GoKawiilApple's annual developers conference, WWDC 2026, kicks off on Monday. Tim Cook will deliver his last WWDC keynote as Apple CEO, where he's expected to share previews of the next versions of the company's various software platforms. Likely to take center stage is iOS 27, but we will also get a glimpse at MacOS 27, which will arrive alongside its mobile sibling in a few months.
The usual cycle is this: a preview and developer beta in June at WWDC, followed by a public beta in July before the official version launches in September. MacOS 27 is expected to focus more on performance and stability improvements than introducing a drastic design shift or a bevy of new features. That said, it appears the next version of MacOS will look and act a bit differently than last year's MacOS 26 Tahoe.
Check out what could be coming to your Mac this fall, and find out if your current Mac will be able to run the update.
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Buh-bye Intel
Before we get to potential design tweaks and new capabilities, let's start with hardware support for MacOS 27. It will mark the end of the road for Intel-based Macs. Basically, if you have a prepandemic Mac, it's not making the leap to MacOS 27 and will need to stay on MacOS 26 Tahoe.
It's not all bad news if you'd like to squeeze out another year or two of your Intel Mac: Apple will continue to issue security updates to Intel-based Macs for three more years.
The following Macs that can currently run MacOS 26 Tahoe will not support MacOS 27:
13-inch MacBook Pro (2020, four Thunderbolt 3 ports)
16-inch MacBook Pro (2019)
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