1. Mac Os Software Versions
2. List Of Macos Software Versions
3. Macos Software Version History

macOS (previously known as OS X or Mac OS X) is Apple's operating system for the Mac line of computers. It's a UNIX platform, based on the Darwin kernel, and behaves largely similar to other UNIX-like platforms. The main difference is that X11 is not used as the windowing system. Instead, macOS uses its own native windowing system that is accessible through the Cocoa API.

To download and install Qt for macOS, follow the instructions on the Getting Started with Qt page.

To ease the transition, versions through 10.4 were able to run Mac OS 9 and its applications in a compatibility layer. It was first released in 1999 as Mac OS X Server 1.0, with a widely released desktop version—Mac OS X 10.0—following in March 2001. Since then, several more distinct desktop and server editions of macOS have been released. Beware installing macOS Mojave! Apple appears to have completely removed the ability to download the installers of older versions of macOS and Mac OS X from the new version of the Mac operating.

Supported Versions

When talking about version support on macOS, it's important to distinguish between the build environment; the platform you're building on or with, and the target platforms; the platforms you are building for. The following macOS versions are supported.

Build Environment

The build environment on macOS is defined entirely by the Xcode version used to build your application. Xcode contains both a toolchain (compiler, linker, and other tools), and a macOS platform-SDK (headers and libraries). Together these define how your application is built.

Note: The version of macOS that you are running Xcode on does not matter. As long as Apple ships a given Xcode version that runs on your operating system, the build environment will be defined by that Xcode version.

Xcode can be downloaded from Apple's developer website (including older versions of Xcode). Once installed, choosing an Xcode installation is done using the xcode-select tool.

You can inspect the globally selected Xcode installation using the same tool.

The xcrun command can then be used to find a particular tool in the toolchain.

or show the platform SDK path used when building.

Target Platforms

Building for macOS utilizes a technique called weak linking that allows you to build your application against the headers and libraries of the latest platform SDK, while still allowing your application to be deployed to macOS versions lower than the SDK version. When the binary is run on a macOS version lower than the SDK it was built with, Qt will check at runtime whether or not a platform feature is available before utilizing it.

In theory this would allow running your application on every single macOS version released, but for practical (and technical) reasons there is a lower limit to this range, known as the deployment target of your application. If the binary is launched on a macOS version below the deployment target macOS or Qt will give an error message and the application will not run.

Qt expresses the deployment target via the QMAKE_MACOSX_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET qmake variable, which has a default value set via the makespec for macOS. You should not need to change this default, but if needed you can increase it in your project file:

Note: You should not lower the deployment target beyond the default value set by Qt. Doing so will likely lead to crashes at runtime if the binary is then deployed to a macOS version lower than what Qt expected to run on.

By always building against the latest available platform SDK, you ensure that Qt can take advantage of new features introduced in recent versions of macOS.

For more information about SDK-based development on macOS, see Apple's developer documentation.

Opting out of macOS behavior changes

One caveat to using the latest Xcode version and SDK to build your application is that macOS's system frameworks will sometimes decide whether or not to enable behavior changes based on the SDK you built your application with.

For example, when dark-mode was introduced in macOS 10.14 Mojave, macOS would only treat applications built against the 10.14 SDK as supporting dark-mode, and would leave applications built against earlier SDKs with the default light mode look. This technique allows Apple to ensure that binaries built long before the new SDK and operating system was released will still continue to run without regressions on new macOS releases.

A consequence of this is that if Qt has problems dealing with some of these macOS features (dark-mode, layer-backed views), the only way to opt out of them is building with an earlier SDK (the 10.13 SDK, available through Xcode 9). This is a last-resort solution, and should only be applied if your application has no other ways of working around the problem.

Architectures

By default, Qt is built for x86_64. To build for x86_64h (Haswell). use the QMAKE_APPLE_DEVICE_ARCHSqmake variable. This is selectable at configure time:

QMAKE_APPLE_DEVICE_ARCHS can also be specified as a space-delimited list in order to build for multiple architectures simultaneously:

Additional Command-Line Options

On the command-line, applications can be built using qmake and make. Optionally, qmake can generate project files for Xcode with -spec macx-xcode. If you are using the binary package, qmake generates Xcode projects by default; use -spec macx-gcc to generate makefiles. For example:

Configuring with -spec macx-xcode generates an Xcode project file from project.pro. With qmake you do not have to worry about rules for Qt's preprocessors (moc and uic) since qmake automatically handles them and ensures that everything necessary is linked into your application.

Qt does not entirely interact with the development environment (for example plugins to set a file to 'mocable' from within the Xcode user interface).

The result of the build process is an application bundle, which is a directory structure that contains the actual application executable. The application can be launched by double-clicking it in Finder, or by referring directly to its executable from the command line, for example, myApp.app/Contents/MacOS/myApp.

If you wish to have a command-line tool that does not use the GUI for example, moc, uic or ls, you can tell qmake to disable bundle creation from the CONFIG variable in the project file:

Deploying Applications on macOS

macOS applications are typically deployed as self-contained application bundles. The application bundle contains the application executable as well as dependencies such as the Qt libraries, plugins, translations and other resources you may need. Third party libraries like Qt are normally not installed system-wide; each application provides its own copy.

