Wikipedia:WikiProject Apple Inc./Resources

Templates

Talk page templates

Please see our Assessment department for usage instructions.

• {{WikiProject Apple Inc.}} is to be placed on the corresponding talkpage of an article. This helps categorize the articles! See example below:

Article templates

Stub templates

• {{mac-stub}} is for stub articles relating to the Macintosh:
• {{mac-software-stub}} is for stub articles relating to third party software for Macintosh.

General use

• {{cite mac}} to cite Macintosh tech specs
• {{lowercase}} is used because Wikipedia software cannot display the first letter of a title as lowercase. However, Apple has many articles that do just that (like iPad).
• {{Infobox computing device}} is an infobox for hardware articles, such as MacBook Pro, where you can see the template in action.

Navigation

• {{Apple}} is a navigational template for Apple Inc.-related articles.
• {{Apple celeb}}
• {{Apple hardware before 1998}}
• {{Apple hardware since 1998}} is a navigational template for Apple hardware articles, preferably recent ones as the name says.
• {{Apple hardware}}
• {{Apple operating systems}}
• {{Apple printers}}
• {{Apple professional video applications}}
• {{Apple silicon}}
• {{Apple software}} is used for software
• {{Apple software on Windows}}
• {{Apple TV+}}
• {{Classic Mac OS}}
• {{Classic Mac OS sidebar}}
• {{Core Foundation}}
• {{Darwin derivations}}
• {{iOS}}
• {{iPod}}
• {{Logic Studio}}
• {{macOS}}
• {{macOS sidebar}}
• {{macOS developer tools}}
• {{macOS Server}}
• {{macOS typefaces}}
• {{Original Macintosh Design Team}}
• {{Wi-Fi base stations by Apple}}

Lists, tables, and timelines

• {{Complete timeline of Macintosh models}}
• {{List of iPod models}}
• {{Timeline of iPod models}}
• {{Timeline of compact iPod models}}
• {{Timeline of MacBook family models}}
• {{Timeline of Apple products}}
• {{Timeline of Apple II family models}}
• {{Table of current Macintosh models}}
• {{Timeline_of_iPhone_models}}

Userpage templates

• {{Project Apple Inc.}} for your user page or your talk page to keep track of this project (template shown at the top of this page). It does not add a category.
• {{User WikiProject Apple Inc.}} is for UBX tags. It adds the page to Category:WikiProject Apple Inc. participants. If you do not wish to display this template, add the category by regular means to your userpage.

This user is a participant in WikiProject Apple Inc.

• If you don't like userboxes, you can use our KIS label, {{WP:KIS/WikiProject Apple Inc.}}:

WP:APPLE

General

One of the best resources for a good Wikipedian is your fellow Wikipedian. Do not be discouraged at a lack of reliable sources or skills, if you know something is essential but you don't know how to communicate it in a high quality encyclopedic fashion. Speak on the Talk page to collaborate and we'll turn Apple lore into real history.

• Peer review—for those looking to make an article recognized content
• How to upload icons
• Starter code for articles
• List of subpages

Guides

Mac

• How to upload macOS app icons to Wikipedia

Templates

• {{WikiProject Apple Inc.}} - Project banner
• Article templates:
  • {{Infobox Software}} – Infobox for use in software articles that is not a game

Sources

For general information on what constitutes reliable wikipedia sources please read the Wikipage: Reliable sources article. Besides conventional press sources, there are several reliable publications focused on Apple News, Rumors, Reviews, Products, and Guides that can be used:

WP:WikProject Apple Inc. - Reliable Sources

Name	Media	Date	Type	Notes
9to5mac	Online	2007-	Apple News; Apple Rumors; Apple Products	Leading website within the Apple News Community in terms of breaking impactful news;
AppleInsider	Online	1997-	Apple News; Rumors; Reviewes	Apple related news, rumors and reviews;
CultOfMac	Online	2009-	Apple News; Reviews	Apple related news, how-tos and reviews;
Gizmodo	Online	2002-	Technology News; Reviews	technology, science and gadgets;
MacLife	Print, App	2007-	Apple News; Guides; Reviews	Apple related news, guides and reviews;
MacRumors	Online	2000-	Apple News; Rumors; Reviews	Mac and Apple related news, rumors, and reports;
Macworld	Online	1984-	Apple News; Reviews	software and hardware review, tips and buying advice;
PCMag	Online	1982-	Reviews; Guides	computer-industry developments, reviews and guides
TechCrunch	Online	2005-	Technology / Business Tech News; Reviews	business related to tech, technology news, analysis of emerging trends in tech;
TechRadar	Online	2008-	Technology News; Reviews	technology and gadgets reviews;
TidBITS	Online	1990-	Apple news; reviews	Apple coverage
Daring Fireball	Online	2002-	Apple news; reviews	Apple coverage
512Pixels	Online	2008-	Apple history	Good coverage of Apple's history; credible source
SixColors	Online	2014-	Apple coverage	Jason Snell, who created SixColors, was the lead editor of Macworld for decades
Michael Tsai	Online	?	News aggregator	Tsai's blog can't be cited directly, but it links to tons of stories and accurately takes the pulse of the general "Apple journalist-sphere". Quite useful, especially for "Reception" sections.

Some of the sources in list publish Rumors. Usually these articles can be clearly identified and caution and common sense should be used when referring to such articles. Also notice that some of these sources publish "sponsored articles" for product or software reviews. These are usually well identified and, though a paid review does not necessarily implies a good review, sponsored content is generally not acceptable as wikipedia source.

