Apple’s operating system designed for its Macintosh computers, offering a user-friendly graphical interface and a suite of apps for various tasks, including media consumption, creativity, productivity, and communication.
How to get the software
Faculty, Staff, Researchers, & Students
Support Resources
n/a: Mac OS (10.14, 10.15)
Licensing Info
Apple Legal
Apple Software License Agreements
Permitted Use
Academic/Instruction
Administration
Business & Enterprise
Non-commercial Research
Information
Operating Systems
macOS
Available to
Faculty/Staff Researchers Students
Cost
Free
Uses AI
No
Export Controlled
No
What does permitted use mean?
Academic/Instruction
Teaching and learning activities
Administration
Non-research, non-instruction uses related to the function of one’s university job (e.g., production, infrastructure)
Commercial research
Involves a trade secret of the sponsor; results are not published
Non-commerical research
Nonprofit or academic research; results are published