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</style><table class="infobox vevent"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-above summary">Metal</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image logo"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image logo"><div class="infobox-caption">Apple used the mobile <a href="Multiplayer_online_battle_arena" title="Multiplayer online battle arena">multiplayer online battle arena</a> game <i><a href="Vainglory_(video_game)" title="Vainglory (video game)">Vainglory</a></i> to demonstrate Metal's graphics capabilities at the <a href="IPhone_6" title="IPhone 6">iPhone 6</a>'s September 2014 announcement event.<sup id="cite_ref-Polygon:_iPhone_6_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Polygon:_iPhone_6-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap;"><a href="Programmer" title="Programmer">Developer(s)</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="Apple_Inc." title="Apple Inc.">Apple Inc.</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap;">Initial release</th><td class="infobox-data">June 2014<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated">2014-06</span>)</span></td></tr><tr style="display: none;"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap;"><a href="Software_release_life_cycle" title="Software release life cycle">Stable release</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><div style="margin:0px;">4

/ June 2025<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated">2025-06</span>)</span></div></td></tr><tr style="display:none"><td colspan="2">

</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap;">Written in</th><td class="infobox-data">Metal Shading Language (<a href="C%2B%2B14" title="C++14">C++14</a>-based in Metal 1–3, <a href="C%2B%2B17" title="C++17">C++17</a>-based in Metal 4), Runtime/API: <a href="Objective-C" title="Objective-C">Objective-C</a>, <a href="Swift_(programming_language)" title="Swift (programming language)">Swift</a>, <a href="C%2B%2B" title="C++">C++</a> (binding via Metal-cpp)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap;"><a href="Operating_system" title="Operating system">Operating system</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="IOS" title="IOS">iOS</a>, <a href="IPadOS" title="IPadOS">iPadOS</a>, <a href="MacOS" title="MacOS">macOS</a>, <a href="TvOS" title="TvOS">tvOS</a>, <a href="WatchOS" title="WatchOS">watchOS</a> and <a href="VisionOS" title="VisionOS">visionOS</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap;"><a href="Software_categories#Categorization_approaches" title="Software categories">Type</a></th><td class="infobox-data">3D graphics and compute <a href="Application_programming_interface" class="mw-redirect" title="Application programming interface">API</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap;"><a href="Software_license" title="Software license">License</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="Proprietary_software" title="Proprietary software">Proprietary</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap;">Website</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="url"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://developer.apple.com/metal/">developer<wbr>.apple<wbr>.com<wbr>/metal<wbr>/</a></span></td></tr></tbody></table>

<p><b>Metal</b> is a low-level, low-overhead <a href="Hardware_acceleration" title="Hardware acceleration">hardware-accelerated</a> <a href="3D_graphic" class="mw-redirect" title="3D graphic">3D graphic</a> and <a href="Compute_shader" class="mw-redirect" title="Compute shader">compute shader</a> <a href="API" title="API">API</a> created by <a href="Apple_Inc." title="Apple Inc.">Apple</a>, debuting in <a href="IOS_8" title="IOS 8">iOS 8</a>. Metal combines functions similar to <a href="OpenGL" title="OpenGL">OpenGL</a> and <a href="OpenCL" title="OpenCL">OpenCL</a> in one API. It is intended to improve performance by offering low-level access to the GPU hardware for apps on <a href="IOS" title="IOS">iOS</a>, <a href="IPadOS" title="IPadOS">iPadOS</a>, <a href="MacOS" title="MacOS">macOS</a>, <a href="TvOS" title="TvOS">tvOS</a>, <a href="WatchOS" title="WatchOS">watchOS</a> and <a href="VisionOS" title="VisionOS">visionOS</a>. It is similar to low-level APIs on other <a href="Computing_platform" title="Computing platform">platforms</a> such as <a href="Vulkan_(API)" class="mw-redirect" title="Vulkan (API)">Vulkan</a> and <a href="DirectX_12" class="mw-redirect" title="DirectX 12">DirectX 12</a>.

</p><p>Metal is an <a href="Object-oriented_programming" title="Object-oriented programming">object-oriented</a> API that can be invoked using the <a href="Swift_(programming_language)" title="Swift (programming language)">Swift</a>, <a href="Objective-C" title="Objective-C">Objective-C</a> or <a href="C%2B%2B17" title="C++17">C++17</a><sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="Programming_language" title="Programming language">programming languages</a>. Full-blown GPU execution is controlled via the Metal Shading Language. According to Apple promotional materials: "MSL <i>[Metal Shading Language]</i> is a single, unified language that allows tighter integration between the graphics and compute programs. Since MSL is C++-based, you will find it familiar and easy to use."<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>

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<div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Features">Features</h2></div>

<p>Metal aims to provide low-overhead access to the GPU. Commands are encoded beforehand and then submitted to the GPU for asynchronous execution. The application controls when to wait for the execution to complete thus allowing application developers to increase throughput by encoding other commands while commands are executed on the GPU or save power by explicitly waiting for GPU execution to complete. Additionally, command encoding is CPU independent thus applications can encode commands to each CPU thread independently. Lastly, render states are pre-computed beforehand, allowing the GPU driver to know in advance how to configure and optimize the render pipeline before command execution.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>

</p><p>Metal improves the capabilities of <a href="GPGPU" class="mw-redirect" title="GPGPU">GPGPU</a> programming by using <a href="Compute_kernel" title="Compute kernel">compute shaders</a>. Metal uses a specific <a href="Shading_language" title="Shading language">shading language</a> based on <a href="C%2B%2B14" title="C++14">C++14</a>, implemented using <a href="Clang" title="Clang">Clang</a> and <a href="LLVM" title="LLVM">LLVM</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>

</p><p>Metal allows application developers to create Metal resources such as buffers, textures. Resources can be allocated on the CPU, GPU, or both and provides facilities to update and synchronize allocated resources. Metal can also enforce a resource's state during a command encoder's lifetime.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>

</p><p>On macOS, Metal can provide application developers the discretion to specify which GPU to execute. Application developers can choose between the low-power integrated GPU of the CPU, the discrete GPU (on certain MacBooks and Macs) or an external GPU connected through Thunderbolt. Application developers also have the preference on how GPU commands are executed on which GPUs and provides suggestion on which GPU a certain command is most efficient to execute (commands to render a scene can be executed by the discrete GPU while post-processing and display can be handled by the integrated GPU).<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>

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<div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Metal_Performance_Shaders">Metal Performance Shaders</h3></div>

<p>Metal Performance Shaders is a highly optimized library of graphics functions that can help application developers achieve great performance at the same time decrease work on maintaining GPU family specific functions.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It provides functions including:

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<ul><li>Image filtering algorithms</li>

<li>Neural network processing</li>

<li>Advanced math operations</li>

<li>Ray tracing</li></ul>

<div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2></div>

<p>Metal has been available since June 2, 2014 on <a href="List_of_iOS_devices" class="mw-redirect" title="List of iOS devices">iOS devices</a> powered by <a href="Apple_A7" title="Apple A7">Apple A7</a> or later,<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and since June 8, 2015 on <a href="Macintosh" class="mw-redirect" title="Macintosh">Macs</a> (2012 models or later) running <a href="OS_X_El_Capitan" title="OS X El Capitan">OS X El Capitan</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>

</p><p>On June 5, 2017, at <a href="WWDC" class="mw-redirect" title="WWDC">WWDC</a>, Apple announced the second version of Metal, to be supported by <a href="MacOS_High_Sierra" title="MacOS High Sierra">macOS High Sierra</a>, <a href="IOS_11" title="IOS 11">iOS 11</a> and <a href="TvOS_11" class="mw-redirect" title="TvOS 11">tvOS 11</a>. Metal 2 is not a separate API from Metal and is supported by the same hardware. Metal 2 enables more efficient <a href="Profiling_(computer_programming)" title="Profiling (computer programming)">profiling</a> and <a href="Debugging" title="Debugging">debugging</a> in <a href="Xcode" title="Xcode">Xcode</a>, accelerated <a href="Machine_learning" title="Machine learning">machine learning</a>, lower <a href="CPU" class="mw-redirect" title="CPU">CPU</a> workload, support for <a href="Virtual_reality" title="Virtual reality">virtual reality</a> on macOS, and specificities of the <a href="Apple_A11" title="Apple A11">Apple A11</a> GPU, in particular.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>

