

See the OS and Device Support page for more details on which which versions of macOS offer native decoding of Dolby Audio and Dolby Atmos, what Web APIs support Dolby formats in Safari, and which Macs support a spatial experience when playing back Dolby Audio or Dolby Atmos content. The macOS Dolby audio decoders are accessible to all developers building apps on the platform, and support for Dolby Audio and/or Dolby Atmos playback is also built into native applications such as Safari, QuickTime Player, QuickLook, DVD Player, etc. Dolby Atmos (using the Dolby Digital Plus with JOC format).MacOS ships with native CoreAudio decoders for all the major Dolby formats:

Mac laptops released in 2018 or later can play Dolby Atmos and Dolby Audio content over the device speakers for a great spatial and immersive audio experience. Support for Dolby Audio™ was first introduced in 2015 with macOS El Capitan (10.11) and support for Dolby Atmos was added with macOS Catalina (10.15) in October 2019.
