macOS Sonoma

With macOS Sonoma, working and playing on your Mac has become even easier and more enjoyable. Elevate your presence on video calls with powerful new tools. Access information in completely new and intuitive ways. Boost your gaming performance to unprecedented levels. And discover even more ways to personalize your Mac and make it truly yours.

Screen Savers

- Stunning New Screen Savers

Brand-new screen savers featuring slow-motion footage of breathtaking locations from around the world look absolutely gorgeous on your Mac's large display. When you log in to your system, they seamlessly transition into beautiful desktop wallpapers for an immersive visual experience.

Desktop Widgets

- Add Widgets to Your Desktop

Place widgets directly on your desktop from the all-new widget gallery. And now you can play podcasts, turn off the lights, and perform many other useful actions — right from a widget on your desktop.

- Access iPhone Widgets on Mac

Thanks to Continuity, you can add your iPhone widgets to the Mac desktop without needing to install the corresponding applications on your Mac at all.

- Widgets Fade Away for Better Focus

When you open an application or window, or use Stage Manager, widgets gracefully fade into the background so you can stay focused on your current task. Change your wallpaper, and widget colors instantly adapt to match the new look.

Video Conferencing

- Put Yourself Front and Center

The new Presenter Overlay feature lets you remain part of the conversation while sharing your screen. Choose from two overlay options, large and small. The large overlay keeps attention on you while your shared screen is framed beside you on a separate layer. You can move around, walk, and talk in front of your content freely.

- Hover Over Your Shared Screen

Use the small overlay to appear in a movable bubble above your shared screen, making it easy for others to see you while you demonstrate your work. Navigate across the screen and point out important details effortlessly.

- React with Your Hands

Add a reaction that fills the camera frame with fun 3D augmented reality effects, such as hearts, confetti, fireworks, and much more. And you can share a reaction with just a simple hand gesture, making interactions more engaging.

- New Screen Picker

Easily share an application or even multiple applications during a video call directly from the window you are currently working in, streamlining your workflow.

- Stay in Frame

Control your video composition using Studio Display or iPhone as your camera. Adjust the frame with zoom and pan controls, or use Recenter to automatically place yourself in the center of the frame for a professional look.

Safari and Passwords

- Create a Profile

Keep your browsing separate for topics like Work and Personal with different profiles in Safari. Profiles help you separate history, extensions, tab groups, cookies, and favorites. You can quickly switch between profiles while browsing the web on your Mac.

- Faster and More Relevant Search

Search in Safari is faster than ever before and offers more readable and relevant suggestions to help you find exactly what you need.

Password and Passkey Sharing

- Enhanced Private Browsing

Private Browsing now locks your private browsing windows when you are not using them, completely blocks known trackers from loading on pages, and removes tracking added to URLs as you browse the internet on your Mac.

Messages

- Search Filters

Find the message you are looking for faster by combining search filters to quickly narrow down your search results and locate specific conversations.

- Catch Up and Swipe to Reply

A new catch-up arrow lets you jump to the first message you have not seen in a conversation. And now you can swipe right on any message to reply to it quickly and conveniently.

- A New Way to Share and View Locations

Share your location or request a friend's location using the plus button. When someone shares their location with you, view it directly inline in the conversation without leaving the app.

- All Your Stickers in One Place

A new sticker drawer gives you access to Live Stickers and emoji stickers all in one convenient place. Your stickers sync with iCloud, so they are available across your iPhone, iPad, and Mac devices seamlessly.

PDFs and Notes

- Fill Out Documents Faster with AutoFill

Improved AutoFill lets you securely use saved information from your Contacts to fill out a PDF or scanned document more quickly, saving you valuable time when handling paperwork.

- Flip Through a PDF in a Note

View a full-size PDF right inside Notes and flip through its pages with ease. Store multiple PDFs in a single note for quick access to related documents whenever you need them.

- Start in Notes and Finish in Pages

Tap the Share button to send work you started in a note over to Pages. Customize fonts, resize graphics, add videos, and perform other actions to create stunning polished documents.

Keyboard

- Even More Accurate Autocorrect

Autocorrect provides even better support as you type on your Mac. Autocorrected words are temporarily underlined so you know what was changed, and you can revert to the original word with just a single click of your mouse.

Games

- More Games for Mac Than Ever Before

Fan-favorite titles are taking gaming on Mac to a whole new level, delivering incredible experiences. Before you download macOS Sonoma, check macos sonoma compatibility to ensure your Mac supports all new features.

- Level Up with Game Mode

Game Mode automatically prioritizes games on your Mac's CPU and GPU, reducing the load on background tasks for smoother performance. And with wireless accessories like AirPods and your favorite game controllers, latency is dramatically reduced for a more responsive experience.

Privacy and Security

- Communication Safety

Communication Safety now includes protection for sensitive videos and photos. And it extends beyond Messages to include content sent and received in the system-wide photo picker and third-party applications on your Mac.

- Sensitive Content Warning

You now have the option to blur sensitive photos and videos before viewing them. This helpful feature is available in Messages as well as in third-party applications for comprehensive protection.

- Lockdown Mode

Enhanced Lockdown Mode increases security by helping protect against sophisticated cyberattacks. Enable it across all of your Apple devices, including Apple Watch, for maximum protection and peace of mind.