</p><p>At the 2020 <a href="WWDC" class="mw-redirect" title="WWDC">WWDC</a>, Apple announced the migration of the Mac to <a href="Apple_silicon" title="Apple silicon">Apple silicon</a>. Macs using Apple silicon will feature Apple GPUs with a feature set combining what was previously available on macOS and iOS, and will be able to take advantage of features tailored to the <a href="Tile_based_deferred_rendering" class="mw-redirect" title="Tile based deferred rendering">tile based deferred rendering</a> (TBDR) architecture of Apple GPUs.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>

</p><p>At the 2022 <a href="WWDC" class="mw-redirect" title="WWDC">WWDC</a>, Apple announced the third version of Metal (Metal 3), which would debut with the release of <a href="MacOS_Ventura" title="MacOS Ventura">macOS Ventura</a>, <a href="IOS_16" title="IOS 16">iOS 16</a> and <a href="IPadOS_16" title="IPadOS 16">iPadOS 16</a>. Metal 3 introduces the MetalFX upscaling framework, which renders complex scenes in less time per frame with high-performance upscaling and anti-aliasing, mesh shaders support.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Also announced possibility to use C/C++ for Metal API.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>

</p><p>At the 2023 <a href="WWDC" class="mw-redirect" title="WWDC">WWDC</a>, Apple announced a brand new toolkit called the Game Porting Toolkit to port Windows 10/11-based games. It includes an environment to test binaries, translation layers from HLSL to MSL, and Metal-cpp bindings. Jeremy Sandmel announced a new Game Mode for <a href="MacOS_Sonoma" title="MacOS Sonoma">macOS Sonoma</a>, and <a href="Hideo_Kojima" title="Hideo Kojima">Hideo Kojima</a> announced <i><a href="Death_Stranding" title="Death Stranding">Death Stranding</a></i> for the macOS App Store.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>

</p><p>At the 2024 <a href="WWDC" class="mw-redirect" title="WWDC">WWDC</a>, Apple announced Game Porting Toolkit 2, along with the release of new games such as <i><a href="Control%3A_Ultimate_Edition" class="mw-redirect" title="Control: Ultimate Edition">Control: Ultimate Edition</a></i>, <i><a href="Frostpunk_2" title="Frostpunk 2">Frostpunk 2</a></i>, and <i><a href="Assassin's_Creed_Shadows" title="Assassin's Creed Shadows">Assassin's Creed Shadows</a></i> for macOS.<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>

</p><p>At the 2025 <a href="WWDC" class="mw-redirect" title="WWDC">WWDC</a>, Apple announced Metal 4, a new version of the API featuring a unified command encoder system, support for neural rendering, and new technologies such as MetalFX Frame Interpolation and a ray tracing denoiser.<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>

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<div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Supported_GPUs">Supported GPUs</h2></div>

<p>The first version of Metal supports the following hardware and software:<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>

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<ul><li><a href="Apple_A7" title="Apple A7">Apple A7</a> <a href="System_on_chip" class="mw-redirect" title="System on chip">SoC</a> or later with <a href="IOS_8" title="IOS 8">iOS 8</a> or later</li>

<li><a href="Apple_M1" title="Apple M1">Apple M1</a> <a href="System_on_chip" class="mw-redirect" title="System on chip">SoC</a> or later with <a href="MacOS_Big_Sur" title="MacOS Big Sur">macOS 11</a> or later</li>

<li>Intel Processor with <a href="Intel_HD_and_Iris_Graphics" class="mw-redirect" title="Intel HD and Iris Graphics">Intel HD and Iris Graphics</a> Ivy Bridge series or later with <a href="OS_X_El_Capitan" title="OS X El Capitan">OS X 10.11</a> or later</li>

<li>AMD Graphics with <a href="Graphics_Core_Next" title="Graphics Core Next">GCN</a> or <a href="RDNA_(microarchitecture)" title="RDNA (microarchitecture)">RDNA</a> architecture with <a href="OS_X_El_Capitan" title="OS X El Capitan">OS X 10.11</a> or later</li>

<li>NVIDIA Graphics with <a href="Kepler_(microarchitecture)" title="Kepler (microarchitecture)">Kepler</a> architecture with <a href="OS_X_El_Capitan" title="OS X El Capitan">OS X 10.11</a> to <a href="MacOS_Big_Sur" title="MacOS Big Sur">macOS 11</a> operating system</li>

<li>NVIDIA Graphics with <a href="Maxwell_(microarchitecture)" title="Maxwell (microarchitecture)">Maxwell</a> architecture or <a href="Pascal_(microarchitecture)" title="Pascal (microarchitecture)">Pascal</a> architecture with <a href="OS_X_El_Capitan" title="OS X El Capitan">OS X 10.11</a> to <a href="MacOS_High_Sierra" title="MacOS High Sierra">macOS 10.13</a> operating system</li></ul>

<p>The second version of Metal supports the following hardware and software:

</p>

<ul><li><a href="Apple_A7" title="Apple A7">Apple A7</a> <a href="System_on_chip" class="mw-redirect" title="System on chip">SoC</a> or later with <a href="IOS_11" title="IOS 11">iOS 11</a> or later</li>

<li>Intel Processor with <a href="Intel_HD_and_Iris_Graphics" class="mw-redirect" title="Intel HD and Iris Graphics">Intel HD and Iris Graphics</a> Skylake series or later with <a href="MacOS_High_Sierra" title="MacOS High Sierra">macOS 10.13</a> or later</li>

<li>AMD Graphics with <a href="Graphics_Core_Next" title="Graphics Core Next">GCN</a> or <a href="RDNA_(microarchitecture)" title="RDNA (microarchitecture)">RDNA</a> architecture with <a href="MacOS_High_Sierra" title="MacOS High Sierra">macOS 10.13</a> or later</li></ul>

<p>The third version of Metal supports the following hardware and software:<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>

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<ul><li><a href="Apple_A13" title="Apple A13">Apple A13</a> or later with <a href="IOS_16" title="IOS 16">iOS 16</a>, <a href="IPadOS_16" title="IPadOS 16">iPadOS 16</a><sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li>

<li><a href="Apple_A14" title="Apple A14">Apple A14</a> or later with <a href="IOS_16" title="IOS 16">iOS 16</a>, <a href="IPadOS_16" title="IPadOS 16">iPadOS 16</a> or later</li>

<li><a href="Apple_M1" title="Apple M1">Apple M1</a> <a href="System_on_chip" class="mw-redirect" title="System on chip">SoC</a> or later with <a href="IPadOS_16" title="IPadOS 16">iPadOS 16</a> or later</li>

<li><a href="Apple_M1" title="Apple M1">Apple M1</a> <a href="System_on_chip" class="mw-redirect" title="System on chip">SoC</a> or later with <a href="MacOS_Ventura" title="MacOS Ventura">macOS 13</a> or later</li>

<li>Intel Processor with <a href="Intel_HD_and_Iris_Graphics" class="mw-redirect" title="Intel HD and Iris Graphics">Intel</a> UHD 630 or Iris Plus (Kaby Lake or later) with <a href="MacOS_Ventura" title="MacOS Ventura">macOS 13</a> or later</li>

<li>AMD Graphics with <a href="RDNA_(microarchitecture)" title="RDNA (microarchitecture)">RDNA</a> architecture (5000 and 6000 series) and Pro Vega (5th generation <a href="Graphics_Core_Next" title="Graphics Core Next">GCN</a> architecture)</li></ul>

<p>The fourth version of Metal supports the following hardware and software:

</p>

<ul><li><a href="Apple_A14" title="Apple A14">Apple A14</a> or later with <a href="IOS_26" title="IOS 26">iOS 26</a>, <a href="IPadOS_26" title="IPadOS 26">iPadOS 26</a> or later</li>

<li><a href="Apple_M1" title="Apple M1">Apple M1</a> <a href="System_on_chip" class="mw-redirect" title="System on chip">SoC</a> or later with <a href="IPadOS_26" title="IPadOS 26">iPadOS 26</a>, <a href="MacOS_Tahoe" title="MacOS Tahoe">macOS 26</a> or later</li></ul>

<div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Adoption">Adoption</h2></div>

<p>According to Apple, more than 148,000 applications use Metal directly, and 1.7 million use it through high-level <a href="Application_framework" title="Application framework">frameworks</a>, as of June 2017.<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> macOS games using Metal for <a href="Rendering_(computer_graphics)" title="Rendering (computer graphics)">rendering</a> are listed below.

