MacOS Sequoia, often known as macOS 15, is the most recent model of Apple’s desktop working system. The brand new OS provides just a few new capabilities to the Mac, together with a password administration app, videoconferencing instruments, and updates to Safari in addition to all of the options that include Apple Intelligence—the corporate’s synthetic intelligence-powered system. Under, we break down obtain it and all the most recent goodies on this software program replace.
You should definitely try our iOS 18 and iPadOS 18 roundup for all the brand new options in your iPhone and iPad, together with all the most recent options on the Apple Watch with watchOS 11.
Up to date January 2025: We have added particulars on macOS 15.3.
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MacOS Sequoia, or macOS 15, is a free replace for Apple computer systems. However some options, like Apple Intelligence (extra on this later) are unique to Macs with the M-series Apple silicon chip. To determine which Mac mannequin you might have, click on on the Apple icon within the menu bar within the upper-left nook of your show and click on About This Mac. We have listed all of the fashions in a position to run macOS Sequoia under.
- MacBook Air: 2020 and later
- MacBook Professional: 2018 and later
- Mac Mini: 2018 and later
- iMac: 2019 and later
- iMac Professional: 2017 and later
- Mac Professional: 2019 and later
- Mac Studio: 2022 and later
The way to Set up MacOS Sequoia
Earlier than putting in the brand new OS, we extremely advocate you again up your Mac first. You are able to do this by backing up your recordsdata with Time Machine or storing your recordsdata in iCloud. Apple’s assist article has step-by-step directions on how to do that.
To obtain the software program, click on on the Apple menu within the upper-left nook of your display screen. Then click on System Settings > Basic > Software program Replace. Then, click on on Replace Now (or Improve Now). From there, click on Improve Now—your Mac will begin to obtain and set up macOS Sequoia.
New MacOS Model Updates
We have listed all the main options in macOS Sequoia under. However all year long, Apple will proceed to launch extra updates that embrace new capabilities (that weren’t included within the preliminary launch), safety patches, and bug fixes. To replace your Mac to the most recent model, go to Settings > Basic > Software program Replace and comply with the directions above.
MacOS 15.3: This replace consists of Genmoji, enhanced notification summaries, quickly disabled information app summaries, and a brand new minor characteristic on the Calculator app. Apple Intelligence is now enabled by default.
MacOS 15.2: This replace added Picture Playground, ChatGPT assist in Siri and Writing Instruments, Rewrite prompts in Writing Instruments, AirTag shared location monitoring in Discover My, and minor enhancements to the Pictures app.
MacOS 15.1: This replace included iPhone Mirroring, Window Tiling, Textual content Results and Emoji Tapbacks in Messages, a Redesigned Reader in Safari, Math Notes within the Calculator app, and entry to mountain climbing trails in Maps. It additionally debuted Apple Intelligence options for M-series Macs comparable to Writing Instruments, Good Replies and Mail Summaries, Clear Up in Pictures, Summaries for Transcriptions and Name recordings in Notes, Scale back Interruptions Focus, and the brand new Siri (you possibly can sort requests and transfer the Siri window across the display screen).
MacOS Sequoia Options
Under, you will discover all the main options included in macOS 15. Apple has extra particulars right here.
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Generally, your iPhone is in one other room or deep in your bag. For these moments when you might want to use it however do not feel like getting as much as discover it, you possibly can pull it up in your pc. As a part of Apple’s Continuity options, iPhone Mirroring enables you to entry and work together together with your iPhone wirelessly utilizing your Mac.
When the characteristic is in motion, you will see your iPhone’s customized residence display screen seem. From there, you should utilize the keyboard, trackpad, or mouse to pull and drop content material (like photographs, movies, and recordsdata) between each gadgets, open and use any of your apps, swipe by all of the pages on your private home display screen, in addition to view and reply to notifications. Whilst you’re doing all this, your iPhone will stay locked. It additionally works whereas your iPhone is in Standby mode, a characteristic from iOS 17 that turns your iPhone into a wise show whereas charging.
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MacOS Sequoia gives just a few new options to Safari. With Highlights, Safari will use machine intelligence to point out you related data from the webpage like instructions, hyperlinks, summaries, and restaurant critiques. Apple additionally redesigned the Reader to attenuate distractions. Along with a sleeker view of the article, you too can see a abstract and a desk of contents (for longer articles). If the webpage features a video, Viewer will convey it to the forefront whereas nonetheless providing you with entry to playback controls (Image in Image included).
