Every Mac OS Welcome Video | Mac OS 8 - OS X 10.6 (4K!)

macos used to have intro videos, here's their history!

aaand i got copyright claimed on this oh well ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

[freddiemt_]

Music Apple used for Welcome Videos:
10.0-10.2: “Sofa Rockers” by Sofa Surfers
10.3 Dev Preview: "Ocean Air" by dZihan & Kamien
10.3: “Eple” by Röyksopp
10.4: “Bytecry” by We'evil
10.5-10.6: “Exodus Honey” by Honeycut

[Confidentlyperf]

*Apple in 1997*

Steve Jobs: Okay, let’s make a welcome screen for our new operating system! What should we put in it?

Employees: *JUST ANY WORD THAT RHYMES WITH 8.*

[MarcWickens]

I totally thought the "here's where the setup menu…" text was actually part of the video - an Apple joke in the vein of "there's no step 3" until about halfway through. It's early and I need more coffee!

[DM-rqjk]

I know there is a time for everything and things change… but i miss those videos.

[cjmillsnun]

One thing. Leopard and Snow Leopard were slightly different. The video was run slightly slower on Leopard so you got the star warp during the warp sound. You would get the video portion at 8:27 with the sound from 8:30

[FairPlay]

There was an earlier variant of the Mac OS X 10.0-10.2 intro which still had the "We'll get you up and running in no time" text. It was probably ditched in at least 10.1 and later since that text was baked into the video as English, it wouldn't have made sense to include it since the rest of the intro video is multilingual.

[kirbyfantheapplefanboy]

I wish apple would bring back the macos welcome intros

[windowsuser]

If I bought a new computer and my first impression was Sofa Rockers or Eple... I would be instantly hooked. Apple technicians had good taste.

[nakigoye]

5:32 this reminds me of poisson rouge's Amos from Outerspace's music

[foodandart]

Oh wow, had totally forgotten about the Tiger launch video. Still my favorite. Thanks!!

[mmxhhqz]

just seeing this on my new macbook pro M2 and slightly disappointed there was no video! but I gave myself the same experience by looking at this AMAZING video hahah!

[alareiks]

When Steve retuned, the Mac Os have got an intros. When Steve died, they've put away then. This man knew what the real style is.

P.S Anyway, even 14 years old Snow Leopard looks better than Windows 11. Also, the new Mac OS verions are cool, but back than in 2000s and earlier, the Apple Computer was much unique company, I guess.

[mcderek]

I remember my first Mac, a iBook G4 with Osx Tiger. What a lovely video!!!

[gparyani]

The 10.3 Leopard music was used in a British Airways commercial that came out at the same time

[THESAMURIGAMER]

7:56 I have an IMac 2008 which is not set up and has macOS 10.5.4 and still has the startup song.

[WPSPOSCAUTTPATHDTCK]

0:10 mac os 8
2:58 mac os 9
3:09 mac os 9 ibook g3 version
3:23 mac os 9 imac g3 version
3:44 mac os 9 ibook g3 se clamshell version
4:00 mac os 9 ibook g3 summer version
4:18 mac os 9 powerbook g3 version
4:37 mac os 9 powermac g4 version
4:55 mac os 9 powermac g4 graphite version
5:11 mac os x 10.0-10.1
5:51 mac os x 10.3 developer preview
6:36 mac os x 10.3
7:09 mac os x 10.4
7:57 mac os x 10.5-10.7
8:45 mac os x 10.5-10.7 server version
8:55 mac os x 10.10

[Celadon_Wolf]

I received an iMac G6 recently on Yosemite, and I felt it was only right to put it back to Leopard. I struggled for a while and almost made this computer unusable, and when I finally got it to boot onto Leopard, I was so relieved and stunned to see the intro. This video brought back good memories (from last week lol).

[ImInterestedInApathyII]

I love the music in the OS 9 ones its like nintendogs + cats

[Cyber_Horse_Studios]

While I love all of these, I wish that the 10.0 through 10.2 intro was remade for modern versions of MacOS. It just feels like it would fit super well with the modern versions.

[oneofakidd]

I also was just digging around on YouTube and found the guy who created/designed at least one of these videos, he goes by the name of Dave Brinda. Further research shows he made numerous other Apple motion graphics, but most notably the 10.0-10.2 welcome videos, and possibly more. I wonder who created the other ones -- like the Mac OS 8 one. I wanna know what music that is lol