Here is an official list of all Apple Mac computers that will be compatible with the newly announced macOS 14 Sonoma beta update.
A new version of macOS was just announced at WWDC23. Apart from the exciting new features Apple, many of you are more excited about the name instead - Sonoma. That's absolutely normal and we get the hype, too.
Interestingly, the update is available to download right now as well, in typical Apple fashion. If you're a developer, just download the software update utility from the developer portal and you'll be enjoying the new beta on your Mac in under an hour.
However, before you do that, it's super duper important to know which model of the Mac is compatible with the new macOS Sonoma update, and more importantly, is your Mac compatible?
According to Apple's very own website, that highlights the features of macOS Sonoma, these are the Macs that are compatible with the latest desktop operating system:
Compared to macOS Ventura, Apple axed a lot of Macs this year once again:
If you want to experience the best of macOS Sonoma beta, then it is highly recommended that you install it on a computer with Apple Silicon inside it. Of course, the best-ever experience can be had on something like the 16.2-inch MacBook Pro or the Mac Studio. These are extremely powerful computers from Apple and ones that know how to crunch numbers and software without skipping a beat.
If you have no idea which Mac you have, then don't worry. The process of finding exactly which model you have involves a few clicks only and it goes something like this:
At the time of writing, we can only install the beta version of macOS Sonoma on our compatible devices. The full and final version of the software will be available some time later
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