Will Your Mac Get macOS 28?
Apple has not announced macOS 28, and nobody outside Apple knows which Macs it will support. The list is published at WWDC in June, and this page switches to it that day.
What can be said now comes from Apple's own record — how many versions each chip generation has been given, and which ones it dropped last year. On that record every one of the 17 Macs that run macOS 27 should get macOS 28: none sits where Apple has drawn the line before. Every model is below, with the reasoning.
Every Mac and Its Chances
Newest first. Expected and Likely mean Apple's record leaves room for more versions; Possible is a coin toss; Unlikely and Very unlikely mean the model sits where Apple has drawn the line before. This is our assessment, not a leak — the models' own pages explain each call.
| Mac | Chip | Year | macOS 28 |
|---|---|---|---|
| MacBook Air (M4) | M4 | 2025 | Expected |
| MacBook Pro (M5) | M5, M5 Pro or M5 Max | 2025 | Expected |
| iMac (M4) | M4 | 2024 | Expected |
| Mac mini (M4) | M4 or M4 Pro | 2024 | Expected |
| MacBook Air (M3) | M3 | 2024 | Expected |
| MacBook Pro (M4) | M4, M4 Pro or M4 Max | 2024 | Expected |
| iMac (M3) | M3 | 2023 | Expected |
| Mac mini (M2) | M2 or M2 Pro | 2023 | Expected |
| Mac Pro (2023) | M2 Ultra | 2023 | Expected |
| MacBook Pro (M3) | M3, M3 Pro or M3 Max | 2023 | Expected |
| Mac Studio | M1 Max through M4 Max and M3 Ultra | 2022 | Expected |
| MacBook Air (M2) | M2 | 2022 | Expected |
| MacBook Pro (M2) | M2, M2 Pro or M2 Max | 2022 | Expected |
| iMac (M1) | M1 | 2021 | Likely |
| Mac mini (M1) | M1 | 2020 | Likely |
| MacBook Air (M1) | M1 | 2020 | Likely |
| MacBook Pro (M1) | M1, M1 Pro or M1 Max | 2020 | Likely |
How Apple Decides
Apple drops Macs by chip generation, and it does not say in advance which. What it has done is consistent enough to read.
The oldest Mac still supported is the MacBook Air (M1) (M1), from 2020. With macOS 27 it has now had 7 major versions. Even so, nothing in Apple's record marks it as next.
Two things move the line besides age: memory, since Apple's on-device intelligence features need more of it than older models have, and the chip's neural engine. A model can be on the supported list and still miss the headline features — which models get Apple Intelligence is a separate list.
Which Macs Were Dropped From macOS 27
Intel Macs. They stayed on the previous version, which keeps receiving security fixes — and that is what to expect for any model macOS 28 leaves behind.
If Your Mac Does Not Make the Cut
It keeps working, and it keeps getting security updates for the version it is on — Apple has patched the previous release for years after a model stopped receiving new ones. Apps keep supporting it for a while too, usually a year or two, because developers support the last two versions.
What it does not get is new features. If those matter, the release of macOS 28 in September is when the trade-in values of the dropped models fall, so the months before it are the better time to sell.
When Will Apple Announce macOS 28?
At WWDC, Apple's developer conference in early June. The keynote names the supported Macs, the first developer beta ships the same afternoon, and the public release follows in September. Until then, macOS 27 is the current version.
Frequently Asked Questions
Will your Mac get macOS 28?
Nobody outside Apple knows until WWDC in June. By Apple's own record, 17 of the 17 Macs on macOS 27 should get it and 0 probably will not — the table on this page gives the call for each model.
Which Macs will not get macOS 28?
On Apple's record none look at risk this year.
When is macOS 28 announced?
At WWDC in early June. The supported list is part of the keynote, and the first beta is out the same day.
When is macOS 28 released?
In September, alongside the new Macs — the same timing Apple has used for years.
What happens to Macs that do not get macOS 28?
They keep working on macOS 27 and keep receiving its security updates. They miss the new features, and apps gradually stop supporting them over the following year or two.