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    Home»General Articles»How to Check Version of Your MacOS

    How to Check Version of Your MacOS

    RahulBy RahulDecember 10, 20202 Mins ReadUpdated:December 11, 2020

    The macOS 11 is the latest release by the Apple team. Its code name is Big Sur, derived from unmapped wilderness area which lays along the coast south of Monterey. The is the most advanced desktop operating system with the new level of power and beauty.

    This tutorial will describe you to how to check macOS version from desktop and command line interface.

    Check MacOS Version (GUI)

    Login to your macOS system. Click on apple icon at top right corner, then click the “About This Mac” menu. This will display the macOS version along with the system configuration details.

    About this Mac

    The below screenshot shows that, we’re using macOS Catalina, which is version 10.15. The macOS version showing in screenshot “10.15.7”, which means “10.15” is your macOS version 7 is for the security updates of the same.

    Check macOS Version

    The output depends on your running macOS version.

    Check macOS Version via Command line

    Open the terminal application on your macOS and type the following command to check macOS version.

    sw_vers 
    

    Output:

    ProductName: 		Mac OS X
    ProductVersion:		10.15.7
    BuildVersion: 		19H2
    

    You can also fetch the specific values only. Which can be useful for scripting like shell scripts. Use the following command line parameters:

    • Use -productName to print the value of the ProductName only
      sw_vers -productName
      
      Mac OS X
      
    • Use -productVersion to print the value of ProductVersion. This is the version of your macOS, which is generally required with scripting to check macOS version:
      sw_vers -productVersion
      
      10.15.7
      
    • Use -buildVersion to print the value of the BuildVersion property only.
      sw_vers -buildVersion
      
      19H2
      

    Conclusion

    In this tutorial, you have learned to check macOS version running on your Apple desktop system.

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