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This article provides a brief timeline for the evolution of operating systems. For a narrative explaining the overall developments, see the History of operating systems.
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| year-month | Apple | BSD | Linux | Microsoft | others |
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| 1996 (unknown) | RISC OS 3.6[citation needed] | ||||
| 1996-01 | |||||
| 1996-02 | OS/2 Warp Server 4.0 | ||||
| 1996-03 | Palm OS | ||||
| 1996-04 | |||||
| 1996-05 | AIX 4.2 | ||||
| 1996-06 | Debian 1.1 Linux 2.0 Slackware 3.1 |
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| 1996-07 | |||||
| 1996-08 | Windows NT 4.0 | ||||
| 1996-09 | Windows NT 4.0 Server | OS/2 Warp 4.0 | |||
| 1996-10 | OpenBSD 2.0 | ||||
| 1996-11 | Windows CE 1.0 | ||||
| 1996-12 | JN (microkernel, embedded Java apps)[46] | ||||
| 1997 (unknown) | DR-WebSpyder 1.0 Inferno MINIX 2.0[citation needed] Nemesis[47] RISC OS 3.7[citation needed] | ||||
| 1997-01 | Mac OS 7.6[48] | Windows Memphis Developer Release | |||
| 1997-02 | Slackware 3.2 | ||||
| 1997-03 | |||||
| 1997-04 | |||||
| 1997-05 | |||||
| 1997-06 | EPOC (EPOC32) | ||||
| 1997-07 | Mac OS 8 | Slackware 3.3 | |||
| 1997-08 | |||||
| 1997-09 | Windows NT 5.0 | ||||
| 1997-10 | Slackware 3.4 | Windows CE 2.0 | AIX 4.3 | ||
| 1997-11 | |||||
| 1997-12 | SkyOS | ||||
| 1998 (unknown) | |||||
| 1998-01 | |||||
| 1998-02 | |||||
| 1998-03 | |||||
| 1998-04 | |||||
| 1998-05 | DR-WebSpyder 2.0 | ||||
| 1998-06 | Slackware 3.5 | Windows 98 | |||
| 1998-07 | Junos OS | ||||
| 1998-08 | |||||
| 1998-09 | |||||
| 1998-10 | FreeBSD 3.0 | Slackware 3.6 | Novell NetWare 5 RT-11 5.7 (last stable) | ||
| 1998-11 | Solaris 7 (1st 64-bit) | ||||
| 1998-12 | |||||
| 1999 (unknown) | Windows Odyssey (not released) | AROS (1st boot in Stand Alone version) | |||
| 1999-01 | |||||
| 1999-02 | |||||
| 1999-03 | |||||
| 1999-04 | OS/2 Warp 4.5 | ||||
| 1999-05 | Slackware 3.9 Slackware 4.0 |
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| 1999-06 | Windows 98 (2nd edition) | ||||
| 1999-07 | Inferno Second Edition[49] RISC OS 4 | ||||
| 1999-08 | |||||
| 1999-09 | |||||
| 1999-10 | Mac OS 9 | Slackware 7.0 | Amiga OS 3.5 (unofficial) | ||
| 1999-11 | |||||
| 1999-12 | Windows Neptune alpha |
| Year–month | Microsoft | Apple | BSD | Linux | Others |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000–01 | |||||
| 2000–02 | Windows 2000[50] | Solaris 8 | |||
| 2000–03 | FreeBSD 4.0 | Red Hat Linux 6.2E | AtheOS BeOS R5 | ||
| 2000–04 | Pocket PC 2000 | ||||
| 2000–05 | MenuetOS | ||||
| 2000–06 | Windows CE 3.0 | OpenBSD 2.7 | Slackware 7.1 | Plan 9 Third Edition[51] | |
| 2000–07 | Windows 2000 Service Pack 1 | OS/400 V4R5 | |||
| 2000–08 | Debian 2.2 | MorphOS 0.1[52] | |||
| 2000–09 | Windows Millennium Edition[53] | Mac OS X Public Beta | SUSE Linux 7.0 | ||
| 2000–10 | Windows Whistler | z/OS z/VM MorphOS 0.2 | |||
| 2000–11 | Symbian OS v6.0 | ||||
| 2000–12 | NetBSD 1.5 OpenBSD 2.8 |
AmigaOS 3.9[54] HP-UX 11i | |||
| 2001–01 | Mac OS 9.1 | ||||
| 2001–02 | MorphOS 0.4[55] | ||||
| 2001–03 | Windows Triton | Mac OS X Cheetah (v10.0) | |||
| 2001–04 | |||||
| 2001–05 | Windows 2000 Service Pack 2 | AIX 5L 5.1 OS/400 V5R1 | |||
| 2001–06 | OpenBSD 2.9 | ||||
| 2001–07 | Mac OS 9.2 | Slackware 8.0 | eComStation 1.0 | ||
| 2001–08 | Haiku[56] | ||||
| 2001–09 | Mac OS X Puma (v10.1) | ||||
