macOS Monterey

macOS Monterey opens up entirely new possibilities for communication, data sharing, and creativity on your Mac. Take advantage of enhanced audio and video features, including Spatial Audio and Portrait mode. Stay on top of your tasks with powerful productivity tools such as Focus, Quick Notes, and Tab Groups in Safari. Seamlessly switch between your devices with AirPlay streaming to Mac.

FaceTime

• With Spatial Audio, voices in group FaceTime calls sound as though they are coming from the direction where each participant appears on your screen.

• Voice Isolation mode blocks out background noise so your voice comes through with crystal-clear clarity during calls.

• Wide Spectrum mode lets you hear every surrounding sound during a call, capturing the full ambient environment.

• Portrait mode on Mac computers with the M1 chip puts the focus on you by artfully blurring the background behind your image.

• Grid view displays all participants in equally sized tiles, and the person who is currently speaking is automatically highlighted on the screen.

• FaceTime links make it possible to invite friends who use Apple, Android, or Windows devices to join your calls.

Messages

• The Shared with You feature surfaces content that has been sent to you in Messages directly within the corresponding app on your Mac.

• The new Shared with You section is available in apps such as Photos, Safari, Podcasts, and Apple TV.

• Multiple photos sent in Messages are automatically displayed as an elegant collage or a browsable stack.

Safari

• Tab Groups let you save, organize, and manage your tabs, and seamlessly sync them across all your devices.

• Intelligent Tracking Prevention hides your IP address from trackers, helping to protect your online privacy.

• By selecting the compact tab bar, you can display more content on your screen and maximize your browsing area.

Focus

• Focus allows you to automatically filter notifications based on what you are currently doing on your Mac.

• You can customize Focus for specific activities such as work, gaming, reading, or personal time.

• Focus settings are applied across all of your Apple devices simultaneously.

• People in your contacts list will see that you have notifications silenced when Focus is active.

Notes and Quick Note

• Quick Note lets you jot down notes from within any application or on any website, and then easily return to them later.

• Tags help you quickly organize your notes by topic, making them simple to find and search through.

• Mentions support allows you to notify other participants about important changes made to shared notes.

• The Activity view shows exactly who made recent changes to a shared note and when those edits occurred.

AirPlay to Mac

• AirPlay to Mac lets you stream content directly from your iPhone or iPad straight to your Mac screen.

• AirPlay speakers support music playback through your Mac's built-in audio system for enhanced listening.

Live Text

• The system-wide Live Text feature makes text appearing in any photo fully interactive on your Mac.

• Text captured in photos can be copied, translated, and searched with just a few clicks.

Shortcuts

• The new Shortcuts app helps you automate everyday tasks and accomplish them more quickly on your Mac.

• The gallery contains a curated collection of ready-made shortcuts that you can add and run from anywhere in the system.

• The Shortcuts editor allows you to create your own custom shortcuts tailored to your specific workflow needs.

• Existing Automator workflows can be automatically converted into shortcuts for a smoother transition.

Maps

• The interactive three-dimensional globe renders mountains, oceans, deserts, and other landscape features in greater detail on Mac computers equipped with the M1 chip.

• Detailed city maps display elevation changes, individual trees, buildings, landmarks, and other notable objects on Mac computers with the M1 chip.

Privacy

• Mail Privacy Protection prevents senders from tracking your activity and behavior within the Mail app on your Mac.

• When any application is using the microphone, a recording indicator is displayed in Control Center for full transparency.

iCloud+

• iCloud Private Relay (beta) prevents companies from building a detailed profile of your browsing activity in Safari on your Mac.

• Hide My Email generates unique, random email addresses that automatically forward messages to your personal inbox. Before you download macOS Monterey, verify macos monterey compatibility with your Mac to ensure full support for all new features and capabilities described above.