macOS Ventura makes the things you do most on Mac even better, with powerful new ways to get more done, share and collaborate in your favourite apps, immerse yourself in next‑level games and take full advantage of your other devices.
See the preview of macOS SonomaSearch delivers more accurate and complete results and provides suggestions before you start typing.
Richer search results bring together all the information you need for contacts, albums, musicians, movies, TV shows, actors, sports and businesses. View large, scrollable previews of your files in Quick Look by pressing the Space bar.
You can now use Spotlight to quickly set an alarm, start a Focus, find the name of a song with Shazam, run a shortcut and more.
Share tabs and bookmarks, send messages and start FaceTime right from Safari. Whether you’re planning a trip with friends or shopping for a couch with your partner, you can share all the tabs in one place. And when they find something great, they can add tabs too.
Share photos and videos seamlessly with up to five other people, so everyone can collaborate on the family’s collection and enjoy more complete memories. With iCloud Shared Photo Library, family memories are in one place for everyone to enjoy at any time, even if you’re not the one who snapped the shot or edited the photo.
Choose what to include based on a start date or the people in the photos. Once the Shared Photo Library is set up, you can share photos manually or get smart suggestions for adding photos to the shared library in a new For Your Shared Library sidebar item.
Everyone has equal permissions for adding, editing and deleting photos in the shared library. Favourites, captions and keywords sync too, so if one person organises the collection, everyone benefits.
Switch between apps and windows seamlessly with a simple click. Or click anywhere on your desktop to quickly get back to a file or folder.
Use the powerful camera system of iPhone with your Mac to do things never before possible with a webcam. Simply bring iPhone close to your Mac and it automatically switches to iPhone as the camera input. And it works wirelessly, so there’s nothing to plug in.9
When using Continuity Camera, Centre Stage is now available on any Mac. So you can stay centred in the camera frame during video calls or meetings even as you move around.10
Studio Light artfully illuminates your face and dims the background. Add Portrait mode to blur the background and keep the focus on you.11
Collaborate virtually using Desk View, which mimics an overhead camera, showing your desk and your face at the same time.10
SharePlay makes it simple to join and play games together. Join a SharePlay session with friends to play a multiplayer game that uses Game Center.
See what your friends are playing, view their achievements and find out when they beat your high score, so you can go beat theirs.
Freeform is a new app where you and your collaborators can bring ideas to life. Sketch and jot down notes with Apple Pencil. Share files and insert web links, documents, video and audio.
Invite collaborators, share a link and start working together instantly. As others add their thoughts, you can see changes on the canvas in real time.
The Clock app you know and love from iPhone and iPad is now on Mac. See the local time in different time zones around the world or set an alarm that plays a ringtone at a specific time. Ask Siri “What time is it in London?” or “Wake me up tomorrow at 7 AM”.
Tap forecast modules for details about air quality, local forecasts and more. Get hourly forecasts for the next 10 days and receive government notifications about severe weather events like tornadoes, winter storms, flash floods and more.
Lock a note using just your Mac login password, eliminating the need to remember a separate password. New, customisable filters in Smart Folders enable organisation based on creation date, attachments, checklists and more.
Save, create or share lists as templates to reuse them for routines, packing lists and more. Pin your favourite lists for easy access. Today and Scheduled Lists now group items by time and date, making it easier to view and add reminders. And an all‑new Completed Smart List lets you view all of your completed reminders in one place, along with details like the time they were completed.
Pause a video on any frame that contains text to use familiar interactions like copy, translate, look up, share and more.14
The redesigned Home app makes it easier to navigate, organise and view your smart home accessories in one place, and updates to the underlying architecture make it more efficient and reliable.15 Support for the Matter home connectivity standard lets you choose and connect even more smart home accessories.16
Plan multiple stops along your route in advance and see them on your iPhone when you’re ready to go.
Express yourself with new Memoji stickers and customisation options like nose shapes, headwear and hairstyles that represent more natural hair textures and curl patterns. And new Memoji contact sticker poses bring even more personality to your Contacts app.
When you’re setting up a Focus, you can now select apps and people you want to receive notifications from by either allowing them or silencing them. And draw boundaries in Apple apps like Calendar and Messages by hiding distracting content with Focus filters.
An updated design provides more focused results so you get just the information you’re looking for.