MacOS



"It just works."

Apple's macOS (formerly known as Mac OS X, then just OS X), is an operating system that powers their Macintosh (or simply Mac) computer line.

It is the successor to the "classic" Mac OS system that powered the Macs from 1984 to 2001, although technically it's based on the Unix-derived NeXTSTEP.

Macs are known for their ease of use, stylish design, and steep prices. They are adored by video editors, graphic designers, and soy-latte-guzzling hipsters. But be warned that the Mac is not an ideal platform for gaming; while many major titles do get a Mac version, its library is quite limited next to Windows, and the transition to ARM processors broke compatibility with a ton of older titles. You can use WINE (or its user-friendly commercial version, CrossOver) to run Windows games, but then you are on your own; SteamPlay makes it dead easy on Linux, but that's not available on the Mac.

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IMPORTANT NOTES:
 * macOS 10.15 "Catalina" (10/2019) removed compatibility with 32-bit-only programs. See this 32-bit game list.
 * macOS 11 "Big Sur" (11/2020) and later have a built-in emulator, Rosetta 2, to run x86-64 programs on ARM-based Apple Silicon processors, and compatibility is not perfect. See this M1 games list.