OS X El Capitan

OS X El Capitan
Version of OS X
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Version10.11
CodenameGala
Preliminary name
Architecturex86_64
Latest build15G22010
Release date2015-09-30
Support end2018-09-24
Replaces
OS X Yosemite
Replaced by
macOS Sierra

OS X El Capitan, or OS X 10.11, is the twelfth major release of the OS X operating system that was released on 30 September 2015. It was announced on 8 June 2015 at WWDC. It is the last version of OS X to have support for Intel processors without SSE4.1. It is also the last version to be released under the OS X name as the operating system would be rebranded as macOS starting with the release of macOS Sierra in 2016.

New features and changes[edit | edit source]

  • New window management features were introduced.
  • Enhanced multi-touch gestures for Mail, Messages, etc.
  • Notes app received a complete overhaul.
  • Editing extensions were introduced to the Photos app.
  • The default system font was changed from Helvetica Neue to the Apple designed San Francisco.
  • Spolight search was improved to be more contextual and now processes search queries in natural language. It can also be moved and resized across the screen.
  • Added the ability to pin and mute tabs in Safari.
  • A new security mechanism called System Integrity Protection (SIP).
  • Support for the Intel Skylake processors.

Hardware compatibility[edit | edit source]

OS X El Capitan is officially compatible with the following Macs:

  • iMac (Mid 2007 and later)
  • MacBook (Late 2008 and later)
  • MacBook Air (Late 2008 and later)
  • MacBook Pro (Mid 2007 and later)
  • Mac mini (Early 2009 and later)
  • Mac Pro (Early 2008 and later)
  • Xserve (Early 2009)

List of known builds[edit | edit source]

10.11.0[edit | edit source]

Leaked build 15A178w (Developer Beta 1)
Leaked build 15A204f (Developer Beta 2 Carrier/Emulation Release)
Leaked build 15A204h (Developer Beta 2)
Leaked build 15A215h (Public Beta 1)
Leaked build 15A216g (Developer Beta 3)
Leaked build 15A225f (Public Beta 2)
Leaked build 15A226f (Developer Beta 4)
Leaked build 15A235d (Developer Beta 5)
Leaked build 15A235e (Public Beta 3)
Leaked build 15A243d (Public Beta 4)
Leaked build 15A244d (Developer Beta 6)
Leaked build 15A262c (Public Beta 5)
Leaked build 15A263e (Developer Beta 7)
Leaked build 15A278b (Public Beta 6)
Leaked build 15A279b (Developer Beta 8)
Leaked build 15A282a (GM)
Leaked build 15A282b (GM2)
Leaked build 15A282c (GM3)
Leaked build 15A284 (RTM)
Leaked build 15A2301 (RTM for Late 2015 21.5-inch and 21.5-inch Retina 4K iMac)
Leaked build 15A4310 (RTM for Late 2015 27-inch Retina 5K iMac)

10.11.1[edit | edit source]

Leaked build 15B17c (Beta 1)
Leaked build 15B22c (Beta 2)
Leaked build 15B30a (Beta 3)
Leaked build 15B38b (Beta 4)
Leaked build 15B42 (RTM)

10.11.2[edit | edit source]

Leaked build 15C27e (Beta 1)
Leaked build 15C31f (Beta 2)
Leaked build 15C40a (Beta 3)
Leaked build 15C47a (Beta 4)
Leaked build 15C48a (Beta 5)
Leaked build 15C50 (RTM)

10.11.3[edit | edit source]

Leaked build 15D9c (Beta 1)
Leaked build 15D13b (Beta 2)
Leaked build 15D21 (RTM)

10.11.4[edit | edit source]

Leaked build 15E27c (Beta 1 Carrier/Emulation Release)
Leaked build 15E27e (Beta 1)
Leaked build 15E33e (Beta 2)
Leaked build 15E39c (Beta 3)
Leaked build 15E39d (Beta 3 Update)
Leaked build 15E49a (Beta 4)
Leaked build 15E56a (Beta 5)
Leaked build 15E61b (Beta 6)
Leaked build 15E64a (Beta 7)
Leaked build 15E65 (RTM)
Leaked build 15E2066 (RTM for Early 2016 MacBook)
Leaked build 15E2071 (Revised Update for Early 2016 MacBook)

10.11.5[edit | edit source]

Leaked build 15F18b (Beta 1)
Leaked build 15F24b (Beta 2)
Leaked build 15F28b (Beta 3)
Leaked build 15F31a (Beta 4)
Leaked build 15F34 (RTM)

10.11.6[edit | edit source]

Leaked build 15G7a (Beta 1)
Leaked build 15G12a (Beta 2)
Leaked build 15G19a (Beta 3)
Leaked build 15G24b (Beta 4)
Leaked build 15G26a (Beta 5)
Leaked build 15G31 (RTM)

Security Updates[edit | edit source]

2016-001[edit | edit source]

Leaked build 15G1004 (RTM)
Leaked build 15G1010 (App Store Re-release)
Leaked build 15G1011 (Snow Leopard Upgrade)

2016-002[edit | edit source]

Leaked build 15G1104 (Beta)
Leaked build 15G1108 (RTM)

2016-003[edit | edit source]

Leaked build 15G1203 (Beta 1)
Leaked build 15G1205 (Beta 2)
Leaked build 15G1206 (Beta 3)
Leaked build 15G1208 (Beta 4)
Leaked build 15G1211 (Beta 5)
Leaked build 15G1212 (RTM)
Leaked build 15G1217 (Supplemental Update)

2017-001[edit | edit source]

Leaked build 15G1413 (Beta 1)
Leaked build 15G1418 (Beta 2)
Leaked build 15G1420 (Beta 3)
Leaked build 15G1421 (RTM)

2017-002[edit | edit source]

Leaked build 15G1502 (Beta 1)
Leaked build 15G1506 (Beta 2)
Leaked build 15G1508 (Beta 3)
Leaked build 15G1510 (RTM)

2017-003[edit | edit source]

Leaked build 15G1602 (Beta 1)
Leaked build 15G1606 (Beta 2)
Leaked build 15G1609 (Beta 3)
Leaked build 15G1611 (RTM)

2017-004[edit | edit source]

Leaked build 15G17013 (Beta 1)
Leaked build 15G17020 (Beta 2)
Leaked build 15G17022 (Beta 3)
Leaked build 15G17023 (RTM)

2017-005[edit | edit source]

Leaked build 15G18005 (Beta 1)
Leaked build 15G18008 (Beta 2)
Leaked build 15G18011 (Beta 3)
Leaked build 15G18013 (RTM)

2018-001[edit | edit source]

Leaked build 15G19003 (Beta 1)
Leaked build 15G19004 (Beta 2)
Leaked build 15G19005 (Beta 3)
Leaked build 15G19006 (Beta 4)
Leaked build 15G19009 (RTM)

2018-002[edit | edit source]

Leaked build 15G20008 (Beta 1)
Leaked build 15G20011 (Beta 2)
Leaked build 15G20015 (RTM)

2018-003[edit | edit source]

Leaked build 15G21005 (Beta 1)
Leaked build 15G21007 (Beta 2)
Leaked build 15G21011 (Beta 3)
Leaked build 15G21013 (RTM)

2018-004[edit | edit source]

Leaked build 15G22004 (Beta 1)
Leaked build 15G22005 (Beta 2)
Leaked build 15G22008 (Beta 3)
Leaked build 15G22010 (Beta 4/RTM)
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