| 2001–10 | Pocket PC 2002 Windows XP[57] Windows XP 64-bit Edition 2002[58] |
Novell NetWare 6.0 | |||
| 2001–11 | Xbox | Symbian OS v6.1 | |||
| 2001–12 | OpenBSD 3.0 | OS/2 4.52 | |||
| 2002–01 | Windows CE 4.x | JX microkernel for Java Sanos microkernel[59] for net appliances K42 microkernel for NUMA machines | |||
| 2002–02 | Symbian OS v7.0 | ||||
| 2002–03 | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1 AS | ||||
| 2002–04 | SUSE Linux 8.0 | Plan 9 Fourth Edition[60] | |||
| 2002–05 | OpenBSD 3.1 | Solaris 9 (SPARC) | |||
| 2002–06 | Slackware 8.1 | ||||
| 2002–07 | Debian 3.0 | Syllable 0.4.0[61] | |||
| 2002–08 | Windows 2000 Service Pack 3 | Mac OS X Jaguar[62] (v10.2) | OS/400 V5R2 | ||
| 2002–09 | Windows XP Service Pack 1 | NetBSD 1.6 | OS2000 | ||
| 2002–10 | AIX 5.2 | ||||
| 2002–11 | Windows Blackcomb | OpenBSD 3.2 | MorphOS 1.0 | ||
| 2002–12 | MorphOS 1.1 | ||||
| 2003–01 | FreeBSD 5.0 | Solaris 9 (x86) JNode[63] – JavaOS successor | |||
| 2003–02 | MorphOS 1.2 ReactOS 0.1.0 | ||||
| 2003–03 | Windows XP 64-bit Edition 2003[64] | Slackware 9.0 | MorphOS 1.3 | ||
| 2003–04 | Windows Server 2003 | eComStation 1.1 | |||
| 2003–05 | OpenBSD 3.3 | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1 ES | |||
| 2003–06 | Windows 2000 Service Pack 4 Windows Mobile 2003 |
OpenVMS 8.0 | |||
| 2003–07 | |||||
| 2003–08 | Novell NetWare 6.5 MorphOS 1.4 | ||||
| 2003–09 | Slackware 9.1 | HP-UX 11i v2 | |||
| 2003–10 | Mac OS X Panther (v10.3) | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 SUSE Linux 9.0 |
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| 2003–11 | OpenBSD 3.4 | Fedora Core 1 | |||
| 2003–12 | Linux 2.6.0[65] | XTS-400 | |||
| 2004–01 | Linux 2.6.1 | ReactOS 0.2.0 Roku OS | |||
| 2004–02 | Linux 2.6.2, 2.6.3 | Symbian OS v8.0 | |||
| 2004–03 | Linux 2.6.4 | ReactOS 0.2.1 | |||
| 2004–04 | Linux 2.6.5 | ReactOS 0.2.2 | |||
| 2004–05 | OpenBSD 3.5 | Linux 2.6.6 Fedora Core 2 |
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| 2004–06 | Slackware 10.0 | i5/OS V5R3 ReactOS 0.2.3 | |||
| 2004–07 | DragonFly BSD 1.0 | ||||
| 2004–08 | Windows CE 5.x Windows XP Service Pack 2 Windows Longhorn |
Linux 2.6.8 | AIX 5.3 eComStation 1.2 | ||
| 2004–09 | XPize 1.0 | ReactOS 0.2.4 | |||
| 2004–10 | Linux 2.6.9 Ubuntu 4.10 |
Symbian OS v8.1 | |||
| 2004–11 | OpenBSD 3.6 | Fedora Core 3 | |||
| 2004–12 | Windows XP Christmas Theme Pack | NetBSD 2.0 | Linux 2.6.10 | ||
| 2005–01 | XPize 2.1 | Solaris 10 ReactOS 0.2.5 | |||
| 2005–02 | XPize 3.0 | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 Slackware 10.1 |
OpenVMS 8.2 z/VSE Symbian OS v9.1 | ||
| 2005–03 | Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1 XPize 3.2 Windows XP Professional x64 Edition |
Linux 2.6.11 Novell Open Enterprise Server |
MorphOS 1.4.4 | ||
| 2005–04 | Mac OS X Tiger (v10.4) | DragonFly BSD 1.2 | Ubuntu 5.04 | ReactOS 0.2.6 MorphOS 1.4.5 | |
| 2005–05 | Windows Mobile 5.0 | OpenBSD 3.7 | |||
| 2005–06 | Linux 2.6.12 Fedora Core 4 Debian 3.1 |
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| 2005–07 | |||||
| 2005–08 | Linux 2.6.13 | ReactOS 0.2.7 MorphOS 1.4.5 Classic | |||
| 2005–09 | XPize 4.0 | Slackware 10.2 | |||
| 2005–10 | Linux 2.6.14 Ubuntu 5.10 SUSE Linux 10.0 |
ReactOS 0.2.8 | |||
| 2005–11 | Xbox 360 | FreeBSD 6.0 OpenBSD 3.8 |
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| 2005–12 | NetBSD 3.0 | ReactOS 0.2.9 | |||