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Anybody who at all times retains a ton of browser home windows open concurrently will admire the Window Tiling characteristic that helps set up them for a greater viewing expertise. While you drag a window to the sting of the display screen, macOS will mechanically counsel a tiled place in your display screen. (It is much like Snap on Home windows.) You possibly can then drop the window into place, organize a number of home windows facet by facet, or place them in any of the 4 corners to make room for extra apps. For faster group, you should utilize keyboard and menu shortcuts too.
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In 2023, Apple added new videoconference instruments with macOS Sonoma together with Presenter Overlay, Reactions, and numerous options for the Mac’s built-in webcam. In macOS 15, the corporate is including just a few extra. With apps like FaceTime and Zoom, you possibly can entry a brand new presenter preview functionality to see what you are about to share earlier than sharing it. In the meantime, the built-in backgrounds characteristic lets you apply system wallpapers, coloration gradients, or your individual photographs as a backdrop for video calls. This characteristic is accessible on FaceTime and third-party apps like Webex.
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For those who by no means beloved Keychain, now you might have a greater choice: macOS Sequoia comes with a brand new Passwords app that lets you entry all of your passwords (Wi-Fi passwords included), passkeys, and verification codes in a single place. It retains all of your Apple gadgets in sync, runs on Home windows machines (utilizing the iCloud for Home windows app), and helps end-to-end encryption.
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A couple of new Messages options are coming to macOS Sequoia—and by extension, to iOS 18 and iPadOS 18 as nicely. You possibly can format your texts inside Messages utilizing daring, italic, underline, and strikethrough sort remedies. You can even add animated results to a particular phrase inside a textual content. For some phrases and phrases, recommendations seem as you sort. Apple added new Tapbacks too—as an alternative of utilizing the normal coronary heart, thumbs up, thumbs down, query mark, or exclamation level, there are alternatives for emojis and stickers. One other standout new characteristic is the choice to schedule your messages forward of time so that they’ll be despatched later.
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- Apple Maps: With Maps, you will have entry to hundreds of mountain climbing trails throughout all 63 nationwide parks within the US, all of which may be filtered by elevation, size, and route sort. You can even save them to entry later within the wilderness and not using a knowledge sign.
- Calculator App: Apple gave the Calculator app an improve by including new options like the power to enter and proceed to view full expressions (with trigonometry, parentheses, and a number of operations) earlier than urgent equals to see the ultimate reply. For those who faucet the equals signal twice, you possibly can repeat the latest mathematical perform. You are now in a position to see a historical past of your calculations as nicely.
- Calendar: Inside the Calendar app, you possibly can see each occasions and duties from the Reminders app. There’s additionally an up to date Month View meant to make it simpler to see all of your appointments at a look—all of that are color-coded.
- Pictures: A brand new Collections characteristic inside the Picture app will mechanically set up your library by subjects together with Journeys, Latest Days, and Individuals & Pets. With Pinned Collections, you possibly can rapidly entry sure collections and albums. You can even see your Favorites album seem underneath Utilities and in Pinned Collections, and clear your Not too long ago Shared album and Not too long ago Seen historical past too.
- Recreation Mode: This characteristic was initially introduced in 2023, with macOS Sonoma. With macOS Sequoia, Apple improved Recreation Mode with smoother body charges and “superior energy administration options” to spice up efficiency throughout its Macs. It additionally helps Customized Spatial Audio and reduces audio latency with the AirPods Professional (2nd technology).
- Residence App: Apple is including visitor entry that lets you handle how and when individuals can enter your own home. There is a new characteristic that exhibits how a lot electrical energy you are utilizing and the way a lot it is costing you, primarily based on the present utility charges.
- Battery: The power to activate Low Energy Mode was launched with macOS Monterey. Now it is obtainable within the Battery menu within the top-left nook of your display screen so that you not need to dig by System Settings.
- Discover My: Inside the Discover My app, you will now see a brand new Misplaced AirTag part that lets you share the placement of your AirTag with as much as 5 different individuals, to assist observe it down. Quickly, you possibly can share it with airways as nicely (in case your baggage is misplaced). Merely ship the particular hyperlink through Messages, Notes, Mail, AirDrop, and extra. They will need to authenticate it utilizing their Apple account, and the hyperlink will expire after per week.
Apple Intelligence Options
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Along with the options above, Apple Intelligence—the corporate’s “private intelligence system”—is constructed into macOS Sequoia in addition to iOS 18 and iPadOS 18. These options are solely obtainable in Sequoia 15.1 and newer. It is also price noting that Apple Intelligence is now on by default with Sequoia 15.3. For step-by-step directions on manually flip it off, learn our tutorial right here.