A version of the macOS operating system | |
Developer | Apple Inc. |
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Source model | Closed, with open source components |
Released to manufacturing | August 28, 2009; 10 years ago[2] |
Latest release | 10.6.8 v1.1 (Build 10K549) / July 25, 2011; 8 years ago[3] |
Update method | Apple Software Update |
Platforms | IA-32, x86-64[4] |
Kernel type | Hybrid (XNU) |
License | Commercial software license and Apple Public Source License (APSL) |
Preceded by | Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard |
Succeeded by | Mac OS X 10.7 Lion |
Official website | Apple - Mac OS X Snow Leopard - The world's most advanced OS at the Wayback Machine (archived September 29, 2009) |
Support status | |
Unsupported as of February 25, 2014 and iTunes ended in September 2014,[5] though the last security update happened in September 2013[6][7] and an update to the Mac App Store on Snow Leopard was made in January 2016.[8][9] |
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Product | Model identifier | K64 status on client version | K64 status on server version |
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Xserve early 2008 and later | Xserve2,1 and higher | Capable | Default |
Mac Pro early 2008 | MacPro3,1 | Capable | Default |
Mac Pro early 2009 | MacPro4,1 | Capable | Default |
Mac Pro mid-2010 | MacPro5,1 | Default | Default |
MacBook Pro early 2008 | MacBookPro4,1 | Capable | Capable |
MacBook Pro late 2008 | MacBookPro4,1 and 5,1 | Capable | Capable |
MacBook Pro early 2009 | MacBookPro5,2 | Capable | Capable |
MacBook Pro mid-2009 | MacBookPro5,3 and 5,4 and 5,5 | Capable | Capable |
MacBook Pro mid-2010 | MacBookPro6,1 and 6,2 and 7,1 | Capable | Capable |
MacBook Pro early 2011 | MacBookPro8,1 and 8,2 and 8,3 | Default | Default |
iMac early 2008 and later | iMac8,1 and higher | Capable | Capable |
Mac Mini mid-2010 | Macmini4,1 | Capable | Default |
Version | Build[80] | Date | OS name | Notes | Download |
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10.6 | 10A432 | August 28, 2009 | Darwin 10.0 | Original retail DVD release | N/A |
10A433 | Server edition; Original retail DVD release | ||||
10.6.1 | 10B504 | September 10, 2009 | Darwin 10.1 | About the Mac OS X v10.6.1 Update | Mac OS X v10.6.1 Update |
10.6.2 | 10C540 | November 9, 2009 | Darwin 10.2 | About the Mac OS X v10.6.2 Update | Mac OS X v10.6.2 Update |
10.6.3 | 10D573 | March 29, 2010 | Darwin 10.3 | About the Mac OS X v10.6.3 Update | Mac OS X v10.6.3 Update |
10D575 | April 1, 2010 | Second retail DVD release | N/A | ||
10D578 | April 13, 2010 | About the Mac OS X v10.6.3 Update; v1.1 | Mac OS X v10.6.3 v1.1 Update (Combo) | ||
10.6.4 | 10F569 | June 15, 2010 | Darwin 10.4 | About the Mac OS X v10.6.4 Update | Mac OS X v10.6.4 Update |
10.6.5 | 10H574 | November 10, 2010 | Darwin 10.5 | About the Mac OS X v10.6.5 Update | Mac OS X v10.6.5 Update |
10.6.6 | 10J567 | January 6, 2011 | Darwin 10.6 | About the Mac OS X v10.6.6 Update | Mac OS X v10.6.6 Update |
10.6.7 | 10J869 | March 21, 2011 | Darwin 10.7 | About the Mac OS X v10.6.7 Update | Mac OS X v10.6.7 Update |
10J3250 | For the early 2011 Macbook Pro | Mac OS X v10.6.7 Update for early 2011 MacBook Pro | |||
10J4138 | May 4, 2011 | For the early 2011 Macbook Pro | MacBook Pro Software Update 1.4 | ||
10.6.8 | 10K540 | June 23, 2011 | Darwin 10.8 | About the Mac OS X v10.6.8 Update | Mac OS X v10.6.8 Update (Combo) |
10K549 | July 25, 2011 | About the Mac OS X v10.6.8 Update; v1.1 | Mac OS X v10.6.8 v1.1 Update (Combo) |
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(help)Preceded by Mac OS X 10.5 | Mac OS X 10.6 2009 | Succeeded by Mac OS X 10.7 |