If you aren’t exactly sure when the Mac you own was released, you can find the make and model year of your Mac pretty easily in macOS.Īside from raw hardware compatibility, there are some vague system requirements for macOS 11 too, and you’ll need to have adequate hard disk space available on the Mac to be able to install macOS Big Sur. There you go, as you can see it’s basically any Mac released from 2013 and onward that officially supports macOS 11 Big Sur. Basically if you purchased a Mac in the past few years (from late 2013 onward), then it’s pretty likely that your device is on the compatible Macs list, but let’s review the official list of supported hardware: macOS Big Sur Compatible Macs

We’ll be listing out all the MacBook Pro, MacBook Air, MacBook, iMac, Mac Pro, and Mac Mini models that are capable of running macOS Big Sur, as officially stated by Apple on their website.

Whether you own a MacBook Pro, MacBook Air, MacBook, iMac, Mac mini, or Mac Pro, read on to figure out which Macs are able to run macOS Big Sur.

Apple has a pretty good track record of providing software updates and support to their devices for years, but naturally not all Macs will officially support macOS 11 Big Sur.

Late 2013 imac software compatibility