VisionOS

Mixed reality operating system made by Apple

Operating system

visionOS

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Developer| Apple Inc.
OS family| Unix-like, based on Darwin (BSD), iOS, mostly based on iPadOS
Working state| Current
Initial release| January 23, 2024
Latest release| 2.4.1[1] (April 16, 2025; 24 days ago (2025-04-16)) [±]
Latest preview| 2.5 beta 3[2] (April 21, 2025; 19 days ago (2025-04-21)) [±]
Marketing target| Mixed reality headsets, Apple Vision Pro
Platforms| ARMv8-A
Kernel type| Hybrid (XNU)
License| Proprietary software with open-source components
Official website| developer.apple.com/visionos/
Support status
Supported

visionOS is a mixed reality operating system derived primarily from iPadOS and its core frameworks (including UIKit, SwiftUI, ARKit and RealityKit), and MR-specific frameworks for foveated rendering and real-time interaction.[3][4] It was developed by Apple Inc. exclusively for its Apple Vision Pro mixed reality headset. It was unveiled on June 5, 2023, at Apple's WWDC23 event alongside the reveal of the Apple Vision Pro.[5] The software released on February 2, 2024, shipping with the Apple Vision Pro.[6]

## History

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Apple has reportedly been working on and conceptualizing visionOS throughout the 2010s and early 2020s.[7] Internally codenamed Borealis,[8] it was officially revealed to the public at Apple's WWDC23 event alongside the Vision Pro. Apple stated the two would release in early 2024.[9] App Store guidelines for the operating system similarly state that developers should refer to visionOS software as "spatial computing experiences" or "vision apps", and avoid the use of terms such as "augmented reality" and "mixed reality".[10][11]

During the event, The Walt Disney Company announced plans to develop spatial computing apps for visionOS;[12] Disney+ currently offers features such as streaming of selected titles in stereoscopic 3D, and they also offer 3D environments based on the El Capitan Theatre and locations from Disney-owned franchises.[13]

The operating system was initially planned to be released as xrOS before the name was changed reportedly days before its announcement, after the WWDC23 keynote and developer sessions had already been filmed.[14] References to xrOS are still present throughout visionOS development materials. On January 8, 2024, Apple announced that the Vision Pro with visionOS would be available in the US on February 2, 2024, with pre-orders beginning on January 19.[15]

### Developer tools

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From June 5–12, 2023, Apple released 35 free virtual sessions covering visionOS development as part of WWDC23. On June 21, 2023, Apple released Xcode 15 Beta 2, which was the first Xcode beta to include a software development kit for visionOS and Reality Composer Pro, a tool to create 3D content for visionOS.[16] Xcode 15 launched without these features, which were eventually added in Xcode 15.2 on January 8, 2024,[17][18] the same day that Apple started accepting submissions for the visionOS App Store.[18]

During the WWDC23 keynote, Apple revealed it was working with Unity Technologies to support the Unity engine on visionOS,[19][20] and that Unity would be releasing development tools for 3D games on Vision Pro, which launched in beta on July 19, 2023.[21]

## Features

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visionOS uses a 3D user interface navigated via finger tracking, eye tracking, and speech recognition. For example, the user can click an element by looking at it and pinching two fingers together, move the element by moving their pinched fingers, and scroll by flicking their wrist. Apps are displayed in floating windows that can be arranged in 3D space. visionOS supports a virtual keyboard for text input, the Siri virtual assistant, and external Bluetooth peripherals including Magic Keyboard, Magic Trackpad, and gamepads.[22][23]

During visionOS setup, a user can create a digital persona by taking off the headset and scanning their face with it. Users can use this persona during FaceTime calls, and see other participants' personas if they are using visionOS.[24] From visionOS 1.1, the ability to see personas in 3D moving around and interacting with apps was added, dubbed 'Spatial Personas.'[25]

The Photos app supports presenting spatial video, depth-mapped 3D video recorded on Vision Pro or iPhone 15 Pro, by adapting the video's depth to the user's head movements.[26]

At launch, visionOS shipped with 13 pre-installed 3D 360° background animated environments with accompanying ambient sounds, including optional day and night scenes of Yosemite National Park; Haleakalā National Park; Joshua Tree National Park; Mount Hood National Forest; Lake Vrangla near Drammen, Norway; and the Moon.[27]

The Apple TV app offers 3D films; the company announced that over 150 films would be available in 3D at launch, at no additional charge to users that rent or purchase the films on iTunes Store.[28]

WebXR, an API for mixed reality experiences through web browsers, is supported in Safari.[29]

visionOS users can also access their Mac with a resizable 4K virtual display.

