This directory contains binaries for a base distribution and packages to run on Mac OS X (release 10.6 and above). Mac OS 8.6 to 9.2 (and Mac OS X 10.1) are no longer supported but you can find the last supported release of R for these systems (which is R 1.7.1) here. Releases for old Mac OS X systems (through Mac OS X 10.5) and PowerPC Macs can be found in the old directory.
Note: CRAN does not have Mac OS X systems and cannot check these binaries for viruses.Although we take precautions when assembling binaries, please use the normal precautions with downloaded executables.
Package binaries for R versions older than 3.2.0 are only available from the CRAN archive so users of such versions should adjust the CRAN mirror setting (https://cran-archive.r-project.org) accordingly.
R 4.0.3 'Bunny-Wunnies Freak Out' released on 2020/10/10
Please check the MD5 checksum of the downloaded image to ensure that it has not been tampered with or corrupted during the mirroring process. For example type
openssl sha1 R-4.0.3.pkg
in the Terminal application to print the SHA1 checksum for the R-4.0.3.pkg image. On Mac OS X 10.7 and later you can also validate the signature using
pkgutil --check-signature R-4.0.3.pkg
- Dumbed-down, stripped down version of earlier Numbers version. Still using Numbers 2.3 from iWork 09 bundle. 'Streamlined' app means loss of features, and a more challenging GUI and UX when using the latest versions of Pages/Keynote/Numbers. I am assuming loss of features etc is to ensure compatability with iPad versions of the same apps.
- December 14, 2020. You can now submit apps built with Xcode 12.3 using the SDK for iOS 14.3, tvOS 14.3, watchOS 7.2, and macOS 11.1 to the App Store.
- Apple Numbers for Mac lets you create various spreadsheets and related documents, edit them, and share them with others seamlessly. This program can also open Excel files, as well as export files.
- Bring the tribe of Levi near Separate them from the rest, set them apart for special service about, the sanctuary, let them have a place nearer to it than the other tribes, or offer them, that is, to the Lord, as in ( Numbers 8:11); as well as bring them near to Aaron; so it.
Update from Keynote 7.2 to 7.3 (German version) made Keynote unusable for me. It crashes constantly, e.g., everytime on 'Save'. I have submitted several autogenerated reports to Apple. I had to reload Keynote 7.2 which solved the problem. Several Macs MacOs 10.12.6.
Latest release:
R-4.0.3.pkg (notarized and signed) SHA1-hash: 8402f586aef1fdb12c6e34c73b286f87318fb1be (ca. 85MB) | R 4.0.3 binary for macOS 10.13 (High Sierra) and higher, signed and notarized package. Contains R 4.0.3 framework, R.app GUI 1.73 in 64-bit for Intel Macs, Tcl/Tk 8.6.6 X11 libraries and Texinfo 6.7. The latter two components are optional and can be ommitted when choosing 'custom install', they are only needed if you want to use the tcltk R package or build package documentation from sources. Note: the use of X11 (including tcltk) requires XQuartz to be installed since it is no longer part of OS X. Always re-install XQuartz when upgrading your macOS to a new major version. Important: this release uses Xcode 10.1 and GNU Fortran 8.2. If you wish to compile R packages from sources, you will need to download and GNU Fortran 8.2 - see the tools directory. |
