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Lease a new Mac with low monthly payments for 24 or 36 months and upgrade at the end of your term with Apple Upgrade.§ Learn more

Buy MacBook Air with education savings.* Shop

MacBook Air

Might takes flight.

Now supercharged by M5.

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Get the highlights.

  • Watch the film
  • 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

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Four beautiful colors will have you on cloud nine.

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

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Front and top view of MacBook Air in Sky Blue color
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MacBook Air in Sky Blue color with color-matched MagSafe cable
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Side view of MacBook Air in Silver color
MacBook Air in Silver color with color-matched MagSafe cable
Front and top view of MacBook Air in Starlight color
Side view of MacBook Air in Starlight color
MacBook Air in Starlight color with color-matched MagSafe cable
Front and top view of MacBook Air in Midnight color
Side view of MacBook Air in Midnight color
MacBook Air in Midnight color with color-matched MagSafe cable
  • A person putting their MacBook Air into a backpack MacBook Air 15”

    Incredibly thin and light, MacBook Air fits easily in your backpack.

  • A person working on their MacBook Air while in an airplane seat MacBook 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 Air MacBook 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 capabilities
Apple M5 Chip
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 GPU, Neural Engine, and unified memory in M5. With a Neural Accelerator built into each GPU core, AI tasks run with amazing efficiency. 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.

More about M5 chip and Performance

M5. The chip that zips.

The M5 chip in MacBook Air features a next-generation GPU with up to 10 cores, each with a powerful new Neural Accelerator. The M5 chip also includes a 10‑core CPU with faster multithreaded performance. It fuels all your demanding apps, including Microsoft 365 Copilot and Adobe Creative Cloud, making them run faster so you can be productive all day on a single charge.

MacBook Air screen showing gaming to demonstrate M5 chip capabilities

Neverness to Everness

The M5 chip makes graphics smoother and gaming look better than ever. With third‑generation hardware-accelerated ray tracing, you get more realistic images for truly immersive gaming. And Dynamic Caching drives a huge performance boost for pro apps and games. So everything you do feels less like work and more like play.

M5 compared to previous MacBook Air models.

  • LLM prompt processing
  • /
  • Video editing
  • /
  • Photo editing
  • /
  • Excel calculations
  • /
  • Gaming

Faster time to first token performance7


13‑inch MacBook Air with M5
9.5 x

13‑inch MacBook Air with M4

13‑inch MacBook Air with M1 (baseline)

Faster AI video enhancement performance8


13‑inch MacBook Air with M5
6.9 x

13‑inch MacBook Air with M4

13‑inch MacBook Air with M1 (baseline)

Faster image processing performance9


13‑inch MacBook Air with M5
2.7 x

13‑inch MacBook Air with M4

13‑inch MacBook Air with M1 (baseline)

Faster spreadsheet calculation performance10


13‑inch MacBook Air with M5
2 x

13‑inch MacBook Air with M4

13‑inch MacBook Air with M1 (baseline)

Faster gaming performance11


13‑inch MacBook Air with M5
2 x

13‑inch MacBook Air with M4

13‑inch MacBook Air with M1 (baseline)
  • LLM prompt processing
  • /
  • Video editing
  • /
  • Photo editing
  • /
  • Excel calculations
  • /
  • Gaming

Faster time to first token performance7


15‑inch MacBook Air with M5
9.5 x

15‑inch MacBook Air with M4

13‑inch MacBook Air with M1 (baseline)

Faster AI video enhancement performance8


15‑inch MacBook Air with M5
6.9 x

15‑inch MacBook Air with M4

13‑inch MacBook Air with M1 (baseline)

Faster image processing performance9


15‑inch MacBook Air with M5
2.7 x

15‑inch MacBook Air with M4

13‑inch MacBook Air with M1 (baseline)

Faster spreadsheet calculation performance10


15‑inch MacBook Air with M5
2 x

15‑inch MacBook Air with M4

13‑inch MacBook Air with M1 (baseline)

Faster gaming performance11


15‑inch MacBook Air with M5
2.2 x

15‑inch MacBook Air with M4

13‑inch MacBook Air with M1 (baseline)

M5 compared to a PC laptop with Intel Core Ultra X7.