A common way to distribute applications is to provide a compressed disk image (.dmg file) that the user can mount in Finder. The deployment tool, macdeployqt (available from the macOS installers), can be used to create the self-contained bundles, and optionally also create a .dmg archive. Applications can also be distributed through the Mac App Store. Qt 5 aims to stay within the app store sandbox rules. macdeployqt (bin/macdeployqt) can be used as a starting point for app store deployment.

Note: For selling applications in the macOS App Store, special rules apply. In order to pass validation, the application must verify the existence of a valid receipt before executing any code. Since this is a copy protection mechanism, steps should be taken to avoid common patterns and obfuscate the code that validates the receipt as much as possible. Thus, this cannot be automated by Qt, but requires some platform-specific code written specifically for the application itself. More information can be found in Apple's documentation.

macOS Issues

The page below covers specific issues and recommendations for creating macOS applications.

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12 Nov 2020

• Support for new macOS:
  Added support for new macOS 11 Big Sur.
• Support for new hardware:
  Added support for new Apple Silicon hardware.
• File manager layout bug:
  Fixed issue with File Manager UI layut under certain situations.
• Fixes:
  Fixed couple of small bugs.

7 Oct 2020

• Session recording:
  Separated settings for incoming and outgoing automatic session recording.
• Security improvement:
  Security improved for configurations with AnyDesk service installed.
• Remote mouse cursor shape:
  Fixed bug when remote mouse cursor has a wrong shape when using specific applications.

22 Sep 2020

• Important - end of support for macOS 10.10 (Yosemite):
  Version 6.0.2 is the last to support macOS 10.10 (Yosemite). We strongly recommend upgrading to newer macOS version in order to receive further AnyDesk updates.
• Settings improvement:
  Improved Settings for Interactive access.
• User interface fixes:
  Fixed menu actions for File Transfer and VPN sessions. Main window startup position issue fixed. Main window startup position issue fixed.
• Screen recording permissions:
  Fixed Screen Recording permission detection for Chinese users.

26 Aug 2020

• Improved iOS support:
  Support for improved connections to iOS devices.
• Speed dial bugfix:
  Fixed disabled context menu on Speed Dial items.

6 Aug 2020

• Two-Factor Authentication:
  When enabled, an additional dialog will be shown after authentication by password or token, requesting a time-based one-time password provided by a third device. This feature requires an app supporting TOTP..
• Wake-on-Lan:
  When enabled, devices running AnyDesk that are currently in sleep mode can be woken up by other AnyDesk devices in the same local network.
• Speed dial improvement:
  Hide individual item groups in Speed Dial.
• Keyboard layout:
  Fixed bug when keyboard layout does not match to input into Unattended Access password dialog.
• Speed dial bugfix:
  Fixed issue which prevented renaming of Speed Dial items.
• Incorrect online state:
  Fixed issue when sleeping mac reported incorrect online state.
• Important - support for macOS 10.10 (Yosemite):
  We plan to discontinue macOS 10.10 (Yosemite) support soon. We strongly recommend upgrading to newer macOS version.

17 Jul 2020

• VPN connection:
  With this mode two PCs can be put into a private network over a secured connection.
• Support for 2FA:
  Added support for connecting to Two-factor authentication enabled hosts.
• TCP tunnel automated action:
  Run user script when TCP tunnel is connected.
• Installation procedure:
  Drag'n'drop to Applications folder installation method is offered by default now (legacy install method is still supported).
• New menu option:
  Install Anydesk Service menu option added.
• Support for macOS Big Sur beta:
  Fixed application crash on macOS Big Sur beta.
• Fixes:
  Fixed couple of small bugs.

15 Jun 2020

• Bugfix:
  Fixed software update notification.

10 Jun 2020

• Address Book view mode:
  Thumbnail view mode has been added to Address Book.
• Split Full Screen experience:
  Split Full Screen experience enabled for Connection Window and Address Book.
• Automatic startup:
  Option to disable automatic startup of AnyDesk has been added.
• Compatibility with mobile devices:
  Keyboard input from mobile devices improved.
• Connection type icon:
  Connection type icon is now displayed correctly.
• Fixes:
  Fixed couple of small bugs.

7 May 2020

• Access Control List:
  New feature Access Control List (or white list for incoming connections) is now available.
• Multiple sessions:
  Added support for multiple session windows.
• Address Book:
  Address Book improved for better usability.
• Privacy permissions:
  Improved macOS privacy permissions handling.
• Compatibility:
  Improved compatibility with 3rd party software.
• Fixes:
  Fixed couple of small bugs.

21 Apr 2020

• Crash bugfix:
  Fixed a crash when user account picture is not set.

