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# Supported Platforms
## Supported Platforms

Nix is currently supported on the following platforms:

- Linux (i686, x86\_64, aarch64).
- **Linux** (`i686`, `x86_64`, `aarch64`)
- **macOS** (`x86_64`, `aarch64`)

- macOS (x86\_64, aarch64).
### macOS Support Details

| macOS Version | Status | Notes |
|---------------------|--------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 11.3 Big Sur | ✅ Supported | Minimum required version for stable builds |
| 12 Monterey | ✅ Supported | |
| 13 Ventura | ✅ Supported | |
| 14 Sonoma | ✅ Supported | Baseline version for upcoming Nixpkgs 25.11 release |
| 15 Sequoia | ✅ Supported\* | Requires migration script to fix `_nixbld1-4` user conflicts post-upgrade |

\* macOS 15 Sequoia introduces a change where system upgrade may overwrite the `_nixbld1–4` build users, which breaks Nix sandboxing. A [repair script](https://github.com/DeterminateSystems/nix-installer/releases/tag/v0.26.0) is available via the Determinate Nix Installer and upstream channels.
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Linking to the determinate installer isn't right here. There's already a migration script in-tree: https://github.com/NixOS/nix/blob/master/scripts/sequoia-nixbld-user-migration.sh.


#### Architectures
- `x86_64` (Intel Macs)
- `aarch64` (Apple Silicon)

> ℹ️ Nixpkgs 25.11 and later may drop support for Sequoia and require macOS 14 Sonoma or newer.
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