  • AI image upscaling
  • /
  • LLM prompt processing
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  • Python coding
  • /
  • Web browsing
  • /
  • Photo editing

Faster AI photo resolution enhancement12


MacBook Air with M5
4.7 x

PC laptop with Intel Core Ultra X7 (baseline)

Faster time to first token performance6


MacBook Air with M5
3.8 x

PC laptop with Intel Core Ultra X7 (baseline)

Faster Jupyter Notebook code execution13


MacBook Air with M5
2 x

PC laptop with Intel Core Ultra X7 (baseline)

Faster web application responsiveness14


MacBook Air with M5
1.5 x

PC laptop with Intel Core Ultra X7 (baseline)

Faster photo editing performance15


MacBook Air with M5
1.5 x

PC laptop with Intel Core Ultra X7 (baseline)
A 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 about 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 Adobe 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

Learn more about Apple Intelligence

MacBook Air screen showing Apple Intelligence Writing Tools composing an email
Apple logo with padlock u-shape in place of stem

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 messages

    Spotlight 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 widgets

    Liquid 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 Center

    What 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 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 Spanish

    Live 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.

Learn more about Continuity

  • Answer calls and texts
  • Universal Clipboard
  • iPhone Mirroring
  • Live Activities
  • Markup and Sketch
Lock screen with FaceTime app open, list of recent calls next to contact card with Genmoji and person's name

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.20

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?

  • Illustration of two laptops connected by line, second shows green checkmark onscreen indicating migration process is complete

    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.

  • Emoji of smiling face surrounded by various app icons: Music, iCloud Drive, Notes, Mail, Contacts, Calendar, Messages, and Photos

    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.

  • Front view of multiple apps including FaceTime, Freeform, and Keynote.

    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 logo

    Mac 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 that

    Yep, 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
Video call on MacBook Air of a person talking to another person on the call, Center Stage keeps them centered in the frame, even as they move around

Stay in frame during video calls, even as you move around or when more people join your frame.

Video call on MacBook Air of a person using the Desk View feature to show a math equation to a person on the call, Desk View lets them show their workspace and their face simultaneously

Share a top‑down view of your workspace while staying onscreen — great if you’re tutoring online or showing off your latest project.

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.22

People 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.

There’s never been a better time to upgrade.

Select your current MacBook Air:

Don’t know which model you have?

Click the Apple logo in the upper left of your screen and choose About This Mac.

Here’s what you get with the new MacBook Air with M5.

  • Bigger, brighter
    Liquid Retina display.

    MacBook Air screen showing photo of person in colorful outfit, demonstrating color range and resolution of Liquid Retina display
  • Sky Blue, Silver, Starlight, Midnight.
    Find the right color for you.

    Side exteriors of four MacBook Air laptops, showcasing four different finishes
  • Fly through demanding
    AI tasks up to 9.5x faster.4

  • 12MP Center Stage
    camera with Desk View.

  • Breakthrough performance

    for AI apps.

    MacBook Air screen showing video editing to demonstrate M5 chip capabilities
  • Sky Blue, Silver, Starlight, Midnight.
    Find the right color for you.

    Side exteriors of four MacBook Air laptops, showcasing four different finishes
  • 12MP Center Stage
    camera with Desk View.

  • The Apple N1 wireless chip provides Wi‑Fi 7 and Bluetooth 6, improving performance and reliability.22

  • When you go to Apple silicon, macOS makes the things you do incredibly fast and responsive.

    MacBook Air with multiple apps open
  • Built for AI, including powerful Apple Intelligence features.2

  • Up to 18 hours of battery life.
    Up to 6 more hours than previous models.1

  • Bigger, brighter
    Liquid Retina display.

    MacBook Air screen showing photo of person in colorful outfit, demonstrating color range and resolution of Liquid Retina display
Apple Trade In logo

Get credit toward a new MacBook Air when you trade in an eligible device.23

See what your device is worth

Which laptop is right for you?