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<th>Title

</th>

<th>Developer (macOS version)

</th>

<th>Game engine

</th>

<th>MacOS release date (OpenGL/DirectX)

</th>

<th>Metal-based release date

</th>

<th>Metal support notes

</th></tr>

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<td><i><a href="Ark%3A_Survival_Evolved" title="Ark: Survival Evolved">Ark: Survival Evolved</a></i>

</td>

<td><a href="Studio_Wildcard" title="Studio Wildcard">Studio Wildcard</a>

</td>

<td><a href="Unreal_Engine_4" title="Unreal Engine 4">Unreal Engine 4</a>

</td>

<td>

</td>

<td><span data-sort-value="000000002017-08-29-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">29 August 2017</span>

</td>

<td>

</td></tr>

<tr>

<td><i><a href="Assassin's_Creed_Shadows" title="Assassin's Creed Shadows">Assassin's Creed Shadows</a></i>

</td>

<td><a href="Ubisoft_Quebec" title="Ubisoft Quebec">Ubisoft Quebec</a>

</td>

<td><a href="Ubisoft_Anvil" title="Ubisoft Anvil">Ubisoft Anvil</a>

</td>

<td>

</td>

<td><span data-sort-value="000000002025-03-20-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">20 March 2025</span>

</td>

<td>

</td></tr>

<tr>

</td>

<td>Virtual Programming

</td>

<td>Real Virtuality

</td>

<td><span data-sort-value="000000002015-08-31-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">31 August 2015</span>

</td>

<td>

</td>

<td>Metal support in beta since <span data-sort-value="000000002017-09-17-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">17 September 2017</span>

</td></tr>

<tr>

<td><i><a href="Baldur's_Gate_III" class="mw-redirect" title="Baldur's Gate III">Baldur's Gate III</a></i>

</td>

<td><a href="Larian_Studios" title="Larian Studios">Larian Studios</a>

</td>

<td>Divinity Engine 4.0

</td>

<td>

</td>

<td><span data-sort-value="000000002023-09-22-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">22 September 2023</span>

</td>

<td>Metal support in early access since <span data-sort-value="000000002020-10-06-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">6 October 2020</span>

</td></tr>

<tr>

<td><i>Ballistic Overkill</i>

</td>

<td>Aquiris Game Studio

</td>

<td><a href="Unity_(game_engine)" title="Unity (game engine)">Unity Engine 5</a>

</td>

<td>

</td>

<td><span data-sort-value="000000002017-03-28-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">28 March 2017</span>

</td>

<td>

</td></tr>

<tr>

<td><i><a href="Batman%3A_Arkham_City" title="Batman: Arkham City">Batman: Arkham City</a></i>

</td>

<td><a href="Feral_Interactive" title="Feral Interactive">Feral Interactive</a>

</td>

<td><a href="Unreal_Engine_3" title="Unreal Engine 3">Unreal Engine 3</a>

</td>

<td><span data-sort-value="000000002013-10-18-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">18 October 2013</span>

</td>

<td>

</td>

<td>Metal support since 21 February 2019 with v1.2

</td></tr>

<tr>

<td><i><a href="Batman%3A_The_Enemy_Within" title="Batman: The Enemy Within">Batman: The Enemy Within</a></i>

</td>

<td><a href="Telltale_Games" title="Telltale Games">Telltale Games</a>

</td>

<td><a href="Telltale_Tool" class="mw-redirect" title="Telltale Tool">Telltale Tool</a>

</td>

<td>

</td>

<td><span data-sort-value="000000002017-08-08-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">8 August 2017</span>

</td>

<td>

</td></tr>

<tr>

<td><i><a href="BattleTech_(video_game)" title="BattleTech (video game)">BattleTech</a></i>

</td>

<td><a href="Harebrained_Schemes" title="Harebrained Schemes">Harebrained Schemes</a>

</td>

<td><a href="Unity_(game_engine)" title="Unity (game engine)">Unity Engine 5</a>

</td>

<td>

</td>

<td><span data-sort-value="000000002018-04-24-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">24 April 2018</span>

</td>

<td>

</td></tr>

<tr>

<td data-sort-value="Bioshock 1R"><i><a href="BioShock" title="BioShock">Bioshock Remastered</a></i>

</td>

<td><a href="Feral_Interactive" title="Feral Interactive">Feral Interactive</a>

</td>

<td><a href="Unreal_Engine_2.5" class="mw-redirect" title="Unreal Engine 2.5">Unreal Engine 2.5</a>

</td>

<td>

</td>

<td><span data-sort-value="000000002017-08-22-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">22 August 2017</span>

</td>

<td>

</td></tr>

<tr>

<td data-sort-value="Bioshock 2R"><i><a href="BioShock_2" title="BioShock 2">Bioshock 2 Remastered</a></i>

</td>

<td><a href="Feral_Interactive" title="Feral Interactive">Feral Interactive</a>

</td>

<td><a href="Unreal_Engine_2.5" class="mw-redirect" title="Unreal Engine 2.5">Unreal Engine 2.5</a>

</td>

<td>

</td>

<td><span data-sort-value="000000002020-10-22-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">22 October 2020</span>

</td>

<td>

</td></tr>

<tr>

<td><i><a href="Cyberpunk_2077" title="Cyberpunk 2077">Cyberpunk 2077</a></i>

</td>

<td><a href="CD_Projekt" title="CD Projekt">CD Projekt</a>

</td>

<td><a href="CD_Projekt#REDengine" title="CD Projekt">REDengine 4</a>

</td>

<td>

</td>

</td>

<td>Support for Metal 4

</td></tr>

<tr>

<td><i><a href="Cities%3A_Skylines" title="Cities: Skylines">Cities: Skylines</a></i>

</td>

<td><a href="Paradox_Interactive" title="Paradox Interactive">Paradox Interactive</a>

</td>

<td><a href="Unity_(game_engine)" title="Unity (game engine)">Unity Engine 5</a>

</td>

<td><span data-sort-value="000000002015-03-10-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">10 March 2015</span>

</td>

<td>

</td>

<td>Metal support since <span data-sort-value="000000002017-05-18-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">18 May 2017</span>

</td></tr>

<tr>

<td><i><a href="Civilization_VI" title="Civilization VI">Civilization VI</a></i>

</td>

<td><a href="Aspyr_Media" class="mw-redirect" title="Aspyr Media">Aspyr Media</a>

</td>

<td>LORE

</td>

<td><span data-sort-value="000000002016-10-24-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">24 October 2016</span>

</td>

<td>

</td>

<td>Metal support since 5 April 2019

</td></tr>

<tr>

<td><i><a href="Company_of_Heroes_2" title="Company of Heroes 2">Company of Heroes 2</a></i>

</td>

<td><a href="Feral_Interactive" title="Feral Interactive">Feral Interactive</a>

</td>

<td><a href="Essence_Engine" class="mw-redirect" title="Essence Engine">Essence Engine 3</a>

</td>

<td><span data-sort-value="000000002015-01-21-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">21 January 2015</span>

</td>

<td>

</td>

<td>Metal support since <span data-sort-value="000000002018-10-19-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">19 October 2018</span>

</td></tr>

<tr>

<td><i><a href="Control%3A_Ultimate_Edition" class="mw-redirect" title="Control: Ultimate Edition">Control: Ultimate Edition</a></i>

</td>

<td><a href="Remedy_Entertainment" title="Remedy Entertainment">Remedy Entertainment</a>

</td>

<td><a href="Remedy_Entertainment#Northlight_engine" title="Remedy Entertainment">Northlight Engine</a>

</td>

<td>

</td>

<td><span data-sort-value="000000002025-03-26-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">26 March 2025</span>

</td>

<td>

</td></tr>

<tr>

<td><i><a href="Deus_Ex%3A_Mankind_Divided" title="Deus Ex: Mankind Divided">Deus Ex: Mankind Divided</a></i>

</td>

<td><a href="Feral_Interactive" title="Feral Interactive">Feral Interactive</a>

</td>

<td>Dawn Engine

</td>

<td>

</td>

<td><span data-sort-value="000000002017-12-12-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">12 December 2017</span>

</td>

<td>

</td></tr>

<tr>

<td><i><a href="DiRT_Rally" class="mw-redirect" title="DiRT Rally">DiRT Rally</a></i>

</td>

<td><a href="Feral_Interactive" title="Feral Interactive">Feral Interactive</a>

</td>

<td><a href="EGO_(game_engine)" class="mw-redirect" title="EGO (game engine)">EGO Engine 2.5</a>

</td>

<td>

</td>

<td><span data-sort-value="000000002017-11-16-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">16 November 2017</span>