This was extended to an 8K wide and ultra-wide curved display options with the release of visionOS 2.1 in December 2024, along with the ability to route Mac audio to Vision Pro.[30][31]

### Supported apps

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visionOS is backwards compatible with existing iOS and iPadOS apps, which are rendered in windows within the user environment and are automatically compatible with visionOS's input system.[15][32] Although all apps are available on visionOS by default, the developers of iOS and iPadOS apps have the option to opt out of visionOS compatibility. Apple claims that over 1 million apps from iOS and iPadOS are available on visionOS.[15] In addition to iPadOS and iOS apps, over 600 native visionOS apps have been developed specifically for the platform at launch, according to Apple.[33] Apple also claims 100 Apple Arcade games will be compatible with visionOS at launch, the majority of which can make use of visionOS's gamepad compatibility.[23][34][35]

Many popular productivity apps have released fully-optimized visionOS versions, including Microsoft 365 apps (Teams, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, etc.), Adobe Lightroom, Slack, Zoom, and Webex.[36] Many streaming apps are also optimized for the platform, such as Max, Disney+, Prime Video, Paramount+, and ESPN.[37]

Some of the most popular entertainment apps for iOS and iPadOS including Netflix, Spotify, and YouTube have not made their iOS or iPadOS apps available to run on visionOS, recommending users instead use their respective websites on Safari.[38] YouTube has announced that a visionOS app is "on [the] roadmap."[39]

Apple-made apps that come preinstalled on visionOS include Mail, Messages, Mindfulness, Apple Music, Apple TV, Notes, Photos, and Freeform.

## Reception

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### Pre-launch

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Before the February 2024 launch, Apple gave controlled demos of the Apple Vision Pro to many technology journalists, some of whom have praised its multitasking capabilities and input methods, while lamenting that the software is only available on expensive hardware.[40] Other reviewers have focused on the software's spatial videos feature and high resolution, while questioning what the software's main use case will be.[41] Speculation from journalists noted ongoing disputes from the developers of popular apps regarding the commissions charged by Apple for in-app purchases through apps distributed on the App Store as a potential cause for many not developing visionOS-native versions.[42]

### Release

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Many reviews praised visionOS even while criticizing the hardware. Some reviews even mentioned features more advanced than the Apple Vision Pro hardware, such as eye and hand tracking.[43] Almost all key reviews praised the window mechanics and experience.[44][43]

## Version history

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Version  | Initial release date  | Latest version  | Build number  | Latest release date  | Device end-of-life

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visionOS 1 | February 2, 2024 | 1.3  | 21O771  | July 29, 2024 | —
visionOS 2 | September 16, 2024 | 2.4.1  | 22O251  | April 16, 2025 | —
2.5 RC  | 22O473  | May 6, 2025
Legend: Obsolete Supported Current Beta

### visionOS 1

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visionOS 1 is the first major version of visionOS. It was announced in WWDC 2023 on June 5, 2023,[45] and was released on February 2, 2024, pre-installed in the Apple Vision Pro upon its release[46] however, it was actually released on January 23, 2024 with the version number 1.0.1. The last update, visionOS 1.3, was released on July 29, 2024.

