Apple MacBook Air

Apple MacBook Pro

Buy MacBook Air starting at $999 with education savings.

MacBook Air

Might takes flight.

Now supercharged by M5.

From $1099 or $91.58/mo. for 12 mo.

Two open MacBook Air laptops in sky blue color forming arrow shape, emphasizing narrow profile

Get the highlights.

  • The M5 chip isn’t just an upgrade, it’s a game changer, delivering phenomenal performance. Prepare for liftoff.Apple M5 chip
  • Up to 18 hours of battery life.1 Won’t call it a day until you do.A person sitting in a chair using their MacBook Air
  • A powerful platform for AI. And Apple Intelligence is built right in.2 Now that’s smart.Image Playground screen with image of a hanging light and generative render text
  • 512GB of storage and 16GB of unified memory. Superfast straight out of the box.Pixelmator screen demonstrating MacBook Air storage and memory
  • macOS Tahoe features a stunning new design with Liquid Glass, intuitive productivity tools, and a reimagined Spotlight. Fast just flows.Examples using Spotlight to send messages
  • With powerful Continuity features, all your Apple devices work together seamlessly, so you can get things done faster and more efficiently.iPhone 16 Plus with text highlighted in the Notes app, Macbook Air with a PowerPoint slide open, text from Notes app is visible on the slide

Design

Built to go places.13- and 15-inch MacBook Air laptops — one screen shows Numbers work, the other shows design work

MacBook Air is remarkably light at just 2.7 pounds, and less than half an inch thin. It’s designed to fit easily into your bag, so you can always take it with you. It’s also made with over 50 percent recycled materials and has a durable recycled aluminum enclosure built to withstand daily use.13- and 15-inch MacBook Air laptops back-to-back, showing size difference

13”display

15”display

Two perfectly portable sizes.

The 13‑inch MacBook Air is the ultimate on-the-go laptop, and the 15‑inch model gives you even more space onscreen for multitasking.3

Four beautiful colors will have you on cloud nine.

And every MacBook Air comes with a color‑matched MagSafe charging cable.color picker

  • Sky Blue
  • Silver
  • Starlight
  • Midnight
Front and top view of MacBook Air in Sky Blue color

Four beautiful colors will have you on cloud nine.

And every MacBook Air comes with a color‑matched MagSafe charging cable.color picker

  • Sky Blue
  • Silver
  • Starlight
  • Midnight
Front and top view of MacBook Air in Sky Blue color
Front and top view of MacBook Air in Silver color
Front and top view of MacBook Air in Starlight color
Front and top view of MacBook Air in Midnight color
  • A person putting their MacBook Air into a backpackMacBook Air 15”Incredibly thin and light, MacBook Air fits easily in your backpack.
  • A person working on their MacBook Air while in an airplane seatMacBook Air 13”With up to 18 hours of battery life,1 MacBook Air is built for the long haul.
  • Two people watching a video on a MacBook AirMacBook Air 13”The impressive display makes TV, movies, and games look truly striking wherever you go.

Performance

M5. The chip that zips.MacBook Air screen showing video editing to demonstrate M5 chip capabilitiesApple M5 Chip


LLM prompt processing performance

Up to9.5xfaster than
MacBook Air
with M14

Up to4xfaster than
MacBook Air
with M45

Up to3.8xfaster than
PC laptop with
Intel Core Ultra X76

AI in the fast lane. MacBook Air delivers blazing‑fast AI performance thanks to the powerful combination of the M5 chip’s GPU, Neural Engine, and unified memory. With a Neural Accelerator built into each GPU core, AI tasks run even more efficiently. From AI image upscaling to running the latest large language models, you’ll be more productive and creative than ever.

Multitasker. Multifaster. The M5 chip brings even more speed and fluidity to everything you do, like seamless switching between loads of apps and tabs, editing 4K video, or playing immersive games like Neverness to Everness. All with a silent, fanless design.Go inside M5A person sitting in a chair using their MacBook Air

Live a full battery life. MacBook Air has up to 18 hours of battery life. And it supports fast charging, getting up to 50 percent in just 30 minutes.16 So you can power through everything from work to class to your favorite movies without worrying about your battery.

Up to18 hrsbattery life1

AI

Built for AI.
From the silicon up.

For everyone from students to small business owners to creative professionals, MacBook Air with M5 is designed to leverage AI in everyday workflows while preserving your privacy. Whether using powerful Apple Intelligence features across apps and macOS, running LLMs on your Mac, or vibe coding, you’ll stay productive — and protected.MacBook Air screen showing Apple Intelligence Writing Tools creating flash cards about micro and macro economics

AI apps on Mac. Born to run.

Mac is optimized to handle AI apps — like ChatGPT, LM Studio, Msty Studio, Topaz Video, and Topaz Photo — so you can learn faster, think in new ways, and get more done.Image Playground screen with image of a hanging light and generative render text

AI tools in apps. Mac makes magic.

Use intelligent tools to unlock new levels of productivity and creativity — from editing images in Photoshop, to rendering 3D models in Shapr3D, to creating films in Final Cut Pro.

Apple Intelligence.
Do more. Effort less.

Apple Intelligence is the personal intelligence system that helps you write, express yourself, and get things done effortlessly. With groundbreaking privacy protections, it gives you peace of mind that no one else can access your data — not even Apple.2

MacBook Air screen showing Apple Intelligence Writing Tools composing an email

Great powers come
with great privacy.

Apple Intelligence is designed to protect your privacy at every step. It’s integrated into the core of your Mac through on‑device processing. So it’s aware of your personal information without collecting your personal information.