</td>

<td>

</td></tr>

<tr>

<td><i><a href="Divinity%3A_Original_Sin_II" title="Divinity: Original Sin II">Divinity: Original Sin II</a></i>

</td>

<td><a href="Larian_Studios" title="Larian Studios">Larian Studios</a>

</td>

<td>Divinity Engine 2

</td>

<td>

</td>

<td><span data-sort-value="000000002019-01-31-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">31 January 2019</span>

</td>

<td>

</td></tr>

<tr>

</td>

<td><a href="Valve_Corporation" title="Valve Corporation">Valve</a>

</td>

<td><a href="Source_2" title="Source 2">Source 2</a>

</td>

</td>

<td>

</td>

<td><a href="MoltenVK" title="MoltenVK">MoltenVK</a> was announced on <span data-sort-value="000000002018-02-26-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">26 February 2018</span>.<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The option to use this became available on <span data-sort-value="000000002018-05-31-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">31 May 2018</span>.<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>

</td></tr>

<tr>

<td data-sort-value="Elder Scrolls Online, The"><i><a href="The_Elder_Scrolls_Online" title="The Elder Scrolls Online">The Elder Scrolls Online</a></i>

</td>

<td><a href="Zenimax_Online_Studios" class="mw-redirect" title="Zenimax Online Studios">Zenimax Online Studios</a>

</td>

</td>

<td><span data-sort-value="000000002014-04-04-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">4 April 2014</span>

</td>

<td><span data-sort-value="000000002018-10-22-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">22 October 2018</span>

</td>

<td>OpenGL Renderer replaced with Vulkan via MoltenVK wrapper (translates Vulkan API calls to Metal) in patch 4.2.5

</td></tr>

<tr>

<td><i><a href="Empire%3A_Total_War" title="Empire: Total War">Empire: Total War</a></i>

</td>

<td><a href="Feral_Interactive" title="Feral Interactive">Feral Interactive</a>

</td>

<td>TW Engine 3

</td>

<td><span data-sort-value="000000002009-03-04-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">4 March 2009</span>

</td>

<td>

</td>

<td>Metal support since 16 December 2019

</td></tr>

<tr>

<td><i><a href="Eve_Online" title="Eve Online">EVE Online</a></i>

</td>

<td><a href="CCP_Games" title="CCP Games">CCP Games</a>

</td>

</td>

<td><span data-sort-value="000000002007-11-06-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">6 November 2007</span>

</td>

<td><span data-sort-value="000000002021-10-14-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">14 October 2021</span>

</td>

<td>Previously available on macOS via <a href="DirectX" title="DirectX">DirectX</a> 9.0 from November 2007 until February 2009; native macOS version using Metal released 14 November 2021

</td></tr>

<tr>

<td><i><a href="Everspace" title="Everspace">Everspace</a></i>

</td>

<td>Rockfish

</td>

<td><a href="Unreal_Engine_4" title="Unreal Engine 4">Unreal Engine 4</a>

</td>

<td>

</td>

</td>

<td>

</td></tr>

<tr>

</td>

<td><a href="Feral_Interactive" title="Feral Interactive">Feral Interactive</a>

</td>

<td><a href="EGO_(game_engine)" class="mw-redirect" title="EGO (game engine)">EGO Engine 4.0</a>

</td>

<td>

</td>

<td><span data-sort-value="000000002017-04-06-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">6 April 2017</span>

</td>

<td>

</td></tr>

<tr>

</td>

<td><a href="Feral_Interactive" title="Feral Interactive">Feral Interactive</a>

</td>

<td><a href="EGO_(game_engine)" class="mw-redirect" title="EGO (game engine)">EGO Engine 4.0</a>

</td>

<td>

</td>

<td><span data-sort-value="000000002017-08-25-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">25 August 2017</span>

</td>

<td>

</td></tr>

<tr>

<td><i><a href="Fortnite" title="Fortnite">Fortnite</a></i>

</td>

<td><a href="Epic_Games" title="Epic Games">Epic Games</a>

</td>

<td><a href="Unreal_Engine_4" title="Unreal Engine 4">Unreal Engine 4</a>

</td>

<td>

</td>

</td>

<td>

</td></tr>

<tr>

<td><i><a href="Frostpunk" title="Frostpunk">Frostpunk</a></i>

</td>

<td><a href="11_Bit_Studios" title="11 Bit Studios">11 Bit Studios</a>

</td>

<td>Liquid Engine

</td>

<td>

</td>

<td><span data-sort-value="000000002021-02-24-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">24 February 2021</span>

</td>

<td>

</td></tr>

<tr>

<td><i><a href="Frostpunk_2" title="Frostpunk 2">Frostpunk 2</a></i>

</td>

<td><a href="11_Bit_Studios" title="11 Bit Studios">11 Bit Studios</a>

</td>

<td><a href="Unreal_Engine_5" title="Unreal Engine 5">Unreal Engine 5</a>

</td>

<td>

</td>

<td><span data-sort-value="000000002024-09-20-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">20 September 2024</span>

</td>

<td>

</td></tr>

<tr>

<td><i><a href="Gravel_(video_game)" title="Gravel (video game)">Gravel</a></i>

</td>

<td>Virtual Programming

</td>

<td><a href="Unreal_Engine_4" title="Unreal Engine 4">Unreal Engine 4</a>

</td>

<td>

</td>

<td><span data-sort-value="000000002019-01-20-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">20 January 2019</span>

</td>

<td>

</td></tr>

<tr>

<td><i><a href="Guardians_of_the_Galaxy%3A_The_Telltale_Series" title="Guardians of the Galaxy: The Telltale Series">Guardians of the Galaxy: The Telltale Series</a></i>

</td>

<td><a href="Telltale_Games" title="Telltale Games">Telltale Games</a>

</td>

<td><a href="Telltale_Tool" class="mw-redirect" title="Telltale Tool">Telltale Tool</a>

</td>

<td>

</td>

<td><span data-sort-value="000000002017-04-18-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">18 April 2017</span>

</td>

<td>

</td></tr>

<tr>

<td><i><a href="Headlander" title="Headlander">Headlander</a></i>

</td>

<td><a href="Double_Fine_Productions" class="mw-redirect" title="Double Fine Productions">Double Fine Productions</a>

</td>

<td>Buddha Engine

</td>

<td>

</td>

<td><span data-sort-value="000000002016-11-18-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">18 November 2016</span>

</td>

<td>

</td></tr>

<tr>

<td><i><a href="Heroes_of_the_Storm" title="Heroes of the Storm">Heroes of the Storm</a></i>

</td>

<td><a href="Blizzard_Entertainment" title="Blizzard Entertainment">Blizzard Entertainment</a>

</td>

<td>SC2 Engine

</td>

</td>

<td>

</td>

<td>Metal support in beta since <span data-sort-value="000000002017-01-24-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">24 January 2017</span> (temporarily removed on <span data-sort-value="000000002017-11-29-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">29 November 2017</span><sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> until ?)

</td></tr>

<tr>

<td><i><a href="Hitman_(2016_video_game)" title="Hitman (2016 video game)">Hitman</a></i>

</td>

<td><a href="Feral_Interactive" title="Feral Interactive">Feral Interactive</a>

</td>

<td>Glacier 2

</td>

<td>

</td>

</td>

<td>

</td></tr>

<tr>

<td data-sort-value="Life Is Strange 0"><i><a href="Life_Is_Strange%3A_Before_the_Storm" title="Life Is Strange: Before the Storm">Life Is Strange: Before the Storm</a></i>

</td>

<td><a href="Feral_Interactive" title="Feral Interactive">Feral Interactive</a>

</td>

<td><a href="Unity_Engine" class="mw-redirect" title="Unity Engine">Unity Engine</a>

</td>

<td>

</td>

<td><span data-sort-value="000000002018-09-13-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">13 September 2018</span>

</td>

<td>

</td></tr>

<tr>

<td data-sort-value="Life Is Strange 2"><i><a href="Life_Is_Strange_2" title="Life Is Strange 2">Life Is Strange 2</a></i>

</td>

<td><a href="Feral_Interactive" title="Feral Interactive">Feral Interactive</a>

</td>

<td><a href="Unreal_Engine_4" title="Unreal Engine 4">Unreal Engine 4</a>

</td>

<td>

</td>

</td>

<td>

</td></tr>

<tr>

<td><i><a href="Mafia_III" title="Mafia III">Mafia III</a></i>

</td>

<td><a href="Aspyr_Media" class="mw-redirect" title="Aspyr Media">Aspyr Media</a>