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13- and 15-inch MacBook Air laptops Available in Sky Blue, Silver, Starlight, and Midnight

MacBook Air
13” and 15” M5 chip

**

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13.6‑inch or 15.3‑inch Liquid Retina display24

Apple M5 chip

Apple Intelligence and Siri AI2

16GB to 32GB 
unified memory

512GB to
4TB storage25

Up to
18 hours battery life1

Touch ID

Buy
14- and 16-inch MacBook Pro laptops Available in Space Black and Silver

New 14” with M6 MacBook Pro 14” and 16” M6, M5 Pro,
or M5 Max chip

**

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14.2‑inch or 16.2‑inch
Liquid Retina XDR display24

Apple M6, M5 Pro,

or M5 Max chip

Apple Intelligence and Siri AI2

16GB to 128GB 
unified memory

1TB to
8TB storage25

Up to
24 hours battery life26

Touch ID

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Accessories

Explore Mac accessories.

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Mac accessories: AirPods, Studio Display, Magic Keyboard, Magic Mouse, Magic Trackpad, MagSafe charge cable

Apple Upgrade

Lease a new Mac.

Get a new Mac with low monthly
payments for 24 or 36 months and
upgrade at the end of your term.§

Learn more

MacBook Pro, back exterior, MacBook silhouette fans out from behind into spectrum of purple and red colors

Apple Trade In

Get credit toward a new MacBook Air.

Just trade in your eligible computer for credit or recycle it for free. It’s good for you and the planet.23

See what your device is worth

A hand slides a MacBook with stickers on the cover toward two hands holding a new MacBook in the box

Apple Card

Get 3% Daily Cash back with Apple Card.

And pay over time, interest‑free when you choose to check out at Apple with Apple Card Monthly Installments.†

Learn more

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Education

Save on MacBook Air.

College students and educators can save through the Apple Store.*

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A MacBook Air displaying an Adobe InDesign project

Apple at Work

Get the power to take your business to the next level.

  • Learn about Apple at Work
  • Learn more about Mac for business
People using Mac in a workplace setting

Apple and Education

Helping educators and students
move the world forward.

Learn about Apple and Education

People using Mac in an education setting

MacBook Air and the environment.

  • Learn more in our Product Environmental Report (PDF)
  • Made with 55% recycled material by weight.

    Recycled Material

    Our approach.

    Using recycled materials, like 100% recycled cobalt in the battery, reduces the need to mine new material, which avoids the carbon emissions and environmental impacts of mining.

    Learn more in our Product Environmental Report (PDF)

    How you can help.

    You can protect the earth’s precious resources by trading in, passing down, or recycling devices and accessories you no longer use. You can bring them into any Apple Store for free, secure recycling. We also offer other ways to recycle, including mail-in options.

    Learn how to trade in or recycle devices

  • Manufactured with 50% renewable electricity.

    Renewable Electricity

    Our approach.

    Using electricity from renewable sources like wind and solar across our global supply chain — instead of fossil fuels — significantly reduces carbon emissions from manufacturing Apple products.

    Learn more in our Product Environmental Report (PDF)

    How you can help.

    You can extend the lifespan of your batteries and Apple products by using Optimized Battery Charging. It works by learning your charging habits and delaying the final charge — from 80% to 100% — until you are likely to need it.

    Learn more about Optimized Battery Charging

  • Ships in 100% fiber-based packaging.

    Package and Ship

    Our approach.

    MacBook Air comes in a 100% fiber-based box as part of our commitment to remove plastic from the packaging of all Apple products.

    Learn more in our Product Environmental Report (PDF)

    How you can help.

    New Apple products come in paper packaging that’s 100% fiber-based. In most places, you can put the entire box into your household recycling bin. You can also bring Apple packaging to any Apple Store and we’ll recycle it for free.

    Learn more about recycling

Our values lead the way.

  • A plan as innovative as our products.

    We’re committed to bringing net emissions to zero across our entire carbon footprint by 2030.

    Learn more about environment

  • Privacy. That’s Apple.

    Privacy is a fundamental human right. Every product and service is designed to help keep your data safe and secure.

    Learn more about privacy

  • Innovation that’s accessible by design.

    Our products and services are designed for everyone, with built‑in features to help you do what you love, your way.

    Learn more about accessibility

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