Which Macs run macOS Monterey?

macOS Monterey was released on 25 October 2021; a newer macOS has shipped since. Apple’s compatibility page (support.apple.com/en-gb/103260, read 12 October 2026) names 47 entries and leaves out 13 entries (6 Macs we track) that were on its macOS Big Sur list: MacBook Pro (Retina, 15-inch, Mid 2014); MacBook Pro (Retina, 13-inch, Mid 2014); MacBook Pro (Retina, 15-inch, Late 2013); MacBook Pro (Retina, 13-inch, Late 2013); MacBook Air (13-inch, Early 2014); MacBook Air (11-inch, Early 2014); MacBook Air (13-inch, Mid 2013); MacBook Air (11-inch, Mid 2013); MacBook (Retina, 12-inch, Early 2015); iMac (Retina 5K, 27-inch, Mid 2015); iMac (Retina 5K, 27-inch, Late 2014); iMac (21.5-inch, Mid 2014); Mac Pro (Late 2013). The list covers 50 of the 56 Macs we track that were released by the day macOS Ventura shipped (24 October 2022). The other 6 Macs in that group do not run macOS Monterey: Apple’s list does not name them and no Apple page we cite gives them that release.

Published 12 October 2026 · Figures read to 12 October 2026

The source

One page: Apple Support (UK) — macOS Monterey is compatible with these computers, published by Apple on 5 June 2025 and read on 12 October 2026. The table is that list, model by model in Apple’s order, with the Mac on this site each model covers. Beside it is that Mac’s own “newest macOS” row, which cites the Apple page that gives it; the site’s tests check that a Mac on this list has a row naming macOS Monterey or a newer release. The release dates come from endoflife.date — Apple macOS, read on 2 October 2026.

Scope: the 56 Macs we track that were released by 24 October 2022, the day macOS Ventura shipped. The other 44 Macs were released after that, shipped with a newer macOS, and are not part of this list’s question, so they are not shown. A Mac that Apple’s list names is shown whatever its release date.

macOS Monterey at a glance

Released: 25 October 2021¹¹
Version: 12¹¹
Security updates: Listed as ended 16 September 2024¹¹
On Apple’s macOS Big Sur list, not on this one: 13 of 54 entries; 6 Macs we track¹²¹³

Macs we track that are on the macOS Big Sur list and not this one:

Apple’s list, and our Macs on it

In Apple’s order · 47 entries

1 entry on Apple’s list has no page here yet, and is printed as Apple names it.

