macOS 26 is not showing for download on my 2024 Mac Pro

There has been an Apple problem with the Apple Apps Store wherein downloading some softwares have not been working

This may also include downloading macOS 26 Tahoe

Alternative for the moment

Use the Terminal application

Use this command, suggest you copy and past the command into Terminal

 softwareupdate --list-full-installers

It should only search for Full Version of macOS this computer Qualifies to run

Example >> list-full-installers

Finding available software

Software Update found the following full installers:

* Title: macOS Tahoe, Version: 26.0, Size: 16550645KiB, Build: 25A354

* Title: macOS Sequoia, Version: 15.7, Size: 15285579KiB, Build: 24G222

If Tahoe is listed, use the next Terminal command

softwareupdate --fetch-full-installer --full-installer-version 26.0

This will commence to download the Full Version of Tahoe 26.0

Note, the full version is about 17 GB in size

Once successfully dowloaded, check in the Applications Folder for a new application called " Install Tahoe app "

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YangjunYu wrote:

The solution you provided perfectly solved my problem, and I am truly happy. Although I may be on the other side of the earth now, and maybe we don't know each other, it doesn't affect that you are an angel in my heart.

You are very welcome

Thank you too for the kind words

This has made my day

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Haha, this problem has been bugging me for days and really stressed me out.

It all started because I wanted to set up a new operating system on an external hard drive. But here’s the thing—my internal system had already updated to Version 26, which stopped the old OS I downloaded from launching the installer. I even reached out to Apple Support, but they said there was no workaround and told me to just wait patiently for the new system to roll out on the App Store.

Then I mentioned this frustration to AI, and it pointed me to your solution. I never thought your method would be this straightforward and effective—it’s seriously a lifesaver 👏!

That’s why I made a point to sign up for a community account. Honestly, I just wanted to say a genuine thank you—you have no idea how much this helped me!

YangjunYu wrote:

Haha, this problem has been bugging me for days and really stressed me out.

It all started because I wanted to set up a new operating system on an external hard drive. But here’s the thing—my internal system had already updated to Version 26, which stopped the old OS I downloaded from launching the installer. I even reached out to Apple Support, but they said there was no workaround and told me to just wait patiently for the new system to roll out on the App Store.

Then I mentioned this frustration to AI, and it pointed me to your solution. I never thought your method would be this straightforward and effective—it’s seriously a lifesaver 👏!

That’s why I made a point to sign up for a community account. Honestly, I just wanted to say a genuine thank you—you have no idea how much this helped me!

Yikes. am blushing

Thank you too for the kinds words

🦉-53