How to find your MacBook model and year
Open the Apple menu and choose About This Mac. Apple says this is the easiest way to find the name of your Mac model. The window shows the model name with its year, for example MacBook Air (M2, 2022). Match it against Apple’s tech specs to check the screen and whether it has a notch.
Steps
- Click the Apple menu at the upper left of the screen.
- Choose About This Mac.
- Read the model name and year in the window. The layout differs between macOS versions, but the name is shown.
- Open Apple’s list for your product line: identify your MacBook Pro or identify your MacBook Air.
- Find the same name in the list and open its tech specs.
Reading the names
Apple’s pages name models with size, chip and year, for example MacBook Pro (14 inch, 2021) or MacBook Air (13 inch, M4, 2025). The same size can appear in several years, so use the year. Older entries use seasons, such as Early 2015.
Is yours a notch model
Apple’s tech specs show a footnote about rounded corners at the top of the display for the models with a camera housing. Compare your model with the table in which MacBooks have a notch. For the two families, read does the MacBook Pro have a notch and does the MacBook Air have a notch.
If you need the macOS version too
The same About This Mac window shows the macOS name and version. Our page on how to check your macOS version covers it. You need both when you check an app’s requirements.
If the Mac will not start
Apple’s identification page points to a separate article for finding the model name or serial number when the Mac does not start fully. Follow that article.
Some apps, including NotchStar, work out the cutout from macOS and do not ask for the model. The System tool shows live CPU, memory, disk and battery gauges from the notch.
