diff --git a/posthog-react-native/src/legacy.ts b/posthog-react-native/src/legacy.ts
index b9460fbf..09d0721c 100644
--- a/posthog-react-native/src/legacy.ts
+++ b/posthog-react-native/src/legacy.ts
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ export const getLegacyValues = async (): Promise<{ distinctId?: string; anonymou
     return
   }
 
+  // legacy didn't support macos, no need to check it
   if (Platform.OS === 'ios') {
     const posthogFileDirectory = `${OptionalExpoFileSystem.documentDirectory}../Library/Application%20Support/${OptionalExpoApplication.applicationId}/`
     const posthogDistinctIdFile = posthogFileDirectory + 'posthog.distinctId'
diff --git a/posthog-react-native/src/optional/OptionalExpoApplication.ts b/posthog-react-native/src/optional/OptionalExpoApplication.ts
index 15ef9ad6..34902d6f 100644
--- a/posthog-react-native/src/optional/OptionalExpoApplication.ts
+++ b/posthog-react-native/src/optional/OptionalExpoApplication.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,11 @@
 import type ExpoApplication from 'expo-application'
+import { Platform } from 'react-native'
 
 export let OptionalExpoApplication: typeof ExpoApplication | undefined = undefined
 
 try {
-  OptionalExpoApplication = require('expo-application')
+  // macos not supported
+  if (Platform.OS !== 'macos') {
+    OptionalExpoApplication = require('expo-application')
+  }
 } catch (e) {}
diff --git a/posthog-react-native/src/optional/OptionalExpoDevice.ts b/posthog-react-native/src/optional/OptionalExpoDevice.ts
index 224163f2..84f5d342 100644
--- a/posthog-react-native/src/optional/OptionalExpoDevice.ts
+++ b/posthog-react-native/src/optional/OptionalExpoDevice.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,11 @@
 import type ExpoDevice from 'expo-device'
+import { Platform } from 'react-native'
 
 export let OptionalExpoDevice: typeof ExpoDevice | undefined = undefined
 
 try {
-  OptionalExpoDevice = require('expo-device')
+  // macos not supported
+  if (Platform.OS !== 'macos') {
+    OptionalExpoDevice = require('expo-device')
+  }
 } catch (e) {}
diff --git a/posthog-react-native/src/optional/OptionalExpoFileSystem.ts b/posthog-react-native/src/optional/OptionalExpoFileSystem.ts
index 3703ff63..c2f355d4 100644
--- a/posthog-react-native/src/optional/OptionalExpoFileSystem.ts
+++ b/posthog-react-native/src/optional/OptionalExpoFileSystem.ts
@@ -4,12 +4,12 @@ import { Platform } from 'react-native'
 export let OptionalExpoFileSystem: typeof ExpoFileSystem | undefined = undefined
 
 try {
-  // do not try to load expo-file-system on web, otherwise it will throw an error
+  // do not try to load expo-file-system on web and macos, otherwise it will throw an error
   // Error: The method or property expo-file-system.writeAsStringAsync is not available on web
   // See https://github.com/PostHog/posthog-js-lite/issues/140
-  // Once expo-file-system is supported on web, we can remove this try/catch block
+  // Once expo-file-system is supported on web/macos, we can remove this try/catch block
   // For now, use the react-native-async-storage/async-storage package instead
-  if (Platform.OS !== 'web') {
+  if (Platform.OS !== 'web' && Platform.OS !== 'macos') {
     OptionalExpoFileSystem = require('expo-file-system') // No Web support
   }
 } catch (e) {}
diff --git a/posthog-react-native/src/optional/OptionalExpoLocalization.ts b/posthog-react-native/src/optional/OptionalExpoLocalization.ts
index 41c67cb1..6cf84546 100644
--- a/posthog-react-native/src/optional/OptionalExpoLocalization.ts
+++ b/posthog-react-native/src/optional/OptionalExpoLocalization.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,11 @@
 import type ExpoLocalization from 'expo-localization'
+import { Platform } from 'react-native'
 
 export let OptionalExpoLocalization: typeof ExpoLocalization | undefined = undefined
 
 try {
-  OptionalExpoLocalization = require('expo-localization')
+  // macos not supported
+  if (Platform.OS !== 'macos') {
+    OptionalExpoLocalization = require('expo-localization')
+  }
 } catch (e) {}
diff --git a/posthog-react-native/src/optional/OptionalReactNativeDeviceInfo.ts b/posthog-react-native/src/optional/OptionalReactNativeDeviceInfo.ts
index 49f74e09..8dce1f01 100644
--- a/posthog-react-native/src/optional/OptionalReactNativeDeviceInfo.ts
+++ b/posthog-react-native/src/optional/OptionalReactNativeDeviceInfo.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,11 @@
+import { Platform } from 'react-native'
 import type ReactNativeDeviceInfo from 'react-native-device-info'
 
 export let OptionalReactNativeDeviceInfo: typeof ReactNativeDeviceInfo | undefined = undefined
 
 try {
-  OptionalReactNativeDeviceInfo = require('react-native-device-info') // No Web support
+  // macos not supported
+  if (Platform.OS !== 'macos') {
+    OptionalReactNativeDeviceInfo = require('react-native-device-info') // No Web support, returns unknown
+  }
 } catch (e) {}
diff --git a/posthog-react-native/src/optional/OptionalReactNativeNavigation.ts b/posthog-react-native/src/optional/OptionalReactNativeNavigation.ts
index c9e51b38..45632982 100644
--- a/posthog-react-native/src/optional/OptionalReactNativeNavigation.ts
+++ b/posthog-react-native/src/optional/OptionalReactNativeNavigation.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,12 @@
 import type ReactNativeNavigation from '@react-navigation/native'
+import { Platform } from 'react-native'
 
 export let OptionalReactNativeNavigation: typeof ReactNativeNavigation | undefined = undefined
 
 try {
-  OptionalReactNativeNavigation = require('@react-navigation/native')
+  // macos not supported
+  if (Platform.OS !== 'macos') {
+    // experimental support for web https://reactnavigation.org/docs/web-support/
+    OptionalReactNativeNavigation = require('@react-navigation/native')
+  }
 } catch (e) {}
diff --git a/posthog-react-native/src/optional/OptionalReactNativeNavigationWix.ts b/posthog-react-native/src/optional/OptionalReactNativeNavigationWix.ts
index 421adf61..828b6194 100644
--- a/posthog-react-native/src/optional/OptionalReactNativeNavigationWix.ts
+++ b/posthog-react-native/src/optional/OptionalReactNativeNavigationWix.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,11 @@
+import { Platform } from 'react-native'
 import type ReactNativeNavigationWix from 'react-native-navigation'
 
 export let OptionalReactNativeNavigationWix: typeof ReactNativeNavigationWix | undefined = undefined
 
 try {
-  OptionalReactNativeNavigationWix = require('react-native-navigation')
+  // macos/web not supported
+  if (Platform.OS !== 'web' && Platform.OS !== 'macos') {
+    OptionalReactNativeNavigationWix = require('react-native-navigation')
+  }
 } catch (e) {}