| 2006–01 | XPize 4.2 | DragonFly BSD 1.4 | Linux 2.6.15 | i5/OS V5R4 Solaris 10 1/06 | |
| 2006–02 | |||||
| 2006–03 | Windows Server 2003 R2 | Linux 2.6.16 Fedora Core 5 |
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| 2006–04 | |||||
| 2006–05 | OpenBSD 3.9 | SymbOS MINIX 3.1.2 | |||
| 2006–06 | Linux 2.6.17 Ubuntu 6.06 (LTS) |
Solaris 10 6/06 Symbian OS v9.2 | |||
| 2006–07 | DragonFly BSD 1.6 | ||||
| 2006–08 | XPize 4.5 | BS2000/OSD v7.0[66] ReactOS 0.3.0 | |||
| 2006–09 | Windows CE 6.0 XPize 4.5.1 |
Linux 2.6.18 | FreeDOS 1.0 OpenVMS 8.3 | ||
| 2006–10 | Fedora Core 6 Ubuntu 6.10 Slackware 11.0 |
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| 2006–11 | OpenBSD 4.0 | Linux 2.6.19 | AmigaOS 4.0 Solaris 10 11/06 PS3 | ||
| 2006–12 | |||||
| 2007–01 | Windows Vista | DragonFly BSD 1.8 | Bharat Operating System Solutions | Symbian OS v9.3 | |
| 2007–02 | Windows Mobile 6.0 | Linux 2.6.20 | Inferno Fourth Edition | ||
| 2007–03 | Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 2 XPize 4.6 |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | ReactOS 0.3.1 | ||
| 2007–04 | Linux 2.6.21 Ubuntu 7.04 Debian 4.0 |
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| 2007–05 | Windows Vienna | iPhone OS 1 | OpenBSD 4.1 | Fedora Linux 7 | |
| 2007–06 | |||||
| 2007–07 | Linux 2.6.22 Slackware 12.0 |
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| 2007–08 | XPize 4.7 | DragonFly BSD 1.10 | Solaris 10 8/07 | ||
| 2007–09 | iPhone OS 1.1 | HP-UX 11i v3 ReactOS 0.3.3 | |||
| 2007–10 | Mac OS X Leopard (v10.5) | Linux 2.6.23 Ubuntu 7.10 |
OpenVMS 8.3-1H1 | ||
| 2007–11 | Windows Home Server | OpenBSD 4.2 | Fedora Linux 8 gOS |
AIX 6.1, | |
| 2007–12 | NetBSD 4.0 | ||||
| 2008–01 | Linux 2.6.24 | ReactOS 0.3.4 Viera 1.0 | |||
| 2008–02 | Windows Vista Service Pack 1 Windows Server 2008 |
DragonFly BSD 1.12 FreeBSD 7.0 |
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| 2008–03 | IBM i 6.1 Singularity 1.1 | ||||
| 2008–04 | Windows Mobile 6.1 Windows XP Service Pack 3 |
Linux 2.6.25 Ubuntu 8.04 (LTS) |
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| 2008–05 | OpenBSD 4.3 | Fedora Linux 9 Slackware 12.1 |
Solaris 10 5/08 OpenSolaris 2008.05 BS2000/OSD v8.0A | ||
| 2008–06 | SUSE Linux 11.0 | MorphOS 2.0 ReactOS 0.3.5 | |||
| 2008–07 | iPhone OS 2 | DragonFly BSD 2.0 | Linux 2.6.26 | ||
| 2008–08 | STOP 6.5 ReactOS 0.3.6 | ||||
| 2008–09 | iPhone OS 2.1 | Android 1.0 | AmigaOS 4.1 z/OS V1R10 MorphOS 2.1 | ||
| 2008–10 | Linux 2.6.27 Ubuntu 8.10 |
Solaris 10 10/08 OKL4 3.0 Symbian OS v9.4 | |||
| 2008–11 | Windows Essential Business Server 2008 R2 | iPhone OS 2.2 | OpenBSD 4.4 | Fedora Linux 10 | Singularity 2.0 Symbian^1 ReactOS 0.3.7 Genode 8.11[67] |
| 2008–12 | Linux 2.6.28 Slackware 12.2 |
MorphOS 2.2 OpenSolaris 2008.11 | |||
| 2009–01 | Windows 7 Beta | Viera 1.1 | |||
| 2009–02 | DragonFly BSD 2.2 | Debian 5.0 Android 1.1 |
ReactOS 0.3.8 | ||
| 2009–03 | Linux 2.6.29 | ||||
| 2009–04 | NetBSD 5.0 | Ubuntu 9.04 Android Cupcake |
ReactOS 0.3.9 | ||
| 2009–05 | Windows Mobile 6.5 Windows Vista Service Pack 2 |
OpenBSD 4.5 | Solaris 10 5/09 | ||
| 2009–06 | iPhone OS 3 | Linux 2.6.30 Fedora Linux 11 Palm webOS 1 |
AmigaOS 4.1 OpenSolaris 2009.06 | ||
| 2009–07 | ChromeOS Announced Edition | ReactOS 0.3.10 | |||
| 2009–08 | XPize 5.0 | Mac OS X Snow Leopard (v10.6) | Slackware 13.0 | MorphOS 2.3 Symbian^2 TouchWiz 1.0 TouchWiz 2.0 | |
| 2009–09 | iPhone OS 3.1 | DragonFly BSD 2.4 | Linux 2.6.31 Android Donut |