</td>

<td>Illusion Engine

</td>

<td>

</td>

</td>

<td>

</td></tr>

<tr>

<td><i><a href="Medieval_II%3A_Total_War" title="Medieval II: Total War">Medieval II: Total War</a></i>

</td>

<td><a href="Feral_Interactive" title="Feral Interactive">Feral Interactive</a>

</td>

<td>TW Engine 2

</td>

<td><span data-sort-value="000000002015-12-17-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">17 December 2015</span>

</td>

<td>

</td>

<td>Metal support since 25 October 2018

</td></tr>

<tr>

<td><i><a href="Micro_Machines_World_Series" title="Micro Machines World Series">Micro Machines World Series</a></i>

</td>

<td>Virtual Programming

</td>

<td><a href="Unity_(game_engine)" title="Unity (game engine)">Unity Engine 5</a>

</td>

<td>

</td>

</td>

<td>

</td></tr>

<tr>

<td><i><a href="Minecraft%3A_Story_Mode_-_Season_Two" class="mw-redirect" title="Minecraft: Story Mode - Season Two">Minecraft: Story Mode - Season Two</a></i>

</td>

<td><a href="Telltale_Games" title="Telltale Games">Telltale Games</a>

</td>

<td><a href="Telltale_Tool" class="mw-redirect" title="Telltale Tool">Telltale Tool</a>

</td>

<td>

</td>

</td>

<td>

</td></tr>

<tr>

</td>

<td>Virtual Programming

</td>

<td><a href="Unreal_Engine_4" title="Unreal Engine 4">Unreal Engine 4</a>

</td>

<td>

</td>

<td><span data-sort-value="000000002018-11-23-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">23 November 2018</span>

</td>

<td>

</td></tr>

<tr>

<td><i><a href="Napoleon%3A_Total_War" title="Napoleon: Total War">Napoleon: Total War</a></i>

</td>

<td><a href="Feral_Interactive" title="Feral Interactive">Feral Interactive</a>

</td>

<td>TW Engine 3

</td>

</td>

<td>

</td>

<td>Metal support since 25 October 2019 with v1.2

</td></tr>

<tr>

<td><i><a href="Obduction_(video_game)" title="Obduction (video game)">Obduction</a></i>

</td>

<td><a href="Cyan_Worlds" title="Cyan Worlds">Cyan Worlds</a>

</td>

<td><a href="Unreal_Engine_4" title="Unreal Engine 4">Unreal Engine 4</a>

</td>

<td>

</td>

<td><span data-sort-value="000000002017-03-29-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">29 March 2017</span>

</td>

<td>

</td></tr>

<tr>

<td><i><a href="Observer_(video_game)" title="Observer (video game)">Observer</a></i>

</td>

<td><a href="Bloober_Team" title="Bloober Team">Bloober Team</a>

</td>

<td><a href="Unreal_Engine_4" title="Unreal Engine 4">Unreal Engine 4</a>

</td>

<td>

</td>

<td><span data-sort-value="000000002017-10-24-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">24 October 2017</span>

</td>

<td>

</td></tr>

<tr>

<td><i><a href="Quake_II" title="Quake II">Quake II</a></i>

</td>

<td><a href="Id_Software" title="Id Software">id Software</a>

</td>

<td><a href="Quake_II_engine" title="Quake II engine">Quake II engine</a>

</td>

<td>

</td>

<td><span data-sort-value="000000002019-02-09-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">9 February 2019</span>

</td>

<td>A port using <a href="MoltenVK" title="MoltenVK">MoltenVK</a> was released as vkQuake2.<sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>

</td></tr>

<tr>

<td><i>Refunct</i>

</td>

<td>Dominique Grieshofer

</td>

<td><a href="Unreal_Engine_4" title="Unreal Engine 4">Unreal Engine 4</a>

</td>

<td>

</td>

<td><span data-sort-value="000000002016-09-05-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">5 September 2016</span>

</td>

<td>

</td></tr>

<tr>

<td><i><a href="Resident_Evil_Village" title="Resident Evil Village">Resident Evil Village</a></i>

</td>

<td><a href="Capcom" title="Capcom">Capcom</a>

</td>

<td><a href="RE_Engine" title="RE Engine">RE Engine</a>

</td>

<td>

</td>

<td><span data-sort-value="000000002022-10-28-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">28 October 2022</span>

</td>

<td>First macOS game with MetalFX support

</td></tr>

<tr>

<td><i><a href="Rise_of_the_Tomb_Raider" title="Rise of the Tomb Raider">Rise of the Tomb Raider</a></i>

</td>

<td><a href="Feral_Interactive" title="Feral Interactive">Feral Interactive</a>

</td>

<td>Foundation Engine

</td>

<td>

</td>

<td><span data-sort-value="000000002018-04-12-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">12 April 2018</span>

</td>

<td>

</td></tr>

<tr>

<td><i><a href="Shadow_of_the_Tomb_Raider" title="Shadow of the Tomb Raider">Shadow of the Tomb Raider</a></i>

</td>

<td><a href="Feral_Interactive" title="Feral Interactive">Feral Interactive</a>

</td>

<td>Foundation Engine

</td>

<td>

</td>

</td>

<td>

</td></tr>

<tr>

<td><i><a href="Sid_Meier's_Railroads!" title="Sid Meier's Railroads!">Sid Meier's Railroads!</a></i>

</td>

<td><a href="Feral_Interactive" title="Feral Interactive">Feral Interactive</a>

</td>

<td><a href="Gamebryo" title="Gamebryo">Gamebryo</a>

</td>

<td><span data-sort-value="000000002012-11-01-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">1 November 2012</span>

</td>

<td>

</td>

<td>Metal support since <span data-sort-value="000000002018-12-18-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">18 December 2018</span>

</td></tr>

<tr>

</td>

<td><a href="Maxis" title="Maxis">Maxis</a> Redwood Shores

</td>

<td>The Sims 3 Engine

</td>

</td>

<td><span data-sort-value="000000002020-10-28-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">28 October 2020</span>

</td>

<td>

</td></tr>

<tr>

</td>

<td><a href="Maxis" title="Maxis">Maxis</a>

</td>

<td>SmartSim

</td>

<td><span data-sort-value="000000002015-02-17-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">17 February 2015</span>

</td>

<td>

</td>

<td>Metal support added <span data-sort-value="000000002019-11-12-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">12 November 2019</span>

</td></tr>

<tr>

<td><i>Sky: Children of the Light</i>

</td>

<td>Thatgamecompany

</td>

</td>

<td>

</td>

</td>

<td>Native Metal support added since pre-global live in November 2017

</td></tr>

<tr>

<td><i><a href="StarCraft_(video_game)" title="StarCraft (video game)">Starcraft</a></i>

</td>

<td><a href="Blizzard_Entertainment" title="Blizzard Entertainment">Blizzard Entertainment</a>

</td>

<td>Modified Warcraft II engine

</td>

<td><span data-sort-value="000000002001-11-20-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">20 November 2001</span>

</td>

<td>

</td>

<td>Metal support since <span data-sort-value="000000002020-07-02-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">2 July 2020</span> with v1.23.5

</td></tr>

<tr>

<td><i><a href="StarCraft_II" title="StarCraft II">StarCraft II</a></i>

</td>

<td><a href="Blizzard_Entertainment" title="Blizzard Entertainment">Blizzard Entertainment</a>

</td>

<td>SC2 Engine

</td>

</td>

<td>

</td>

<td>Metal support in beta since <span data-sort-value="000000002017-01-24-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">24 January 2017</span>

</td></tr>

<tr>

<td><i><a href="Tomb_Raider_(2013_video_game)" title="Tomb Raider (2013 video game)">Tomb Raider</a></i>

</td>

<td><a href="Feral_Interactive" title="Feral Interactive">Feral Interactive</a>

</td>

<td>Foundation Engine

</td>

<td><span data-sort-value="000000002014-01-17-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">17 January 2014</span>

</td>

<td>

</td>

<td>Metal support with v1.2 in July 2019

</td></tr>

<tr>

<td><i><a href="Rome%3A_Total_War" title="Rome: Total War">Total War: Rome Remastered</a></i>

</td>

<td><a href="Feral_Interactive" title="Feral Interactive">Feral Interactive</a>

</td>

<td>TW Engine 2

</td>

<td>

</td>

<td><span data-sort-value="000000002021-04-29-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">29 April 2021</span>

</td>

<td>

</td></tr>

<tr>

<td><i><a href="Total_War%3A_Shogun_2" title="Total War: Shogun 2">Total War: Shogun 2</a></i>