Overview of visionOS 1 versions

Version  | Build number  | Release date | Features
1.0 beta  | 21N5165g  | June 21, 2023  |
1.0 beta 2  | 21N5207g  | July 25, 2023  |
1.0 beta 3  | 21N5233f  | August 29, 2023  |
1.0 beta 4  | 21N5259k  | October 3, 2023  |
1.0 beta 5  | 21N5260b  | October 31, 2023  |
1.0 beta 6  | 21N5300a  | November 14, 2023  |
1.0 beta 7  | 21N307  | December 12, 2023  |
1.0[47] | 21N307  | February 2, 2024  | Hand gestures and typing
1.0.1[48] | 21N311  | January 23, 2024  | Bug fixes and security updates
1.0.2[49] | 21N323  | January 31, 2024  | Bug fixes and security updates[50]
1.0.3[51] | 21N333  | February 12, 2024  | Bug fixes; passcode reset option.
1.1 beta  | 21O5181e  | February 6, 2024  |
1.1 beta 2  | 21O5188c  | February 13, 2024  |
1.1 beta 3  | 21O5197a  | February 20, 2024  |
1.1 beta 4  | 21O5203a  | February 27, 2024  |
1.1 RC  | 21O209  | March 4, 2024  |
1.1[52] | 21O211  | March 7, 2024  |
1.1.1[53] | 21O224  | March 21, 2024  | Bug fixes and security updates[54]
1.1.2[55] | 21O231  | April 9, 2024  | Bug fixes and security updates[56]
1.2 beta  | 21O5555e  | April 2, 2024  |
1.2 beta (revised)  | 21O5555f  | April 9, 2024  | Revised version of 1.2 beta
1.2 beta 2  | 21O5565d  | April 16, 2024  |
1.2 beta 3  | 21O5570d  | April 23, 2024  |
1.2 beta 4  | 21O5580a  | April 30, 2024  |
1.2 beta 5  | 21O5587a  | May 7, 2024  |
1.2[57] | 21O589  | June 10, 2024  | Bug fixes; security updates; region and language support[58]
1.3 beta  | 21O5747c  | June 17, 2024  |
1.3 beta 2  | 21O5756a  | July 1, 2024  |
1.3 beta 3  | 21O5761a  | July 9, 2024  |
1.3 beta 4  | 21O5768a  | July 16, 2024  |
1.3 RC  | 21O771  | July 23, 2024  |
1.3[59] | 21O771  | July 29, 2024  | Bug fixes and security updates [60]

### visionOS 2

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visionOS 2 is the second major version of visionOS. It was announced in WWDC 2024 on June 10, 2024 and was released on September 16, 2024 alongside iOS 18, iPadOS 18, macOS Sequoia, tvOS 18, and watchOS 11.[61][62][63]

Overview of visionOS 2 versions

Version  | Build number  | Release date | Features
2.0 beta  | 22N5252n  | June 10, 2024  |
2.0 beta 2  | 22N5267g  | June 24, 2024  |
2.0 beta 3  | 22N5277g  | July 8, 2024  |
2.0 beta 4  | 22N5286g  | July 23, 2024  |
2.0 beta 5  | 22N5297g  | August 5, 2024  |
2.0 beta 6  | 22N5308b  | August 12, 2024  |
2.0 beta 7  | 22N5314a  | August 20, 2024  |
2.0 beta 8  | 22N5318a  | August 28, 2024  |
2.0 beta 9  | 22N5319a  | September 3, 2024  |
2.0 RC  | 22N320  | September 9, 2024  |
2.0[64] | 22N320  | September 16, 2024  | Photos options added
2.0.1[65] | 22N342  | October 3, 2024  | Bug fixes and security updates
2.1 beta  | 22N5548d  | September 17, 2024  |
2.1 beta 2  | 22N5553d  | September 23, 2024  |
2.1 beta 3  | 22N5558d  | October 1, 2024  |
2.1 beta 4  | 22N5567a  | October 7, 2024  |
2.1 beta 5  | 22N5573a  | October 14, 2024  |
2.1 beta 6  | 22N5573b  | October 18, 2024  |
2.1 RC  | 22N580  | October 21, 2024  |
2.1 RC 2  | 22N581  | October 22, 2024  |
2.1[66] | 22N581  | October 28, 2024  | Bug fixes and security updates
2.1.1[67] | 22N591  | November 19, 2024  | Bug fixes and security updates
2.2 beta  | 22N5778f  | November 4, 2024  |
2.2 beta 2  | 22N5784e  | November 12, 2024  |
2.2 beta 3  | 22N5794a  | November 18, 2024  |
2.2 beta 4  | 22N5800a  | December 3, 2024  |
2.2 RC  | 22N840  | December 5, 2024  |
2.2 RC 2  | 22N841  | December 9, 2024  |
2.2[68] | 22N842  | December 11, 2024  |
2.3 beta  | 22N5875e  | December 16, 2024  |
2.3 beta 2  | 22N5881d  | January 7, 2025  |
2.3 beta 3  | 22N5894a  | January 16, 2025  |
2.3 RC  | 22N896  | January 21, 2025  |
2.3[69] | 22N896  | January 27, 2025  |
2.3.1[70] | 22N900  | February 10, 2025  |
2.3.2[71] | 22N906  | March 11, 2025  |
2.4 beta[72] | 22O5199o  | February 21, 2025  |
2.4 beta 2[73] | 22O5215f  | March 3, 2025  |
2.4 beta 3[74] | 22O5221d  | March 10, 2025  |
2.4 beta 4[75] | 22O5231a  | March 17, 2025  |
2.4 RC[76] | 22O237  | March 24, 2025  |
2.4 [77] | 22O238  | March 31, 2025  |
2.4.1 [78] | 22O251  | April 16, 2025  |
2.5 beta[79] | 22O5442g  | April 2, 2025  |
2.5 beta 2[80] | 22O5453e  | April 14, 2025  |
2.5 beta 3[81] | 22O5459c  | April 21, 2025  |
2.5 beta 4[82] | 22O5467a  | April 28, 2025  |
2.5 RC[83] | 22O473  | May 6, 2025  |

