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You can upgrade to OS X El Capitan from OS X Snow Leopard or later on any of the following Mac models. Your Mac also needs at least 2GB of memory and 8.8GB of available storage space.
MacBook introduced in 2009 or later, plus MacBook (13-inch, Aluminum, Late 2008)
MacBook Air introduced in late 2008 or later
MacBook Pro introduced in mid 2007 or later
Mac mini introduced in early 2009 or later
iMac introduced in mid 2007 or later
Mac Pro introduced in early 2008 or later
Xserve models introduced in early 2009
To find your Mac model, memory, storage space, and macOS version, choose About This Mac from the Apple menu . If your Mac isn't compatible with OS X El Capitan, the installer will let you know.
Make a backup
Before installing any upgrade, it’s a good idea to back up your Mac. Time Machine makes it simple, and other backup methods are also available. Learn how to back up your Mac.
Get connected
It takes time to download and install OS X, so make sure that you have a reliable Internet connection. If you're using a Mac notebook computer, plug it into AC power.
Download OS X El Capitan
For the strongest security and latest features, find out whether you can upgrade to macOS Catalina, the latest version of macOS.
If you still need OS X El Capitan, use this link: Download OS X El Capitan. A file named InstallMacOSX.dmg will download to your Mac.
Install the macOS installer
Double-click the downloaded file to open a window showing its contents. Then double-click the file within, named InstallMacOSX.pkg.
Follow the onscreen instructions, which will guide you through the steps necessary to install.
Begin installation
After installation of the installer is complete, open the Applications folder on your Mac, then double-click the file named Install OS X El Capitan.
Click Continue and follow the onscreen instructions. You might find it easiest to begin installation in the evening so that it can complete overnight, if needed.
Allow installation to complete
Please allow installation to complete without putting your Mac to sleep or closing its lid. Your Mac might restart, show a progress bar, or show a blank screen several times as it installs both OS X and related updates to your Mac firmware.
Learn more
- OS X El Capitan won't install on top of a later version of macOS, but you can erase your disk first or install on another disk.
- You can use macOS Recovery to reinstall macOS.
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Microsoft Office 2019 16.31 - Office suite including: Word, Excel, OneNote, PowerPoint and Outlook
VirusBarrier Scanner 1.1.4 - Intego's malware scanner
CopyLess 2.13.1 - Clipboard manager
Twitter 8.2 - Twitter's client for Mac
Hogwasher 5.23 - Usenet client
Steam v020 1572467257 - Buy games and connect to other players
Cyberduck 7.1.2 - FTP client
Borderlands 3 - First Person Shooter
BBEdit 13.0.2 - It doesn't suck
Music 1.0.1 - Apple's mp3 player
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- Command-L is now useless
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- Album Artwork Screensaver still doesn't work
TableEdit 1.4.3 - Simple spreadsheet application
Tor 9.0 - The privacy browser
ARK: Survival Evolved 300.1 - Multiplayer survival game
The Elder Scrolls Online 5.2.6 - Massively Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Game
Rocket League 1.69 - Driving meets soccer
GarageSale 8.0 - Create auctions for eBay
cTivo 3.4.0 - Download shows from your TiVo
qBittorrent 4.1.9 - BitTorrent client
iFinance 4.5.28 - Personal finance application
Plex Media Server 1.18.1 - Media server
Cisdem PDF Converter OCR 7.1.0 - Convert PDF to text, Word, ePub etc.
Transmit 5.6.1 - FTP client
Spotify 1.1.18.611 - Streaming music
ForkLift 3.3.7 - FTP client and file manager
Beyond Compare 4.3.1 - Compare files and folders (now 64-bit)
Free Ruler 2.0.3 - Screen ruler (now 64-bit)
Prefs Editor 1.2.5 - Edit application and system preferences
uBlock Origin 1.23.0 - Content blocker (reason enough to switch to Firefox or Chrome)
Audio Hijack 3.6.2 - Record audio from any application
Pixelmator Pro 1.5.1 - Image editor
Photoshop CC 20.0.7 - Image editor
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CADintosh 8.5 - 2D CAD program
Swinsian 2.2.2 - mp3 player
XAMPP 7.3.10 - Apache distribution containing MariaDB, PHP, and Perl
League of Legends 9.21 - Multiplayer Online Battle Arena
StarCraft II 4.10.4 - Blizzard's online game of strategy
ConceptDraw Diagram 13.0.0.302 - Charts and diagrams
ConceptDraw MindMap 11.0.0.128 - Mindmapping software
ConceptDraw Project 10.0.0.18 - Project management
OmniGraffle 7.11.5 - Charts and diagrams
Wireshark 3.0.6 - Network protocol analyzer
Mellel 4.2.5 - Word processor
Thunderbird 68.2.0 - Email client
Grammarian PRO3 X 3.0 - Grammar checker
IShowU Instant 1.3.0 - Screen recorder
Default Folder X 5.4.1 - Enhance Open and Save dialogs
Apple Remote Desktop 3.9.3 - Manage the Macs on your network
Chac 2.8.2 - Mayan calendar
Sketch 59.1 - Vector graphics and design
SwitchResX 4.9.1 - Automatically change resolutions
MacPorts 2.6.2 - Package manager
Shotcut 19.10 - Free, open source, cross-platform video editor
Total War: SHOGUN 2 1.5 - Strategy game (now 64-bit)
Onyx 3.7.0 - Maintenance tool for Catalina
Booxter 2.8 - Book collection manager
Smultron 12.0.3 - Text editor
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iTrash 5.0.1 - Delete applications and their related files
Geekbench 5.0.3 - Benchmark utility
OmniFocus 3.4.3 - Task manager
Calibre 4.2.0 - eBook editor and manager
LINE 5.19.1 - Video calls and messenger
Viber 11.7.0 - Messenger with video calls
Carbon Copy Cloner 5.1.13 - Backup utility
FreeFileSync 10.17 - Folder comparison and synchronization
India Ink 1.9 - Photoshop plug-in to convert color images to black-and-white halftones
Filter Forge 8.006 - Photoshop plug-in with an array of filters, effects and more
Draw 8.0 - Photoshop plug-in and application to turn your photos into drawings
AirBrush 7.0 - Photoshop plug-in and application to turn your photos into airbrush paintings
Charcoal 4.0 - Photoshop plug-in and application to turn your photos into charcoal drawings
Call Recorder 3.0.3 - Record Skype video and audio
Swift Publisher 5.5.1 - Page layout
World of Tanks Blitz 6.4 - Multiplayer tank game
Dota 2 7.22h - Multiplayer Online Battle Arena
Battle.net 1.15.5 - Blizzard's game manager
Heroes of the Storm 2.48.2 - Multiplayer Online Battle Arena
VirtualBox 6.0.14 - Run another OS along with macOS
SketchUp 19.3 - 3D modeling
TinkerTool 7.42 - System tweaker
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DEVONagent 3.11.2 - Web search assistant
Zoom 4.5.5 - Video conferencing program
TeXShop 4.43 - Front end to TeX and LaTeX
EtreCheck Pro 6.1.3 - Identify problems and remove adware
Deezer 4.17.10 - Streaming music
Banktivity 7.3.2 - Personal finance program
Stella 6.0.2 - Atari 2600 emulator
CotEditor 3.8.3 - Text editor
Ableton Live 10.1.3 - Digital Audio Workstation
GyazMail 1.6.1 - Email client (now 64-bit)
Posterino 3.6.4 - Turn your pictures into a collage
A Better Finder Rename 10.46 - Batch rename files and folders
iOS 13.1.3 - Update for your iPhone 6s or later
iPadOS 13.1.3 - Update for your iPad
Fortnite Chapter 2 - Epic's Battle Royale
OpenSSH 8.1p1 - Remote operations using ssh, scp, and sftp
Homebrew 2.1.15 - Package manager
CLIX 2.4.0.0 - Learn to fish
VirusBarrier 10.9.21 - Malware scanner
ClamXAV 3.0.14 - Malware scanner
Guild Wars 2 build 99,835 - Massively Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Game
Hearthstone 15.4 - Online strategy card game
BibDesk 1.7.2 - Bibliography manager
ScummVM 2.1 - Run classic graphical point-and-click adventure games
Scrivener 3.1.4 - Word processor for writers
iClip 5.5.1 - Clipboard manager
Amadeus 2.6.2 - Audio editor
Screenflick 2.7.45 - Screen recorder
X Lossless Decoder 20191004 - Audio encoder/converter
Dupin 3.0 - Manage duplicate tracks in the Music.app
Find Album Artwork with Google 4.0 - If you automate adding artwork to your mp3's, you aren't doing it right
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Final Cut Pro 10.4.7 - Apple's video editor
Motion 5.4.5 - Create motion graphics for video effects
Compressor 4.4.5 - Video and audio media compression
iMovie 10.1.13 - Apple's video editor
Logic Pro X 10.4.7 - Apple's music production software
GarageBand 10.3.3 - Apple's music creation studio
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Affinity Photo 1.7.3 - Photo editing software
Affinity Designer 1.7.3 - Vector graphic design software
Affinity Publisher 1.7.3 - Page layout program
Stellarium 0.19.2 - Planetarium
Skim 1.5.3 - PDF reader
SQLEditor 3.6.2 - Create graphical SQL databases
BOINC 7.16.3 - Client for various distributed computing projects
LaunchBar 6.12 - Launcher
XtraFinder 1.5.1 - Tabs, colorful icons in the Sidebar etc.
TextMate 2.0 - Text editor
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Virtual ][ 9.2 - Apple ][ emulator
Basilisk II 1.0 (2019-09-08) - Run System 7.x thru Mac OS 8.1 (64-bit)
SheepShaver 2.5 (2019-09-08) - Run System 7.5.2 thru Mac OS 9.0.4 (64-bit)
ExpressVPN 7.5.0 - VPN service
TimeMachineEditor 5.0.8 - Change the backup interval of Time Machine
Twitterrific 5.4.3 - Twitter client
SDLMAME 0.214 - Multiple Arcade Machine Emulator
Cookie 6.0.2 - Cookie manager for Safari, Chrome, Firefox etc.
4D 17.3 - Database and application development tool
Valentina 9.6.1 - Database, database manager and server
Coinbase 6.14.0 - Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Litecoin exchange
VNC Server 6.6.0 - Server for VNC Connect
VNC Viewer 6.19.943 - VNC client for VNC Connect
EagleFiler 1.8.10 - Store and organizer your notes, images, documents etc.
Quicken 2019 5.12.5 - Online personal finance service
Vivaldi 2.8.1664.40 - Web browser
Lingon X 7.4.2 - Schedule launching of programs and scripts
FontAgent 9.5.1 - Font manager
HoudahSpot 5.0.9 - Search your Mac
Paparazzi! 1.0b11 - Web page screenshots
World of Warcraft 8.2.5 - Massively Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Game
Diablo III 2.6.6A - Blizzard's action role playing game
StarCraft 1.23.1 - Blizzard's classic game of strategy
Itsycal 0.12.1 - Menubar calendar
Coda 2.7.4 - Web editor
Skype 8.52 - Video calls
RazorSQL 8.4.7 - SQL editor and database administration tool
ZOC Terminal 7.24.2 - Terminal program
BookMacster 2.9.15 - Cross-browser, multi-Mac bookmarks synchronization tool
Markster 2.9.15 - Keep your bookmarks in a central location on your Mac
Daylite 6.8 - CRM, project management
MacFamilyTree 9.0.9 - Genealogy program
WhatsApp 0.3.4679 - Messenger
OpenOffice 4.1.7 - Office suite
Backup and Sync 3.46 - Google Drive's Mac program
DiskCatalogMaker 7.5.6 - Catalog your disks
SubEthaEdit 5.1 - Collaborative text editor
iClock 5.5 - Multifunction Menubar clock
TrailRunner mini 3.6.7648 - Route planning program
MacWise 19.3.7 - Terminal emulator