Regex looks for all Mac models compatible with macOS 26 Tahoe. May not be up-to-date with newly released models.

Tahoe-compatible Macs (regex)

https://www.apple.com/os/macos/
Published Date: June 9, 2025
Updated: June 24, 2025

Verification: https://regex101.com/r/YXAchM/3

1) Exact regex — Matches major model identifier numbers based on Apple's knowledge base article (more accurate):

^Mac((BookPro1(6,[124]|[78],\d)|(1[3-6]|BookAir10|mini9|Pro7),\d+))|iMac2[01],\d+$

2) Current or higher regex — Matches model identifiers based on Apple's knowledge base article and may match higher versions before this regex is updated (more future-proof).

^Mac((BookPro1(6,[124]|[7-9],\d)|(1[3-9]|BookAir10|mini9|Pro7),\d+))|iMac2[01],\d+$

Current or higher regexes aren't available for some models where Apple has used the same model identifier schema for multiple models.

Either regex will match any of the supported following model identifiers:

MacBook Pro
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201300

Exact regex: ^Mac((BookPro1(6,[124]|[7-9],\d))|1(4,([5679]|10)|5,([36-9]|1[01])|6,[15-8]))$
Current or higher regex: Not available

Supported:
Mac16,8
Mac16,7
Mac16,6
Mac16,5
Mac16,1
Mac15,11
Mac15,10
Mac15,9
Mac15,8
Mac15,7
Mac15,6
Mac15,3
Mac14,10
Mac14,9
Mac14,7
Mac14,6
Mac14,5
MacBookPro18,4
MacBookPro18,3
MacBookPro18,2
MacBookPro18,1
MacBookPro17,1
MacBookPro16,4
MacBookPro16,3
MacBookPro16,2
MacBookPro16,1

Unsupported:
MacBookPro15,4
MacBookPro15,3
MacBookPro15,2
MacBookPro15,1
MacBookPro14,3
MacBookPro14,2
MacBookPro14,1
MacBookPro13,3
MacBookPro13,2
MacBookPro13,1
MacBookPro12,1
MacBookPro11,5
MacBookPro11,4
MacBookPro11,3
MacBookPro11,2
MacBookPro11,1
MacBookPro10,2
MacBookPro10,1
MacBookPro9,2
MacBookPro9,1
MacBookPro8,3
MacBookPro8,2
MacBookPro8,1
MacBookPro7,1
MacBookPro6,2
MacBookPro6,1
MacBookPro5,5
MacBookPro5,4
MacBookPro5,3
MacBookPro5,2
MacBookPro5,1
MacBookPro4,1
MacBookPro3,1
MacBookPro2,2
MacBookPro2,1
MacBookPro1,2
MacBookPro1,1

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MacBook Air
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201862

Exact regex: ^Mac(1([56],1[23]|4,(2|15))|BookAir10,1)$
Current or higher regex: Not available

Supported:
Mac16,13
Mac16,12
Mac15,13
Mac15,12
Mac14,15
Mac14,2
MacBookAir10,1

Unsupported:
MacBookAir9,1
MacBookAir8,2
MacBookAir8,1
MacBookAir7,2
MacBookAir7,2
MacBookAir7,1
MacBookAir6,2
MacBookAir6,1
MacBookAir5,2
MacBookAir5,1
MacBookAir4,2
MacBookAir4,1
MacBookAir3,2
MacBookAir3,1
MacBookAir2,1
MacBookAir1,1

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MacBook
https://support.apple.com/en-us/103257

Supported:
None.

Unsupported:
MacBook10,1
MacBook9,1
MacBook8,1
MacBook7,1
MacBook6,1
MacBook5,2
MacBook5,1
MacBook4,1
MacBook3,1
MacBook2,1
MacBook1,1

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iMac Pro
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT210222

Supported
None.

Unsupported::
iMacPro1,1

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iMac
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201634

Exact regex: ^Mac1((6,[23]|5,[45]))|iMac(2[01]),[12]$
Current or higher regex: Not available

Supported:
Mac16,3
Mac16,2
Mac15,5
Mac15,4
iMac21,2
iMac21,1
iMac20,2
iMac20,1

Unsupported:
iMac19,2
iMac19,1
iMac18,3
iMac18,2
iMac18,1
iMac17,1
iMac16,2
iMac16,1
iMac15,1
iMac14,4
iMac14,3
iMac14,2
iMac14,1
iMac13,2
iMac13,1
iMac12,2
iMac12,1
iMac11,3
iMac11,2
iMac11,1
iMac10,1
iMac9,1
iMac8,1
iMac7,1
iMac6,1
iMac5,2
iMac5,1
iMac4,2
iMac4,1
iMac,1

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Mac mini
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201894

Exact regex: ^Mac(1((6,1[015])|(4,(3|12)))|mini9,1)$
Current or higher regex: Not available

Supported:
Mac16,15
Mac16,11
Mac16,10
Mac14,3
Mac14,12
Macmini9,1

Unsupported:
Macmini8,1
Macmini7,1
Macmini6,2
Macmini6,1
Macmini5,3
Macmini5,2
Macmini5,1
Macmini4,1
Macmini3,1
Macmini2,1
Macmini1,1

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Mac Studio
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213073

Exact regex: ^Mac1((3,[12])|(4,1(3|4))|5,14|6,9)$
Current or higher regex: Not available

Supported:
Mac16,9
Mac15,14
Mac14,14
Mac14,13
Mac13,2
Mac13,1

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Mac Pro
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT202888

Exact regex: ^Mac(Pro7,\d|14,8)$
Current or higher regex: Not available

Supported:
Mac14,8
MacPro7,1

Unsupported:
MacPro6,1
MacPro5,1
MacPro4,1
MacPro3,1
MacPro2,1
MacPro1,1

I believe according to the referenced info from Apple, the MacBookPro16,3 is unsupported.

@smaddock This is what I understand too.

MacBookPro16,3 Should be

• MacBook Pro "Core i5" 1.4 13" 2020 2 TB 3
• MacBook Pro "Core i7" 1.7 13" 2020 2 TB 3

That According to https://www.apple.com/os/macos/
Should be NOT supported

Thanks for the catch! Updated.