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The M5 chip isn’t just an upgrade, it’s a game changer, delivering phenomenal performance. Prepare for lift-off.

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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.

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Universal Clipboard

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.

Performance: M5. The Chip that Zips

LLM Prompt Processing Performance

• Up to 9.5x faster than MacBook Air with M1[1]
• Up to 4x faster than MacBook Air with M4[2]
• Up to 3.8x faster than PC laptop with Intel Core Ultra X7[3]

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 InZOI. All with a silent, fanless design.

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 ground breaking privacy protections, it gives you peace of mind that no one else can access your data — not even Apple.[4]

Up to 18 Hrs Battery Life[5]

Live a full battery life. MacBook Air has up to 18 hours of battery life. And it supports fast charging, getting up to 50 per cent in just 30 minutes.[6] So you can power through everything from work to class to your favourite movies without worrying about your battery.

Display Love at Every Sight

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

• 500 nits of brightness. Work comfortably in a range of lighting environments
• P3 wide colour. Enjoy an accurate and vivid range of colours 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

Design Built to Go Places

MacBook Air is remarkably light at just 1.23 kilos and only 11.3 mm 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 per cent recycled materials and has a durable recycled aluminium enclosure built to withstand daily use.

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Camera and Audio: When You Move, it Moves

Centre Stage

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

• Three‑mic array. MacBook Air provides enhanced voice clarity in audio and video calls while minimising 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

Desk View

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

Notes:

1. Testing conducted by Apple in January 2026 using pre‑production 13‑inch and 15‑inch MacBook Air systems with Apple M5, 10‑core CPU, 10‑core GPU, 32GB of unified memory and 4TB SSD, and production MacBook Air systems with Apple M1, 8‑core CPU, 8‑core GPU, 16GB of unified memory and 2TB SSD. Time to first token measured with an 8K-token prompt using a 14-billion parameter model with 4-bit quantisation, and LM Studio 0.4.1 (Build 1). Performance tests are conducted using specific computer systems and reflect the approximate performance of MacBook Air.

2. Testing conducted by Apple in January 2026 using pre‑production 13‑inch and 15‑inch MacBook Air systems with Apple M5, 10‑core CPU, 10‑core GPU, 32GB of unified memory and 4TB SSD, and production 13‑inch and 15‑inch MacBook Air systems with Apple M4, 10‑core CPU, 10‑core GPU, 32GB of unified memory and 2TB SSD. Time to first token measured with an 8K-token prompt using a 14-billion parameter model with 4-bit quantisation, and LM Studio 0.4.1 (Build 1). Performance tests are conducted using specific computer systems and reflect the approximate performance of MacBook Air.

3. Testing conducted by Apple in January 2026 using pre‑production 13‑inch and 15‑inch MacBook Air systems with Apple M5, 10‑core CPU, 10‑core GPU, 32GB of unified memory and 4TB SSD, production 13‑inch and 15‑inch MacBook Air systems with Apple M4, 10‑core CPU, 10‑core GPU, 32GB of unified memory and 2TB SSD, and production MacBook Air systems with Apple M1, 8‑core CPU, 8‑core GPU, 16GB of unified memory and 2TB SSD. Tested with Topaz Video v1.2.0 using the built‑in benchmark. Performance tests are conducted using specific computer systems and reflect the approximate performance of MacBook Air.

4. Apple Intelligence is available in beta. Some features may not be available in all regions or languages. For feature and language availability and system requirements.

5. Testing conducted by Apple in January 2026 using pre‑production 13‑inch MacBook Air systems with Apple M5, 10‑core CPU and 8‑core GPU, and pre‑production 15‑inch MacBook Air systems with Apple M5, 10‑core CPU and 10‑core GPU, all configured with 16GB of unified memory and 512GB SSD. Wireless web battery life tested by browsing 25 popular websites while connected to Wi‑Fi. Video streaming battery life tested with 1080p content in Safari while connected to Wi‑Fi. All systems tested with display brightness set to 8 clicks from bottom and keyboard backlight off. Battery life varies by use and configuration.

6. Testing conducted by Apple in January 2026 using pre‑production 13‑inch MacBook Air systems with Apple M5, 10‑core CPU and 8‑core GPU, and pre‑production 15‑inch MacBook Air systems with Apple M5, 10‑core CPU and 10‑core GPU, all configured with 16GB of unified memory and 512GB SSD. Tested with Apple 70W USB‑C Power Adapter (Model A2743) with USB‑C to MagSafe 3 Cable (Model A2363). Fast-charge testing conducted with drained MacBook Air units. Times measured from the beginning of wake from hibernate, or from the appearance of the Apple logo as the unit started up. Charge time varies with settings and environmental factors; actual results will vary.

What's in the Box

• USB-C to MagSafe 3 Cable (2m)

Product Features:

• Operating temperature: 10° to 35° C (50° to 95° F)
• Storage temperature: –25° to 45° C (–13° to 113° F)
• Support for spatial audio when playing music or video with Dolby Atmos on built-in speakers
• Three-mic array with directional beamforming
• 3.5mm headphone jack with advanced support for high‑impedance headphones