您可能会问自己，“我有什么 macOS？” 或“我运行的是什么版本的 macOS？”。了解您拥有的 macOS 版本在多种情况下会很有用。当您试图确定您是否正在运行最新版本的Mac OS时，它会派上用场。如果您想检查所需的应用程序或游戏是否与您的系统兼容，它也可能是一条有用的信息。无论(Regardless)您的查询背后的原因是什么，本指南都说明了如何从终端(Terminal)或使用 Apple 菜单找到您的 macOS 版本：
1. 如何从Apple菜单中找到您的 macOS 版本
Apple意识到此问题可能会经常出现，因此他们可以轻松检查您的Mac操作系统 (macOS) 的版本。多么容易？好吧，只需单击两次，信息就会显示在您的屏幕上。首先(First)，点击屏幕左上角的Apple标志。(Apple)在打开的菜单中，单击“关于本机”。(“About This Mac.”)
选择 About This Mac以查找当前的 mac OS 版本
此操作会打开一个窗口，其中包含有关您正在使用的Mac的信息，首先显示您的 macOS 版本的名称，以较大的字体显示，然后是其版本号。在我们的例子中，版本名称是 macOS Big Sur，版本号是 11.0.1。
如何从Apple菜单检查 macOS 版本
注意：(NOTE: )为了在所有平台上实现一致性，Apple将其Mac设备上使用的操作系统从OS X重新命名为 macOS。这意味着，如果您运行的是El Capitan或更早版本，则您的版本名称前面是OS X（而不是 macOS）。
2. 如何从终端检查您的 macOS 版本(Terminal)
不是每个人都有相同的需求或偏好。如果您与命令行界面有特殊关系，有很多方法可以从终端检查 macOS 版本。(Terminal)首先(First)，打开终端(open the Terminal)应用程序。一个简单的方法是使用默认的键盘快捷键Command (⌘) - Spacebar访问(Spacebar)Spotlight，输入“终端”(“terminal”)并从结果中访问应用程序。
找到(Find)并打开应用程序以从终端获取 macOS 版本(Terminal)
终端(Terminal )打开，允许您输入不同的命令。检查 macOS 版本的命令行是：sw_vers -productVersion
输入并点击键盘上的Return 。如下所示，操作系统版本以“ 11”的格式显示。(11.” )后面是一些数字和其他点——在我们的例子中是11.0.1。
如何从终端检查您的 macOS 版本(Terminal)
您可以插入的另一个从终端(Terminal)查找 macOS 版本的命令是：
system_profiler SPSoftwareDataType
此命令提供系统软件概述(System Software Overview)，从您的系统版本(System Version)开始，这正是您需要的信息。
从系统软件概述中检查(System Software Overview)终端(Terminal)中的 macOS 版本
可以自定义命令以显示更多或更少的信息并以不同的方式对其进行结构化。因此，除了我们说明的两个命令之外，您还可以使用许多其他命令从终端获取 macOS 版本。(Terminal)然而，我的主编Ciprian坚持认为 20 页长的教程并不是一个真正的选择，不管我对终端(Terminal)命令有多兴奋，所以我们决定只包括上面的两个命令。🙂
正如您在上面的屏幕截图中看到的，当您使用终端(Terminal)查找您的 macOS 版本时，不包括版本名称或营销名称。但是，如果您知道版本号，则可以弄清楚。
Mac OS版本历史记录：将名称与当前 macOS 版本匹配
虽然每个新的主要 macOS 版本都以不同的版本名称发布，但版本号会随着原始主要命名版本以来的每次更新而变化。前两个数字在每个主要版本中都保持不变，直到最新的Mac OS版本Big Sur。在这种情况下，版本号是11.0.1。前两组数字 ( 11.0 ) 对应 macOS Big Sur，而最后一组数字 ( 1 ) 表示这是 macOS Big Sur的第一次迭代。为了识别您的 macOS 版本的名称，这里列出了所有相应的OS X和 macOS 版本名称，从本教程发布时的最新版本开始：
最新的Mac OS版本叫做Big Sur，就像这条加利福尼亚海岸线
大卫·伊利夫摄(Photo by DAVID ILIFF)
- 11.0 – 大苏尔
- 10.15 – 卡特琳娜
- 10.14 – 莫哈韦
- 10.13 – 高山脉
- 10.12 - 塞拉利昂
- 10.11 – 埃尔卡皮坦
- 10.10 – 优胜美地
- 10.9 - 小牛队
- 10.8 – 山狮
- 10.7 – 狮子
- 10.6 – 雪豹
- 10.5 – 豹
- 10.4 – 老虎
- 10.3 – 黑豹
- 10.2 – 捷豹
- 10.1 – 彪马
- 10.0 – 猎豹
你会给你的 macOS 版本起什么名字？
感谢(Thank)您花时间阅读本教程！我们希望它对您有所帮助，并且您现在知道您设备上的当前 macOS 版本。你(Did)注意到前九个主要的 macOS 版本都是以大猫的名字命名的吗？苹果(Apple)在过去八年开始使用加州(California)地标。在关闭此页面之前，请在评论中告诉我们您最喜欢的 macOS 版本名称是什么。另外，如果您可以选择任何名称，您会如何命名您的 macOS 版本？
How to check your macOS version: All you need to know -
You might аsk yourself, “What macOS do I have?” or “What version of macOS am I running?”. Knowing what version of macOS you have can be useful in several situations. It can come in handу when you’re trying to figure out if you’re running the lаtest version of Mac OS. It might also be a useful piece of information if you want to chеck if a dеsired app or game іs compatible with your system. Regardless of thе reasons behind your querу, this guide illustrates how tо find your macOS vеrsion from the Terminal or using the Apple menu:
1. How to find your macOS version from the Apple menu
Apple was aware that this issue might come up fairly often, so they made it easy to check the version of your Mac operating system (macOS). How easy? Well, it only takes two clicks, and the info is displayed on your screen. First, click on the Apple logo on the top left corner of your screen. In the menu that opens, click on “About This Mac.”