MacBook Pro (13-inch, M2, 2022): Newest macOSmacOS 27 Golden Gate¹Updates
MacBook Pro (16-inch, M1 Max, 2021): Newest macOSmacOS 27 Golden Gate²UpdatesOn Apple’s list as MacBook Pro (16-inch, 2021)
MacBook Pro (16-inch, M1 Pro, 2021): Newest macOSmacOS 27 Golden Gate¹UpdatesOn Apple’s list as MacBook Pro (16-inch, 2021)
MacBook Pro (14-inch, M1 Max, 2021): Newest macOSmacOS 27 Golden Gate²UpdatesOn Apple’s list as MacBook Pro (14-inch, 2021)
MacBook Pro (14-inch, M1 Pro, 2021): Newest macOSmacOS 27 Golden Gate¹UpdatesOn Apple’s list as MacBook Pro (14-inch, 2021)
MacBook Pro (13-inch, M1, 2020): Newest macOSmacOS 27 Golden Gate¹Updates
MacBook Pro (13-inch, 2020, Two Thunderbolt 3 ports): Newest macOSmacOS Sequoia³UpdatesOn Apple’s list as MacBook Pro (13-inch, 2020, two Thunderbolt 3 ports)
MacBook Pro (13-inch, 2020, Four Thunderbolt 3 ports): Newest macOSmacOS Tahoe 26⁴Updates
MacBook Pro (16-inch, 2019): Newest macOSmacOS Tahoe 26⁴Updates
MacBook Pro (13-inch, 2019, Two Thunderbolt 3 ports): Newest macOSmacOS Sequoia³Updates
MacBook Pro (15-inch, 2019): Newest macOSmacOS Sequoia³Updates
MacBook Pro (13-inch, 2019, Four Thunderbolt 3 ports): Newest macOSmacOS Sequoia³Updates
MacBook Pro (15-inch, 2018): Newest macOSmacOS Sequoia³Updates
MacBook Pro (13-inch, 2018, Four Thunderbolt 3 ports): Newest macOSmacOS Sequoia³Updates
MacBook Pro (15-inch, 2017): Newest macOSmacOS Ventura³Updates
MacBook Pro (13-inch, 2017, Four Thunderbolt 3 ports): Newest macOSmacOS Ventura³Updates
MacBook Pro (13-inch, 2017, Two Thunderbolt 3 ports): Newest macOSmacOS Ventura³Updates
MacBook Pro (15-inch, 2016): Newest macOSmacOS Monterey³Updates
MacBook Pro (13-inch, 2016, Four Thunderbolt 3 ports): Newest macOSmacOS Monterey³Updates
MacBook Pro (13-inch, 2016, Two Thunderbolt 3 ports): Newest macOSmacOS Monterey³Updates
MacBook Pro (Retina, 15-inch, Mid 2015): Newest macOSmacOS Monterey³Updates
MacBook Pro (Retina, 13-inch, Early 2015): Newest macOSmacOS Monterey³Updates
MacBook Air (M2, 2022): Newest macOSmacOS 27 Golden Gate¹Updates
MacBook Air (M1, 2020): Newest macOSmacOS 27 Golden Gate¹Updates
MacBook Air (Retina, 13-inch, 2020): Newest macOSmacOS Sequoia⁵Updates
MacBook Air (Retina, 13-inch, 2019): Newest macOSmacOS Sonoma⁵Updates
MacBook Air (Retina, 13-inch, 2018): Newest macOSmacOS Sonoma⁵Updates
MacBook Air (13-inch, 2017): Newest macOSmacOS Monterey⁵Updates
MacBook Air (13-inch, Early 2015): Newest macOSmacOS Monterey⁵Updates
MacBook Air (11-inch, Early 2015): Newest macOSmacOS Monterey⁵Updates
MacBook (Retina, 12-inch, 2017): Newest macOSmacOS Ventura⁶Updates
MacBook (Retina, 12-inch, Early 2016): Newest macOSmacOS Monterey⁷Updates
iMac Pro (2017): Newest macOSmacOS Sequoia⁸Updates
iMac (24-inch, M1, 2021): Newest macOSmacOS 27 Golden Gate¹Updates
iMac (Retina 5K, 27-inch, 2020): Newest macOSmacOS Tahoe 26⁴Updates
iMac (Retina 5K, 27-inch, 2019): Newest macOSmacOS Sequoia⁸Updates
iMac (Retina 4K, 21.5-inch, 2019): Newest macOSmacOS Sequoia⁸Updates
iMac (Retina 5K, 27-inch, 2017): Newest macOSmacOS Ventura⁸Updates
iMac (Retina 4K, 21.5-inch, 2017): Newest macOSmacOS Ventura⁸Updates
iMac (21.5-inch, 2017): Newest macOSmacOS Ventura⁸Updates
iMac (Retina 5K, 27-inch, Late 2015): Newest macOSmacOS Monterey⁸Updates
iMac (Retina 4K, 21.5-inch, Late 2015): Newest macOSmacOS Monterey⁸Updates
iMac (21.5-inch, Late 2015): Newest macOSmacOS Monterey⁸Updates
Mac mini (M1, 2020): Newest macOSmacOS 27 Golden Gate¹Updates
Mac mini (2018): Newest macOSmacOS Sequoia⁹Updates
Mac mini (Late 2014): Newest macOSmacOS Monterey⁹Updates
Mac Studio (M1 Max, 2022): Newest macOSmacOS 27 Golden Gate¹UpdatesOn Apple’s list as Mac Studio (2022)
Mac Studio (M1 Ultra, 2022): Newest macOSmacOS 27 Golden Gate²UpdatesOn Apple’s list as Mac Studio (2022)
Mac Pro (2019): Newest macOSmacOS Tahoe 26⁴Updates
Mac Pro (Rack, 2019): Newest macOSmacOS Tahoe 26⁴UpdatesOn Apple’s list as Mac Pro (2019)
Mac Pro (Late 2013): Not available¹⁰

Macs we track that Apple’s list does not name

6 Macs do not run macOS Monterey: Apple’s list does not name them and no Apple page we cite gives them that release. Each is listed under the newest macOS Apple gives it, with the end of security updates for that macOS as endoflife.date — Apple macOS records it (read 2 October 2026).

macOS Big Sur

6 Macs

endoflife.date lists security support for Big Sur as ended on 2 February 2026.

