diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 712b03a9d..2ea908981 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ if (${CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME} MATCHES "Darwin")
 
   if (${CMAKE_HOST_SYSTEM_PROCESSOR} MATCHES "x86_64")
     message(WARNING 
-      "Building for x86_64 on MacOS is not supported." 
+      "Building for x86_64 on macOS is not supported." 
       " If you are on an Apple silicon system, "
       " make sure you are building for arm64.")
   elseif(${CMAKE_HOST_SYSTEM_PROCESSOR} MATCHES "arm64")
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ if (${CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME} MATCHES "Darwin")
   endif()
 
 else()
-  message(WARNING "MLX is prioritised for Apple Silicon systems using MacOS.")
+  message(WARNING "MLX is prioritised for Apple silicon systems using macOS.")
 endif()
 
 # ----------------------------- Lib -----------------------------
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ elseif (MLX_BUILD_METAL)
                   OUTPUT_VARIABLE MACOS_VERSION
                   COMMAND_ERROR_IS_FATAL ANY)
 
-  message(STATUS "Building with SDK for MacOS version ${MACOS_VERSION}")
+  message(STATUS "Building with SDK for macOS version ${MACOS_VERSION}")
   
   if (${MACOS_VERSION} GREATER_EQUAL 14.2)
     set(METAL_CPP_URL https://developer.apple.com/metal/cpp/files/metal-cpp_macOS14.2_iOS17.2.zip)
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ elseif (MLX_BUILD_METAL)
   elseif (${MACOS_VERSION} GREATER_EQUAL 13.3)
     set(METAL_CPP_URL https://developer.apple.com/metal/cpp/files/metal-cpp_macOS13.3_iOS16.4.zip)
   else()
-    message(FATAL_ERROR "MLX requires MacOS >= 13.4 to be built with MLX_BUILD_METAL=ON" )
+    message(FATAL_ERROR "MLX requires macOS >= 13.4 to be built with MLX_BUILD_METAL=ON" )
   endif()
 
   FetchContent_Declare(
diff --git a/docs/src/install.rst b/docs/src/install.rst
index 682f09f38..4ce1074a8 100644
--- a/docs/src/install.rst
+++ b/docs/src/install.rst
@@ -15,11 +15,11 @@ To install from PyPI you must meet the following requirements:
 
 - Using an M series chip (Apple silicon)
 - Using a native Python >= 3.8
-- MacOS >= 13.3
+- macOS >= 13.3
 
 .. note::
-    MLX is only available on devices running MacOS >= 13.3 
-    It is highly recommended to use MacOS 14 (Sonoma)
+    MLX is only available on devices running macOS >= 13.3 
+    It is highly recommended to use macOS 14 (Sonoma)
 
 Troubleshooting
 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ Build Requirements
 
 - A C++ compiler with C++17 support (e.g. Clang >= 5.0)
 - `cmake <https://cmake.org/>`_ -- version 3.24 or later, and ``make``
-- Xcode >= 14.3 (Xcode >= 15.0 for MacOS 14 and above)
+- Xcode >= 14.3 (Xcode >= 15.0 for macOS 14 and above)
 
 
 Python API
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ should point to the path to the built metal library.
       export DEVELOPER_DIR="/path/to/Xcode.app/Contents/Developer/"
 
     Further, you can use the following command to find out which 
-    MacOS SDK will be used
+    macOS SDK will be used
 
     .. code-block:: shell
 
diff --git a/python/src/mlx.cpp b/python/src/mlx.cpp
index 4a1d24aef..ebadf767d 100644
--- a/python/src/mlx.cpp
+++ b/python/src/mlx.cpp
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ void init_random(py::module_&);
 void init_fft(py::module_&);
 
 PYBIND11_MODULE(core, m) {
-  m.doc() = "mlx: A framework for machine learning on Apple Silicon.";
+  m.doc() = "mlx: A framework for machine learning on Apple silicon.";
 
   auto reprlib_fix = py::module_::import("mlx._reprlib_fix");
 
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 53b5ea24a..ca833615c 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ if __name__ == "__main__":
         version=get_version("0.0.5"),
         author="MLX Contributors",
         author_email="mlx@group.apple.com",
-        description="A framework for machine learning on Apple Silicon.",
+        description="A framework for machine learning on Apple silicon.",
         long_description=long_description,
         long_description_content_type="text/markdown",
         packages=packages,