macOS Big Sur: Features and Tips, Available Now!

macOS Big Sur is the prior version of macOS, and it has been replaced with macOS 12 Monterey. Apple introduced the biggest design update to ... 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Windowshavealighterappearanceforacleanerlookwithadditionaltranslucencyandroundededges,theDockismoretranslucent,appiconshaveanewuniformsquircleshape,menubarsinappshavebeenredesignedtomakethemlessobtrusiveandbetterabletoblendinwithyourcontent,systemsoundshavebeenentirelyredone,andtherearenewsymbolsintoolbars,sidebars,andcontrolstoprovideclarityandconsistencyacrossapps. Buttonsandcontrolsforappsnowappearwhenneededanddisappearwhennotinusetoprovidemorefocusoncontent,andthecustomizablemenubaroffersaccesstoacustomizableControlCenterthathousesWi-Fi,Bluetooth,andAirDropcontrols,keyboardbrightness,DoNotDisturb,DarkMode,soundlevel,andmore. TheNotificationCenterhasbeenredesignedwithmoreinteractivenotificationsgroupedbyappandiOS-stylewidgetsthatcanbecustomizedinthreedifferentsizes.Anupdateddesignforcoreappsprovidesbetterorganizationformultipleopenwindowsandmakesiteasiertointeractwithapps. SafariisfasterandmorebatteryefficientthaneverinmacOSBigSurandfeaturesanewstartpagethatcanbecustomizedwithuser-selectedwallpapersandsectionslikeReadingListandiCloudTabs.TheMacAppStoremakesiteasiertofindextensions,andAppleaddedafeaturethatletsChromeandFirefoxextensionsbeeasilyportedtoSafari. AppleredesignedtabstomakeSafarinavigationfasterbyshowingmoretabsonscreen,withfaviconsdisplayedtoidentifytabsandahovergestureofferingquickpagepreviews.UserscanchoosewhenandwhichwebsitescanuseaSafariextension,limitingsystemaccess. SafariprivacyhasbeenimprovedwithaPrivacyReportthatletsusersknowwhichtrackersSafariisblockingwhenyouvisitwebsites.Safarihasabuilt-intranslationoptionfortranslatingentirewebpagesfromsevenlanguageswithaclick. ForpasswordssavediniCloudKeychain,Applenotifiesusersifthere'sbeenadatabreachwithpasswordmonitoring,aprotectionfeaturethatjoinsauto-generatedstrongpasswordsandothertools. MessagesisnowbasedontheMessagesappforiOSanditincludesmanyofthesamefeaturesasiOS14likepinnedconversations,@mentions,inlinereplies,andmore.MessageeffectsnowworkontheMac,anditsupportsMemojicreationandMemojistickers. SearchhasbeenoverhauledfortheMessagesapptomakeiteasiertofindlinks,photos,andmatchingterms,andanewphotopickeravailablethroughoutmacOSmakesiteasiertofindphotosbykeywordtosendtofriendsandfamily.ThephotopickeralsoincludestrendingimagesandGIFsforaddingtomessages. AppleredesignedtheMapsappformacOSBigSur,addingsupportforLookAround,indoormaps,andGuides,whicharelistsofnotableattractions,restaurants,andmorecreatedbytrustedsources.MapsformacOScanbeusedtogeneratecyclingandelectricvehicletripsthatcanbesenttoiPhone,andsharedETAupdatescannowbeviewedontheMac. ThePhotosapphasexpandededitingcapabilitieswithanewRetouchtoolpoweredbymachinelearning,andAppleMusichasbeenoverhauledwithanewListenNowsectionhousingnewreleases,artistinterviews,andpersonalizedplaylists. IntheHomeapp,HomeKitSecureVideocamerasnowfeaturesupportforFaceRecognitionandActivityZones,AirPodshavebetterthaneverautomaticdeviceswitching,andSiricanansweramuchwiderrangeofquestionsthanbefore. WithanewAppPrivacylabelfeature,AppsintheMacAppStorehelpusersbetterunderstandprivacypracticesandtheinformationthatadevelopercollectsbeforechoosingtodownloadanapp.ApplehaslikenedthisfeaturetoafoodnutritionlabelforappsintheMacAppStore. play