MacOS Sequoia, also referred to 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 the best way to obtain it and all the most recent goodies on this software program replace.
Be sure you take a look at 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’ve got, 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 capable of 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
Learn how to Set up MacOS Sequoia
Earlier than putting in the brand new OS, we extremely suggest you again up your Mac first. You are able to do this by backing up your information with Time Machine or storing your information 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 embody 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, briefly 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 mountaineering trails in Maps. It additionally debuted Apple Intelligence options for M-series Macs reminiscent of 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 may 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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Typically, your iPhone is in one other room or deep in your bag. For these moments when it is advisable use it however do not feel like getting as much as discover it, you may pull it up in your laptop. As a part of Apple’s Continuity options, iPhone Mirroring permits you to entry and work together along with your iPhone wirelessly utilizing your Mac.
When the characteristic is in motion, you will see your iPhone’s customized house display screen seem. From there, you should use the keyboard, trackpad, or mouse to pull and drop content material (like images, movies, and information) between each units, open and use any of your apps, swipe by way of all of the pages on your house display screen, in addition to view and reply to notifications. When 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 provides 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 evaluations. 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 recognize the Window Tiling characteristic that helps arrange them for a greater viewing expertise. While you drag a window to the sting of the display screen, macOS will routinely recommend a tiled place in your display screen. (It is just like Snap on Home windows.) You possibly can then drop the window into place, prepare a number of home windows aspect by aspect, or place them in any of the 4 corners to make room for extra apps. For faster group, you should use 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 may 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 permits you to apply system wallpapers, coloration gradients, or your personal images as a backdrop for video calls. This characteristic is offered on FaceTime and third-party apps like Webex.
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If you happen to by no means liked Keychain, now you’ve got a greater possibility: macOS Sequoia comes with a brand new Passwords app that permits you to entry all of your passwords (Wi-Fi passwords included), passkeys, and verification codes in a single place. It retains all of your Apple units 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 number 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 may also add animated results to a particular phrase inside a textual content. For some phrases and phrases, ideas 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 in order that they’ll be despatched later.
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- Apple Maps: With Maps, you will have entry to hundreds of mountaineering trails throughout all 63 nationwide parks within the US, all of which will be filtered by elevation, size, and route sort. You may also save them to entry later within the wilderness with out 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. If you happen to faucet the equals signal twice, you may repeat the latest mathematical perform. You are now capable of see a historical past of your calculations as nicely.
- Calendar: Throughout the Calendar app, you may 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 throughout the Picture app will routinely arrange your library by matters together with Journeys, Current Days, and Individuals & Pets. With Pinned Collections, you may rapidly entry sure collections and albums. You may also see your Favorites album seem below Utilities and in Pinned Collections, and clear your Lately Shared album and Lately Seen historical past too.
- Sport Mode: This characteristic was initially introduced in 2023, with macOS Sonoma. With macOS Sequoia, Apple improved Sport Mode with smoother body charges and “superior energy administration options” to spice up efficiency throughout its Macs. It additionally helps Personalised Spatial Audio and reduces audio latency with the AirPods Professional (2nd era).
- Residence App: Apple is including visitor entry that permits you to handle how and when individuals can enter your own home. There is a new characteristic that reveals how a lot electrical energy you are utilizing and the way a lot it is costing you, based mostly on the present utility charges.
- Battery: The flexibility to activate Low Energy Mode was launched with macOS Monterey. Now it is accessible within the Battery menu within the top-left nook of your display screen so that you not need to dig by way of System Settings.
- Discover My: Throughout the Discover My app, you will now see a brand new Misplaced AirTag part that permits you to share the placement of your AirTag with as much as 5 different individuals, to assist monitor it down. Quickly, you may 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 every 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 accessible in Sequoia 15.1 and newer. It is also value noting that Apple Intelligence is now on by default with Sequoia 15.3. For step-by-step directions on the best way to manually flip it off, learn our tutorial right here.
