ARL Content Change: Classification Update for Apple macOS

Content Library: ARL

Severity: Level 3. Tier1 Product Classification update

Impacted Publisher/Product: Apple macOS releases listed below

Expected Implementation : ARL release scheduled for November 23, 2026

SUMMARY OF CHANGE

Flexera is updating the ARL classification of the Apple macOS releases listed in Details of Change from Commercial to Freeware.

The classification update reflects Apple’s published statements that the referenced releases, from macOS 10.9 Mavericks through macOS 26 Tahoe, are available as free upgrades or free software updates. Release-specific supporting information is provided in Apple References. The affected scope is limited to the versions listed in the table.

DETAILS OF CHANGE

Flexera is updating the ARL classification of the listed releases from Commercial to Freeware to reflect Apple’s published no-charge upgrade and update announcements.

This proposed change is limited to classification. As in the existing notification, we intend to retain metadata, evidence linking, and product relationships.

CUSTOMER IMPACT

After the update, customers will see the affected Apple macOS releases classified as Freeware instead of Commercial in the ARL. Customers may observe the new classification in:

• Custom reports and dashboards
• ARL exports
• Integrations that consume ARL classification data
• Automated workflows that use Product Classification as a filter

The proposed ARL classification update reflects the no-charge availability described in Apple’s release announcements; the final ARL classification remains subject to approval.

RECOMMENDED CUSTOMER ACTION

Customers should review custom reports, dashboards, ARL exports, integrations, and automated workflows that use the Classification or Product Classification attribute and adjust filters as appropriate once the change is implemented. No deployment or inventory changes are required solely because of this proposed classification update.

REFERENCES

Apple release announcements — no-charge availability

OS X 10.9 Mavericks: Free from the Mac App Store.

https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2013/10/23OS-X-Mavericks-Available-Today-Free-from-the-Mac-App-Store/

OS X 10.10 Yosemite: Free upgrade.

https://www.apple.com/ca/newsroom/2014/10/16OS-X-Yosemite-Available-Today-as-a-Free-Upgrade/

OS X 10.11 El Capitan: Free update.

https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2015/09/29OS-X-El-Capitan-Available-as-a-Free-Update-Tomorrow/

macOS 10.12 Sierra: Free update.

https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2016/09/macos-sierra-now-available-as-a-free-update/

macOS 10.13 High Sierra: Free update.

https://www.apple.com/cm/newsroom/2017/09/macos-high-sierra-now-available-as-a-free-update/

macOS 10.14 Mojave: Free software update.

https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2018/09/macos-mojave-is-available-today/

macOS 10.15 Catalina: Free software update.

https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2019/10/macos-catalina-is-available-today/

macOS 11 Big Sur: Free software update.

https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2020/11/macos-big-sur-is-here/

macOS 12 Monterey: Free software update.

https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2021/10/macos-monterey-is-now-available/

macOS 13 Ventura: Free software update.

https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2022/10/macos-ventura-is-now-available/

macOS 14 Sonoma: Free software update.

https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2023/09/macos-sonoma-is-available-today/

macOS 15 Sequoia: Free software update for Mac.

https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2024/09/macos-sequoia-is-available-today/

macOS 26 Tahoe: Free software update.

https://www.apple.com.cn/newsroom/2025/06/macos-tahoe-26-makes-the-mac-more-capable-and-productive-than-ever/

Questions & Support

For questions about the affected Apple OS X and macOS releases or the proposed classification change, please raise a case through your usual Flexera support channel and reference this notification.

Thank you.