Apple’s software license agreement allows free redistribution of OS X Mavericks because it was released as freeware. However, Apple has officially removed direct download links from their website. You will not find a clickable “Download Mavericks.dmg” on Apple.com anymore.
Released on October 22, 2013, OS X Mavericks (version 10.9) marked a significant turning point for Apple’s desktop operating system. It was the first version of OS X to be offered as a , moving away from the paid model of its predecessors (Lion and Mountain Lion). Named after the famous surfing spot in Northern California, Mavericks introduced revolutionary power-saving technologies like Timer Coalescing and App Nap, along with native integration of iCloud Keychain, Maps, and a redesigned Calendar app.
hdiutil attach /tmp/Mavericks.dmg -noverify -mountpoint /Volumes/InstallMavericks Then, use the official createinstallmedia tool (buried inside the app): mac os x mavericks 10.9 iso and dmg image download
| Feature | | ISO (International Standard) | | :--- | :--- | :--- | | Native to | macOS | Cross-platform (Windows, Linux, macOS) | | Best for | Creating bootable USB installers on a Mac. Mounting directly in macOS. | Running on virtual machines (VMware, VirtualBox). Burning to DVD. | | Compression | Supports compression and encryption. | Usually raw, uncompressed sector-by-sector copy. | | Bootability | Bootable on Apple hardware (using createinstallmedia ). | Bootable on both PC and Mac (via UEFI/BIOS). |
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sudo /Applications/Install\ OS\ X\ Mavericks.app/Contents/Resources/createinstallmedia --volume /Volumes/InstallMavericks --nointeraction This requires your admin password. Once the process finishes, unmount the volume and convert the raw DMG to a standard ISO (CDR format):
https://updates.cdn-apple.com/2019/cert/061-41362-20191025-4e1f8d21-bf5f-4b2f-adb8-e290a2ac634a/InstallOSXMavericks.dmg hdiutil attach /tmp/Mavericks
hdiutil detach /Volumes/Install\ OS\ X\ Mavericks hdiutil convert /tmp/Mavericks.dmg -format UDTO -o /tmp/Mavericks.iso Your ISO file is now located at /tmp/Mavericks.iso.cdr . Simply rename it: