The Apple Mac roadmap for 2025 and 2026 may have leaked – through macOS Tahoe 26

• New MacBooks and Macs are rumored to be incoming
• These models are due across 2025 and 2026
• Almost every Apple computer model could get a refresh

We saw rumors around the new M5 MacBook Pro earlier this week, and now a fresh leak may have revealed Apple's entire Mac launch roadmap for the rest of this year and across next year – through details in the macOS Tahoe 26 software development timeline.

Sources speaking to AppleInsider, who are apparently familiar with macOS Tahoe 26 development and testing, have suggested that the M5 MacBook Pro is indeed going to be unveiled in the not-too-distant future.

Then, we're going to get the 13-inch and 15-inch M5 MacBook Air refresh early in 2026, these sources say. Those models would replace the current M4 MacBook Air model, which we had lots of nice things to say about in our M4 MacBook Air review.

As per this leak, the new MacBook Air is making its debut at the same time as macOS Tahoe 26.2. The M4 version of the laptop was launched in March 2025, also with a macOS update – macOS Sequoia 15.3. So the parallels are there.

Desktop computers

After that, we're apparently getting the high-end MacBook Pro variants, running M5 Pro and M5 Max chips. It sounds as though these models will show up soon after the M5 MacBook Air, completing the M5 MacBook Pro lineup.

Apple has more Mac plans for 2026, it would seem: a new Mac mini and a new Mac Studio are then tipped to show up in the middle of 2026. They might be joined by a new iMac, but the sources behind the leak seem less confident about this model.

These desktop computers would all replace the current versions, of course: the most recent desktop Mac launch we've had was in March 2025, when the M3 Ultra Mac Studio made its debut, so updates will definitely be due by next year.

It looks as though it's going to be a busy time for Apple across the end of 2025 and 2026, and there'll be lots more from the company besides these Macs too: new iPad Pros and potentially the iPhone 17e are expected over the coming months.

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