This list of Apple codenames covers the codenames given to products by Apple Inc. during development. The codenames are often used internally only, normally to maintain the secrecy of the project. Occasionally a codename may become the released product's name. Most of Apple's codenames from the 1980s and 1990s are provided by the book Apple Confidential 2.0.

Accessories

Apple TV

Apple Watch

Computers

Apple

In chronological order:

Macintosh

The first Macintosh was released in 1984:

eMac

The first eMac was released in 2002

iBook

The first iBook was released in 1999.

iMac

The first iMac was released in 1998.

Mac mini

The first Mac mini was in 2005.

Mac Pro

MacBook

MacBook Air

MacBook Pro

PowerBook

PowerMacintosh

PowerMac

Networking

iPad

iPhone

iPod

Other

Systems on chip & Processors

The internal codenames for the CPU cores of Apple silicon A series and M series chips are named after islands, with the cores named after wind and weather patterns.

Software

Applications

Software Features

AirPods Firmware

For use with AirPods

audioOS

For use with HomePod

Classic Mac OS

The classic Mac OS is often cited as having multiple codenames. The codename convention for Mac OS 8 and 9 mostly follow musical terminology.

iOS

The codename convention for iOS are ski resorts.

Mac OS X / OS X / macOS

The internal codenames of Mac OS X 10.0 through 10.2 are big cats. In Mac OS X 10.2, the internal codename "Jaguar" was used as a public name, and, for subsequent Mac OS X releases, big cat names were used as public names through until OS X 10.8 "Mountain Lion", and wine names were used as internal codenames through until OS X 10.10 "Syrah". For OS X releases beginning with 10.9, and for macOS releases, landmarks in California were used as public names. For OS X releases beginning with 10.11, and for macOS releases, varieties of apples were used as internal code names.

Mac OS X Server

Other operating systems

tvOS

Version:

watchOS

watchOS often follows the codename convention for beaches. All betas carry the following codenames, succeeded by the word "Seed". For example, watchOS 3.2 beta is known as ElectricSeed.

watchOS 1

watchOS 2

watchOS 3

watchOS 4

watchOS 5

watchOS 6

watchOS 7

watchOS 8

watchOS 9

watchOS 10

watchOS 11

Technologies

Services