macOSBigSurintroducesfasterupdatesthatbegininthebackgroundandfinishmorequicklytomakeiteasiertokeepyourMacuptodate,anditincludesacryptographicallysignedsystemvolumethatprotectsagainsttampering. Othernewfeaturesincludebatteryhistoryusageforthepast10days,FamilySharingsupportforappswithsubscriptions,quickstyleeditingandimprovedsearchinNotes,anoptiontoassignreminderstopeopleintheRemindersapp,improvedperformanceforSpotlight,andsevereweatherandminute-by-minuteprecipitationreportsinWeather. play macOSBigSurlaunchedonNovember12,2020,anditisafreeupdateforallcompatibleMacmodels.Ifyou'rejustgettingstarted,makesuretowatchthevideobelowandthencheckoutour50tipslistforaquickoverviewofwhatyoucanexpectwhenyouinstalltheupdate. play Note:Seeanerrorinthisrounduporwanttoofferfeedback?Sendusanemailhere. Design macOSBigSurfeaturesthefirstmajorredesigntomacOSsinceMacOSX,withAppleintroducinganewlookthat'smodernbutfamiliar,withafocusontranslucency,consistency,andcontent. Toolbarsandsidebarshavebeenredesignedtoblendinbetterwitheachwindow,andsidebarsarenowfullheight.Toolbarsatthetopofappsnolongerhaveseparatedbuttons,whichprovidesamorecohesive,streamlinedlookacrosstheoperatingsystem. Windowshavealighterdesignwithsofter,roundededges,andiconswithinappshavereceivedslightdesigntweaksandcolorchanges.Applehasalsotweakediconsforallofitsnativeapps,givingthemauniformround-edgedsquircledesign,andthere'sanoptiontodisablewallpapertintingtomakedarkmodedarker. TherearenewsymbolsthroughoutmacOSBigSurintoolbars,sidebars,andcontrolstomakeitclearerwheretoclickandwhathappenswhenyouclick.Appsthatsharecommontasks,suchasviewingtheinboxinMailorCalendar,nowsharethesamesymbolforconsistency. TheupdatedappdesigncanbeseenintherefreshedDock,whichhasalsogainedthesameroundedcornersaswindows.TheDockismoretranslucentthanitwasbefore,andithasmoreofalifteddesignsoitblendswiththedesktop. MenuBarandControlCenter Atthetopofthedisplay,themenubarisnowtranslucenttoblendbetterwiththedesktop,plusitcanbehiddenwhennotinuse,muchlikethedock.Pull-downmenusareeasiertoreadwithmorespacingbetweenlines. Allofthemenubariconsanddropdownshavebeenredesigned,andnotably,thebatteryicononceagainprovidesdetailsonhowmuchbatterylifeisremaining.BatteryusagehistoryisavailableinSystemPreferencesaswell,andmacOSBigSurincludestheOptimizedBatteryChargingfeaturefirstaddedinmacOSCatalinaforprolongingbatterylife. HowtoTurnOffOptimizedBatteryCharginginmacOS HowtoChecktheBatteryHealthofYourAppleSiliconMacBook ThemenubarishometoanewControlCenterfortheMac,providingquickaccesscontrolstoWi-Fi,Bluetooth,volume,displaybrightness,keyboardbrightness,nowplaying,andtoggleslikeDarkMode,TrueTone,NightShift,DoNotDisturbandAirPlay.TheControlCenteriscustomizable,soyoucansetituptoputthefunctionsyouusemostoftenrightatyourfingertips. Yourfavoritemenuitemscanbedraggedoutandpinnedtothetopofthemenubarforquickaccess. Sheets