Regex looks for all Mac models compatible with macOS Sonoma. May not be up-to-date with newly released models.

Sonoma-compatible Macs (regex)

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213772
Published Date: November 15, 2023

Verification: https://regex101.com/r/GCfKMt/9

1) Exact regex — Matches major model identifier numbers based on Apple's knowledge base article (more accurate):

^(Mac(1[345]|BookPro1[5-8]|BookAir([89]|10)|Pro7)|iMac(Pro1|(19|2[01]))|Macmini[89]),\d+$

2) Current or higher regex — Matches model identifiers based on Apple's knowledge base article and may match higher versions before this regex is updated (more future-proof).

^(Mac(1[3-9]|BookPro1[5-8]|BookAir([89]|10)|Pro[7-9]|Book\d{2,})|iMac(Pro\d+|(19|[2-9]\d))|Macmini[89]),\d+$

Current or higher regexes aren't available for some models where Apple has used the same model identifier schema for multiple models.

Either regex will match any of the supported following model identifiers:

MacBook Pro
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201300

Exact regex: ^Mac(15,([36-9]|1[01])|14,([5679]|10))|MacBookPro1[5-8],[1-4]$
Current or higher regex: Not available

Supported:
Mac15,11
Mac15,10
Mac15,9
Mac15,8
Mac15,7
Mac15,6
Mac15,3
Mac14,10
Mac14,9
Mac14,7
Mac14,6
Mac14,5
MacBookPro18,4
MacBookPro18,3
MacBookPro18,2
MacBookPro18,1
MacBookPro17,1
MacBookPro16,4
MacBookPro16,3
MacBookPro16,2
MacBookPro16,1
MacBookPro15,4
MacBookPro15,3
MacBookPro15,2
MacBookPro15,1

Unsupported:
MacBookPro14,3
MacBookPro14,2
MacBookPro14,1
MacBookPro13,3
MacBookPro13,2
MacBookPro13,1
MacBookPro12,1
MacBookPro11,5
MacBookPro11,4
MacBookPro11,3
MacBookPro11,2
MacBookPro11,1
MacBookPro10,2
MacBookPro10,1
MacBookPro9,2
MacBookPro9,1
MacBookPro8,3
MacBookPro8,2
MacBookPro8,1
MacBookPro7,1
MacBookPro6,2
MacBookPro6,1
MacBookPro5,5
MacBookPro5,4
MacBookPro5,3
MacBookPro5,2
MacBookPro5,1
MacBookPro4,1
MacBookPro3,1
MacBookPro2,2
MacBookPro2,1
MacBookPro1,2
MacBookPro1,1

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MacBook Air
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201862

Exact regex: ^Mac14,(2|15)|MacBookAir([89]|10),\d$
Current or higher regex: Not available

Supported:
Mac14,15
Mac14,2
MacBookAir10,1
MacBookAir9,1
MacBookAir8,2
MacBookAir8,1

Unsupported:
MacBookAir7,2
MacBookAir7,2
MacBookAir7,1
MacBookAir6,2
MacBookAir6,1
MacBookAir5,2
MacBookAir5,1
MacBookAir4,2
MacBookAir4,1
MacBookAir3,2
MacBookAir3,1
MacBookAir2,1
MacBookAir1,1

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iMac Pro
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT210222

Exact regex: ^iMacPro1,\d$
Current or higher regex: ^iMacPro\d+,\d$

Supported:
iMacPro1,1

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iMac
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201634

Exact regex: ^Mac15,[45]|iMac(19|2[01]),\d$
Current or higher regex: Not available

Supported:
Mac15,5
Mac15,4
iMac21,2
iMac21,1
iMac20,2
iMac20,1
iMac19,2
iMac19,1

Unsupported:
iMac18,3
iMac18,2
iMac18,1
iMac17,1
iMac16,2
iMac16,1
iMac15,1
iMac14,4
iMac14,3
iMac14,2
iMac14,1
iMac13,2
iMac13,1
iMac12,2
iMac12,1
iMac11,3
iMac11,2
iMac11,1
iMac10,1
iMac9,1
iMac8,1
iMac7,1
iMac6,1
iMac5,2
iMac5,1
iMac4,2
iMac4,1
iMac,1

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Mac mini
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201894

Exact regex: ^Mac14,(3|12)|Macmini[89],\d$
Current or higher regex: Not available

Supported:
Mac14,3
Mac14,12
Macmini9,1
Macmini8,1

Unsupported:
Macmini7,1
Macmini6,2
Macmini6,1
Macmini5,3
Macmini5,2
Macmini5,1
Macmini4,1
Macmini3,1
Macmini2,1
Macmini1,1

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Mac Studio
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213073

Exact regex: ^Mac((13,\d)|(14,1(3|4)))$
Current or higher regex: Not available

Supported:
Mac14,14
Mac14,13
Mac13,2
Mac13,1

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Mac Pro
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT202888

Exact regex: ^Mac(Pro7,\d|14,8)$
Current or higher regex: Not available

Supported:
Mac14,8
MacPro7,1

Unsupported:
MacPro6,1
MacPro5,1
MacPro4,1
MacPro3,1
MacPro2,1
MacPro1,1

You're missing entries for "MacBookX,Y" laptops.

@timur-tabi, I’m referencing Apple’s list of compatible Macs (see line 1). I only see MacBook Pro and MacBook Air models in the list. Can you point me to documentation on their site where they include MacBook models?

I have a 2017 Macbook with the designation "Macbook10,1".

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201608

Update: I see now that perhaps the problem is that no "Macbook" laptops are compatible.

According to this article on MacRumors, macOS Sonoma doesn’t support this model MacBook, which corresponds to Apple’s website.

https://www.macrumors.com/2023/06/05/macos-sonoma-compatible-macs/

M3 models are Mac15,\d
Exact regex update:
^(Mac(1[345]