macOS has undergone many modifications from its first appearance to where we are now, since it started as a fairly primitive operating system for computers, but today it has become one of the most popular, offering service to a multitude of teams and people around of the entire world.
Many know the evolution that the teams were seeing, but there is a part that is even more interesting, and it is none other than the evolution that we have seen over the years in terms of wallpapers of operating systems Apple desktop, something that is very striking, and that is why here we are going to show you some small examples of the evolution that we have been seeing in this regard, as well as download links so that you have all the classic Mac wallpapers they interest you.
We travel back in time: the evolution of wallpapers from System 7 to macOS Mojave
On this occasion, some time ago they appeared through the social network Reddit different compilations of what used to be macOS wallpapers, and perhaps the most interesting is this Google Photos albumIn which we can see and download absolutely all the wallpapers of the different versions of Apple's operating systems in maximum resolution, organized by categories. There you have all of them available for download, but below we comment on the most outstanding and interesting ones:
The beginning of time: System 7
Back in 1991, wallpapers began to arrive System 7, a simple Apple operating system if we compare it with the current ones. Most of the wallpapers were at a resolution of only 64 × 64 px, like the ones you can see just above. The trick was that were displayed in mosaic form all over the screen, being able to have something similar to a sky full of stars as a desktop background, or infinite cats, for example.
A major leap: Mac OS 9
A few years later, with Mac OS 9, We saw an important evolution related to wallpapers, as Apple focused on creating them for all tastes, since among the available options, we found some like the classic one with the Finder logo, or some real images, as you can see in the examples above. Now, they were not limited solely to this, as they also began to appear some a little more abstract, which were the ones that, although it may not seem like it, gave rise to those of the following versions of the operating systems.
OS X arrives, and with it the most characteristic wallpapers: Mac OS X 10.0 Cheetah to 10.4 Tiger
In 2001, the first version finally arrived under the name of Mac OS X, which was 10.0 Cheetah, and With it, a new format of wallpapers was introduced in which the color blue was especially striking, although there were also variations in black and white. These types of wallpapers were kept during Cheetah, Puma, Jaguar, Panther and Tiger, and they are the favorites of many, since since version 10.4 we have not seen any like this, remaining as a memory in the memory of many.
Space, art and nature: wallpapers from OS X 10.5 Leopard to OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion
Between OS X 10.5 and OS X 10.8, we saw a lot of interesting changes and a great evolution when it comes to Macs. The Mac App Store was introduced, which is still present in our teams today, as well as, for example the Boot Camp assistant, which allowed the installation of operating systems such as Windows to be used in the event that they were necessary for any reason, as is currently the case. Along with all this, we saw the most amazing improvements at the time, such as the arrival of the first MacBook Air, which really made an impression due to its low thickness, among other interesting products from the hand of Steve Jobs.
Water, mountains and colors: from OS 10.9 Mavericks to today with macOS Mojave
Finally, from OS X 10.9 Mavericks to today, with macOS Mojave, We have been seeing relatively similar wallpapers, because in a large part of them we see how the mountains have a lot of prominence, although the truth is that in others the water also influences a lot, and we even saw a mix with macOS High Sierra. As notable changes, at this time we have seen a rather drastic redesign of the operating system, to adapt in a way to what we have seen with iOS and with other operating systems in general. Finally, with macOS Mojave, the current version, we have even seen a complete dark mode arrive, something that is much appreciated.
As you can see, year after year, Mac wallpapers have evolved positively, and all of them represent very well the essence of each version of the operating system. Finally, say that if you like any of them, you can take the opportunity to download them with the links that we include below, or you can also access the full album in which they all appear very well categorized and organized chronologically by their different dates.