Choose About This Mac to find the current mac OS version
This action opens a window with information about the Mac that you are using, displaying the name of your macOS version first, in a larger font, followed by its version number. In our case, the name of the version is macOS Big Sur, and the version number is 11.0.1.
How to check macOS version from the Apple menu
NOTE: To achieve consistency across all platforms, Apple rebranded the operating systems used on its Mac devices from OS X to macOS. This means that, if you are running El Capitan or older, your version name is preceded by OS X (instead of macOS).
2. How to check your macOS version from the Terminal
Not everyone has the same needs or preferences. There are many ways to check the macOS version from the Terminal, if you have a special relationship with command-line interfaces. First, open the Terminal app. An easy way to do this is to access Spotlight with the default keyboard shortcut Command (⌘) - Spacebar, type in “terminal” and access the app from the results.
Find and open the app to get the macOS version from the Terminal
The Terminal opens, allowing you to enter different commands. The command line to check macOS version is: sw_vers -productVersion
Type it in and hit Return on your keyboard. As you can see below, the operating system version is displayed in the format “11.” followed by some numbers and other dots - in our case, 11.0.1.
How to Check your macOS version from the Terminal
Another command you can insert find out the macOS version from Terminal is:
system_profiler SPSoftwareDataType
This command offers a System Software Overview, starting with your System Version, which is precisely the piece of information you need.
Check the macOS version in Terminal from the System Software Overview
Commands can be customized to show more or less information and to structure it in different ways. As a result, you can use many other commands to get the macOS version from the Terminal, besides the two we illustrated. However, my chief-editor, Ciprian, was adamant that a 20-page long tutorial was not really an option, no matter how excited I was about Terminal commands, so we decided to only include the two commands above. 🙂
As you can see in the screenshots above, the version name or the marketing name is not included when you use the Terminal to find your macOS version. However, you can figure it out if you know the version number.
Mac OS version history: Match the name to the current macOS version
While each new major macOS version is released under a different version name, version numbers change with every update since the original major named version. The first two numbers remained the same throughout every major version until the latest Mac OS version, Big Sur. In this case, the version number is 11.0.1. The first two sets of numbers (11.0) correspond with macOS Big Sur, while the last number (1) means that this is the first iteration of macOS Big Sur. To identify the name of your macOS version, here’s a list of all the corresponding OS X and macOS version names, starting with the most recent at the time this tutorial was published:
The latest Mac OS version is called Big Sur, like this Californian coastline
Photo by DAVID ILIFF
- 11.0 – Big Sur
- 10.15 – Catalina
- 10.14 – Mojave
- 10.13 – High Sierra
- 10.12 – Sierra
- 10.11 – El Capitan
- 10.10 – Yosemite
- 10.9 – Mavericks
- 10.8 – Mountain Lion
- 10.7 – Lion
- 10.6 – Snow Leopard
- 10.5 – Leopard
- 10.4 – Tiger
- 10.3 – Panther
- 10.2 – Jaguar
- 10.1 – Puma
- 10.0 – Cheetah
What would you name your macOS version?
Thank you for taking the time to read this tutorial! We hope it has been helpful, and you now know the current macOS version on your device. Did you notice that the first nine major macOS versions are named after big cats? Apple started using California landmarks for the last eight. Before you close this page, let us know in the comments what your favorite macOS version name is. Also, what would you name your macOS version if you could choose any name?
