Apple releases macOS Ventura

Apple on Monday released macOS 13 Venture, the latest version of its macOS operating system. The new operating system is compatible with the 2017 iMac and later, the ‌iMac‌ Pro, the 2018 and later MacBook Air, the 2017 and later MacBook Pro, the 2019 and later Mac Pro, the 2018 and later Mac mini, and the 2017 MacBook.

macOS Ventura offers the following fixes, changes, and new features:

Stage Manager: A desktop organization app which places your main app front and center on the desktop, and tucks your other apps at the side for quick access when they’re needed. Apps and windows can be grouped together, so you can set up your desktop in the right way for your workflow.

Continuity Camera: Allows users to place their iPhone on top of their Mac or on a stand, and is designed to connect automatically. A Desk View uses an Ultra Wide view to show off your desk if you need to demo something, plus there’s Center Stage support and Studio Light, an effect that illuminates your face while dimming the background.

Handoff: This feature has expanded to FaceTime, and allows you to take calls on your Mac and transfer them to a iPhone and vice versa.

Messages: This features new undo and edit buttons to fix errors in or recall a recently sent iMessage, and there is an option to mark messages as unread. Accidentally deleted messages can be recovered, and there are new collaboration features.

SharePlay: This now works in Messages as well as FaceTime, allowing you to watch TV shows and use apps with others while chatting with them in the Messages app.

Mail: This has been overhauled and now includes a more relevant and accurate search feature. When users click into search and start typing, you’ll see relevant emails, contacts, documents, photos, and more. Emails can be scheduled, and if you make a mistake you can undo an email for up to 30 seconds after it’s sent.

Safari: Apple has begun implementing Passkeys through its Safari web browser, which function as next-generation credentials that replace passwords. Passkeys stay on device and are never on a web server, which makes them far more secure than passwords. Passkeys are easy to use, with sign-ins authenticated through Touch ID or Face ID, plus they sync across devices through iCloud Keychain and can be used on non-Apple devices with ‌iPhone‌ authentication.

Spotlight: This has been updated with simpler navigation and Quick Look support, which allows users to preview files with a click. Photo Library integration is available for searching for images in the Photos app by location, people, scenes, and objects. Spotlight can even find Live Text in images, and it supports actions like creating a document, running a shortcut, or starting a timer.

iCloud Photo Library: This now offers up to six family members to share a photo library that is separate from their personal libraries. The Photos application now offers intelligent sharing suggestions for relevant photo moments that family members have participated in, and every Shared Photo Library user can add, edit, delete, or favorite shared photos and videos.

Security: macOS Ventura offers a new Rapid Security Response feature for installing security updates without a system update, and doesn’t require a reboot.

Apple is also bringing new apps to the Mac in ‌macOS Ventura‌, including a dedicated Weather app and a Clock app, both of which mirror their iOS counterparts. System Preferences has been renamed “System Settings,” and it has a design that’s more like the Settings app on ‌iPhone‌ and iPad.

As usual, the ‌macOS Ventura‌ update can be downloaded for free on all eligible Macs using the Software Update section of System Preferences, and it is also available through the Mac App Store.

If you’ve had a chance to try macOS Ventura, please let us know about your experience in the comments.

Via MacRumors