Chrome Needs macOS 13 or Windows 10 to Keep Updating

Current Chrome needs macOS 13 Ventura or later on a Mac, and Windows 10 or later on a PC. Chrome 150 was the last version for macOS 12 Monterey; a Mac that cannot install Ventura keeps that version, with a warning bar, and gets no further updates.

Google has not set an end date for Chrome on Windows 10, Windows 11 or macOS 13 and later. Its system requirements page lists both Windows versions as “Not yet scheduled”.

The last Chrome for each system

System	Last Chrome version	Updates stopped
macOS 10.15 Catalina	Chrome 128	September 2024, when Chrome 129 was due
macOS 11 Big Sur	Chrome 138	August 2025, when Chrome 139 shipped
macOS 12 Monterey	Chrome 150	July 2026, when Chrome 151 shipped
macOS 13 Ventura and later	Still updated	No end announced
Windows 7, 8 and 8.1	Chrome 109	Early 2023 (Chrome 109 released 10 January)
Windows 10	Still updated	“Not yet scheduled”, per Google
Windows 11	Still updated	“Not yet scheduled”, per Google

The macOS rows come from Google’s own announcements: Chrome Platform Status entries for macOS 11 and 12, and a Chrome Help Community post for 10.15. The Windows rows come from the support timeline on Google’s Chrome system requirements page. The months are from Chromium Dash, Google’s release schedule, which gives 5 August 2025 for Chrome 139 and 28 July 2026 for Chrome 151. Chrome 154 was the current stable version for Mac on 5 October 2026, so a Monterey Mac is now four versions behind.

Windows PCs with Arm processors are the one stricter case: Google requires Windows 11 on those.

What “no longer supported” means on a Mac

Google describes the same outcome each time it drops a macOS version. Chrome does not stop opening. In the words of the macOS 12 entry, “Chrome continues to work, showing a warning infobar, but it will not update any further.” New installs of Chrome 151 and later require macOS 13. A Mac that stays on Monterey stays on Chrome 150, with no further security fixes for the browser.

Windows Server 2012 and 2012 R2 got a grace period that the Mac entries do not mention: Google’s table says critical security fixes would be issued to Chrome 109 on those systems, “when feasible”, until 10 October 2023. The Platform Status entries for macOS 11 and 12 promise nothing similar.

Google gives the same reason in both macOS entries: each version is “outside of its support window with Apple”. The macOS 12 entry adds: “To maintain security, it is essential to run Chrome browser on a supported operating system.”

Which Macs are stuck on Chrome 150

Google’s dates tell you which macOS you need; Apple’s list tells you whether your Mac can get it. To get Chrome 151 or later, a Mac must run macOS 13 Ventura or later.

Apple’s list of Macs that can install Ventura starts at:

Mac	Oldest model on Apple’s Ventura list
MacBook Pro	2017 (13-inch and 15-inch)
MacBook Air	Retina, 13-inch, 2018
MacBook	Retina, 12-inch, 2017
iMac	21.5-inch, 2017
iMac Pro	2017
Mac mini	2018
Mac Pro	2019
Mac Studio	2022 (the first model)

A Mac older than the models on that list cannot install Ventura, so its newest Chrome is the last one for whichever macOS it tops out at: Chrome 150 if that is Monterey, Chrome 138 if Big Sur, Chrome 128 if Catalina. Apple’s newer releases have kept trimming the list; our guide to which Macs run macOS 27 covers the four Intel models dropped this year. Those still run macOS 26 Tahoe, which is well above Chrome’s minimum.

To check where you are, choose Apple menu › About This Mac for the macOS version, and in Chrome go to Chrome menu › Help › About Google Chrome for the Chrome version. The About page also starts an update if one is available.

If your Mac is on the wrong side

1. If Apple lists your Mac for Ventura or later, update macOS. Chrome then updates past 150 on its own.
2. If it does not, Chrome 150 keeps working but receives no more updates. Google’s advice in each announcement is to move to a supported macOS; where the hardware rules that out, a browser whose maker still supports your macOS version keeps you on security fixes. Check that maker’s own requirements page before switching.

Windows: no Chrome cut-off announced yet

Microsoft ended Windows 10 support in October 2025, per the same Google table, but Google has not scheduled Chrome’s end on it. A Windows 10 PC gets current Chrome today. Chrome updates are only part of the picture, though: Windows itself needs security updates, and Microsoft’s consumer Extended Security Updates for Windows 10 now run to October 2027, as our Windows 10 security updates explainer sets out.

When Google does schedule an end for Windows 10, its system requirements page is where the date will appear; for Windows 7 and 8 the same table named the last version and its release date.

Questions people ask

Does Chrome still work on macOS Monterey?

It still opens, but it no longer updates. Google says Chrome 150 is the last release for macOS 12 Monterey; on Monterey it keeps working with a warning bar, and Chrome 151 and later need macOS 13 Ventura.

What is the last version of Chrome for macOS Big Sur?

Chrome 138. Google’s Platform Status entry says Chrome 138 is the last release to support macOS 11 Big Sur, and Chrome 139, released in August 2025, needs macOS 12 or later.

What is the last version of Chrome for macOS Catalina?

Chrome 128. Google announced that Chrome 129, tentatively scheduled for 17 September 2024, was the first version to require macOS 11 or later, so Macs on 10.15 Catalina stopped at 128.

Will Chrome stop working on Windows 10?

Not on any date Google has announced. Google’s system requirements list the end of Chrome support for Windows 10 as “Not yet scheduled”, even though Microsoft’s own support ended in October 2025.

Can my old Mac run the latest Chrome?

Only if it can install macOS 13 Ventura or later. Apple’s Ventura list starts at 2017 MacBook Pro, iMac and MacBook models, 2018 MacBook Air and Mac mini, and the 2019 Mac Pro. An older Mac stops at the last Chrome its newest macOS supports.

What is the minimum Windows version for Chrome?

Windows 10 on a PC with what Google calls an Intel processor, or Windows Server 2016. On a Windows PC with an Arm processor, Chrome needs Windows 11. Windows 7, 8 and 8.1 stopped at Chrome 109, released in January 2023.