Sheets,thesmallpopupwindowsthatcomeupwhenyoudothingslikeprintorsaveadocument,havebeenrethoughtinmacOSBigSur,withbordersandbezelsremovedtomakethemlessobtrusive.Sheetsdimintothebackgroundautomaticallyandscaleintothecenteroftheapp. SystemSounds AllofthetraditionalMacsoundshavebeenupdatedanddesignedtobe"morepleasingtotheear."Eachsoundwascreatedwithsnippetsoftheoriginalsounds,sotheysoundfamiliarbutnewatthesametime. ApplehasalsobroughtbacktheclassicstartupchimethatwasremovedfromtheMacBooklineupin2016. NotificationCenter TheNotificationCenterhasbeenredesignedanditnowcombinesincomingnotificationswithwidgetsinasingleviewtoprovidemoreinformationataglance. Notificationsarenowgroupedbyappandhaveadditionalinteractivefeatures,soyoucandothingslikeplayanewpodcastorreplytoanemailwithouthavingtoopenupanapp.Justclickandholdonanotificationtoaccessthenewoptions. WidgetshavebeenredesignedandaresimilartothewidgetsintroducediniOS14,customizableinthreesizesandwithawidgetgallerytosetthingsupinawaythat'sperfectforyourneeds.TherearealsonewwidgetstoworkwithforappslikeNotes,ScreenTime,Podcasts,andmore. Third-partywidgetsfortheNotificationCentercanbefoundintheMacAppStore. FasterUpdatesandMoreSecurity Alongwiththecleaner,morerefinedlook,macOSBigSurhasafeaturethatletssoftwareupdatesbegininthebackgroundandthenfinishfaster,soinstallationsofnewsoftwareupdateswon'ttakeaslong.InstallingmacOSBigSurisaprerequisiteforthisfeature,sotheinitialmacOSBigSurinstallationtakesthestandardamountoftime. Thefeatureispoweredbyacryptographicallysignedsystemvolumethat'snewinBigSurandwhichalsoaddsalayerofprotectionagainstmalicioustampering.macOSBigSuralsonowsupportsAPFSTimeMachinebackups,soyoucanuseanAPFSdiskforbackingupyourMacinadditiontoHFS+. Safari Safarihasanewstartpagethatcanbecustomizedwithawallpaper,andthereareoptionstoaddFavorites,FrequentlyVisitedSites,SiriSuggestions,ReadingList,iCloudTabs,andthenewPrivacyReportfeature. Safariisfasterandmorepower-efficientthanbefore.It's50percentfasteratloadingfrequentlyvisitedsitesthanChrome,anditlastsuptothreehourslongerwhenstreamingvideoscomparedtoChromeandFirefox. History,bookmarks,andsavedpasswordscanalsonowbeimportedfromChrometoSafariifyouwanttoswitchbrowserstotakeadvantageofthenewfeaturesinBigSur. SafariinmacOSBigSursupportsHDRvideoanditworkswith4KHDRandDolbyVisioncontentfromNetflixandYouTube.Macownerswitha2018orlaterMaccanwatch4KNetflixcontentinSafariwhenrunningBigSur. HowtoAddaStartPageWallpaperinmacOSSafari14 PrivacyReport Onthestartpage,PrivacyReportgivesarundownonhowmanytrackershavebeenblockedfromprofilingyou,andifyouclickontheshieldiconnexttotheURLbar,youcanseetrackersonasitebysitebasis. PrivacyReportprovidesalistofalltrackersonawebsiteandthenumberoftrackersthatwereblocked,preventingwebsitesfromkeepingtabsonyourbrowsinghabitsacrosstheweb.FromthePrivacyReportmenubaroption,youcanseehowmanytrackershavebeenblockedinthelast30days. Tabs Safaritabshavebeenredesignedandmoretabsarevisibleatonce,plusthere'sanewhoveroptionthatletsyouhoveroveratabtoseeapagepreview.Tabsalsohavepageiconssoyoucanseewhat'swhatataglance. HowtoDisableTabPreviewsinSafarionMac Extensions