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| 2009–10 | Windows 7 Windows Server 2008 R2 |
OpenBSD 4.6 | Ubuntu 9.10 Android Eclair |
Solaris 10 10/09 MorphOS 2.4 | |
| 2009–11 | FreeBSD 8.0 | Fedora Linux 12 openSUSE 11.2 |
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| 2009–12 | Linux 2.6.32 | ReactOS 0.3.11 |
| Year–month | Microsoft | Apple | BSD | Linux | Others |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010–01 | Android 2.1 | AmigaOS 4.1 Upd. 1 Viera 1.2 | |||
| 2010–02 | Linux 2.6.33 | Symbian^3 | |||
| 2010–03 | |||||
| 2010–04 | iPhone OS 3.2 | DragonFly BSD 2.6 | Ubuntu 10.04 (LTS) | AmigaOS 4.1 Upd. 2 IBM i 7.1 NetCast 1.0 | |
| 2010–05 | OpenBSD 4.7 | Linux 2.6.34 Fedora Linux 13 Android Froyo |
eComStation 2.0 Bada 1.0 | ||
| 2010–06 | iOS 4 | MorphOS 2.5 OpenVMS 8.4 TouchWiz 3.0 | |||
| 2010–07 | openSUSE 11.3 | ||||
| 2010–08 | Linux 2.6.35 | MIUI V1 | |||
| 2010–09 | iOS 4.1 | Solaris 10 9/10 AIX 7.1 | |||
| 2010–10 | Windows Phone 7 | DragonFly BSD 2.8 | Linux 2.6.36 Fedora Linux 14 Ubuntu 10.10 |
MorphOS 2.6 ReactOS 0.3.12 Bada 1.2 MIUI V2 | |
| 2010–11 | iOS 4.2 | NetBSD 5.1 OpenBSD 4.8 |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | ||
| 2010–12 | Android Gingerbread | MorphOS 2.7 | |||
| 2011–01 | Linux 2.6.37 | Viera 1.3 NetCast 2.0 | |||
| 2011–02 | Windows 7 Service Pack 1 | Debian 6.0 Android Honeycomb |
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| 2011–03 | Windows CE 7.0 | iOS 4.3 | Linux 2.6.38 openSUSE 11.4 |
ReactOS 0.3.13 MIUI V3 | |
| 2011–04 | Windows Home Server 2011 | DragonFly BSD 2.10 | Ubuntu 11.04 Slackware 13.37 |
Symbian Anna TouchWiz 4.0 | |
| 2011–05 | OpenBSD 4.9 | Linux 2.6.39 Fedora Linux 15 Android 3.1 |
AmigaOS 4.1 Upd. 1 (for Classic) eComStation 2.1 | ||
| 2011–06 | iOS 5 | ChromeOS (first shipped) | 9front | ||
| 2011–07 | Mac OS X Lion (v10.7) | Linux 3.0 Android 3.2 HP webOS 3 |
AmigaOS 4.1 Upd. 3 | ||
| 2011–08 | Bada 2.0 | ||||
| 2011–09 | Windows Phone 7.5 | ||||
| 2011–10 | Linux 3.1 Ubuntu 11.10 Android Ice Cream Sandwich |
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| 2011–11 | OpenBSD 5.0 | Fedora Linux 16 openSUSE 12.1 |
Solaris 11 11/11 | ||
| 2011–12 | AmigaOS 4.1 Upd. 4 PS Vita | ||||
| 2012–01 | FreeBSD 9.0 | Linux 3.2 | Viera 1.4 FreeDOS 1.1 MIUI V4 | ||
| 2012–02 | DragonFly BSD 3.0 | ReactOS 0.3.14 Minix 3.2 | |||
| 2012–03 | iOS 5.1 | Linux 3.3 Android 4.0.4 |
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| 2012–04 | Ubuntu 12.04 (LTS) | Tizen 1.0 | |||
| 2012–05 | OpenBSD 5.1 | Linux 3.4 Fedora Linux 17 |
DexOS NetCast 3.0 TouchWiz Nature UX | ||
| 2012–06 | BS2000/OSD 9.0 MorphOS 3.0 | ||||
| 2012–07 | OS X Mountain Lion (v10.8) | Linux 3.5 Android Jelly Bean openSUSE 12.2 |
MorphOS 3.1 AmigaOS 4.1 Upd. 5 | ||
| 2012–08 | Firefox OS 1.0 | ||||
| 2012–09 | Windows Server 2012 | iOS 6 | Linux 3.6 Slackware 14.0 Qubes OS |
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| 2012–10 | Windows 8 Windows Phone 8 |
NetBSD 6.0 OpenBSD 5.2 |
Ubuntu 12.10 | Solaris 11.1 Symbian Belle | |
| 2012–11 | DragonFly BSD 3.2 | Android 4.2 | Haiku R1 Alpha 4 | ||
| 2012–12 | FreeBSD 9.1 | ||||
| 2013–01 | iOS 6.1 | Fedora Linux 18 | BlackBerry 10 Firefox OS 1.0.1 Viera 1.5 Solaris 10 1/13 | ||
| 2013–02 | Windows Phone 7.8 | Firefox OS 1.1.0 Firefox OS 2.0.0 |
Tizen 2.0 NetCast 4.0 Bada 2.0.6 | ||
| 2013–03 | openSUSE 12.3 | MIUI V5 | |||
