California. Like with Snow Leopard, Mountain Lion, and El Capitan, the name also suggests to its status as a better version of its older version, focused on performance improvements rather than user features.

Mac OS 10.13 High Sierra
Part of the Macintosh family
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Developer
Apple, Inc.
WebsitemacOS High Sierra at the Wayback Machine (archived September 11, 2018)
Releases
Initial releaseSeptember 25, 2017
Source modelClosed, with open source components
LicenseAPSL and Apple EULA and Non-Disclosure Agreement
Kernel typeHybrid (XNU)
Update methodMac App Store
Preceded byMacOS Sierra
Succeeded byMacOS Mojave