Editing Mac OS X Tiger (section)

{{Short description|Fifth major release of Mac OS X}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=October 2013}}
{{Infobox OS version
| name = Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger
| version of = [[macOS]]
| logo = Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger Logo.png
| logo_size = 60px
| screenshot = TigerDesk.png<!--Do not change unless you have read "Wikipedia:Software_screenshots"!-->
| caption = Screenshot of Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger. Note that the Apple logo on the menu bar has been changed to one with a less glossy appearance.
| developer = [[Apple Inc.]]
| family = {{flat list|
* [[Macintosh operating systems|Macintosh]]
* [[Unix-like]]
}}
| website = {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060728031552/http://www.apple.com/macosx|date=July 28, 2006|title=Apple - Mac OS X}}
| source_model = [[Closed source|Closed]], with [[open-source software|open source]] components
| license = [[Commercial software|Commercial]] [[proprietary software]]<ref>{{cite web|title=SOFTWARE LICENSE AGREEMENT FOR MAC OS X Single Use License|url=https://www.apple.com/legal/sla/docs/macosx104.pdf|website=apple.com|publisher=[[Apple Inc]]|access-date=19 March 2015|archive-date=August 4, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160804181729/http://www.apple.com/legal/sla/docs/macosx104.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref>
| kernel_type = [[Hybrid kernel|Hybrid]] ([[XNU]])
| updatemodel = [[Apple Software Update]]
| supported_platforms = [[IA-32]], [[x86-64]], [[PowerPC]]
| release_version = 10.4.11
| release_date = {{Start date and age|2007|11|14}}
| GA date = {{Start date and age|2005|4|29}}<ref>{{cite press release|url=https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2005/04/28Apple-Unleashes-Tiger-Friday-at-6-00-p-m|title=Apple Unleashes "Tiger" Friday at 6:00 p.m.|date=April 28, 2005|publisher=[[Apple Inc.]]|access-date=January 11, 2018|archive-date=January 3, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180103133533/https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2005/04/28Apple-Unleashes-Tiger-Friday-at-6-00-p-m/|url-status=live}}</ref>
| preceded_by = [[Mac OS X Panther|Mac OS X 10.3 Panther]]
| succeeded_by = [[Mac OS X Leopard|Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard]]
| tagline = Tiger unleashed.
| support_status = Historical, unsupported as of September 4, 2009. [[Safari (web browser)|Safari]] support ended November 2010 and [[iTunes]] support terminated as well.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9244852/Apple_signals_end_to_OS_X_Snow_Leopard_support|title=Apple signals end to OS X Snow Leopard support|author=Gregg Keizer|date=December 17, 2013|publisher=[[Computerworld]]|quote=The company did the same for OS X Tiger, officially known as OS X 10.4, which was retired from support in September 2009, more than four years after its introduction.|access-date=June 23, 2014|archive-date=April 7, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140407021432/http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9244852/Apple_signals_end_to_OS_X_Snow_Leopard_support|url-status=live}}</ref>
}}
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'''Mac OS X Tiger''' (version 10.4) is the 5th [[software versioning|major release]] of [[macOS]], [[Apple Inc.|Apple]]'s desktop and [[Server (computing)|server]] [[operating system]] for [[Macintosh|Mac]] computers. Tiger was released to the public on April 29, 2005, for [[United States dollar|US$]]129.95 as the successor to [[Mac OS X 10.3 Panther]]. Included features were a fast searching system called [[Spotlight (software)|Spotlight]], a new version of the [[Safari (web browser)|Safari]] web browser, [[Dashboard (Mac OS)|Dashboard]], a new 'Unified' [[Theme (computing)|theme]], and improved support for [[64-bit]] addressing on [[Power Mac G5]]s. Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger also had a number of additional features that [[Microsoft]] had spent [[Development of Windows Vista|several years struggling]] to add to [[Microsoft Windows|Windows]] with acceptable performance, such as fast file search and improved graphics processing.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.informationweek.com/microsofts-vista-had-major-mac-envy-company-e-mails-reveal/d/d-id/1051287|title=Microsoft's Vista Had Major Mac Envy, Company E-Mails Reveal|first=Gregg |last=Keizer|website=Information Week|date=January 29, 2007|access-date=August 9, 2017|archive-date=August 10, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170810091318/http://www.informationweek.com/microsofts-vista-had-major-mac-envy-company-e-mails-reveal/d/d-id/1051287|url-status=live}}</ref>

Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger was included with all new Macs, and was also available as an upgrade for existing Mac OS X users, or users of supported [[Mac OS Classic|pre-Mac OS X]] systems. The server edition, [[Mac OS X Server#Mac OS X Server 10.4 (Tiger)|Mac OS X Server 10.4]], was also available for some Macintosh product lines. Six weeks after the official release, Apple had delivered 2 million copies of Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger, representing 16% of all Mac OS X users. Apple claimed that Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger was the most successful Apple OS release in the company's history.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.macworld.com/article/175877/liveupdate-8.html|title=WWDC 2005 Keynote Live Update|first1=Peter|last1=Cohen|first2=Jason|last2=Snell|publisher=[[Macworld]]|date=June 5, 2005|access-date=December 28, 2021|archive-date=December 28, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211228201625/https://www.macworld.com/article/175877/liveupdate-8.html|url-status=live}}</ref> On June 11, 2007, at [[WWDC 2007]], Apple's CEO, [[Steve Jobs]], announced that more than 67% of the 22 million Mac OS X users were using Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://events.apple.com.edgesuite.net/d7625zs/event|title=WWDC 2007 Keynote|author=Apple Inc.|date=June 11, 2007|access-date=June 13, 2007|archive-date=June 14, 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070614073658/http://events.apple.com.edgesuite.net/d7625zs/event/|url-status=live}}</ref>

Apple announced a [[Mac transition to Intel processors|transition to Intel x86 processors]] during Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger's lifetime, making it the first Apple operating system to work on [[Apple–Intel architecture]] machines. The original [[Apple TV]], released in March 2007, shipped with a customized version of Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger branded "Apple TV OS" that replaced the usual [[GUI]] with an updated version of [[Front Row (software)|Front Row]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.macnn.com/articles/07/03/27/apple.tv.on.macs|title=Apple TV OS successfully booted on Macs|date=March 27, 2007|work=MacNN|access-date=April 15, 2007|archive-date=April 1, 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070401202852/http://www.macnn.com/articles/07/03/27/apple.tv.on.macs/|url-status=live}}</ref>

Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger was succeeded by [[Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard]] on October 26, 2007, after 30 months, making Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger the longest-running version of Mac OS X.<ref name="LowEnd">{{cite news|last=Knight|first=Dan|title=Leopard Delayed to October. And the Bad Thing Is?|work=LowEnd Mac|publisher=Cobweb Publishing, Inc.|date=April 13, 2007|url=http://lowendmac.com/musings/07/0413.html|access-date=December 9, 2007|archive-date=January 16, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080116071231/http://lowendmac.com/musings/07/0413.html|url-status=live}}</ref> The last security update released for Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger users was the 2009-005 update.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://support.apple.com/kb/dl931|title=Security Update 2009-005 (Tiger PPC)|author=Apple Inc.|date=September 10, 2009|access-date=October 1, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://support.apple.com/kb/dl932|title=Security Update 2009-005 (Tiger Intel)|author=Apple Inc.|date=September 10, 2009|access-date=October 1, 2023}}</ref> The latest supported version of [[QuickTime]] is 7.6.4. The latest version of [[iTunes]] that can run on Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger is 9.2.1.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://support.apple.com/kb/DL1103|title=iTunes 10|author=Apple Inc.|date=September 1, 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100905004703/http://support.apple.com/kb/DL1103|archive-date=September 5, 2010|df=mdy-all}}</ref> Safari 4.1.3 is the final version for Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT5165|title=Apple security updates (2010)|author=Apple Inc.|date=August 18, 2023 |access-date=October 1, 2023}}</ref>

Despite not having received security updates since 2009, Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger remains popular with Power Mac users and [[retrocomputing]] enthusiasts due to its wide software and hardware compatibility, as it is the last Mac OS X version to support the [[Classic Environment]] – a [[Mac OS 9]] compatibility layer – and [[PowerPC 7xx|PowerPC G3 processors]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://lowendmac.com/musings/11mm/tiger-legacy.html|title=6 Years With Tiger|author=Low End Mac|date=April 29, 2011|access-date=January 26, 2012|archive-date=May 10, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120510165842/http://lowendmac.com/musings/11mm/tiger-legacy.html|url-status=live}}</ref>