| 2013–04 | DragonFly BSD 3.4 | Linux 3.9 Ubuntu 13.04 |
TouchWiz Nature UX 2.0 | ||
| 2013–05 | NetBSD 6.1 OpenBSD 5.3 |
Debian 7.0 | ReactOS 0.3.15 MorphOS 3.2 | ||
| 2013–06 | Windows CE 8.0 (2013) | Linux 3.10 Firefox OS 1.2.0 |
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| 2013–07 | Fedora Linux 19 Android 4.3 |
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| 2013–08 | Firefox OS 1.1.1 | ||||
| 2013–09 | iOS 7 | FreeBSD 9.2 | Firefox OS 1.3.0 Linux 3.11 |
MorphOS 3.3 z/OS Version 2.1 TouchWiz Nature UX 2.5 | |
| 2013–10 | Windows 8.1 Windows Server 2012 R2 |
OS X Mavericks (v10.9) | Ubuntu 13.10 | ||
| 2013–11 | Xbox One | DragonFly BSD 3.6 OpenBSD 5.4 |
Slackware 14.1 openSUSE 13.1 Android KitKat Linux 3.12 |
PS4 | |
| 2013–12 | Fedora Linux 20 Firefox OS 1.2.1 Firefox OS 1.4.0 |
MorphOS 3.4 Muen[68] separation kernel | |||
| 2014–01 | FreeBSD 10.0 | Linux 3.13 | |||
| 2014–02 | ReactOS 0.3.16 MorphOS 3.5 | ||||
| 2014–03 | iOS 7.1 | Firefox OS 1.5.0 Linux 3.14 |
Viera 1.6 | ||
| 2014–04 | Windows Phone 8.1 | Ubuntu 14.04 (LTS) Firefox OS 1.3.0t |
Solaris 11.2 TouchWiz Nature UX 3.0 | ||
| 2014–05 | OpenBSD 5.5 | ||||
| 2014–06 | DragonFly BSD 3.8 | Linux 3.15 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Firefox OS 2.1.0 |
MorphOS 3.6 | ||
| 2014–07 | |||||
| 2014–08 | Linux 3.16 | MorphOS 3.7 NetCast 4.5 MIUI 6 | |||
| 2014–09 | iOS 8 | Firefox OS 2.2.0 | Minix 3.3 | ||
| 2014–10 | OS X Yosemite (v10.10) iOS 8.1 |
Ubuntu 14.10 Linux 3.17 |
TouchWiz Nature UX 3.5 | ||
| 2014–11 | OpenBSD 5.6 FreeBSD 10.1 DragonFly BSD 4.0 |
openSUSE 13.2 Android Lollipop Android TV Lollipop |
IBM i 7.2 ReactOS 0.3.17 | ||
| 2014–12 | Linux 3.18 Fedora Linux 21 |
TouchWiz Nature UX 4.0 | |||
| 2015–01 | Firefox OS 2.5.0 | Viera 1.7 | |||
| 2015–02 | Linux 3.19 | ||||
| 2015–03 | iOS 8.2 | TouchWiz Zero UX | |||
| 2015–04 | iOS 8.3 watchOS 1 |
Linux 4.0 Firefox Spark v0.1 Debian 8.0 Ubuntu 15.04 |
Redox OS | ||
| 2015–05 | Fedora Linux 22 | BS2000/OSD 10.0 | |||
| 2015–06 | iOS 8.4 | Linux 4.1 | MorphOS 3.9 | ||
| 2015–07 | Windows 10 (1507) | ||||
| 2015–08 | FreeBSD 10.2 | Linux 4.2 | MIUI 7 TouchWiz Noble UX | ||
| 2015–09 | OS X El Capitan (v10.11) iOS 9 watchOS 2 |
NetBSD 7.0 | z/OS Version 2.2[69] | ||
| 2015–10 | iOS 9.1 tvOS9 |
Android Marshmallow Android TV Marshmallow Ubuntu 15.10 Firefox OS 2.6.0 |
AIX 7.2[70] Solaris 11.3[71] | ||
| 2015–11 | Windows 10 November Update (1511) Windows 10 Mobile (1511) |
tvOS9.1 | Linux 4.3 Fedora Linux 23 openSUSE Leap 42.1 |
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| 2015–12 | iOS 9.2 watchOS 2.1 tvOS9.2 |
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| 2016–01 | Linux 4.4 | Minix 3.4 Viera 1.8 | |||
| 2016–02 | ReactOS 0.4 | ||||
| 2016–03 | iOS 9.3 watchOS 2.2 tvOS9.3 |
OpenBSD 5.9 FreeBSD 10.3 |
Linux 4.5 | TouchWiz Hero UX | |
| 2016–04 | Ubuntu 16.04 | IBM i 7.3 ReactOS 0.4.1 | |||
| 2016–05 | Linux 4.6 | ||||
| 2016–06 | Slackware 14.2 Fedora Linux 24 Linux Mint 18 |
MIUI 8 | |||
| 2016–07 | Linux 4.7 | ||||
| 2016–08 | Windows 10 Anniversary Update (1607) Windows 10 Mobile Anniversary Update (1607) |
DragonFly BSD 4.6 | Android Nougat Android TV Nougat | ReactOS 0.4.2 TouchWiz Grace UX | |
| 2016–09 | Windows Server 2016 (1607) | macOS Sierra (v10.12) iOS 10 watchOS 3 tvOS10 |
OpenBSD 6.0 | Linux 4.8 | |
| 2016–10 | iOS 10.1 watchOS 3.1 |
NetBSD 7.0.2 FreeBSD 11.0 |
Android 7.1 Ubuntu 16.10 |
