macOS Sonoma

With macOS Sonoma, working and playing on your Mac has become even easier and more enjoyable. Elevate your presence on video calls to a whole new level. Access information in completely new and innovative ways. Boost your gaming performance significantly. 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 the large display of your Mac. When you log in to the system, they seamlessly transition into beautiful desktop wallpapers.

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 lights, and perform many other actions — right from a widget on your Mac desktop.

- Access iPhone widgets on your Mac

Thanks to Continuity, you can add your iPhone widgets to the Mac desktop without needing to install the corresponding apps on your Mac computer.

- Widgets fade for better focus

When you open an app or window or use Stage Manager, widgets gracefully fade into the background so you can concentrate on the task at hand. Change your wallpaper, and widget colors instantly adapt to match it.

Video Conferencing

- Put yourself front and center

The new Presenter Overlay feature lets you remain part of the conversation while sharing your screen. Choose between two overlay options, large and small. The large overlay keeps the focus 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.

- Hover over your shared screen

Use the small overlay so you appear in a movable bubble over 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 with ease.

- 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.

- New screen picker

Easily share an app or even multiple apps during a video call right from the window you are currently working in on your Mac.

- Stay in the frame

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

Safari and Passwords

- Create a profile

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

- Faster and more relevant search

Search in Safari is faster than ever before, and offers more readable and more relevant suggestions for your queries.

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 web.

Messages

- Search filters

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

- Catch up and swipe to reply

A new catch-up arrow lets you jump directly to the first message you haven't seen in a conversation. And now you can swipe right on any message to reply to it instantly.

- 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 within the conversation thread.

- 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.

PDFs and Notes

- Fill in documents faster with AutoFill

Improved AutoFill lets you securely use saved information from your Contacts to fill in a PDF file or a scanned document more quickly and efficiently on your Mac.

- Flip through a PDF in a note

View a full-size PDF right within Notes and flip between its pages effortlessly. Store multiple PDF files in a single note for quick and easy access to all related documents.

- 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 now provides even better support when typing text on your Mac. Automatically corrected words are temporarily underlined so you know exactly what was changed, and you can revert to the original word with just a single click.

Games

- More games for Mac than ever before

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

- Level up with Game Mode

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

Privacy and Security

- Communication Safety

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

- Sensitive Content Warning

You now have the option to blur sensitive photos and videos before viewing them. This feature is available in Messages as well as in supported third-party applications on your Mac.

- Lockdown Mode

Enhanced Lockdown Mode strengthens security by helping protect against sophisticated cyberattacks. Enable it across all of your Apple devices, including Apple Watch, for comprehensive protection. To get started, macos sonoma download is available for compatible Mac models.