17 Apr 2020

• TCP Tunnels:
  New TCP Tunneling (or Port-Forwrding) feature added.
• Address Book new design:
  Address Book has been completely redesigned for easier usage.
• Start/Stop of session recording:
  It is now possible to start/stop recording during the active session.
• New information windows:
  Added new System Information window and redesigned the About window.
• Discovery feature security:
  Significantly improved security of Discovery feature.
• Accept window security:
  Significantly improved security of Accept window.
• Power usage improvement:
  Optimised power usage for mac laptops.
• Improved mouse scrolling:
  Mouse scroll sensitivity adjusted.
• Remote restart:
  Fixed remote restart issue on some configurations.
• UI bug fixes:
  Fixed Password change UI for unattended access. Fixed Proxy configuration settings UI.

2 Apr 2020

• Error handling:
  Improved error handling.
• Privacy permissions:
  Better macOS privacy permissions handling.

7 Feb 2020

• Enhanced usability:
  Host key option allows users to use Right Command key to control the local macOS while connected to remote device.
• Improved compatibility with Android devices:
  Added support for Home and Back buttons when connected to Android device.
• Installer improvement:
  Reduced number of user password requests in AnyDesk installer.
• AnyDesk remote update:
  Fixed issue when user is not able to reconnect after updating AnyDesk remotely.
• Custom Client on Yosemite:
  Fixed crash on macOS 10.10 Yosemite related to custom AnyDesk configurations.
• Fixes:
  Fixed couple of small bugs.

14 Jan 2020

• File manager:
  File Manager upload function fixed.
• Reconnect after AnyDesk update:
  Fixed issue when user unable to reconnect after installing AnyDesk update.
• Connection retry attempt:
  Fixed crash on multiple connection retry attempt.
• Keyboard input:
  Improved keyboard input handling.
• Fixes:
  Fixed couple of small bugs.

11 Dec 2019

• Accept window minimize:
  It is now possible to minimize the Accept window into the Dock.
• Installation process:
  Installation process has been improved.
• Recent sessions list:
  Fixed display of client name in recent sessions list.
• Remove displays:
  Fixed indicator of remote displays.
• Chat:
  Fixed crash on incoming chat message.
• Fixes:
  Fixed couple of small bugs.

4 Dec 2019

• New Privacy feature:
  Enabling privacy mode during a session will turn off the monitor on the remote side so the screen content is hidden.
• Blocking user input:
  Mouse and keyboard input can now blocked for the computer being controlled.
• Automatic screen lock:
  New option to automatically lock remote screen when session ended.
• Fixes:
  Fixed couple of small bugs.

18 Nov 2019

• Fixes:
  Fixed couple of small bugs.

5 Nov 2019

• Fixes:
  Fixed couple of small bugs.

21 Oct 2019

• New features:
  Incoming connections are now displayed in the AnyDesk Dock icon
• Bugfix:
  Fixed issue when user is unable to reconnect to macOS Catalina and Mojave after remote restart.
• Fixes:
  Fixed couple of small bugs.

10 Oct 2019

• Fixes:
  Fixed update function in new version notification and minor bugfixes.

8 Oct 2019

• Fixes:
  Fixed crash on macOS 10.15 Catalina for remove keyboard input.

8 Oct 2019

• New features:
  Added Discovery feature and better support for macOS 10.15 Catalina
• Fixes:
  Minor bugfixes

6 Jun 2019

• Redesign:
  New user interface design.
• Fixes:
  Minor bugfixes.

12 Oct 2018

• File manager:
  File Manager now available on macOS.
• Screenshots:
  Screenshots are now stored to the Desktop.
• Speed Dial items:
  Solved loss of Speed Dial items issue.

Mac Os Software Versions

13 Jul 2018

• Enhanced Usability:
  Implemented custom context menu for AnyDesk ID (claim alias, show alias/show id, copy address).
• Claim Alias now available:
  Implemented claim alias feature for macOS, users can now choose an alias.
• Keyboard Usability:
  During a session, the hotkeys of macOS are disabled locally so they can be transmitted to the remote side.
• Incoming file manager session refreshes:
  Folder content was not refreshed on the remote side on copying files. The file manager view now refreshes automatically.
• Compatibility for file manager session:
  Incoming file transfer sessions did not allow to change directory to folders containing a space character.
• Usability:
  Select and Copy using Command+C now works on the AnyDesk ID.
• Keep session alive:
  AnyDesk now prevents macOS from going to sleep mode when there is an active session.
• Request elevation improved:
  Fixed an issue in the request elevation feature.

14 Jun 2018

• Fixed Bug:
  In some cases, the installation did not work at the first attempt. This should now always succeed on the first entry of the admin password.
• Fixed Bug:
  The clipoard did not work when connecting to macOS. The clipboard should now work in any case, including clipboard file transfer. Please click the file button at the top of the AnyDesk window in order to receive files from the clipboard on macOS.
• Fixed Bug:
  Improved stability.
• Fixed Bug:
  Removed the warning that the file is downloaded from the internet.

11 Apr 2018

• Address Book:
  The macOS version now supports your license’s shared address books.
• Session recording and playback:
  Implemented recording and playback of sessions.
• Connect to the login screen:
  The macOS version also runs as a service and supports connections to the login screen, full unattended access, and user switching.

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