

If you had at one point in time purchased or downloaded a version of MacOS or Mac OS X from the Mac App Store, then you should be able to re-download it from the Mac App Store by going go the “Purchases” section. Softwareupdate -fetch-full-installer -full-installer-version 11.3.1 Downloading Mac OS X Installers from App Store “Purchases” Softwareupdate -fetch-full-installer -full-installer-version **.**.*įor example, to get macOS 11.3.1 the syntax would be as follows: You can also download specific installer versions by using the following syntax, replacing the asterisks with version number: Mac users can download the latest macOS installer available from the Terminal by using the following command string: Downloading MacOS Installers via Terminal

Older versions of Mac OS X installers can often be downloaded as well, but from different sources.įor earlier versions of Mac OS X, including Mac OS X Mavericks 10.9, Mac OS X Mountain Lion 10.8, Mac OS X Lion 10.7, Mac OS X Snow Leopard 10.6, Mac OS X Leopard 10.5, Mac OS X Tiger 10.4, and before, the process to obtain those installers differs a bit. New versions of MacOS installers are typically available through the Mac App Store, accessed through a computer that is compatible with the latest Mac system software release.

