macOS High Sierra - Technical Specifications

General Requirements

Mac Hardware Requirements

For details about your Mac model, click the Apple icon at the top left of your screen, choose About This Mac. These Mac models are compatible with macOS High Sierra:

Feature Requirements

Siri

Requires a broadband Internet connection and microphone (built-in or external).

Dictation

Requires a microphone (built in or external).

Spotlight Suggestions

Requires a broadband Internet connection.

Gestures

Requires a Multi-Touch trackpad, Force Touch trackpad, Magic Trackpad, or Magic Mouse.
Force Touch gestures require a Force Touch trackpad.
VoiceOver gestures require a Multi-Touch trackpad, Force Touch trackpad, or Magic Trackpad.

Photo Booth

Requires a FaceTime or iSight camera (built in or external), or USB video class (UVC) camera.

FaceTime

Video calls require a built-in FaceTime camera, an iSight camera (built in or external), or a USB video class (UVC) camera; and broadband Internet connection.
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Handoff, Instant Hotspot, and Universal Clipboard

Supported by the following Mac models:

Handoff requires an iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch with a Lightning connector and iOS 8 or later.
Instant Hotspot requires an iPhone or iPad with cellular connectivity with a Lightning connector and iOS 8.1 or later. Requires Personal Hotspot service through your carrier.

Auto Unlock

Supported by Mac models introduced in mid 2013 or later.
Requires an Apple Watch with watchOS 3 or later and an iPhone 5 or later.

Apple Pay on the Web

Supported by the following Mac models:

Requires MacBook Pro with Touch Bar, iPhone 6 or later with iOS 10 or later, or an Apple Watch with watchOS 3 or later.

Phone Calling

Requires an iPhone with iOS 8 or later and an activated carrier plan.

SMS

Requires an iPhone with iOS 8.1 or later and an activated carrier plan.

AirDrop

AirDrop between Mac computers and iOS devices is supported by the following Mac models:

AirDrop to iOS devices requires an iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch with a Lightning connector and iOS 7 or later.

AirDrop between two Mac computers is supported by the following Mac models:

AirPlay

AirPlay Mirroring requires an Apple TV (2nd generation or later). Supported by the following Mac models:

AirPlay for web video requires an Apple TV (2nd generation or later).
Peer-to-peer AirPlay requires a Mac (2012 or later) and an Apple TV (3rd generation rev A, model A1469 or later) with Apple TV software 7.0 or later.

Apple File System

Requires a Mac with all-flash internal storage.

Metal 2

Supported by the following Mac models:

Time Machine

Requires an additional hard drive (sold separately).

Power Nap

Supported by the following Mac models:

Boot Camp

Allows Boot Camp installations of Windows 10, Windows 8.1, and Windows 7 on supported Mac models.
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Exchange Support

Requires Microsoft Office 365, Exchange 2016, Exchange 2013, or Exchange Server 2010. Installing the latest Service Packs is recommended.

Mac App Store

Available only to persons age 13 or older in the U.S. and many other countries and regions.

What’s Included

Applications

Utilities

Languages

* Upon completion of the upgrade, macOS High Sierra requires approximately 1.5GB more storage space than macOS Sierra 10.12.6

Some features may not be available for all countries or regions. Click here to see complete list.

iCloud requires iOS 5 or later on iPhone 3GS or later, iPod touch (3rd generation or later), iPad Pro, iPad Air or later, iPad or later, or iPad mini or later; a Mac computer with OS X Lion 10.7.5 or later; or a PC with Windows 7 or Windows 8 (Outlook 2007 or later or an up-to-date browser is required for accessing email, contacts, and calendars). Some features require iOS 11 and macOS High Sierra. Some features require a Wi-Fi connection. Some features are not available in all countries or regions. Access to some services is limited to 10 devices.

Published Date: Sep 12, 2018