## See also

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### Apple operating systems

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* iOS
* iPadOS
* macOS
* watchOS
* tvOS

### Other XR operating systems

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* Android XR
* Meta Horizon OS
* Version history
* Windows Mixed Reality

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* Shipped
* A/ROSE
* A/UX
* AIX for Apple Network Servers
* MAE
* MkLinux
* PowerOpen Environment
* Cancelled
* Star Trek
* Taligent
* Copland
* Nukernel
* Vanguard

iOS derivatives|

| iOS|

* iPhone OS
* 1
* 2
* 3
* iOS
* 4
* 5
* 6
* 7
* 8
* 9
* 10
* 11
* 12
* 13
* 14
* 15
* 16
* 17
* 18

|

iPadOS|

* 13
* 14
* 15
* 16
* 17
* 18

Others|

* tvOS
* Apple TV Software
* visionOS
* watchOS
* audioOS
* bridgeOS

Others|

* Newton OS
* iPod software

List •  Category

* v
* t
* e

Virtual and augmented reality

* From least to most virtual: Augmented reality (AR)
* Mixed reality (MR)
* Virtual reality (VR)
* Virtuality

Concepts|

| Main|

* Cinematic virtual reality
* Computer-mediated reality
* Immersion
* Metaverse
* Avatar
* Projection augmented model
* "Room-scale"
* Six degrees of freedom (6DoF)
* Spatial computing
* Telepresence
* Virtual reality applications
* Virtual reality sickness
* Virtual world

|

Other|

* Camera filter
* Quantified self
* Screen-door effect
* Simulation hypothesis
* Transhumanism
* VTuber

Technologies|

| Display|

* EyeTap
* Head-mounted display
* optical
* Head-up display
* Pancake lens
* Smartglasses
* Virtual reality headset
* list
* Virtual retinal display

|

3D interaction|

* Brain–computer interface
* Eye tracking
* Facial motion capture
* Finger/hand tracking
* Pose tracking
* Simultaneous localization and mapping

Software|

* Asynchronous reprojection
* Foveated rendering
* Image-based modeling and rendering
* Spatial audio

Photography|

* 360-degree video
* Free viewpoint television
* Omnidirectional (360-degree) camera
* VR photography

Other|

* Haptic suit
* Omnidirectional treadmill
* Wearable computer

Peripherals|

* Cyberith Virtualizer
* Leap Motion
* Oculus Touch
* PlayStation Move
* Razer Hydra
* Virtuix Omni
* Wired glove
* Wizdish ROVR