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| 2016–11 | Oracle Linux 7.3 Fedora Linux 25 openSUSE Leap 42.2 |
ReactOS 0.4.3 | |||
| 2016–12 | iOS 10.2 tvOS10.1 |
Linux 4.9 Linux Mint 18.1 |
FreeDOS 1.2 | ||
| 2017–01 | Tizen 3.0 Viera 1.9 | ||||
| 2017–02 | Linux 4.10 | ReactOS 0.4.4 | |||
| 2017–03 | iOS 10.3 watchOS 3.2 tvOS10.2 |
DragonFly BSD 4.8 NetBSD 7.1 |
KaiOS 1.0 | ||
| 2017–04 | Windows 10 Creators Update (1703) Windows 10 Mobile Creators Update (1703) |
OpenBSD 6.1 | Linux 4.11 Ubuntu 17.04 |
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| 2017–05 | ReactOS 0.4.5 ArcaOS 5.0.0 Tizen 4.0 | ||||
| 2017–06 | Debian 9.0 Fedora Linux 26 |
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| 2017–07 | Linux 4.12 openSUSE Leap 42.3 |
BS2000/OSD 11.0 ArcaOS 5.0.1 KaiOS 2.0 | |||
| 2017–08 | Android Oreo Android TV Oreo | MIUI 9 | |||
| 2017–09 | macOS High Sierra (v10.13) iOS 11 watchOS 4 tvOS11 |
Linux 4.13 | ReactOS 0.4.6 | ||
| 2017–10 | Windows 10 Fall Creators Update (1709) Windows 10 Mobile Fall Creators Update (1709) Windows Server 2016 Fall Creators Update (1709) |
iOS 11.1 watchOS 4.1 tvOS11.1 |
OpenBSD 6.2 DragonFly BSD 5.0 |
Ubuntu 17.10 | |
| 2017–11 | Linux 4.14 Fedora Linux 27 |
BareMetal 1.0.0 KaiOS 2.5.0 | |||
| 2017–12 | iOS 11.2 watchOS 4.2 tvOS11.2 |
Android 8.1 Android Oreo (Go Edition) |
ReactOS 0.4.7 | ||
| 2018–01 | Windows Polaris | Linux 4.15 | Saphi OS Viera 2.0 | ||
| 2018–02 | ArcaOS 5.0.2 | ||||
| 2018–03 | iOS 11.3 watchOS 4.3 tvOS11.3 |
NetBSD 7.1.2 | Genode Sculpt EA | ||
| 2018–04 | Windows 10 April 2018 Update (1803) | OpenBSD 6.3 DragonFly BSD 5.2 |
Linux 4.16 Ubuntu 18.04 (LTS) |
ReactOS 0.4.8 | |
| 2018–05 | iOS 11.4 tvOS11.4 |
Fedora Linux 28 openSUSE Leap 15.0 |
Tizen 5.0 | ||
| 2018–06 | Linux 4.17 | Genode Sculpt TC MIUI 10 | |||
| 2018–07 | NetBSD 8.0 | SUSE Linux Enterprise 15 | ReactOS 0.4.9 KaiOS 2.5.1 | ||
| 2018–08 | NetBSD 7.2 | Linux 4.18 Android Pie Android TV Pie Android Pie (Go Edition) |
ArcaOS 5.0.3 Solaris 11.4 | ||
| 2018–09 | macOS Mojave (v10.14) iOS 12 watchOS 5 tvOS12 |
Genode Sculpt VC[72] | |||
| 2018–10 | Windows 10 October 2018 Update (1809) Windows Server 2019 (1809) |
iOS 12.1 watchOS 5.1 tvOS12.1 |
OpenBSD 6.4 | Linux 4.19 Ubuntu 18.10 Fedora Linux 29 |
SerenityOS |
| 2018–11 | ReactOS 0.4.10 | ||||
| 2018–12 | DragonFly BSD 5.4 FreeBSD 12.0 |
Linux 4.20 | One UI 1.0 KaiOS 2.5.2 | ||
| 2019–01 | Viera 2.1 | ||||
| 2019–02 | |||||
| 2019–03 | iOS 12.2 watchOS 5.2 tvOS12.2 |
Linux 5.0 | ReactOS 0.4.11 One UI 1.1 | ||
| 2019–04 | Ubuntu 19.04 Fedora Linux 30 |
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| 2019–05 | Windows 10 May 2019 Update (1903) | iOS 12.3 tvOS12.3 |
OpenBSD 6.5
NetBSD 8.1 |
Linux 5.1 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 openSUSE Leap 15.1 |
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| 2019–06 | DragonFly BSD 5.6 | SUSE Linux Enterprise 15 SP1 | IBM i 7.4 | ||
| 2019–07 | iOS 12.4 watchOS 5.3 tvOS12.4 |
Debian 10.0 Linux 5.2 |
ArcaOS 5.0.4 KaiOS 2.5.3 | ||
| 2019–08 | |||||
| 2019–09 | iOS 13 iOS 13.1 iPadOS 13.1 watchOS 6 tvOS13 |
Linux 5.3 Android 10 Android 10 (Go Edition) |
ReactOS 0.4.12 | ||
| 2019–10 | iOS 13.2 iPadOS 13.2 watchOS 6.1 macOS Catalina (v10.15) |
OpenBSD 6.6 | Ubuntu 19.10 Fedora Linux 31 |
MIUI 11 | |
| 2019–11 | Windows 10 November 2019 Update (1909) | FreeBSD 12.1 | Linux 5.4 | One UI 2.0 | |
| 2019–12 | iOS 13.3 iPadOS 13.3 |
Android TV 10 |
