The announcement marks the beginning of the end of support for the legacy systems based on Intel’s chips, which Apple first shipped about 20 years ago.

The big new change for macOS 26 is an overhauled design, following Apple’s new Liquid Glass aesthetic also announced at WWDC 25. The glass-like style encompasses the Dock, toolbars, app icons, widgets, and colors. Now, similar to the iPhone, users will be able to theme their Macs with color-matched folders and app icons that can be tinted.

OS Tahoe is only supported on four Intel Macs. Starting next year, macOS updates will only come to Apple Silicon Macs.

Apple announced the next major version of MacOS, called MacOS Tahoe, versioned as MacOS 26, at WWDC 2026, and now the first beta version is available to download. For Mac users who are enrolled in

Apple has updated its website to indicate that macOS Tahoe drops support for several Intel-based Macs that are compatible with macOS Sequoia.

Soon, you won't be able to run supported macOS versions on Intel x86-based PCs. How long before someone finds the next clever hack to merge the Mac and PC universes?

Apple macOS Tahoe 26 Developer Beta Update: macOS Tahoe 26 marks the final major update for Intel Macs, introducing Apple's Liquid Glass design, smarter AI features, and deeper iPhone integration

While the new software updates that Apple showed off today are only available to developers at the current time, Apple does plan to release