Online

Internet Archive has searchable, browsable, and downloadable copies of print and software works. The Wayback Machine has archives of websites through history such as Apple.com. There are thousands of instantly playable Apple II games and applications in browser-based emulation.

Google Books has free access to searchable and browsable print works. Google Books is tricky, so don't blindly trust its global search. You might want to browse an entire magazine series for a particular issue, or you might need to find a particular series (such as ComputerWorld or InfoWorld) and just do a search within that.

The Wikipedia Library (WP:LIBRARY) invites you to apply for access to proprietary databases such as EBSCO. These are archives of even more magazines and journals from the computing and scientific industries and trades.

VintageApple.org has many old magazines concerning Apple's early history, which can be searched with Google.

Sometimes, Google Search will offer you many low-quality results, when better articles exist for your search query. You can try a query like: "[QUERY]" site:arstechnica.com OR site:cnet.com OR site:theregister.com OR site:nytimes.com OR site:venturebeat.com OR site:theverge.com OR site:wired.com -viewtopic, customizing the list of sites as needed, which will filter out the SEO-optimized junk and fluff; and, thanks to -viewtopic most forum posts will be filtered out too.

There are many more outside websites for the archival of print media, if you google for your favorite books and magazines by name.

Print

Some books have PDF versions online, and your local public library may have an ebook lending service. Post on the Talk page to ask your fellow WikiProject members for a favor about sourcing, because many people have familiarity with or personal collections of books.

• Amelio, Gil; Simon, William L. (1999). On the Firing Line: My 500 Days at Apple. ISBN 978-0-88730-919-9. OCLC 41424094.
• Carlton, Jim (October 21, 1998). Apple: The Inside Story of Intrigue, Egomania and Business Blunders. ISBN 978-0-88730-965-6. OCLC 1068545200.
• Deutschman, Alan (2000). The Second Coming of Steve Jobs. Broadway. ISBN 978-0-7679-0432-2. OCLC 59470055.
• Hertzfeld, Andy (2004). Revolution in the Valley: The Insanely Great Story of How the Mac Was Made. O'Reilly Books. ISBN 978-0-596-00719-5. OCLC 774133318.
• Kunkel, Paul (1997). AppleDesign: The Work of the Apple Industrial Design Group. ISBN 978-1-888001-25-9. OCLC 450559301.
• Lashinsky, Adam (2013). Inside Apple: How America's Most Admired—and Secretive—Company Really Works. ISBN 978-1455512164. OCLC 984131988.
• Levy, Steven (2000) [1994]. Insanely Great: The Life and Times of Macintosh, the Computer That Changed Everything. New York City: Penguin Books. ISBN 978-0140291773. OCLC 474924791.
• Linzmayer, Owen (2004). Apple Confidential 2.0. No Starch Press. ISBN 978-1-59327-010-0. OCLC 921280642.
• Malone, Michael S. (1999). Infinite Loop. ISBN 978-0-385-48684-2. OCLC 971131326.
• Rose, Frank (1990). West of Eden: The End of Innocence at Apple Computer. Penguin Books. ISBN 978-0-14-009372-8. OCLC 924684399.
• Sculley, John; Byrne, John A. (1990) [October 1, 1987]. Odyssey: Pepsi to Apple ... A journey of adventure, ideas and the future. Diane Pub Co. ISBN 978-0788169496. OCLC 947796756.
• Wozniak, Steve; Smith, Gina (2006). iWoz: From Computer Geek to Cult Icon: How I Invented the Personal Computer, Co-Founded Apple, and Had Fun Doing It. W. W. Norton & Company. ISBN 978-0-393-06143-7. OCLC 502898652.
• Young, Jeffrey S. (1988). Steve Jobs, The Journey is the Reward. Lynx Books. ISBN 978-1-55802-378-9. OCLC 502695173.
• Young, Jeffrey S.; Simon, William L. (2005). iCon Steve Jobs: The Greatest Second Act in the History of Business. John Wiley & Sons. ISBN 978-0-471-72083-6. OCLC 487439489.

Style guide

Strive to comply with all Wikipedia manual of style guidelines. What follows is a more specific style guide for Apple-related articles.

Software release names

To minimize reader confusion, when first mentioning a Mac operating system release, state both the version number and marketing name. Do so in the following form used by secondary sources:

• Mac OS X 10.3 Panther
• OS X 10.10 Yosemite
• macOS 13 Ventura

Do not prefix the version number with the letter v or place the version number at the end, which could lead readers to think that 10.4 is a version of Tiger, rather than being Tiger itself:

• Mac OS X Tiger v10.4.

On subsequent mention, consider only referring to the codenames, for example: Tiger, Leopard and Snow Leopard (without "Mac OS X" or the version number).

When referring to a specific version, mention the version number only at the end. This is done by Apple and reliable sources:

• macOS 13 Ventura 13.2
• macOS 13.2 Ventura
• macOS Ventura 13.2

Be appropriately precise. Do not add unnecessary decimals to product versions:

Example:

• Avoid iOS 6.0 unless you are referring to that specific version.
• Prefer iOS 6.

Per Wikipedia guidelines, avoid MOS:SEAOFBLUE:

Example:

• Avoid iOS 6, where iOS and 6 link to separate articles.
• Prefer iOS 6.