{"id":2176,"date":"2023-11-11T17:57:33","date_gmt":"2023-11-11T14:57:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.leonidassavvides.com\/blog\/?p=2176"},"modified":"2023-11-12T08:34:38","modified_gmt":"2023-11-12T05:34:38","slug":"create-macos-sonoma-14-x-iso-without-a-mac-computer-and-free","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.leonidassavvides.com\/blog\/2023\/11\/create-macos-sonoma-14-x-iso-without-a-mac-computer-and-free\/","title":{"rendered":"Create macOS Sonoma [14.x] ISO without a Mac Computer and FREE"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\" class=\"sharethis-inline-share-buttons\" ><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The basic <strong>idea <\/strong>of FREE ISO is:<br><strong>&#8220;Use a free non-trusted macOS Sonoma VM in a Hypervisor like VMware Workstation Pro to create from it a macOS Sonoma ISO (Trusted)&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In my case the VM was Ventura 13.x [a year ago created Ventura.iso from this VM, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.leonidassavvides.com\/blog\/2023\/02\/create-ventura-iso-without-a-mac-computer-and-free\/\">see here the blog post for this<\/a>], and updated to Sonoma 14.0, After this the non-Trusted VM macOS Updated to macOS Sonoma&#8217;s latest&#8230;. 14.1.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/clients2024.s3.eu-south-1.amazonaws.com\/MyTechBlogIn2024\/VMs-VMware\/macOS_14-x_VM\/2023-10-27_20-51-22.png\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/clients2024.s3.eu-south-1.amazonaws.com\/MyTechBlogIn2024\/VMs-VMware\/macOS_14-x_VM\/2023-10-27_20-51-40.png\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/clients2024.s3.eu-south-1.amazonaws.com\/MyTechBlogIn2024\/VMs-VMware\/macOS_14-x_VM\/2023-10-27_21-08-17.png\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/clients2024.s3.eu-south-1.amazonaws.com\/MyTechBlogIn2024\/VMs-VMware\/macOS_14-x_VM\/2023-10-27_21-25-12.png\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/clients2024.s3.eu-south-1.amazonaws.com\/MyTechBlogIn2024\/VMs-VMware\/macOS_14-x_VM\/2023-10-27_21-40-04.png\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/clients2024.s3.eu-south-1.amazonaws.com\/MyTechBlogIn2024\/VMs-VMware\/macOS_14-x_VM\/2023-10-27_21-48-22.png\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/clients2024.s3.eu-south-1.amazonaws.com\/MyTechBlogIn2024\/VMs-VMware\/macOS_14-x_VM\/2023-10-27_21-55-54.png\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/clients2024.s3.eu-south-1.amazonaws.com\/MyTechBlogIn2024\/VMs-VMware\/macOS_14-x_VM\/2023-10-27_21-56-15.png\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/clients2024.s3.eu-south-1.amazonaws.com\/MyTechBlogIn2024\/VMs-VMware\/macOS_14-x_VM\/2023-10-27_21-58-55.png\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After Updating to MacOS 14.1 Sonoma, now I will create an ISO Sonoma14.1.iso file&#8230; useful for Virtual Machines, etc. Also, this should be a Trusted ISO, you can log in with Online internet accounts free of worries of malware&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">STEPS CREATE macOS_Sonoma.iso<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">=========<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">STEP-1: Download Sonoma Installer from the Apple Mac App Store <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/clients2024.s3.eu-south-1.amazonaws.com\/MyTechBlogIn2024\/VMs-VMware\/macOS_14-x_VM\/2023-10-28_00-56-43.png\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/clients2024.s3.eu-south-1.amazonaws.com\/MyTechBlogIn2024\/VMs-VMware\/macOS_14-x_VM\/2023-10-28_00-57-37.png\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/clients2024.s3.eu-south-1.amazonaws.com\/MyTechBlogIn2024\/VMs-VMware\/macOS_14-x_VM\/2023-10-28_01-01-02.png\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/clients2024.s3.eu-south-1.amazonaws.com\/MyTechBlogIn2024\/VMs-VMware\/macOS_14-x_VM\/2023-10-28_03-39-48.png\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/clients2024.s3.eu-south-1.amazonaws.com\/MyTechBlogIn2024\/VMs-VMware\/macOS_14-x_VM\/2023-10-28_04-12-54.png\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/clients2024.s3.eu-south-1.amazonaws.com\/MyTechBlogIn2024\/VMs-VMware\/macOS_14-x_VM\/2023-10-28_04-14-19.png\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">STEP-2: Choose Quit Install MacOS <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/clients2024.s3.eu-south-1.amazonaws.com\/MyTechBlogIn2024\/VMs-VMware\/macOS_14-x_VM\/2023-10-28_04-15-26-2.png\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/clients2024.s3.eu-south-1.amazonaws.com\/MyTechBlogIn2024\/VMs-VMware\/macOS_14-x_VM\/2023-10-28_04-15-50.png\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">STEP-3: After this the last session is to give some commands from the CLI\/Terminal &#8211; [see the end of this blog post for the commands]:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/clients2024.s3.eu-south-1.amazonaws.com\/MyTechBlogIn2024\/VMs-VMware\/macOS_14-x_VM\/2023-10-28_04-26-07.png\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/clients2024.s3.eu-south-1.amazonaws.com\/MyTechBlogIn2024\/VMs-VMware\/macOS_14-x_VM\/2023-10-28_04-41-09.png\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/clients2024.s3.eu-south-1.amazonaws.com\/MyTechBlogIn2024\/VMs-VMware\/macOS_14-x_VM\/2023-10-28_04-44-47.png\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/clients2024.s3.eu-south-1.amazonaws.com\/MyTechBlogIn2024\/VMs-VMware\/macOS_14-x_VM\/2023-10-28_04-46-00.png\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">STEP-4: COPY outside the VM<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The Sonoma.iso should be in your Desktop of the VM MacOs Sonoma.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can copy the ISO file to an external USB Stick Storage device:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/clients2024.s3.eu-south-1.amazonaws.com\/MyTechBlogIn2024\/VMs-VMware\/macOS_14-x_VM\/2023-10-28_06-01-31.png\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sonoma 14.1.iso vs Ventura 13.x.iso:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/clients2024.s3.eu-south-1.amazonaws.com\/MyTechBlogIn2024\/VMs-VMware\/macOS_14-x_VM\/2023-10-28_06-05-35.png\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Code Download for Section 3: <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/clients2024.s3.eu-south-1.amazonaws.com\/MyTechBlogIn2024\/VMs-VMware\/macOS_14-x_VM\/2023--Terminal-commands-to-create-macOS_Sonoma.iso-file.txt\">Terminal Commands to Download and Execute here<\/a> (file.txt file).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you want the ISO file ready to download &#8211; Please send an email to lse.limassol@gmail.com and I will send you the download link&#8230;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>===<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The basic idea of FREE ISO is:&#8220;Use a free non-trusted macOS Sonoma VM in a Hypervisor like VMware Workstation Pro to create from it a macOS Sonoma ISO (Trusted)&#8221; In my case the VM was Ventura 13.x [a year ago created Ventura.iso from this VM, see here the blog post for this], and updated to &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.leonidassavvides.com\/blog\/2023\/11\/create-macos-sonoma-14-x-iso-without-a-mac-computer-and-free\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Create macOS Sonoma [14.x] ISO without a Mac Computer and FREE&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11,21,22,308,23,24,43,44,45,46,47,48],"tags":[165,311,310,312,315,316,313],"class_list":["post-2176","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-hypervisors","category-mac-os-x","category-macos","category-macos-sonoma","category-macos-ventura","category-macs","category-tech","category-ventura","category-virtualbox","category-virtualization","category-vmware","category-vmware-player","tag-macos","tag-macos-iso","tag-sonoma","tag-sonoma-iso","tag-virtualbox-macos-sonoma-vm","tag-virtualbox-macos-vm","tag-vmware-macos-vm"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.leonidassavvides.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2176","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.leonidassavvides.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.leonidassavvides.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.leonidassavvides.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.leonidassavvides.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2176"}],"version-history":[{"count":32,"href":"https:\/\/www.leonidassavvides.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2176\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2249,"href":"https:\/\/www.leonidassavvides.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2176\/revisions\/2249"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.leonidassavvides.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2176"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.leonidassavvides.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2176"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.leonidassavvides.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2176"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}