Apple is claimed to have settled upon a reputation for macOS 26 — the subsequent iteration of the Mac working system (OS) — forward of the Worldwide Builders Convention (WWDC) 2025 on June 9. In accordance with Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman, the Cupertino-based tech big will ship macOS 26 with the moniker ‘Tahoe’, after Lake Tahoe within the Sierra Nevada mountains. The place reportedly serves as a trip vacation spot for a lot of Apple staff, which might be one of many causes behind its choice.

macOS 26 Might Be Referred to as Tahoe

Virtually yearly since 2013, Apple’s product advertising and marketing crew picks a California-based location’s title because the theme for the subsequent main launch of macOS. The primary instance of that is Mavericks, a browsing vacation spot simply outdoors of Pillar Level Harbor which was chosen for model 10.9. Final yr, the corporate settled upon macOS Sequoia, borrowing the moniker from the Sequoia Nationwide Park.

As per Gurman’s claims within the weekly Power On newsletter, macOS 26 shall be dubbed macOS Tahoe. Lake Tahoe is claimed to indicate “the reflection of the sky and surrounding mountains”, a feat that might be just like the redesign which Apple is reported to have carried out for its newest OS releases this yr.

Nevertheless, it is not the one change to the nomenclature which Apple is predicted to be asserting throughout this yr’s developer convention. Reports indicate that the tech big might shift from an iteration-based technique to an year-based one with regards to the naming of its OS updates. Main releases will reportedly be recognized by the yr they’re launched as a substitute of a model quantity. This doubtlessly means iOS 19 shall be generally known as iOS 26, macOS 16 as macOS 26, and so forth and so forth.

Earlier stories additionally counsel that macOS 26, together with iOS 26 and iPadOS 26, will include “glassy” results and new visible system parts. These are geared toward delivering a extra cohesive expertise throughout units and making certain that different working methods align with visionOS when it comes to visuals.