Three Mac models facing forwards, 16-inch MacBook Pro in Silver at left with Phone app on screen showing recent contacts, 24‐inch iMac in Blue in centre, macOS Tahoe wallpaper on screen, and 13-inch MacBook Air in Midnight at right, screen shows Spotlight Search over the desktop with Liquid Glass versions of the Dock and various widgets such as Calendar, Clock and Weather
A new design with Liquid Glass. Beautiful, delightful and instantly familiar.
Top-left of Mac device screen showing the transparent Menu Bar and Liquid Glass versions of Weather, Calendar and Photos app widgets in Notification Centre
Top-left of Mac device screen showing the transparent Menu Bar and Liquid Glass versions of Weather, Calendar and Photos app widgets in Notification Centre
Now with the Phone app1 and Live Activities2 from iPhone for next‐level Continuity.
Mac device, screen showing the new Phone app
Mac device, screen showing the new Phone app
Take hundreds of actions in Spotlight without lifting your hands off the keyboard.
Close-up of new translucent Spotlight app, a user using Messages app to send a text to one of their contacts
Close-up of new translucent Spotlight app, a user using Messages app to send a text to one of their contacts
Create more powerful shortcuts than ever with Apple Intelligence.3
Close-up of user building a shortcut with the Use Model action in the Notes app
Close-up of user building a shortcut with the Use Model action in the Notes app
Design
More you. Shines through.
Liquid Glass Clock, Calendar, Reminders and Weather widgets over an image of a surfer walking on the beach at sunset
Liquid Glass Clock, Calendar, Reminders and Weather widgets over an image of a surfer walking on the beach at sunset
Reimagined with Liquid Glass, macOS Tahoe is at once fresh and familiar. Apps bring more focus to your content. You can personalise your Mac like never before. And everything just flows into place.
Delightful new design.
Liquid Glass refracts and reflects content in real time, bringing even more clarity to navigation and controls — and even more vitality to everything you do.
Lock Screen showing a Liquid Glass typeface for the time
Lock Screen showing a Liquid Glass typeface for the time
Updated app icons.
Personalise your Mac with new options including updated light or dark appearances, new colour-tinted icons or a stunning clear look.
Liquid Glass app icons, including Apple TV, Notes, Calendar and Podcasts, tinted with colour to complement wallpaper image
Liquid Glass app icons, including Apple TV, Notes, Calendar and Podcasts, tinted with colour to complement wallpaper image
Personalised controls and menu bar.
Your display feels even larger with the transparent menu bar. And you have more ways to customise the controls and layout in the menu bar and Control Centre, even those from third parties.
Right side of Mac screen showing Liquid Glass custom controls, like Wi-Fi and Bluetooth, in Control Centre
Right side of Mac screen showing Liquid Glass custom controls, like Wi-Fi and Bluetooth, in Control Centre
Refreshed apps.
Sidebars and toolbars in apps reflect the depth of your workspace and offer a subtle hint of the content within reach as you scroll.
A web page about ceramic pottery in the redesigned Safari, with the updated toolbar subtly reflecting colours from the page
A web page about ceramic pottery in the redesigned Safari, with the updated toolbar subtly reflecting colours from the page
Apple Intelligence
Get more done, from even more places.
Now integrated into even more apps and experiences, Apple Intelligence helps you get things done effortlessly and communicate across languages.3
Live Translation.
Automatically translate texts in Messages,4 display live translated captions in FaceTime, and get spoken translations for calls in the Phone app.5
Live Translation in Messages with the user’s text message "Adriana and I will invite some friends to dinner on Sunday night. Do you want to come?" automatically translated into Spanish
Live Translation in Messages with the user’s text message "Adriana and I will invite some friends to dinner on Sunday night. Do you want to come?" automatically translated into Spanish
Accelerate your workflows.
Intelligent actions in Shortcuts can summarise text, create images or tap directly into Apple Intelligence models to provide responses that feed into your shortcut.
Compare notes in Text and Transcription then summarise, with the words 'Text' and 'Transcription' highlighted in blue as they appear as they would in the Shortcuts app
Compare notes in Text and Transcription then summarise, with the words 'Text' and 'Transcription' highlighted in blue as they appear as they would in the Shortcuts app
More ways to express yourself with images.
Mix emoji and descriptions to make something brand new. In Image Playground, discover additional ChatGPT styles. And have even more control when making images inspired by family and friends using Genmoji and Image Playground.
Playground screen with image of a photorealistic stork carrying a bundle in its beak, showing options for custom image styles from ChatGPT
Playground screen with image of a photorealistic stork carrying a bundle in its beak, showing options for custom image styles from ChatGPT
Continuity
Together they’re better than ever.