</td>

<td><a href="Feral_Interactive" title="Feral Interactive">Feral Interactive</a>

</td>

<td>TW Engine 3

</td>

</td>

<td>

</td>

<td>Metal support since 4 October 2019

</td></tr>

<tr>

<td><i><a href="Total_War%3A_Shogun_2%3A_Fall_of_the_Samurai" title="Total War: Shogun 2: Fall of the Samurai">Total War: Shogun 2: Fall of the Samurai</a></i>

</td>

<td><a href="Feral_Interactive" title="Feral Interactive">Feral Interactive</a>

</td>

<td>TW Engine 3

</td>

<td><span data-sort-value="000000002014-12-18-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">18 December 2014</span>

</td>

<td>

</td>

<td>Metal support since 4 October 2019

</td></tr>

<tr>

<td><i><a href="Total_War%3A_Three_Kingdoms" title="Total War: Three Kingdoms">Total War: Three Kingdoms</a></i>

</td>

<td><a href="Feral_Interactive" title="Feral Interactive">Feral Interactive</a>

</td>

<td>TW Engine 3

</td>

<td>

</td>

</td>

<td>

</td></tr>

<tr>

<td><i><a href="Total_War%3A_Warhammer" title="Total War: Warhammer">Total War: Warhammer</a></i>

</td>

<td><a href="Feral_Interactive" title="Feral Interactive">Feral Interactive</a>

</td>

<td>TW Engine 3

</td>

<td>

</td>

<td><span data-sort-value="000000002017-04-19-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">19 April 2017</span>

</td>

<td>

</td></tr>

<tr>

<td><i><a href="Total_War%3A_Warhammer_II" title="Total War: Warhammer II">Total War: Warhammer II</a></i>

</td>

<td><a href="Feral_Interactive" title="Feral Interactive">Feral Interactive</a>

</td>

<td>TW Engine 3

</td>

<td>

</td>

<td><span data-sort-value="000000002018-11-20-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">20 November 2018</span>

</td>

<td>

</td></tr>

<tr>

<td data-sort-value="Total WarSaga Thrones of Britannia"><i><a href="Total_War_Saga%3A_Thrones_of_Britannia" title="Total War Saga: Thrones of Britannia">Total War Saga: Thrones of Britannia</a></i>

</td>

<td><a href="Feral_Interactive" title="Feral Interactive">Feral Interactive</a>

</td>

<td>TW Engine 3

</td>

<td>

</td>

</td>

<td>

</td></tr>

<tr>

<td data-sort-value="Total WarSaga Troy"><i><a href="Total_War_Saga%3A_Troy" title="Total War Saga: Troy">Total War Saga: Troy</a></i>

</td>

<td><a href="Feral_Interactive" title="Feral Interactive">Feral Interactive</a>

</td>

<td>TW Engine 3

</td>

<td>

</td>

<td><span data-sort-value="000000002020-08-13-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">13 August 2020</span>

</td>

<td>

</td></tr>

<tr>

<td><i><a href="Universe_Sandbox" title="Universe Sandbox">Universe Sandbox</a></i>

</td>

<td>Giant Army

</td>

<td><a href="Unity_(game_engine)" title="Unity (game engine)">Unity Engine 5</a>

</td>

</td>

<td>

</td>

<td>Metal support in beta since June 2017

</td></tr>

<tr>

<td><i><a href="Unreal_Tournament_(cancelled_video_game)" title="Unreal Tournament (cancelled video game)">Unreal Tournament</a></i>

</td>

<td><a href="Epic_Games" title="Epic Games">Epic Games</a>

</td>

<td><a href="Unreal_Engine_4" title="Unreal Engine 4">Unreal Engine 4</a>

</td>

<td style="background: #FFE3E3; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-no2">Cancelled

</td>

<td>

</td>

<td>Metal support since January 2017

</td></tr>

<tr>

<td><i><a href="War_Thunder" title="War Thunder">War Thunder</a></i>

</td>

<td><a href="Gaijin_Entertainment" title="Gaijin Entertainment">Gaijin Entertainment</a>

</td>

<td>Dagor Engine 4

</td>

<td><span data-sort-value="000000002012-11-01-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">1 November 2012</span>

</td>

<td>

</td>

<td>Metal support added <span data-sort-value="000000002017-05-24-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">24 May 2017</span> (removed in ? 2018 and reintroduced <span data-sort-value="000000002020-08-27-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">27 August 2020</span>)

</td></tr>

<tr>

<td><i><a href="Warhammer_40%2C000%3A_Dawn_of_War_III" title="Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War III">Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War III</a></i>

</td>

<td><a href="Feral_Interactive" title="Feral Interactive">Feral Interactive</a>

</td>

<td><a href="Essence_Engine" class="mw-redirect" title="Essence Engine">Essence Engine 4</a>

</td>

<td>

</td>

</td>

<td>

</td></tr>

<tr>

<td data-sort-value="Witness, The"><i><a href="The_Witness_(2016_video_game)" title="The Witness (2016 video game)">The Witness</a></i>

</td>

<td>Thekla, Inc

</td>

<td>Thekla Engine

</td>

<td>

</td>

<td><span data-sort-value="000000002017-03-08-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">8 March 2017</span>

</td>

<td>

</td></tr>

<tr>

<td><i><a href="World_of_Warcraft" title="World of Warcraft">World of Warcraft</a></i>

</td>

<td><a href="Blizzard_Entertainment" title="Blizzard Entertainment">Blizzard Entertainment</a>

</td>

<td>WoW Engine

</td>

<td><span data-sort-value="000000002004-11-23-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">23 November 2004</span>

</td>

<td>

</td>

<td>Metal support since August 2016

</td></tr>

<tr>

<td><i><a href="X-Plane_(simulator)" title="X-Plane (simulator)">X-Plane 11</a></i>

</td>

<td><a href="Laminar_Research" title="Laminar Research">Laminar Research</a>

</td>

</td>

</td>

<td>

</td>

<td>Metal support in beta since <span data-sort-value="000000002020-04-02-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">2 April 2020</span><sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>

</td></tr></tbody></table>

<ul><li><a href="Direct3D" title="Direct3D">Direct3D</a> – <a href="DirectX#DirectX_12" title="DirectX">DirectX 12</a> introduces low-level APIs.</li>

<li><a href="Mantle_(API)" title="Mantle (API)">Mantle</a> – low-level API by <a href="AMD" title="AMD">AMD</a></li>

<li><a href="Vulkan_(API)" class="mw-redirect" title="Vulkan (API)">Vulkan</a> – low-overhead successor to OpenGL</li>

<li><a href="MoltenVK" title="MoltenVK">MoltenVK</a> - software compatibility library to run Vulkan software on top of the Metal API</li>

<li><a href="WebGPU" title="WebGPU">WebGPU</a></li>

<li><a href="OpenGL" title="OpenGL">OpenGL</a> - cross-platform graphics API</li></ul>

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<li id="cite_note-26"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-26">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><cite id="CITEREFKondrak2019" class="citation web cs1">Kondrak, Krzysztof [@k_kondrak] (February 9, 2019). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://x.com/k_kondrak/status/1094192063292297217">"vkQuake2 gets MacOS support"</a> (<a href="Tweet_(social_media)" title="Tweet (social media)">Tweet</a>)<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">February 9,</span> 2019</span> – via <a href="Twitter" title="Twitter">Twitter</a>.</cite></span>

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<li id="cite_note-27"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-27">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://developer.x-plane.com/2020/04/x-plane-11-50-public-beta-1-vulkan-and-metal-are-here/">"X-Plane 11.50 Public Beta 1: Vulkan and Metal Are Here"</a>. <i>X-Plane Developer</i>. April 2, 2020<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">April 2,</span> 2020</span>.</cite></span>

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<div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="External_links">External links</h2></div>

<ul><li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://developer.apple.com/metal/">Metal for Developers</a></li>

<li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://developer.apple.com/library/prerelease/ios/documentation/Miscellaneous/Conceptual/MetalProgrammingGuide/Introduction/Introduction.html#//apple_ref/doc/uid/TP40014221">Metal Programming Guide</a> (preliminary)</li>

<li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NRoGwuSDh3E">WWDC14 demo</a>; <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Br7qVnzxzv8#t=1013">extended version</a></li>

<li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT208898">Install macOS 10.14 Mojave on Mac Pro (Mid 2010) and Mac Pro (Mid 2012)</a> - Apple article explaining what GPUs are compatible with Apple's Metal APIs on Mac OS 10.14 (Mojave) operating system</li></ul>