NEWS (for Mac GUI) | News features and changes in the R.app Mac GUI |
Mac-GUI-1.73.tar.gz SHA1-hash: 7f4b1d050757ce78545bdeb9d178a69d13046aa1 | Sources for the R.app GUI 1.73 for Mac OS X. This file is only needed if you want to join the development of the GUI, it is not intended for regular users. Read the INSTALL file for further instructions. |
Note: Previous R versions for El Capitan can be found in the el-capitan/base directory.Binaries for legacy OS X systems: | |
R-3.6.3.nn.pkg (signed) SHA1-hash: c462c9b1f9b45d778f05b8d9aa25a9123b3557c4 (ca. 77MB) | R 3.6.3 binary for OS X 10.11 (El Capitan) and higher, signed package. Contains R 3.6.3 framework, R.app GUI 1.70 in 64-bit for Intel Macs, Tcl/Tk 8.6.6 X11 libraries and Texinfo 5.2. The latter two components are optional and can be ommitted when choosing 'custom install', they are only needed if you want to use the tcltk R package or build package documentation from sources. |
R-3.3.3.pkg MD5-hash: 893ba010f303e666e19f86e4800f1fbf SHA1-hash: 5ae71b000b15805f95f38c08c45972d51ce3d027 (ca. 71MB) | R 3.3.3 binary for Mac OS X 10.9 (Mavericks) and higher, signed package. Contains R 3.3.3 framework, R.app GUI 1.69 in 64-bit for Intel Macs, Tcl/Tk 8.6.0 X11 libraries and Texinfo 5.2. The latter two components are optional and can be ommitted when choosing 'custom install', it is only needed if you want to use the tcltk R package or build package documentation from sources. Note: the use of X11 (including tcltk) requires XQuartz to be installed since it is no longer part of OS X. Always re-install XQuartz when upgrading your OS X to a new major version. |
R-3.2.1-snowleopard.pkg MD5-hash: 58fe9d01314d9cb75ff80ccfb914fd65 SHA1-hash: be6e91db12bac22a324f0cb51c7efa9063ece0d0 (ca. 68MB) | R 3.2.1 legacy binary for Mac OS X 10.6 (Snow Leopard) - 10.8 (Mountain Lion), signed package. Contains R 3.2.1 framework, R.app GUI 1.66 in 64-bit for Intel Macs. This package contains the R framework, 64-bit GUI (R.app), Tcl/Tk 8.6.0 X11 libraries and Texinfop 5.2. GNU Fortran is NOT included (needed if you want to compile packages from sources that contain FORTRAN code) please see the tools directory. NOTE: the binary support for OS X before Mavericks is being phased out, we do not expect further releases! |
Subdirectories:
tools | Additional tools necessary for building R for Mac OS X: Universal GNU Fortran compiler for Mac OS X (see R for Mac tools page for details). |
base | Binaries of R builds for macOS 10.13 or higher (High Sierra) |
contrib | Binaries of package builds for macOS 10.13 or higher (High Sierra) |
el-capitan | Binaries of package builds for OS X 10.11 or higher (El Capitan build) |
mavericks | Binaries of package builds for Mac OS X 10.9 or higher (Mavericks build) |
old | Previously released R versions for Mac OS X |
You may also want to read the R FAQ and R for Mac OS X FAQ. For discussion of Mac-related topics and reporting Mac-specific bugs, please use the R-SIG-Mac mailing list.
Information, tools and most recent daily builds of the R GUI, R-patched and R-devel can be found at http://mac.R-project.org/. Please visit that page especially during beta stages to help us test the Mac OS X binaries before final release!