Continuity helps you work seamlessly across Apple devices. And with the Phone app and Live Activities coming to Mac, it’s even easier to stay on top of things happening in real time.
Live Activities on Mac.
The menu bar now features the Live Activities from your iPhone. And when you click one, the app opens in iPhone Mirroring so you can take action.2
Top of Mac device screen showing the menu bar with an expanded Live Activity for Uber Eats
Top of Mac device screen showing the menu bar with an expanded Live Activity for Uber Eats
New Phone app for Mac.
Make and take calls with a click. Conveniently access your synced content like Recents, Contacts and Voicemail — and enjoy the familiar features from iPhone.1
FaceTime Contact Poster, Genmoji in centre, person’s name top left, icons for reply, more options, hang up and pick up on the bottom
FaceTime Contact Poster, Genmoji in centre, person’s name top left, icons for reply, more options, hang up and pick up on the bottom
Manage unwanted calls.
For unknown numbers, Call Screening finds out who’s calling and why. Once the caller shares their name and the reason for their call, your phone rings and you can decide if you want to pick up.6
Call Screening showing Screening New Caller notification
Call Screening showing Screening New Caller notification
Stay productive while on hold.
Hold Assist keeps your place in the queue while you wait for a live agent and notifies you when they’re ready.7
Right corner of Mac screen with Hold Assist Live Activity indicating user is on hold with a customer service representative
Right corner of Mac screen with Hold Assist Live Activity indicating user is on hold with a customer service representative
Productivity
Calm in the brainstorm.
Make quick work of everyday tasks, jump into your favourite activities and turbocharge pro workflows — all with a lot less effort.
Biggest Spotlight update ever.
Spotlight lets you take hundreds of actions without lifting your hands off the keyboard. And new quick keys help you perform actions even faster.
User typing a text message within Spotlight to send via Messages app
User typing a text message within Spotlight to send via Messages app
A faster way to browse.
You can now keep all your apps and most-accessed files within easy reach, including intelligent suggestions based on your routines.
Spotlight browsing menu showing apps with category filters: Utilities, Social, Productivity and Finance, Entertainment, and Information and Reading
Spotlight browsing menu showing apps with category filters: Utilities, Social, Productivity and Finance, Entertainment, and Information and Reading
Smart, effortless automation.
Now you can run shortcuts automatically — at a specific time of day or when you take specific actions, like saving a file to a particular folder or connecting to a display.
Shortcuts app in Apple Intelligence indicating the use of Intelligent Actions
Shortcuts app in Apple Intelligence indicating the use of Intelligent Actions
Magnifier lets you zoom in on your surroundings using a connected camera. Accessibility Reader provides a systemwide, customised reading and listening experience. Braille Access creates an all-new interface for braille displays.8 And Vehicle Motion Cues help reduce motion sickness in moving vehicles.
Family.
Parents can take advantage of a wide set of parental controls designed to keep children safe. These include new enhancements across Communication Limits, Communication Safety and the App Store.
Journal.
Now on Mac for the most comfortable writing experience, Journal makes it easy to capture and write about everyday moments and special events using photos, videos, audio recordings, places and more.
Photos.
An updated design lets you quickly access filtering and sorting options and customise the size of Collections tiles so you can view your library just how you like. And with Pinned Collections, you can keep your most-visited ones at your fingertips.
FaceTime.
Celebrate the people who matter most with a new tiled design that features beautiful and personalised Contact Posters.
Reminders.
With Apple Intelligence, Reminders can suggest tasks, shopping lists and follow-ups based on emails or other text on your device. It can also automatically categorise related reminders into sections within a list.
Games.
The new Games app brings together all the games you have on your Mac. In the Game Overlay, you can adjust system settings, chat with friends or invite them to play — all without leaving the game. And for developers, Metal 4 brings even more advanced graphics and rendering technologies, like MetalFX Frame Interpolation and Denoising.
Messages.
Create polls and personalise conversations with backgrounds. Redesigned conversation details feature designated sections for contact info, photos, links, location and more. Typing indicators in groups let you know exactly who is about to chime in. Screening tools detect spam and give you control. And the Add Contact button now appears next to an unknown number in a group.
Passwords.
Easily refer to changes you’ve made to your accounts, and find previous versions of passwords, along with when they were changed.
Notes.
Capture conversations in the Phone app as audio recordings with transcriptions.9 You can also export a note into a Markdown file.
The macOS Tahoe wallpaper across family of Mac models from left to right: Mac Studio, 13-in MacBook Air in Sky Blue, 14-in MacBook Pro in Space Black and 24-in iMac in Silver
The macOS Tahoe wallpaper across family of Mac models from left to right: Mac Studio, 13-in MacBook Air in Sky Blue, 14-in MacBook Pro in Space Black and 24-in iMac in Silver