OS X El Capitan
OS X El Capitan (/ɛl ˌkæpɪˈtɑːn/ el KAP-i-TAHN) (version 10.11) is the twelfth major release of macOS (named OS X at the time of El Capitan's release), Apple Inc.'s desktop and server operating system for Macintosh. It focuses mainly on performance, stability, and security. Following the California location-based naming scheme introduced with OS X Mavericks, El Capitan was named after a rock formation in Yosemite National Park. El Capitan is the final version to be released under the name OS X. OS X El Capitan received far better reviews than Yosemite.
| Version of the macOS operating system | |
OS X El Capitan desktop | |
| Developer | Apple Inc. |
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| OS family | |
| Source model | Closed, with open source components |
| General availability | September 30, 2015 |
| Latest release | 10.11.6 (15G22010) / July 9, 2018 |
| Update method | Mac App Store |
| Platforms | x86-64 |
| Kernel type | Hybrid (XNU) |
| License | APSL and Apple EULA |
| Preceded by | OS X Yosemite |
| Succeeded by | macOS Sierra |
| Official website | OS X - Overview - Apple at the Wayback Machine (archived September 2, 2016) |
| Tagline | There's more to love with every click. |
| Support status | |
| Obsolete, unsupported as of October 2018. iTunes is no longer being updated, but is able to download driver updates to sync to newer devices. | |
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The first beta of OS X El Capitan was released to developers shortly following the WWDC keynote on June 8, 2015. The first public beta was made available on July 9, 2015. There were multiple betas released after the keynote. OS X El Capitan was released to end users on September 30, 2015, as a free upgrade through the Mac App Store.
OS X El Capitan is the final version of OS X to Aluminum Macs and Xserve, as its successor, macOS Sierra drops support for the mid 2007 and final models.