[DOCS] MacOS 11.1 is not supported despite the documented requirement of macOS 10.15+
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Activity 6 comments · opened Jan 2, 2026 · closed Jan 23, 2026
Documentation Type
Missing documentation (feature not documented)
Documentation Location
_No response_
Section/Topic
Current Documentation
Current Documentation
for people with older macs
the current Claude Code binaries require macOS 13 (Ventura) or later, despite the documented requirement of macOS 10.15+. The _ubrk_clone error confirms the binary was built for macOS 13.0._
What's Wrong or Missing?
it's not installing properly
Suggested Improvement
ideally make the older versions available
Impact
Low - Minor confusion or inconvenience
Additional Context
this issue is only for people who have older macbooks and new to claude
6 Comments
Imo the impact is higher. Since the docs now actively discourage the use of the NPM installer it's not clear that this is a workaround. I think that at the place the native installer and homebrew line are now it should also be mentioned that pre-macOS 13.0 one should use NPM. It took me 5 weeks to realise that I could actually still use CC on my machine.
Documentation Type
Incorrect/outdated documentation
Documentation Location
https://code.claude.com/docs/en/setup
Section/Topic
Set up Claude Code
Current Documentation
The docs currently say: "Operating Systems: macOS 10.15+"
What's Wrong or Missing?
However, I'm unable to install on my machine running 11.7.10.
Suggested Improvement
The documentation should include how to install CC for pre-13.0 systems.
Impact
High - Prevents users from using the product
Additional Context
this issue is only for people who have older macbooks and new to claude
The documentation accurately states macOS 13.0+ is required.
https://code.claude.com/docs/en/setup
This is fixed. Close it.
good, thanks fellas
This is not true, I installed via NPM on macOS 11 last week. 10.15 is supported. This should be properly documented
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