macOS Wallpapers Collection

A curated collection of 124 macOS wallpapers spanning every major release — from Mac OS X Cheetah (2001) to macOS Tahoe (2025), plus Apple's bundled desktop pictures. All in the highest available resolution (5K / 6K).

Feel free to download and use any of these as your desktop wallpaper!

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Default Wallpapers by macOS Version

macOS Tahoe (26)

Wallpaper	File
Tahoe Light	26-Tahoe-Light-6K.png
Tahoe Dark	26-Tahoe-Dark-6K.png
Tahoe Beach Dawn	26-Tahoe-Beach-Dawn.png
Tahoe Beach Day	26-Tahoe-Beach-Day.png
Tahoe Beach Dusk	26-Tahoe-Beach-Dusk.png
Tahoe Beach Night	26-Tahoe-Beach-Night.png

macOS Sequoia (15)

Wallpaper	File
Sequoia Light	15-Sequoia-Light-6K.jpg
Sequoia Dark	15-Sequoia-Dark-6K.jpg
Sequoia Sunrise	15-Sequoia-Sunrise.png

macOS Sonoma (14)

Wallpaper	File
Sonoma Light	14-Sonoma-Light.jpg
Sonoma Dark	14-Sonoma-Dark.jpg
Sonoma Horizon	14-Sonoma-Horizon.png

macOS Ventura (13)

Wallpaper	File
Ventura Light	13-Ventura-Light.jpg
Ventura Dark	13-Ventura-Dark.jpg

macOS Monterey (12)

Wallpaper	File
Monterey Light	12-Light.jpg
Monterey Dark	12-Dark.jpg

macOS Big Sur (11)

Wallpaper	File
Big Sur Color Day	11-0-Color-Day.jpg
Big Sur Color Night	11-0-Big-Sur-Color-Night.jpg
Big Sur Day	11-0-Day.jpg
Big Sur Night	11-0-Night.jpg

macOS Catalina (10.15)

Wallpaper	File
Catalina Day	10-15-Day.jpg
Catalina Night	10-15-Night.jpg

macOS Mojave (10.14)

Wallpaper	File
Mojave Day (5K)	10-14-Day.jpg
Mojave Night (5K)	10-14-Night.jpg
Mojave Day (6K)	10-14-Day-6k.jpg
Mojave Night (6K)	10-14-Night-6k.jpg

macOS High Sierra (10.13)

Wallpaper	File
High Sierra (5K)	10-13.jpg
High Sierra (6K)	10-13-6k.jpg

macOS Sierra (10.12)

Wallpaper	File
Sierra (5K)	10-12.jpg
Sierra (6K)	10-12-6k.jpg

OS X El Capitan (10.11)

Wallpaper	File
El Capitan (5K)	10-11.jpg
El Capitan (6K)	10-11-6k.jpg

OS X Yosemite (10.10)

Wallpaper	File
Yosemite (5K)	10-10.jpg
Yosemite (6K)	10-10-6k.jpg

OS X Mavericks (10.9)

Wallpaper	File
Mavericks (5K)	10-9.jpg
Mavericks (6K)	10-9-6k.jpg

OS X Mountain Lion (10.8)

Wallpaper	File
Mountain Lion (5K)	10-8.jpg
Mountain Lion (6K)	10-8-6k.jpg

OS X Lion (10.7)

Wallpaper	File
Lion (5K)	10-7.png
Lion (6K)	10-7-6k.jpg

Mac OS X Snow Leopard (10.6)

Wallpaper	File
Snow Leopard (5K)	10-6.png
Snow Leopard (6K)	10-6-6k.jpg
Snow Leopard Server (5K)	10-6-Server.jpg
Snow Leopard Server (6K)	10-6-Server-6k.jpg

Mac OS X Leopard (10.5)

Wallpaper	File
Leopard (5K)	10-5.png
Leopard (6K)	10-5-6k.jpg
Leopard Server (5K)	10-5-Server.jpg
Leopard Server (6K)	10-5-Server-6k.jpg

Mac OS X Tiger (10.4)

Wallpaper	File
Tiger (5K)	10-4.png
Tiger (6K)	10-4-6k.jpg

Mac OS X Panther (10.3)

Wallpaper	File
Panther (5K)	10-3.png
Panther (6K)	10-3-6k.jpg

Mac OS X Jaguar (10.2)

Wallpaper	File
Jaguar (5K)	10-2.png
Jaguar (6K)	10-2-6k.jpg

Mac OS X Cheetah & Puma (10.0 / 10.1)

Wallpaper	File
Cheetah & Puma (5K)	10-0_10.1.png
Cheetah & Puma (6K)	10-0_10-1-6k.jpg

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Bundled Desktop Pictures

Extra wallpapers that ship with macOS, organized by category.

Abstract

File
Abstract.jpg
Abstract 1.jpg
Abstract 2.jpg
Abstract 3.jpg
Abstract 4.jpg
Abstract Shapes.jpg
Abstract Shapes 2.jpg

Chroma

File
Chroma 1.jpg
Chroma 2.jpg

Color Burst

File
Color Burst 1.jpg
Color Burst 2.jpg
Color Burst 3.jpg

Desert

File
Desert.jpg
Desert 1.jpg
Desert 2.jpg
Desert 3.jpg
Desert 4.jpg
Desert 5.jpg
Desert 6.jpg
Desert 7.jpg

Flowers

File
Flower 1.jpg
Flower 2.jpg
Flower 3.jpg
Flower 4.jpg
Flower 5.jpg
Flower 6.jpg
Flower 7.jpg
Flower 8.jpg
Flower 9.jpg
Flower 10.jpg
Foxtail Barley.jpg
Poppies.jpg

Landscapes

File
Antelope Canyon.jpg
Bahamas Aerial.jpg
Blue Pond.jpg
Death Valley.jpg
El Capitan.jpg
El Capitan 2.jpg
Floating Ice.jpg
Foggy Forest.jpg
High Sierra.jpg
Lake.jpg
Milky Way.jpg
Mountain Range.jpg
Rice Paddy.jpg
Rolling Waves.jpg
Sierra.jpg
Sierra 2.jpg
Snow.jpg
Wave.jpg
Yosemite.jpg
Yosemite 2.jpg
Yosemite 3.jpg
Yosemite 4.jpg
Yosemite 5.jpg

Reflections

File
Reflection 1.jpg
Reflection 2.jpg
Reflection 3.jpg
Reflection 4.jpg

Space

File
Earth and Moon.jpg
Earth Horizon.jpg

Animals

File
Elephant.jpg
Lion.jpg

Other

File
Ink Cloud.jpg
Mojave Day.jpg
Mojave Night.jpg

Dynamic Wallpapers

File	Description
Appearance.heic	Shifts between light and dark automatically
Solar Gradients.heic	Changes color with the time of day

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Contributing

Have a macOS wallpaper that's missing from this collection? Pull requests are welcome! Submit a PR with the wallpaper file and update this README accordingly.

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Credits

• Default wallpapers (5K/6K) sourced from 512 Pixels
• Bundled desktop pictures extracted from macOS (original Apple quality)
• All wallpapers are property of Apple Inc.

License

All images are copyrighted by Apple Inc. This repository is provided for personal use and archival purposes only.