Because I recently struggled to find official installers for previous macOS versions in the Mac App Store: here’s a list for anyone searching the same.
Last updated: September 4, 2025
macOS installers from the Mac App Store
📥 Installer App-links to the Mac App Store
| macOS | Download link | Latest Version | |
|---|---|---|---|
 | macOS 26 Tahoe – Beta | → Apple SWCDN | 25A5351b |
 | macOS 15 Sequoia | → App Store | 15.6.1 |
 | macOS 14 Sonoma | → App Store | 14.7.8 |
 | macOS 13 Ventura | → App Store | 13.7.8 |
 | macOS 12 Monterey | → App Store | 12.7.6 |
 | macOS 11 Big Sur | → App Store | 11.7.10 |
 | macOS 10.15 Catalina | → App Store | 10.15.7 |
 | macOS 10.14 Mojave | → App Store | 10.14.6 |
 | macOS 10.13 High Sierra | → App Store | 12.7.6 |
 | macOS 10.12 Sierra | → App Store | 10.12.6 |
👨💻 Download from App Store using the Command Line
You can automatically download a macOS Installer* using the «Terminal.app» command softwareupdate with the corresponding macOS version number. For example: 11.7.10 = latest Big Sur. The installer will be downloaded to the /Applications/-directory:
softwareupdate --fetch-full-installer --full-installer-version 11.6.1* This works on for newer macOS like 12 Monterey, 11 Big Sur, 10.15 Catalina and 10.14 Mojave
🗄️ Mac OS X installers on the App Store but only from older OS versions
- Mac OS X 10.11 El Capitan
- or download the official «InstallMacOSX.dmg»
- Mac OS X 10.10 Yosemite
- or download the official «InstallMacOSX.dmg»
- Mac OS X 10.9 Mavericks
Older Mac OS X installers (not available in the App Store)
All of these are seemingly officially (by Apple) only available with a paid Apple Developer Account:
- Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion
- Mac OS X 10.7 Lion
- Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard
- Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard
Kudos
- «Mac OS Version History» on Wikipedia
- «macOS/Versions Logos» from Logos Fandom (Logopedia)
