macOS Sequoia
macOS 15, Apple's desktop operating system for Mac computers, released in 2024.
HN commenters like Sequoia as a stable, less annoying alternative to Tahoe and macOS 27,1234 and several prefer its UI to the newer design.567 The only complaint is one user's sense that multitasking feels worse on Sequoia.8
Why people recommend it
Preferred UI · 3
Commenters find it nicer to use than Tahoe and macOS 27, whose UI changes they dislike.
“Sequoia is just so much nicer to work with.”
“OS 15 is rock solid and it looks great”
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“it is a strict downgrade over Sequoia for me”
Stability · 2
Described as rock solid and the least annoying recent version.
“OS 15 is rock solid and it looks great”
“So far I've kept to Sequoia as the least annoying version”
Downgrade target · 2
Recommended as the version to downgrade to from Tahoe.
“I recommend the latest Sequoia installer”
“it is a strict downgrade over Sequoia for me”
Caveats and dissent
Multitasking · 1
One user feels multitasking is worse on Sequoia but can't say exactly why.
“Multi tasking seems worse on sequoia”
Often compared with
Who recommends it in their own words
Threads where it came up
- macOS 15.8.2 Breaks OpenGL 1 mention
- macOS 27 Golden Gate – Review 1 mention
- Apple Just Lost Me 1 mention
- Hide macOS Tahoe's Menu Icons 1 mention
- Block the “Upgrade to Tahoe” alerts 1 mention
- Ask HN: What is your monitor setup? 1 mention
Data: macos-sequoia.json. Quotes are verbatim; the verdict and theme labels are written by a model from these comments, and every clause links to its sources.
All comments 6
“Sequoia is just so much nicer to work with.”
“So far I've kept to Sequoia as the least annoying version”
“I recommend the latest Sequoia installer”
“OS 15 is rock solid and it looks great”
“it is a strict downgrade over Sequoia for me”
“Multi tasking seems worse on sequoia”