MacBook (Retina, 12-inch, Early 2015): macOS Big Sur⁷
iMac (Retina 5K, 27-inch, Late 2014): macOS Big Sur⁸
MacBook Pro (Retina, 13-inch, Mid 2014): macOS Big Sur³
MacBook Pro (Retina, 15-inch, Mid 2014): macOS Big Sur³
MacBook Air (11-inch, Early 2014): macOS Big Sur⁵
MacBook Air (13-inch, Early 2014): macOS Big Sur⁵

What changed from macOS Big Sur

Apple’s list for macOS Big Sur (Apple Support (UK) — macOS Big Sur is compatible with these computers, read 12 October 2026) names 54 entries. 13 of them are not on the macOS Monterey list, 6 of them Intel Macs. They are named here as Apple’s macOS Big Sur list names them, with a link to our page for each Mac that has one: MacBook Pro (Retina, 15-inch, Mid 2014) (Apple MacBook Pro (Retina, 15-inch, Mid 2014)); MacBook Pro (Retina, 13-inch, Mid 2014) (Apple MacBook Pro (Retina, 13-inch, Mid 2014)); MacBook Pro (Retina, 15-inch, Late 2013); MacBook Pro (Retina, 13-inch, Late 2013); MacBook Air (13-inch, Early 2014) (Apple MacBook Air (13-inch, Early 2014)); MacBook Air (11-inch, Early 2014) (Apple MacBook Air (11-inch, Early 2014)); MacBook Air (13-inch, Mid 2013); MacBook Air (11-inch, Mid 2013); MacBook (Retina, 12-inch, Early 2015) (Apple MacBook (Retina, 12-inch, Early 2015)); iMac (Retina 5K, 27-inch, Mid 2015); iMac (Retina 5K, 27-inch, Late 2014) (Apple iMac (Retina 5K, 27-inch, Late 2014)); iMac (21.5-inch, Mid 2014); Mac Pro (Late 2013). 7 of them have no page on MacIQ; the newest macOS Apple lists them for is macOS Big Sur.

How long each will keep getting updates

Apple publishes no date when a Mac stops getting macOS or security updates. Each Mac’s update page states the newest macOS Apple lists it for and the pattern in Apple’s past releases, labelled as the inference it is.

Sources

Apple Support (UK) — macOS 27 Golden Gate is compatible with these computers · Apple’s figure · read 22 Sep 2026
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Apple Support (UK) — macOS 27 Golden Gate is compatible with these computers · Apple’s figure · read 30 Sep 2026
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Apple Support (UK) — Identify your MacBook Pro model · Apple’s figure · read 15 Sep 2026
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Apple Support (UK) — macOS Tahoe 26 is compatible with these computers · Apple’s figure · read 22 Sep 2026
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Apple Support (UK) — Identify your MacBook Air model · Apple’s figure · read 15 Sep 2026
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Apple Support (UK) — macOS Ventura is compatible with these computers · Apple’s figure · read 2 Oct 2026
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Apple Support (UK) — Identify your MacBook model · Apple’s figure · read 15 Sep 2026
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Apple Support (UK) — Identify your iMac model · Apple’s figure · read 15 Sep 2026
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Apple Support (UK) — Identify your Mac mini model · Apple’s figure · read 15 Sep 2026
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Apple’s list names this model; MacIQ has no page for it yet.
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endoflife.date — Apple macOS · third-party figure · read 2 Oct 2026
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Apple Support (UK) — macOS Big Sur is compatible with these computers · Apple’s figure · read 12 Oct 2026
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Apple Support (UK) — macOS Monterey is compatible with these computers · Apple’s figure · read 12 Oct 2026
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