Companies|

* Apple Inc.
* Brilliant Labs
* ByteDance
* Collabora
* Google
* HTC
* Khronos Group
* Liquid Image
* Magic Leap
* Meta Platforms
* Reality Labs
* Microsoft
* Niantic, Inc.
* Pimax
* Rokoko
* Samsung Electronics
* Valve Corporation
* Varjo
* Vuzix

Devices|

| Current|

* Apple Vision Pro
* Bigscreen Beyond
* Golden-i headsets
* HTC Vive
* Magic Leap
* Meta Quest 3
* 3S
* Open Source Virtual Reality
* PICO 4 Ultra
* Pimax
* PlayStation VR2
* Valve Index
* Vuzix

|

Former|

* AntVR
* castAR
* EyePhone
* Google Cardboard
* Google Daydream
* Google Glass
* Meta Quest Pro
* Microsoft HoloLens
* 2
* Oculus Go
* Oculus Quest
* Oculus/Meta Quest 2
* Oculus Rift
* CV1
* S
* PICO 4
* PlayStation VR
* Samsung Gear VR
* Sensorama
* SixthSense
* The Sword of Damocles
* VFX1 Headgear
* Virtual Boy
* Virtual fixture
* Virtuality
* VR-1

Unreleased|

* Project Iris
* Sega VR

Software|

| General|

* Interactive art
* Virtual graffiti
* Metaverse
* Pervasive game
* Software related to augmented reality
* Virtual reality game

|

Operating systems and
desktop environments|

* Android XR
* Meta Horizon OS
* version history
* visionOS
* Windows Mixed Reality

Development tools and
game engines|

* A-Frame
* ARCore
* ARKit
* ARToolKit
* Godot Engine
* Jetpack Compose XR
* Meta Spatial SDK
* OpenVR
* OpenXR
* RealityKit
* S&box
* TabletopKit
* Unity
* Universal Scene Description
* Unreal Engine
* Vuforia Augmented Reality SDK
* WebXR

Games|

* List of HTC Vive games
* List of Meta Quest games
* List of Oculus Rift games
* List of PlayStation VR games
* VR2

Communities and
social networks|

* AltspaceVR
* FaceTime for visionOS
* Horizon Worlds
* NeosVR
* Rec Room
* Resonite
* Sansar
* Sensorium
* Sinespace
* VRChat
* VTime XR

People|

* Philippe Bekaert
* Maurice Benayoun
* Simon Birrell
* Mark Bolas
* Brendan Bradley
* Fred Brooks
* Boštjan Burger
* John Carmack
* Tim Cook
* Carolina Cruz-Neira
* Ela Darling
* Char Davies
* Thomas A. DeFanti
* Steven K. Feiner
* Scott Fisher
* Jerome Foster II
* Henry Fuchs
* Thomas A. Furness III
* Morton Heilig
* Eric Howlett
* Brendan Iribe
* Myron W. Krueger
* Jaron Lanier
* R. Bowen Loftin
* Palmer Luckey
* Mark Stephen Meadows
* Michelle and Uri Kranot
* Tony Parisi
* Nonny de la Peña
* Elia Petridis
* Warren Robinett
* Lawrence J. Rosenblum
* Daniel J. Sandin
* Dieter Schmalstieg
* Bob Sproull
* Nicole Stenger
* Ivan Sutherland
* Susumu Tachi
* Gunpei Yokoi
* Mark Zuckerberg

In fiction|

* Star Trek's Holodeck
* film
* Netrunner
* Neuromancer
* Ready Player One
* film
* Ready Player Two
* Snow Crash
* Superhot
* Sword Art Online

* Portals
* Technology
* Category
* Augmented reality
* Mixed reality
* Virtual reality
* Metaverse
* Spatial computing
* Commons
* Augmented reality
* Mixed reality
* Virtual reality
* Metaverse

*[Obsolete]: Obsolete versions are previous versions of visionOS that no longer receive security or software support.
*[Supported]: Supported versions are not the latest version of visionOS but are still receiving updates.
*[Current]: These versions are the latest version(s) of visionOS that are available for visionOS devices that are supported by the latest major visionOS release. If more than one version is considered current, the additional version(s) are model-specific bug fixes that do not apply to all currently-supported visionOS devices.
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