macOS Sonoma

With macOS Sonoma, working and playing on your Mac has become even more seamless and enjoyable. Elevate your presence during video calls. Access information in entirely new and innovative ways. Boost your gaming performance to unprecedented levels. And discover even more ways to personalize and customize your Mac to suit your individual needs.

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 into 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 the lights, and perform a variety of other actions — right from a widget on your Mac desktop.

- Access iPhone Widgets on Your Mac

Thanks to Continuity, you can add iPhone widgets to your Mac desktop without needing to install the corresponding applications on your Mac. This greatly expands the range of available widgets.

- Widgets Fade Away for Better Focus

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

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 and 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 the Shared Screen

Use the small overlay so it appears in a movable bubble above your shared screen, making it easy for others to see you while you are demonstrating your work. Navigate across the screen and point out the important details to your audience.

- 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 trigger a reaction with just a simple hand gesture during your call.

- New Screen Picker

Easily share a single application or even multiple applications during a video call directly from the window you are currently working in on your Mac.

- Stay in Frame

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

Safari and Passwords

- Create a Profile

Keep your browsing separate for different topics such as "Work" and "Personal" with distinct profiles in Safari. Profiles help you 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 every query you enter.

Password and Passkey Sharing

- Enhanced Private Browsing

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

Messages

- Search Filters

Find the message you are looking for much faster by combining search filters to quickly narrow down your search results within any conversation.

- Catch Up and Swipe to Reply

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

- A New Way to Share and View Locations

Share your current location or request a friend's location using the plus button. When someone shares their location with you, view it directly within the conversation on your Mac.

- 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 Out Documents Faster with AutoFill

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

- Flip Through a PDF in a Note

View a full-size PDF directly within Notes and easily flip between its pages. Store multiple PDF files in a single note for quick and convenient 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 video content, and perform other actions to create truly stunning documents.

Keyboard

- Even More Accurate Autocorrect

Autocorrect provides even better assistance while you type 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 Mac gaming to a whole new level, and you can download macOS Sonoma to experience them all. The expanding library of games ensures there is always something new to play.

- Level Up with Game Mode

Game Mode automatically gives games top priority on the CPU and GPU of your Mac, reducing the workload on background tasks. And with wireless accessories such as AirPods and your favorite game controllers, input latency is significantly reduced for a smoother experience.

Privacy and Security

- Communication Safety

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

- Sensitive Content Warning

You now have the option to blur sensitive photos and videos before viewing them. This useful feature is available in Messages as well as compatible third-party apps, ensuring macos sonoma compatibility with your privacy preferences.

- Lockdown Mode

The expanded Lockdown Mode enhances your security by helping protect against sophisticated cyberattacks. Enable it across all of your Apple devices, including Apple Watch, for comprehensive protection.