| Year–month | Microsoft | Apple | BSD | Linux | Others |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020–01 | Linux 5.5 | Viera 2.2 | |||
| 2020–02 | NetBSD 9.0 | ||||
| 2020–03 | iOS 13.4 iPadOS 13.4 watchOS 6.2 tvOS13.4 |
DragonFly BSD 5.8 | Linux 5.6 | ||
| 2020–04 | Ubuntu 20.04 Fedora Linux 32 |
ReactOS 0.4.13 MIUI 12 | |||
| 2020–05 | Windows 10 May 2020 Update (2004) Windows 10X |
iOS 13.5 iPadOS 13.5 |
OpenBSD 6.7 | OpenVMS 9.0
Tizen 6.0 | |
| 2020–06 | Linux 5.7 | ArcaOS 5.0.5 Haiku R1/beta2 | |||
| 2020–07 | iOS 13.6 iPadOS 13.6 |
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| 2020–08 | Linux 5.8 | ArcaOS 5.0.6
One UI 2.5 | |||
| 2020–09 | iOS 13.7 iPadOS 13.7 iOS 14 iPadOS 14.0 watchOS 7.0 tvOS14.0 |
Android 11 Android TV 11 Android 11 (Go Edition) |
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| 2020–10 | Windows 10 October 2020 Update (20H2) | iOS 14.1 iPadOS 14.1 |
NetBSD 9.1 OpenBSD 6.8 FreeBSD 12.2 |
Linux 5.9 Fedora Linux 33 Ubuntu 20.10 |
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| 2020–11 | macOS Big Sur (v11.0) iOS 14.2 iPadOS 14.2 watchOS 7.1 tvOS14.2 |
PS5 | |||
| 2020–12 | macOS Big Sur (v11.1) iOS 12.5 iOS 14.3 iPadOS 14.3 watchOS 6.3 watchOS 7.2 tvOS14.3 |
Linux 5.10 | One UI 3.0 MIUI 12.5 | ||
| 2021–01 | iOS 14.4 iPadOS 14.4 watchOS 7.3 tvOS14.4 |
Viera 2.3 | |||
| 2021–02 | macOS Big Sur (v11.2) | One UI 3.1 | |||
| 2021–03 | One UI 3.2 | ||||
| 2021–04 | macOS Big Sur (v11.3) iOS 14.5 iPadOS 14.5 watchOS 7.4 tvOS14.5 |
FreeBSD 13.0 | Fedora Linux 34 | ||
| 2021-05 | Windows 10 May 2021 Update (21H1) | macOS Big Sur (v11.4) iOS 14.6 iPadOS 14.6 watchOS 7.5 tvOS14.6 |
OpenBSD 6.9 DragonFly BSD 6.0 NetBSD 9.2 |
Linux 5.12 Ubuntu 21.04 |
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| 2021-06 | Rocky Linux 8 Linux 5.13 |
One UI 3.5 | |||
| 2021-07 | macOS Big Sur (v11.5) iOS 14.7 iPadOS 14.7 watchOS 7.6 tvOS14.7 |
Haiku R1/beta3 | |||
| 2021-08 | Windows Server 2022 | Linux 5.14 Debian 11.11 |
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| 2021-09 | macOS Big Sur (v11.6) iOS 14.8 iPadOS 14.8 iOS 15 iPadOS 15.0 watchOS 8.0 tvOS15.0 |
KaiOS 3.0 | |||
| 2021-10 | Windows 11 | macOS Monterey (v12.0) iOS 15.1 iPadOS 15.1 watchOS 8.1 tvOS15.1 |
OpenBSD 7.0 | Android 12 Ubuntu 21.10 |
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| 2021-11 | Windows 10 November 2021 Update (21H2) | Android TV 12
Fedora Linux 35 One UI 4.0 | |||
| 2021-12 | macOS Monterey (v12.2) iOS 15.2 iPadOS 15.2 watchOS 8.3 tvOS15.2 |
Android 12 (Go Edition) | ArcaOS 5.0.7 ReactOS 0.4.14 MIUI 13 | ||
| 2022-01 | iOS 15.3 iPadOS 15.3 watchOS 8.4 tvOS15.3 |
DragonFly BSD 6.2.1 | Viera 2.4 | ||
| 2022-02 | Slackware 15.0 | One UI 4.1 | |||
| 2022-03 | macOS Monterey (v12.3) iOS 15.4 iPadOS 15.4 watchOS 8.5 tvOS15.4 |
Android 12L | KaiOS 3.1 | ||
| 2022-04 | OpenBSD 7.1 | Ubuntu 22.04 | |||
| 2022-05 | macOS Monterey (v12.4) iOS 15.5 iPadOS 15.5 watchOS 8.6 tvOS15.5 |
Fedora Linux 36 | IBM i 7.5
Tizen 7.0 | ||
| 2022-06 | Rocky Linux 9 | ||||
| 2022-07 | macOS Monterey (v12.5) iOS 15.6 iPadOS 15.6 watchOS 8.7 tvOS15.6 |
One UI 4.5 | |||
| 2022-08 | Android 13 Android 13 (Go Edition) |
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| 2022-09 | Windows 11 2022 Update (22H2) | macOS Big Sur (v11.7) macOS Monterey (v12.6) iOS 15.7 iPadOS 15.7 iOS 16 watchOS 9.0 tvOS16.0 |
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| 2022-10 | Windows 10 2022 Update (22H2) | macOS Ventura (13.0) iOS 16.1 iPadOS 16.0 |
