macOS 27

macOS Tahoe on macOS 14 Sonoma

NotNotch’s deployment target is macOS 14, so macOS Tahoe is built to run on Sonoma and later. The current Xcode 26 toolchain still ships a macOS 26 SDK while the app is expected to run on Darwin 27.

Last updated 2027-06-23

Why Sonoma is the floor

The SwiftUI notch host and several system APIs assume macOS 14. macOS Tahoe follows that floor.

Later systems

The same macOS Tahoe path is intended to keep working through macOS 27 without bumping the minimum.

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