New "macOS Mojave". The next-generation version of Apple's macOS operating system.
"Mojave" update announced with dark mode, redesigned App Store, Apple News, and more.
The next version of macOS will be called Mojave and will come with a bunch of new features including a dark mode, more organizational options, and desktop versions of several iOS apps. Apple CEO Tim Cook said Mojave’s new features are “inspired by pro users, but designed for everyone.”
“macOS Mojave is a major update that introduces powerful new features for a wide range of Mac users, from consumers to pros,” said Craig Federighi, Apple’s senior vice president of Software Engineering.
Let we see the list of new features in this OS.
Dark Mode
- Dark mode extends throughout the entire interface, including apps such as photos, Finder, Calendar, Mail, iTunes, Messages, Xcode, Pages, and more.
- Wallpaper changes dynamically in dark mode.
Desktop stacks
Apple is adding a new way to clean up our messy desktops: a feature called “stacks.” These are basically just folders dedicated to specific file types, but they automatically collect files that ought to go in them. So you’ll have stacks dedicated to PDFs, images, movies, and so on. Clicking on them will pop the files open onto the desktop so you can browse through them.
- Desktop Stacks make organizing your desktop easier, atomically arranging files on the desktop by tag, date, type, and more. Auto organized and new files automatically go into their respective stacks
- Can scrub files inside stack with a mouse over.
Finder updates
There’s now a new view in finder called “gallery view” that lets you scroll through small previews of your files, while having the selected file appear larger at the top. It looks like a smarter take on Cover Flow, which was always flashier than it was useful.
Apple is also adding ways to view metadata inside a finder window and quick actions you can perform on files, like rotating a photo or assembling multiple files into a PDF.
- Finder includes new Gallery view with a big preview window and scroll bar along the bottom
- A new side bar shows full metadata and includes quick actions like routing, markup, and more.
- Side bar is contextual and changes based on file type, such as PDF, images, and documents
- Automator actions in the quick actions menu let you make custom buttons for side bar, such as watermarking a PDF
- Quick Look, which appears when you tap the spacebar on a file, is now more expansive with features such as markup, crop, and rotate, and trim videos.
Markup and screenshots
You’ll be able to mark up documents and make small changes inside of Quick Look, which should make the feature an even quicker way to deal with your files. Taking a screenshot will also automatically present you with a button to mark them up.
- When you screenshot, a new thumbnail in the lower-right corner will popup with markup options, save, delete, and share
- New on-screen controls for choosing a screenshotting tools, including vide option.
Group FaceTime
Group FaceTime makes it easy to chat with multiple people at the same time (Max 32 participants). Participants can be added at any time, join later if the conversation is still active and choose to join using video or audio from an iPhone, iPad or Mac — or even participate using FaceTime audio from Apple Watch.
Safari privacy
Last year, Apple started blocking websites from tracking you in Safari. This year, it’s adding the ability to block social networks like Facebook from tracking you across the web using “like” buttons. It’s also trying to disguise your Mac in other ways so that companies have a harder time tracking you.
- Safari – Can disable social buttons such as like and share, as well as comment sections. This is opt-in and disabled by default.
Security controls
Apple is adding even more pop-ups to let you control what apps have access to your information and hardware. So now you’ll get asked if an app should have access to your location, photos, contacts, microphone, and so on all across the OS, which is a big deal.
- Security and privacy enhancements – Greater protection about how apps handle your data, including Camera, Microphone, and sensitive parts of the file system such as mail, messages, and backups.
Mac App Store redesign
The Mac App Store is getting a long-overdue redesign. The new store takes a lot of cues from the iOS store, which was redesigned last year. It now has more big billboards calling out new apps and collections, as well as some of the editorial content that Apple has been putting together about different apps.
Will this reinvigorate the slowly dying store? It’ll likely take more than the redesign alone. But Apple has two big partners coming on board with an app each: Microsoft will launch Office 365 and Adobe will launch Lightroom CC through the store.
- Revamped Mac App Store – Redesigned interface similar to iOS with focus on curation, new sidebar for moving throughout categories.
- Mac App Store includes dedicated tabs for Discover, Create, Work, Play, and Develop. Video previews
- New developers bringing apps to Mac App Store: Office 365, Panic Transmit, Barebones BB Edit, Lightroom CC.
Apple New Apps
In macOS Mojave, handy apps including News, Stocks, Voice Memos and Home are now available on Mac for the first time.
- New apps: Stocks app for Mac, Apple News app for Mac, Voice Memos
- In the News app, articles, photos and videos look great on the Mac display and users can follow their favorite publications from one app.
- Voice Memos makes it easy to record personal notes, lectures, meetings, interviews and song ideas, and access them from iPhone, iPad or Mac.
- Stocks delivers curated market news alongside a personalized watchlist, complete with quotes and interactive charts.
- New Home app for controlling HomeKit, Siri on Mac also now supports HomeKit control.
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