And with groundbreaking Private Cloud Compute, Apple Intelligence can draw on larger server‑based models, running on Apple silicon, to handle more complex requests for you while protecting your privacy.

macOS

Powering possibility.MacBook Air with multiple apps open

macOS is designed to support the way you work, create, and connect, with powerful apps and seamless multitasking.

  • Examples using Spotlight to send messagesSpotlight helps you act fast. Perform hundreds of actions on your MacBook Air — from finding files and apps to quickly sending a message — all within Spotlight.
  • Lock screen with Liquid Glass widgetsLiquid Glass. Clearly inspired. The stunning new design with Liquid Glass brings even more clarity to navigation and controls, and unlocks more ways to personalize your experience. Take your icons from light to dark, or choose an alluring clear look.
  • Right side of Mac screen showing Liquid Glass custom controls, like Wi-Fi and Bluetooth, in Control CenterWhat you want, right where you want it. The controls you use most like window tiling, screenshots, and accessing your favorite apps can be personalized in the Control Center. A transparent design keeps your display open and uncluttered.
  • Live Translation in Messages with the user’s text message, “Adriana and I are hosting some friends for dinner Sunday night. Can you make it?” automatically translated into SpanishLive Translation. Communicate effortlessly across languages. Instantly translate texts in Messages,17 display live translated captions in FaceTime, and get real‑time spoken translations in the Phone app.18

Continuity

Better together.

Mac and iPhone are incredible on their own. But when you use them together, they work wonders. Thanks to Continuity features, you can move seamlessly across devices to share files and photos, hand off tasks, and even control your iPhone from your Mac.

Your calls and texts come right to your laptop, so there’s no need to switch devices when you’re in the zone.19

iPhone 16 Plus with text highlighted in the Notes app, Macbook Air with a PowerPoint slide open, text from Notes app is visible on the slide

Notes, Microsoft PowerPoint

Copy images, video, or text from an app on your iPhone or iPad. Then paste into another app on your nearby Mac — or vice versa.

MacBook screen, Mail app open, iPhone screen mirrored on MacBook screen shows Uber Eats arriving

Mail, Uber Eats

See and use what’s on your iPhone from your Mac — even if you’re charging your phone in another room. And your iPhone stays locked, so no one else can access it or see what you’re doing.20

Top of Mac device screen showing the menu bar with an expanded Live Activity for Uber Eats

Uber Eats

You don’t have to reach for your phone to stay in the know. Live Activities from your iPhone now appear on your Mac — like when your Uber Eats order is about to arrive.

Multiple Apple devices, the same image on each device, an Apple Pencil has been used to mark up the image on the iPad, markup reflects on the other devices

Sign, annotate, and sketch on iPad or iPhone — live updates appear instantly on your Mac, and you can easily insert them into any document.

New to Mac?

  • Setup is a breeze. Easily move files, apps, and more from your old PC or Mac with Migration Assistant. Or quickly set up your Mac using your iPhone or iPad with Mac Setup Assistant. If you need any help, Apple Support is always just an online chat, phone call, or in‑store appointment away.
  • Access files anywhere with iCloud. iCloud lets you store all your photos, contacts, and documents so they’re available on all your devices. Start a to‑do list on your iPhone and check off items on your MacBook Air — and so much more.
  • Packed with powerful apps. Mac comes with apps like FaceTime,21 Freeform, and Keynote that let you get to work creating and collaborating on your next big idea.
  • MacBook Air, top exterior, closed, silver color, multicolored stickers surrounding Apple logoMac is built to last. Made with durable recycled aluminum enclosures, Mac laptops are ready for just about anything. And free macOS software updates help your Mac work reliably and securely for years to come.
  • Raised-hands emoji, text reads: Yep, Mac does thatYep, Mac
    does that.Never used a Mac? No problem. Switching to Mac from PC is quick and easy.Learn more

Display

Love at every sight.

The Liquid Retina display on MacBook Air supports 1 billion colors and delivers absolutely stunning resolution. Photos and videos pop with rich contrast and sharp detail, and text appears supercrisp.

MacBook Air showcasing colorful Liquid Retina display

500 nits of brightness. Work comfortably in a range of lighting environments.

P3 wide color. Enjoy an accurate and vivid range of colors for viewing and editing photos and videos.

True Tone technology. True Tone adjusts the warmth of your display to match the ambient light, for a more natural viewing experience.

Camera and Audio

When you move, it moves.

  • Center Stage
  • Desk View

Three‑mic array.

MacBook Air provides enhanced voice clarity in audio and video calls while minimizing background noise.

Immersive sound system.

The speakers on MacBook Air support Spatial Audio along with Dolby Atmos, so you can enjoy a three‑dimensional soundstage for music and movies.

Ports and Connectivity

Well connected.

MagSafe

Two Thunderbolt 4 ports

Headphone jack

The MagSafe charging cable attaches and detaches magnetically, preventing any unintended flights. Two Thunderbolt 4 ports let you connect high‑speed accessories and charge your Mac. The headphone jack supports high‑impedance headphones. And the Apple N1 wireless chip provides Wi‑Fi 7 and Bluetooth 6, improving performance and reliability.22People using Mac in a work setting


Turn MacBook Air into the perfect workspace by connecting up to two external displays, including Studio Display. The extra screen space makes working with multiple documents or apps a breeze.

Security

Peace of mind
at your fingertip.

Touch ID

Open MacBook Air demonstrating the location of the Touch ID button

Touch ID on the Magic Keyboard gives you a fast, easy, and secure way to unlock your Mac, sign in to accounts, and authorize payments for purchases. And built-in, industry-leading encryption, robust virus protections, and free, automatic security updates help keep your data safe.