Package maintainers should visit CRAN check summary page to see whether their package is compatible with the current build of R for Mac OS X.
Binary libraries for dependencies not present here are available from http://mac.R-project.org/libs and corresponding sources at http://mac.R-project.org/src.
Last modified: 2020/10/10, by Simon Urbanek
Updated and republished for macOS 11.1; skip it unless you really really care about all the macOS releases. Originally published on November 14th, 2005.
Below the break is a table showing all major releases of macOS (previously Mac OS X) from the public beta through the latest public version, which is 11.1, as of December 14th, 2020—the 143rd release in total.
Note: Click the ⓘ symbol to read Apple's release notes for a given update.
The following was culled from Apple's support downloads page, and as such, some of the dates may be off just a bit. If you know for certain that something is incorrect, please let me know and I'll get it fixed. (Scroll to see all entries.)
Date | Version | Comments | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
2020 | Dec 14 | 25 | 11.1 | 3.27 GB | ⓘ |
Nov 19 | 7 | 11.0.1 | 2.81 GB | ⓘFirst general release of Big Sur | |
Nov 12 | 7 | 11.0 | 12.18 GB | ⓘBig Sur - 11.0 only shipped on M1 Macs | |
Nov 5 | 43 | 10.15.7 SU1 | 1.21 GB | ⓘ | |
Sep 23 | 42 | 10.15.7 | 2.86 GB | ⓘ | |
Aug 12 | 28 | 10.15.6 SU1 | 3.22GB GB | ⓘ | |
Jul 15 | 44 | 10.15.6 | 3.35 GB | ⓘ | |
Jun 1 | 6 | 10.15.5 SU1 | 1.59 GB | ⓘ | |
May 26 | 48 | 10.15.5 | 3.37 GB | ⓘ | |
May 21 | -- | 10.14.6 SU4 | 151 MB | Fixes a launch issue for certain 32-bit apps | |
Apr 8 | 15 | 10.15.4 SU1 | 1.38 GB | ⓘ | |
Mar 24 | 56 | 10.15.4 | 3.0 GB | ⓘ | |
Jan 28 | 49 | 10.15.3 | 3.0 GB | ⓘ | |
2019 | Dec 10 | 42 | 10.15.2 | 3.0 GB | ⓘ |
Oct 29 | 14 | 10.15.1 | 4.5 GB | ⓘ | |
Oct 15 | 8 | 10.15 SU1 | 985 MB | No info page | |
Oct 7 | 11 | 10.15 | 4.9 GB | ⓘCatalina - You need more permission! | |
Sep 26 | 31 | 10.14.6 SU3 | 1.32 GB | ⓘ | |
Aug 26 | 25 | 10.14.6 SU2 | 1.25 GB | ⓘ | |
Aug 1 | 10 | 10.14.6 SU1 | 949 MB | ⓘ | |
Jul 22 | 70 | 10.14.6 | 2.7 GB | ⓘ | |
May 13 | 49 | 10.14.5 | 2.5 GB | ⓘ | |
Mar 25 | 62 | 10.14.4 | 2.8 GB | ⓘ | |
Jan 22 | 48 | 10.14.3 | 2.0 GB | ⓘ | |
2018 | Dec 5 | 28 | 10.14.2 | 2.5 GB | ⓘ |
Nov 7 | 8 | 10.14.1 SU1 | 1.3 GB | ⓘ For 2018 MacBook Air | |
Oct 30 | 36 | 10.14.1 | 3.3 GB | ⓘ | |
Sep 24 | 27 | 10.14 | 5.2 GB | ⓘ Mojave - You need permission! | |
Aug 28 | 38 | 10.13.6 SU2 | 1.32 GB | ⓘ For 2018 Touch Bar MBP…again | |
Jul 24 | 15 | 10.13.6 SU1 | 1.31 GB | ⓘ For 2018 Touch Bar MBP | |
Jul 9 | 38 | 10.13.6 | 1.32 GB | ⓘ AirPlay 2 | |
Jun 1 | 64 | 10.13.5 | 2.12 GB | ⓘ Messages in iCloud | |
Mar 29 | 37 | 10.13.4 | 2.36 GB | ⓘ Sortable Safari bookmarks!! | |
Feb 20 | 28 | 10.13.3 SU | 40.4 MB | ⓘ Indian character/Messages crash fix | |
Jan 23 | 33 | 10.13.3 | 1.97 GB | ⓘ | |
Jan 8 | 33 | 10.13.2 SU | 633.6 MB | ⓘ Spectre and Meltdown fixes | |
2017 | Dec 6 | 36 | 10.13.2 | 2.08 GB | ⓘ |
Oct 31 | 26 | 10.13.1 | 1.47 GB | ⓘ | |
Oct 5 | 10 | 10.13 SU | 915 MB | ⓘ Addresses two security issues | |
Sep 25 | 68 | 10.13 | 4.8 GB | ⓘ High Sierra - Higher in the mountains? | |
Jul 19 | 65 | 10.12.6 | 1.98 GB | ⓘ | |
May 15 | 49 | 10.12.5 | 1.57 GB | ⓘ | |
Mar 27 | 63 | 10.12.4 | 1.56 GB | ⓘ Night Shift | |
Jan 23 | 41 | 10.12.3 | 1.05 GB | ⓘ | |
2016 | Dec 13 | 50 | 10.12.2 | 1.94 GB | ⓘ |
Oct 24 | 34 | 10.12.1 | 1.36 GB | ⓘ | |
Sep 20 | 64 | 10.12 | 4.77 GB | ⓘ Sierra - Still in the mountains. | |
Jul 18 | 63 | 10.11.6 | 759 MB | ⓘ | |
May 16 | 57 | 10.11.5 | 759 MB | ⓘ | |
Mar 20 | 61 | 10.11.4 | 1.58 GB | ⓘ | |
Jan 19 | 41 | 10.11.3 | 662 MB | ⓘ | |
2015 | Dec 9 | 49 | 10.11.2 | 1.4 GB | ⓘ |
Oct 21 | 21 | 10.11.1 | 1.19 GB | ⓘ | |
Sep 30 | 48 | 10.11 | 6.08 GB | ⓘ El Capitan - Go climb something! | |
Aug 13 | 44 | 10.10.5 | 1.02 GB | ⓘ | |
Jun 30 | 75 | 10.10.4 | 1.09 GB | ⓘ | |
Apr 16 | 8 | 10.10.3 SU | 1.8 MB | ⓘ Supplemental Update | |
Apr 8 | 71 | 10.10.3 | 1.52 GB | ⓘ Includes Photos app | |
Jan 27 | 71 | 10.10.2 | 544 MB | ⓘ | |
2014 | Nov 17 | 32 | 10.10.1 | 311 MB | ⓘ |
Oct 16 | 29 | 10.10 | 5.2 GB | ⓘ Yosemite - No surfers here. | |
Sep 17 | 79 | 10.9.5 | 139 MB | ⓘ | |
Jun 30 | 46 | 10.9.4 | 283 MB | ⓘ | |
May 15 | 79 | 10.9.3 | 461 MB | ⓘ | |
Feb 25 | 71 | 10.9.2 | 460 MB | ⓘ | |
2013 | Dec 16 | 55 | 10.9.1 | 243.4 MB | ⓘ |
Oct 22 | 19 | 10.9 | 5.3 GB | ⓘ Mavericks - All out of big cats! | |
Oct 3 | 21 | 10.8.5 SU | 19.6 MB | ⓘ Supplemental Update | |
Sep 12 | 100 | 10.8.5 | 273.7 MB | ⓘ | |
Jun 4 | 82 | 10.8.4 | 152.0 MB | ⓘ | |
Mar 14 | 161 | 10.8.3 | 249.0 MB | ⓘ | |
2012 | Oct 4 | 15 | 10.8.2 SU | 26.7 MB | ⓘ Supplemental Update |
Sep 19 | 27 | 10.8.2 | 665.5 MB | ⓘ | |
Aug 23 | 29 | 10.8.1 | 24.2 MB | ⓘ | |
Jul 25 | 77 | 10.8 | 4.1 GB | ⓘ Mountain Lion - App Store only | |
Oct 4 | 15 | 10.7.5 SU | 2.0 MB | ⓘ Supplemental Update | |
Sep 19 | 133 | 10.7.5 | 1.1 GB | ⓘ Released w/ 10.8.2 | |
May 9 | 98 | 10.7.4 | 692.7 MB | ⓘ | |
Feb 1 | 112 | 10.7.3 | 1.3 GB | ⓘ Only combo updater available | |
2011 | Oct 12 | 56 | 10.7.2 | 768.8 MB | ⓘ Now iCloud enabled |
Aug 17 | 29 | 10.7.1 | 79.3 MB | ⓘ | |
Jul 19 | 26 | 10.7 | 4.1 GB | ⓘ Lion - App Store only (USB stick later) | |
Jun 23 | 94 | 10.6.8 | 453.6 MB | ⓘ App Store readied for Lion | |
Mar 21 | 74 | 10.6.7 | 475 MB | ⓘ | |
Jan 6 | 57 | 10.6.6 | 143.6 MB | ⓘ Can you say 'App Store?' | |
2010 | Nov 10 | 148 | 10.6.5 | 644.5 MB | ⓘ |
Jun 15 | 78 | 10.6.4 | 607.2 MB | ⓘ | |
Mar 29 | 140 | 10.6.3 | 719.2 MB | ⓘ | |
2009 | Nov 9 | 60 | 10.6.2 | 473 MB | ⓘ |
Sep 10 | 13 | 10.6.1 | 71.5 MB | ⓘ | |
Aug 28 | 23 | 10.6 | 2.31 GB | ⓘ Snow Leopard - First Intel-only release | |
Aug 5 | 85 | 10.5.8 | 274 MB | ⓘ | |
May 12 | 148 | 10.5.7 | 442 MB | ⓘ | |
2008 | Dec 15 | 91 | 10.5.6 | 372 MB | ⓘ |
Sep 15 | 77 | 10.5.5 | 316 MB | ⓘ | |
Jun 30 | 33 | 10.5.4 | 88 MB | ⓘ | |
May 28 | 107 | 10.5.3 | 420 MB | ⓘ | |
Feb 11 | 88 | 10.5.2 | 343 MB | ⓘ Combo updater only | |
2007 | Nov 15 | 20 | 10.5.1 | 110 MB | ⓘ |
Oct 26 | 128 | 10.5 | 2.15 GB | ⓘ Leopard - First universal binary release | |
Nov 14 | 147 | 10.4.11 | 128 MB | ⓘ This '10' goes to '11' | |
Jun 20 | 99 | 10.4.10 | 72 MB | ⓘ | |
Mar 13 | 165 | 10.4.9 | 160 MB | ⓘ | |
2006 | Sep 29 | 94 | 10.4.8 | 206 MB | ⓘ |
Jun 27 | 85 | 10.4.7 | 133 MB | ⓘ | |
Apr 3 | 48 | 10.4.6 | 163 MB | ⓘ | |
Feb 14 | 35 | 10.4.5 | 16 MB | ⓘ | |
Jan 10 | 71 | 10.4.4 | 55 MB | ⓘ First Intel-capable release | |
2005 | Oct 31 | 111 | 10.4.3 | 97 MB | ⓘ |
Jul 12 | 57 | 10.4.2 | 44 MB | ⓘ | |
May 16 | 17 | 10.4.1 | 37 MB | ⓘ | |
Apr 29 | 14 | 10.4 | 1.78 GB | ⓘ Tiger | |
Apr 15 | 65 | 10.3.9 | 51.3 MB | ⓘ | |