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<ul><li><a href="Mac_OS_X_Server_1.0" title="Mac OS X Server 1.0">Server 1.0</a></li>

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<li><a href="Mac_OS_X_10.0" title="Mac OS X 10.0">10.0 Cheetah</a></li>

<li><a href="Mac_OS_X_Jaguar" title="Mac OS X Jaguar">10.2 Jaguar</a></li>

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<li><a href="Mac_OS_X_Snow_Leopard" title="Mac OS X Snow Leopard">10.6 Snow Leopard</a></li></ul>

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<li><a href="OS_X_Mountain_Lion" title="OS X Mountain Lion">10.8 Mountain Lion</a></li>

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<li><a href="MacOS_Mojave" title="MacOS Mojave">10.14 Mojave</a></li>

<li><a href="MacOS_Catalina" title="MacOS Catalina">10.15 Catalina</a></li>

<li><a href="MacOS_Monterey" title="MacOS Monterey">12 Monterey</a></li>

<li><a href="MacOS_Ventura" title="MacOS Ventura">13 Ventura</a></li>

<li><a href="MacOS_Sonoma" title="MacOS Sonoma">14 Sonoma</a></li>

<li><a href="MacOS_Sequoia" title="MacOS Sequoia">15 Sequoia</a></li>

<li><a href="MacOS_Tahoe" title="MacOS Tahoe">26 Tahoe</a></li></ul>

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<li><a href="Contacts_(Apple)" title="Contacts (Apple)">Contacts</a></li>

<li><a href="Control_Center_(Apple)" title="Control Center (Apple)">Control Center</a></li>

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<ul><li><a href="Dashboard_(macOS)" title="Dashboard (macOS)">Dashboard</a></li>

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<li><a href="AirPort_Utility" class="mw-redirect" title="AirPort Utility">AirPort Utility</a></li>

<li><a href="Archive_Utility" class="mw-redirect" title="Archive Utility">Archive Utility</a></li>

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<li><a href="ColorSync" title="ColorSync">ColorSync</a></li>

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<li><a href="List_of_built-in_macOS_apps#Console" title="List of built-in macOS apps">Console</a></li>

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<li><a href="CloudKit" title="CloudKit">CloudKit</a></li>

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<li><a href="Cover_Flow" title="Cover Flow">Cover Flow</a></li>

<li><a href="Darwin_(operating_system)" title="Darwin (operating system)">Darwin</a></li>

<li><a href="FileVault" title="FileVault">FileVault</a></li>

<li><a href="List_of_typefaces_included_with_macOS" title="List of typefaces included with macOS">Fonts</a></li>

<li><a href="Foundation_Kit" title="Foundation Kit">Foundation</a></li>

<li><a href="Gatekeeper_(macOS)" title="Gatekeeper (macOS)">Gatekeeper</a></li>

<li><a href="Grand_Central_Dispatch" title="Grand Central Dispatch">Grand Central Dispatch</a></li>

<li><a href="ICloud" title="ICloud">iCloud</a></li>

<li><a href="Kernel_panic#macOS" title="Kernel panic">Kernel panic</a></li>

<li><a href="Keychain_(software)" title="Keychain (software)">Keychain</a></li>

<li><a href="Launchd" title="Launchd">launchd</a></li>

<li><a href="Liquid_Glass" title="Liquid Glass">Liquid Glass</a></li>

<li><a href="Menu_extra" title="Menu extra">Menu extra</a></li>

<li><a href="Mission_Control_(macOS)" title="Mission Control (macOS)">Mission Control</a></li>

<li><a href="Night_Shift_(software)" title="Night Shift (software)">Night Shift</a></li>

<li><a href="OpenCL" title="OpenCL">OpenCL</a></li>

<li><a href="Option_key" title="Option key">Option key</a></li>

<li><a href="Preference_Pane" class="mw-redirect" title="Preference Pane">Preference Pane</a></li>

<li><a href="Property_list" title="Property list">Property list</a></li>

<li><a href="Quartz_(graphics_layer)" title="Quartz (graphics layer)">Quartz</a></li>

<li><a href="Quick_Look" title="Quick Look">Quick Look</a></li>

<li><a href="Rosetta_(software)" title="Rosetta (software)">Rosetta</a></li>

<li><a href="Virtual_folder#macOS" title="Virtual folder">Smart Folders</a></li>

<li><a href="Speakable_items" title="Speakable items">Speakable items</a></li>

<li><a href="Spotlight_(Apple)" title="Spotlight (Apple)">Spotlight</a></li>

<li><a href="Stacks_(Mac_OS)" title="Stacks (Mac OS)">Stacks</a></li>

<li><a href="System_Integrity_Protection" title="System Integrity Protection">System Integrity Protection</a></li>

<li><a href="Uniform_Type_Identifier" title="Uniform Type Identifier">Uniform Type Identifier</a></li>

<li><a href="Universal_binary" title="Universal binary">Universal binary</a></li>

<li><a href="WebKit" title="WebKit">WebKit</a></li>

<li><a href="XQuartz" title="XQuartz">XQuartz</a></li></ul>

</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Deprecated</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em">

</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Discontinued</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em">

<ul><li><a href="Apple_Type_Services_for_Unicode_Imaging" title="Apple Type Services for Unicode Imaging">ATSUI</a></li>

<li><a href="BootX_(Apple)" title="BootX (Apple)">BootX</a></li>

<li><a href="Brushed_metal_(interface)" class="mw-redirect" title="Brushed metal (interface)">Brushed metal</a></li>

<li><a href="Carbon_(API)" title="Carbon (API)">Carbon</a></li>

<li><a href="Classic_Environment" class="mw-redirect" title="Classic Environment">Classic Environment</a></li>

<li><a href="Inkwell_(Macintosh)" title="Inkwell (Macintosh)">Inkwell</a></li>

<li><a href="QuickTime" title="QuickTime">QuickTime</a></li>

<li><a href="Spaces_(software)" title="Spaces (software)">Spaces</a></li>

<li><a href="Xgrid" title="Xgrid">Xgrid</a></li></ul>

</div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow" colspan="2"><div>

<ul><li><i>Italics</i> denote upcoming products.</li>

<li><span class="noviewer" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Category"></span></span> Category</li></ul>

</div></td></tr></tbody></table></div>

<div class="navbox-styles"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="iOS_and_iOS-based_products312" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks hlist mw-collapsible autocollapse navbox-inner" style="border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="3"><div id="iOS_and_iOS-based_products312" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em"><a href="IOS" title="IOS">iOS</a> and iOS-based products</div></th></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow" colspan="3"><div>

<ul><li>History

<li><a href="IPadOS_version_history" title="IPadOS version history">iPadOS</a></li></ul></li>

<li><a href="Issues_relating_to_iOS" title="Issues relating to iOS">Issues</a></li>

<li><a href="Outline_of_iOS" title="Outline of iOS">Outline</a></li></ul>

</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Hardware</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="IPhone" title="IPhone">iPhone</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em">

<li>iPhone SE

</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="IPod_Touch" title="IPod Touch">iPod Touch</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em">

</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="IPad" title="IPad">iPad</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em">

</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Other</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em">

<ul><li><a href="Apple_TV" title="Apple TV">Apple TV</a></li>

<li><a href="Apple_Watch" title="Apple Watch">Apple Watch</a></li>

<li><a href="HomePod" title="HomePod">HomePod</a>

</div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td><td class="noviewer navbox-image" rowspan="4" style="width:1px;padding:0 0 0 2px"><div><span class="skin-invert" typeof="mw:File"></span></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Software</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">OS<wbr></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em">

</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Derived from iOS</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em">

<ul><li><a href="WatchOS" title="WatchOS">watchOS</a></li>

<li><a href="IPadOS" title="IPadOS">iPadOS</a>

</div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Features <wbr></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em">

<ul><li><a href="AirDrop" title="AirDrop">AirDrop</a></li>

<li><a href="AirPlay" title="AirPlay">AirPlay</a></li>

<li><a href="AirPrint" title="AirPrint">AirPrint</a></li>

<li><a href="CarPlay" title="CarPlay">CarPlay</a></li>

<li><a href="Control_Center_(Apple)" title="Control Center (Apple)">Control Center</a></li>

<li><a href="Crash_Detection" title="Crash Detection">Crash Detection</a></li>

<li><a href="ITunes" title="ITunes">iTunes</a></li>

<li><a href="Night_Shift_(software)" title="Night Shift (software)">Night Shift</a></li>

