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MacOS Catalina

macOS Catalina (version 10.15) is the sixteenth major release of macOS, Apple's desktop operating system for Macintosh computers. It is the successor to macOS Mojave and was announced at WWDC 2019 on June 3, 2019, and released to the public on October 7, 2019. Catalina is the first version of macOS to support only 64-bit applications and the first to…

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Major releaseMacOSAppleMacintoshMacOS Mojave
72 related topics

System requirements

GPULionIMacMacBook
4 related topics

Security

Ars TechnicaPrivilege escalationBackdoor
3 related topics

Reception

User Account ControlWindows Vista
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Developer
Apple
General availability
October 7, 2019; 6 years ago (2019-10-07)
Kernel type
Hybrid (XNU)
Latest release
10.15.8 Security Update 2026-001 (19H2036) (February 2, 2026; 6 months ago (2026-02-02)) [±]
License
APSL and Apple EULA
Official website
MacOS Catalina (archived at Wayback Machine)

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MacOS Catalina

Nodes86
Edges85
Triples51
Avg. degree1.98
Density0.023256
Components1

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MacOS Catalina

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related to System requirements · 14
MacOS Catalina → All, Catalina, GB, GPU, Lion, Mac Mini, Mac Pro, Mac Pros, MacBook, MacBook Air, MacBook Pro, Macs, Mojave, Pro
related to Security · 11
MacOS Catalina → Apple, Apple's, Ars Technica, August, Big Sur, Catalina, February, Hong Kong, Security, September, The
OS family · 2
MacOS Catalina → Macintosh, Unix
Developer · 1
MacOS Catalina → Apple
General availability · 1
MacOS Catalina → October 7, 2019; 6 years ago (2019-10-07)
Kernel type · 1
MacOS Catalina → Hybrid (XNU)
Latest release · 1
MacOS Catalina → 10.15.8 Security Update 2026-001 (19H2036) (February 2, 2026; 6 months ago (2026-02-02)) [±]
License · 1
MacOS Catalina → APSL and Apple EULA
Official website · 1
MacOS Catalina → MacOS Catalina (archived at Wayback Machine)
Preceded by · 1
MacOS Catalina → macOS Mojave

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macos catalina apple version mac system support 10 extensions mojave released pro macbook release removed security applications supported ios operating

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
MacOS CatalinaDeveloperApple1.00infobox
MacOS CatalinaGeneral availabilityOctober 7, 2019; 6 years ago (2019-10-07)1.00infobox
MacOS CatalinaKernel typeHybrid (XNU)1.00infobox
MacOS CatalinaLatest release10.15.8 Security Update 2026-001 (19H2036) (February 2, 2026; 6 months ago (2026-02-02)) [±]1.00infobox
MacOS CatalinaLicenseAPSL and Apple EULA1.00infobox
MacOS CatalinaOfficial websiteMacOS Catalina (archived at Wayback Machine)1.00infobox
MacOS CatalinaOS familyMacintosh1.00infobox
MacOS CatalinaOS familyUnix1.00infobox
MacOS CatalinaPreceded bymacOS Mojave1.00infobox
MacOS CatalinaSource modelClosed, with open source components1.00infobox
MacOS CatalinaSucceeded bymacOS Big Sur1.00infobox
MacOS CatalinaSupported platformsx86-641.00infobox
MacOS CatalinaTaglineThe power of Mac. Taken further.1.00infobox
MacOS CatalinaUpdate methodSoftware Update1.00infobox
MacOS Catalinais afinal version of macOS that supports the Unibody MacBook Pro0.90text

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