There'sadedicatedcategoryforextensionsintheMacAppStore,andAppleincludedsupportfortheWebExtensionsAPIthatletsdevelopersconvertextensionsdesignedforotherbrowserslikeChrome,Edge,andFirefoxintoaformatthatworkswithSafari,whichincreasesthenumberofextensionsavailableforSafariusers. Withtheadditionalfocusonextensions,Appleaddednewprivacyprotections.Youcanchoosewhichwebsitesanextensioncanaccess,andyou'llseeawarningwhenanextensionhasbroadpermissiontoaccesseverywebpageyouvisit. Built-InTranslation Safarihasabuilt-inwebtranslatorthattranslatessevenlanguageswithjustaclick,soyoucanreadanentirewebpageinanotherlanguagewithouthavingtohaveanextensioninstalled. Built-intranslationworksforEnglish,Spanish,Chinese,French,German,Russian,andBrazilianPortuguese. PasswordMonitoring ForpasswordssavediniCloudKeychain,Safarinowmonitorstomakesuretheyhaven'tbeencompromisedinanyknowndatabreaches.Ifapasswordisleaked,Safarisendsanalertsoyoucanchangeit. YouTubeandNetflixin4K macOSBigSursupports4KHDRYouTubevideosinSafariforthefirsttime,allowinghigherqualityvideostobewatchedatfullresolutionratherthanbeinglimitedto1080p.Italsosupports4KHDRandDolbyVisioncontentfromNetflix,butMacownersneeda2018orlaterMacwithaT2chipcanwatch4KNetflixcontentinSafariwhenrunningBigSur. Messages MessagesisnowaMacCatalystapp,bringingitmoreinlinewiththeMessagesapponiOSdeviceswithmanyofthesamecapabilities,includingsomeofthenewfeaturesintroducediniOS14. UptonineofyourmostimportantconversationscanbepinnedtothetopoftheMessagesapp,withpinnedconversationsdepictedascirculariconsatthetopoftheapp.Typingindicatorsletyouknowwhensomeone'styping,andnewmessagesandTapbacksanimaterightabovethepin. Inlinereplieshelpkeepconversationsmoreorganized,lettingyoureplytoaspecificmessagethatstartsanewthreadthatcanbesingledout.Itworksinsingle-personconversations,butit'smostusefulingroupchats. Groupchatscanbecustomizedwithphotos,Memoji,oremoji,andMentionsletyoudirectamessagetoaspecificperson.Ifanactivegroupchatismutedandsomeone@mentionsyouintheconversation,youcanhaveitsendanotificationsoyoudon'tmissthemostimportantmomentsofachat. There'sanewPhotospickerintheMessagesappthat'saccompaniedbyMemojistickers(whichcanbecreatedontheMacforthefirsttimewiththeMemojieditor),an#imagessearchforfindingtrendingimagesandGIFs,andMessageeffects,whichhavebeenavailableoniOSforseveralyears. Messageeffectslikeballoons,confetti,lasers,andmorecantakeovertheMessagesscreen,plustherearecustomeffectsthatcanbeappliedtochatbubbles. SearchinMessageshasbeenstreamlined,andsearchresultsorganizelinks,photos,andphrases. Maps LikeMessages,ApplehasimprovedMapsforMac,bringingseveralfeaturesthatwerepreviouslylimitedtoiOS,aswellasaddingthesamenewcapabilitiesbroughttoiOS14. RouteswithcyclingdirectionscanbeplannedonMacandsenttoiOS,withthedirectionstakingintoaccountelevation,busyroads,stairs,andmore,plusthereareoptionsforplanningroutesthatincorporateelectricvehiclechargingstations. Guidescreatedbytrustedbrandsandpartnerslistsuggestionsofplacestoeat,shop,andvisitincitiesacrosstheworld,andyoucancreateyourownGuidesintheMapsappinmacOSBigSurandthensharethemwithfriendsandfamily. macOSBigSuraddsLookAroundtotheMapsapp,soyoucanexplorecitiesinadetailed,street-levelview,andwithindoormaps,youcanseeinsideairportsandshoppingcenterstofamiliarizeyourselfwithlayoutsbeforeheadingout. LiveupdatesforsharedETAscanbeviewedintheMapsappsoyoucanfollowalongwiththeprogressofsomeonewhohassharedanETArightonyourMac,andApple'smoredetailedmapsaresettoberolledoutinCanada,Ireland,andtheUKin2020. OtherNewFeatures Spotlight SearchingwiththeSpotlightfeatureinFinderisfasterthanbefore,andtheresultsarepresentedinamorestreamlinedlistthat'seasiertoparse. QuickLookinSpotlightallowsforfull-sizescrollablepreviewsofalmostanydocumentorwebsitewithtoolsformakingquickeditslikecropping,signingPDFs,andmore.QuickLooktoolscanbeusedwithoutlaunchinganappforspeedierediting. SpotlightalsonowpowerstheFindmenuinSafari,Pages,Keynote,andotherapps. FastUserSwitching macOSBigSurincludesanewFastUserSwitchingfeaturethatisdesignedtoletyouswitchuseraccountsquicklyandeasilywithoutneedingtologoutfromyourMacorrestart.It'ssimilartothefastswitchingfeatureavailabletoWindowsusers. HowtoUseFastUserSwitchinginmacOSBigSur AppStore Appleaddeda"nutritionlabel"forappsintheAppStoreandMacAppStore,whichincludesinformationfromdevelopersonwhatdataiscollectedandwhetherthatdataisusedtotrackyouacrossotherappsandwebsites,soyoucanmakeinformeddecisionsabouttheappsyoudownload. Developersarerequiredtoself-reportthisinformation,andthosewhodonotcomplyorprovidefalseinformationcanrisktheirappsbeingremovedfromtheAppStoreduringanaudit. AppleArcadeincludesdeeperGameCenterintegrationsoyoucanseegamesthatarepopularwithfriends,viewgamesthathaveachievementsandmilestones,andviewyourachievementsin-gamewiththeGameCenterprofile. AppleArcadeinBigSuralsoallowsrecentlyplayedgamestobeviewedintheAppleArcadetabsoyoucanseamlesslyswitchbetweenplatforms.TherearenewfiltersforfindingAppleArcadecontent,plustheAppleArcadesectionoftheAppStoreincludessneakpeeksatupcominggames. Appdevelopersarenowabletomakein-apppurchasesandappsubscriptionssharableamongmultiplefamilymembers,somultiplepeoplecanusesubscriptionappfeatures. Photos ThePhotosapphasanimprovedretouchingtoolforremovingunwantedelementsfromimages,andallofthephotoeditingtoolsarenowalsoavailablewheneditingvideos. Vibrancecanbeappliedtophotos,andtheintensityoffiltersandPortraitLightingeffectscanbeadjustedforsubtleredits. Descriptions,thefeaturethatallowstexttobeaddedtoimagestoaddanothersearchelement,hasbeenrenamed"Captions"tofitinwiththenewCaptionsoptioniniOS14. AirPods WithmacOSBigSurandiOS14,AirPodsautomaticallyswitchbetweenactivedevicespairedtothesameiCloudaccount. SoifyouwatchavideoonyouriPhoneandthenswapovertoyourMac,yourAirPodscanswitchbetweentheiPhoneandtheMacseamlesslywithouttheneedtousetheBluetoothcontrolstochangedevices. HomeKit HomeKitSecureVideocamerasviewedintheHomeappnowsupportFaceRecognitionandActivityZones.WithFaceRecognition,thecameralearnspeople'snamesfromthePhotosapp,soitcandetectfriendsandfamilytoletyouknowwho'satthedoororcapturedonvideo. ActivityZonesallowcertainareasofhighmotiontobeblockedout,soyoucanbettertailormotiondetectionnotifications. HomeKit-connectedsmartlightsthatchangecolorthroughoutthedaycantakeadvantageofanewAdaptiveLightingfeaturethat'sbasicallyNightShiftforlightbulbs.Itchangesthecolortemperatureofthebulbthroughouttheday,minimizingbluelightatnight. TheHomeappalsofeaturesaredesignedmaintoolbarinterfacethatletsyouseeimportantaccessoriesataglanceandaccessoriesthatneedattention,suchasthoselowonbattery,havingconnectivityproblems,orwithupdatestoinstall. AppleMusic "ForYou"inAppleMusichasbeenreplacedwith"ListenNow,"aninterfacethatprovidesnewreleases,artistinterviews,andpersonalizedplaylistsinoneplace.It'ssimilarto"ForYou,"butwithmoreemphasisonpersonalizedcontentandnewreleases. SearchinAppleMusicincorporatesdifferentgenresandmusicbasedoncategorieslike"SummertimeSounds"tomakeiteasiertofindsomethingnewtolistento. Notes AswithiOS,thePinnednotessectioncanbeexpandedorcollapsed,andthereareadditionaltextstylesandformattingoptionsthatcanbeaccessedinaflashwiththenewQuickStylesfeature. Searchincludes"TopHits"withsuggestionsofwhatmightbemostrelevant,andthescannerfeatureforContinuityCameraisbetter,resultinginsharperscanswithimprovedautocropping. Reminders Reminderscannowbeassignedtopeoplewhosharelists,andsmartsuggestionsareofferedupbasedonremindersyou'vecreatedinthepast.Listscanbepersonalizedwithemoji,therearemoreorganizationaloptionsforsmartlists,searchisbetterthanever,andtherearenewkeyboardshortcutsfornavigatinglistsandchangingreminderdates. Weather TheWeatherwidgetprovidesgovernmentalertsaboutsevereweatherevents,offersdetailsonwhentherearemajorshiftsintemperaturecoming,andprovidesnext-hourprecipitationdetails. Compatibility macOSBigSuriscompatiblewithmost2013andlatermachines,outlinedbelow: 2015andlaterMacBook 2013andlaterMacBookAir Late2013andlaterMacBookPro 2014andlateriMac 2017andlateriMacPro 2014andlaterMacmini 2013andlaterMacPro TheoperatingsystemupdatedoesnotsupportthefollowingMacsthatwerecapableofrunningmacOSCatalina: 2012andEarly2013MacBookPro 2012MacBookAir 2012and2013iMac 2012Macmini ReleaseDate macOSBigSurwasreleasedonNovember12,2020,anditisfreeforallcompatibleMacs. macOSBigSurTimelineFebruary2022Feb14AppleReleasesmacOSBigSur11.6.4WithSecurityFixesDecember2021Dec8InitialTimeMachineBackupFailuresIncreasinglyBeingReportedbyMacUsersNovember2021Nov26DisplayLinkManagerNowSupportsExternalDisplayRotationonM1MacsOctober2021Oct26AppleReleasesmacOSBigSur11.6.1WithSecurityFixesOct21AppleNowIssuesMac-iOSDeviceSyncingUpdatesViaSoftwareUpdateOct6AppleSeedsNinthBetaofmacOSMontereytoDevelopersOct1Safari15.1BetaNowAvailableformacOSBigSurandmacOSCatalinaSeptember2021Sep30AppleSeedsmacOSBigSur11.6.1BetatoDevelopersWithSecurityFixesSep30AppleIssues'DeviceSupportUpdate'formacOSBigSurSep23AppleSaysScannerPermissionErrorFixedinmacOS11.6Sep22HowtoTurnOffTabBarColoring/TintinginSafariSep20AppleReleasesSafari15UpdateformacOSBigSurandmacOSCatalinaWithNewSafariDesign,TabGroups,andMoreSep13AppleReleasesmacOSBigSur11.6WithSecurityFixesAugust2021Aug14AppleSaysFixPlannedfor'YouDoNotHavePermissiontoOpentheApplication'ErrorWhenUsingaScanneronMac[Updated]Aug11AppleReleasesmacOSBigSur11.5.2WithBugFixesJuly2021Jul26AppleReleasesmacOSBigSur11.5.1WithSecurityUpdatesJul21AppleReleasesmacOSBigSur11.5WithPodcastAppUpdatesandBugFixesJul19AppleSeedsSecondReleaseCandidateVersionofmacOSBigSur11.5toDevelopersJul13AppleSeedsReleaseCandidateVersionofmacOSBigSur11.5toDevelopersJul8AppleSeedsFifthBetaofmacOSBigSur11.5toDevelopers