OpenBSD 7.2 | Ubuntu 22.10 | One UI 5.0 |
| 2022-11 | macOS Ventura (13.0.1) iOS 16.1.1 |
Fedora Linux 37 | |||
| 2022-12 | iOS 16.2 | DragonFly BSD 6.4 | Android TV 13 | Haiku R1/beta4 MIUI 14 | |
| 2023-01 | Viera 2.5 | ||||
| 2023-02 | One UI 5.1 | ||||
| 2023-03 | |||||
| 2023-04 | OpenBSD 7.3 | Fedora Linux 38 Ubuntu 23.04 | |||
| 2023-05 | Tizen 8.0 | ||||
| 2023-06 | Debian 12.12 | ||||
| 2023-07 | |||||
| 2023-08 | Linux 6.5 | ArcaOS 5.1.0 HarmonyOS NEXT beta | |||
| 2023-09 | macOS Sonoma (14.0) iOS 17.0 iPadOS 17.0 |
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| 2023-10 | Windows 11 2023 Update (23H2) | OpenBSD 7.4 | Android 14
Ubuntu 23.10 |
One UI 6.0
HyperOS 1 | |
| 2023-11 | FreeBSD 14.0 | Fedora Linux 39 | |||
| 2023-12 | Android 14 (Go Edition) | ||||
| 2024-01 | One UI 6.1 | ||||
| 2024-02 | |||||
| 2024-03 | NetBSD 10.0 | ||||
| 2024-04 | OpenBSD 7.5 | Fedora Linux 40 Ubuntu 24.04 |
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| 2024-05 | Android TV 14 | Tizen 9.0 | |||
| 2024-06 | |||||
| 2024-07 | |||||
| 2024-08 | |||||
| 2024-09 | macOS Sequoia
(15.0) iOS 18.0 watchOS 11 tvOS 18 |
Haiku R1/beta5 | |||
| 2024-10 | Windows 11 2024 Update (24H2) | iOS 18.1 | OpenBSD 7.6 | Android 15
Fedora Linux 41 Ubuntu 24.10 |
HyperOS 2 |
| 2024-11 | Windows Server 2025 | Linux 6.12 | |||
| 2024-12 | |||||
| 2025-01 | |||||
| 2025-02 | ArcaOS 5.1.1 | ||||
| 2025-03 | Android 15 (Go Edition) | ReactOS 0.4.15
One UI 7.0 | |||
| 2025-04 | DragonFly BSD 6.4.1 | Fedora Linux 42
Ubuntu 25.04 Android TV 15 |
IBM i 7.6 | ||
| 2025-05 | DragonFly BSD 6.4.2
OpenBSD 7.7 |
KaiOS 4.0 | |||
| 2025-06 | Android 16
Android TV 16 Rocky Linux 10 |
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| 2025-07 | One UI 8.0 | ||||
| 2025-08 | Debian 13.1 | HyperOS 3 | |||
| 2025-09 | macOS Tahoe
(26.0) watchOS 26 tvOS 26 |
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| 2025-10 | Windows 11 2025 Update (25H2) | OpenBSD 7.8 | Fedora Linux 43
Ubuntu 25.10 Tizen 10.0 |
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| 2025-11 | HarmonyOS 6 | ||||
| 2025-12 | FreeBSD 15.0 | ||||
| 2026-01 | Windows 11 KB5077744 | iOS 26.2.1
iPadOS 26.2.1 |
Android Open Source Project
Android 16 QPR2 CachyOS |
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| 2026-02 | Windows 11 2026 Update (26H1) | iOS 26.3 | Google Play System | Genode OS Framework | |
| 2026-03 | iOS 26.3.1 iPadOS 26.3.1 |
Android 16 QPR3 AerynOS HyperOS 3.1 | |||
| 2026–04 | iOS 26.4.1 iPadOS 26.4.1 iOS 26.4.2 iPadOS 26.4.2 |
Fedora Linux 44 Linux 7.0 Ubuntu 26.04 Android AOSP Baseline ChromeOS Stable |
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| 2026-06 | Windows 11 Secure Boot Migration | Android 17 (Stable OTA) | |||
| 2026-07 | |||||
| 2026-08 | Windows 11 2026 Update (26H2) | Apple Ecosystem | Ubuntu 26.04.1 | ||
| 2026-09 |
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Linux 7.1 Debian 13.1 |
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| 2026-10 | Linux 7.2
Ubuntu 26.10 Fedora Linux 45 |
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| 2026-11 | openSUSE Leap 16.1
AlmaLinux Rocky Linux 10.1 |
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| 2026-12 | Linux 7.3 | ||||
| 2027-01 | Arch Linux 2027.01.01 | Tails 6.11 | |||
| 2027-02 | Windows 11 2027 Update (27H1) | Linux 7.4
Android 18 Fedora Linux 46 |
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