<li><a href="Notification_Center" title="Notification Center">Notification Center</a></li>

<li><a href="Shazam_(music_app)" title="Shazam (music app)">Shazam</a></li>

<li><a href="Spotlight_(Apple)" title="Spotlight (Apple)">Spotlight</a></li>

<li><a href="SpringBoard" title="SpringBoard">SpringBoard</a></li>

<li><a href="VoiceOver" title="VoiceOver">VoiceOver</a></li></ul>

</div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">SDK & API <wbr></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em">

<li><a href="Foundation_Kit" title="Foundation Kit">Foundation</a></li>

<li><a href="UIKit" title="UIKit">UIKit</a></li>

<li><a href="Core_Animation" title="Core Animation">Core Animation</a></li>

<li><a href="Apple_Home" title="Apple Home">HomeKit</a></li>

<li><a href="Inter-App_Audio" title="Inter-App Audio">Inter-App Audio</a></li>

<li><a href="Liquid_Glass" title="Liquid Glass">Liquid Glass</a></li>

<li><a href="WebKit" title="WebKit">WebKit</a></li>

<li><a href="Workouts_(Apple)#GymKit_API" title="Workouts (Apple)">GymKit</a></li>

<li><a href="Health_(Apple)#HealthKit_API" title="Health (Apple)">HealthKit</a></li>

<li><a href="SwiftUI" title="SwiftUI">SwiftUI</a></li></ul>

</div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="List_of_built-in_iOS_apps" title="List of built-in iOS apps">Bundled<wbr> apps</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em">

<ul><li><a href="Apple_Books" title="Apple Books">Books</a></li>

<li><a href="Calculator_(Apple)" title="Calculator (Apple)">Calculator</a></li>

<li><a href="Calendar_(Apple)" title="Calendar (Apple)">Calendar</a></li>

<li><a href="Clock_(Apple)" title="Clock (Apple)">Clock</a></li>

<li><a href="Contacts_(Apple)" title="Contacts (Apple)">Contacts</a></li>

<li><a href="FaceTime" title="FaceTime">FaceTime</a></li>

<li><a href="Freeform_(Apple)" title="Freeform (Apple)">Freeform</a></li>

<li><a href="Files_(Apple)" title="Files (Apple)">Files</a></li>

<li><a href="Fitness_(Apple)" title="Fitness (Apple)">Fitness</a>

<ul><li><a href="Workouts_(Apple)" title="Workouts (Apple)">Workouts</a></li></ul></li>

<li><a href="Health_(Apple)" title="Health (Apple)">Health</a>

<ul><li><a href="Mindfulness_(Apple)" title="Mindfulness (Apple)">Mindfulness</a></li></ul></li>

<li><a href="Journal_(Apple)" title="Journal (Apple)">Journal</a></li>

<li><a href="List_of_built-in_iOS_apps#Measure" title="List of built-in iOS apps">Measure</a></li>

<li><a href="Messages_(Apple)" title="Messages (Apple)">Messages</a></li>

<li><a href="Music_(app)" title="Music (app)">Music</a></li>

<li><a href="Notes_(Apple)" title="Notes (Apple)">Notes</a></li>

<li><a href="Passwords_(Apple)" title="Passwords (Apple)">Passwords</a></li>

<li><a href="Photos_(Apple)" title="Photos (Apple)">Photos</a></li>

<li><a href="Apple_Podcasts" title="Apple Podcasts">Podcasts</a></li>

<li><a href="Reminders_(Apple)" title="Reminders (Apple)">Reminders</a></li>

<li><a href="Safari_(web_browser)" title="Safari (web browser)">Safari</a></li>

<li><a href="Shortcuts_(Apple)" title="Shortcuts (Apple)">Shortcuts</a></li>

<li><a href="List_of_built-in_iOS_apps#Stocks" title="List of built-in iOS apps">Stocks</a></li>

<li><a href="Translate_(Apple)" title="Translate (Apple)">Translate</a></li>

<li><a href="List_of_built-in_iOS_apps#Voice_Memos" title="List of built-in iOS apps">Voice Memos</a></li>

<li><a href="Apple_Wallet" title="Apple Wallet">Wallet</a></li>

<li><a href="Weather_(Apple)" title="Weather (Apple)">Weather</a></li>

<li><a href="Apple_Watch#Software" title="Apple Watch">Watch</a></li></ul>

<ul><li><a href="Find_My#Background" title="Find My">Find My Friends</a></li>

<li><a href="Find_My" title="Find My">Find My iPhone</a></li>

<li><a href="Newsstand_(software)" title="Newsstand (software)">Newsstand</a></li></ul>

</div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Apple<wbr> apps</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em">

<ul><li><a href="Classroom_(Apple)" title="Classroom (Apple)">Classroom</a></li>

<li><a href="Clips_(software)" title="Clips (software)">Clips</a></li>

<li><a href="GarageBand" title="GarageBand">GarageBand</a></li>

<li><a href="IMovie" title="IMovie">iMovie</a></li>

<li><a href="IWork" title="IWork">iWork</a>

<ul><li><a href="Keynote_(presentation_software)" title="Keynote (presentation software)">Keynote</a></li>

<li><a href="Numbers_(spreadsheet)" title="Numbers (spreadsheet)">Numbers</a></li>

<li><a href="Pages_(word_processor)" title="Pages (word processor)">Pages</a></li></ul></li>

<li><a href="Apple_Invites" title="Apple Invites">Invites</a></li></ul>

<ul><li><a href="Beats_Music" title="Beats Music">Beats Music</a></li>

<li><a href="IPhoto" title="IPhoto">iPhoto</a></li>

<li><a href="ITunes_Remote" title="ITunes Remote">iTunes Remote</a></li></ul>

</div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Services</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em">

<ul><li><a href="Apple_Arcade" title="Apple Arcade">Arcade</a></li>

<li><a href="App_Store_(Apple)" title="App Store (Apple)">App Store</a></li>

<li><a href="Apple_Music" title="Apple Music">Music</a></li>

<li><a href="FaceTime" title="FaceTime">FaceTime</a></li>

<li><a href="Family_Sharing" title="Family Sharing">Family Sharing</a></li>

<li><a href="Game_Center" title="Game Center">Game Center</a></li>

<li><a href="ICloud" title="ICloud">iCloud</a></li>

<li><a href="IMessage" title="IMessage">iMessage</a></li>

<li><a href="ITunes_Connect" title="ITunes Connect">iTunes Connect</a></li>

<li><a href="ITunes_Store" title="ITunes Store">iTunes Store</a></li>

<li><a href="Apple_Push_Notification_service" title="Apple Push Notification service">Push Notifications</a></li>

<li><a href="TestFlight" title="TestFlight">TestFlight</a></li>

<ul><li><a href="List_of_Apple_TV%2B_original_programming" title="List of Apple TV+ original programming">Shows</a></li></ul></li>

<li><a href="Apple_Wallet" title="Apple Wallet">Wallet</a></li></ul>

<li><a href="ILife" title="ILife">iLife</a></li>

<li><a href="ITunes_Radio" title="ITunes Radio">iTunes Radio</a></li>

<li><a href="MobileMe" title="MobileMe">MobileMe</a></li></ul>

</div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Other</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em">

<ul><li><a href="Apple_silicon" title="Apple silicon">Apple silicon</a></li>

<li>Controversies

<li><a href="IPhone_4#Antenna" title="IPhone 4">Antennagate</a></li>

<li><a href="Batterygate" title="Batterygate">Batterygate</a></li>

<li><a href="IPhone_6#Bendgate_(chassis_bending)" title="IPhone 6">Bendgate</a></li>

<li><a href="IOS_jailbreaking" title="IOS jailbreaking">Jailbreaking</a></li></ul></li>

<li><a href="FairPlay" title="FairPlay">FairPlay</a></li>

<li><a href="List_of_free_and_open-source_iOS_applications" title="List of free and open-source iOS applications">Free and open-source apps</a></li>

<li><a href="List_of_iOS_games" title="List of iOS games">Games</a></li>

<li><a href="IFund" title="IFund">iFund</a></li>

<li><a href="History_of_the_iPhone" title="History of the iPhone">iPhone history</a></li>

<li><a href="IPhone_hardware" title="IPhone hardware">iPhone hardware</a></li>

<li><a href="Swift_(programming_language)" title="Swift (programming language)">Swift</a></li>

</div></td></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow" colspan="3"><div>

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