Feb 9 | 56 | 10.3.8 | 26.6 MB | ⓘ | |
2004 | Dec 15 | 40 | 10.3.7 | 97 MB | ⓘ Combo updater only |
Nov 5 | 88 | 10.3.6 | 34 MB | ⓘ | |
Aug 9 | 75 | 10.3.5 | ??? | ⓘ | |
May 26 | 72 | 10.3.4 | 79 MB | ⓘ Combo updater only | |
Mar 15 | 89 | 10.3.3 | 70 MB | ⓘ Combo updater only | |
2003 | Dec 17 | 37 | 10.3.2 | 36.9 MB | ⓘ |
Nov 10 | 17 | 10.3.1 | 1.5 MB | ⓘ | |
Oct 24 | 21 | 10.3 | 1.54 GB | ⓘ Panther | |
Oct 3 | 57 | 10.2.8 | 40 MB | ⓘ | |
Sep 22 | 139 | 10.2.7 | ??? | Only for certain G5s/G4s | |
May 6 | 26 | 10.2.6 | 26 MB | ⓘ | |
Apr 10 | 56 | 10.2.5 | 81.9 MB | ⓘ | |
Feb 13 | 56 | 10.2.4 | 76 MB | ⓘ | |
2002 | Dec 19 | 38 | 10.2.3 | 51 MB | ⓘ |
Nov 11 | 54 | 10.2.2 | 24.4 MB | ⓘ | |
Sep 18 | 26 | 10.2.1 | 16.3 MB | ⓘ Update not available? | |
Aug 23 | 79 | 10.2 | 1.03 GB | ⓘ Jaguar | |
Jun 5 | 47 | 10.1.5 | 45.1 MB | ⓘ Combo updater only | |
Apr 19 | 57 | 10.1.4 | 1.7 MB | ⓘ | |
Feb 21 | 62 | 10.1.3 | 16 MB | ⓘ | |
2001 | Dec 21 | 37 | 10.1.2 | 29.2 MB | ⓘ |
Nov 14 | 50 | 10.1.1 | 13.8 MB | ⓘ | |
Sep 25 | 95 | 10.1 | 989 MB | ⓘ Puma | |
Jun 22 | 44 | 10.0.4 | 12 MB | ⓘ | |
May 9 | 8 | 10.0.3 | 15 MB | ⓘ | |
May 1 | 15 | 10.0.2 | 15 MB | Released but replaced (see comments) | |
Apr 16 | 23 | 10.0.1 | 4 MB | ⓘ | |
Mar 24 | 192 | 10.0 | 659 MB | ⓘ Cheetah | |
2000 | Sep 13 | -- | 10.0β | 676 MB | ⓘ Public Beta |
Note: The Days column reflects the number of days between releases.
Some entries may appear out of chronological order (i.e. 10.5 is shown on Oct 26, but above Nov 14 for 10.4.11). This is to keep the version numbers in the proper order, even when an older OS received an update after a major new release came out. This has happened a few times over the years.
Some random notes, updated from the original post:
- Starting with the Public Beta and up through 11.1, there have been 143 macOS releases, both major and minor. This figure includes the one odd macOS X release: 10.2.7. This version was only for the then-new PowerMac G5 and the flat panel iMac G4, and was never generally released.
- As of December 14th, 2020 (11.1's release date), it's been 7,397 days since the Public Beta was released. So on average, we've seen some sort of update every 51.7 days.
- The shortest time period between any two releases is six days, which is how quickly the 10.15.5 Supplemental Update 1 came out after the 10.15.5 release.
- The longest time period between any two minor releases is 165 days, which was how long we waited for the 10.4.9 update. (Tecnically, it's actually the 192 day interval between the Mac OS X Public Beta and version 10.0, but I'm counting from the official 10.0 release.)
- The smallest update was 10.3.1, at only 1.5MB. The largest (non-combo, non-main OS release) update was 10.15.1 at 5.3GB.
- The '???' entry for Size on a given release indicates I was unable to find the size. Feel free to contact me if you can help replace any of the '???' entries.
And now, gratuitous graphics…
Releases by version number
Numbers 3 6 2 For Macos 7
Releases by year
Numbers 3 6 2 For Macos X
A special 'thank you!' goes to Mr. Ziebell (for providing some size values on very-old minor updates), and to Benton Quest (for providing size info on all the major releases up through Snow Leopard). See Benton's comment below if you want a nicely detailed history of those early releases.