macOS Sequoia brings a stunning new design and powerful features to help you get more done.
A clean, modern interface with new icons, controls, and visual elements that make navigation intuitive and enjoyable.
Optimized for Apple silicon with dramatic improvements in speed, responsiveness, and energy efficiency.
New window management tools and improved Stage Manager make organizing your workspace easier than ever.
New privacy controls give you more transparency and control over how your data is used.
New sharing features make working with others on documents, projects, and ideas more efficient.
Intelligent system features that adapt to how you work, delivering a more personalized experience.
Experience the most advanced desktop operating system, designed to make your Mac more powerful, more intuitive, and more beautiful than ever.
Learn MoremacOS Sequoia brings powerful AI capabilities to help you work smarter, create faster, and accomplish more.
Experience a new level of personal intelligence that understands your needs, respects your privacy, and seamlessly integrates across your Apple ecosystem.
Discover Apple IntelligenceEnhance your writing with intelligent suggestions for tone, clarity, and grammar across all your apps.
A more intuitive Siri experience that better understands context and can help with complex tasks across your apps.
Powerful tools to edit, enhance, and organize your photos with intelligent subject recognition and editing suggestions.
Automatically generate summaries of emails, articles, and documents to help you process information faster.
Intelligent suggestions based on your usage patterns to help you access the right content at the right time.
All AI processing happens on-device when possible, with rigorous privacy protections for any cloud processing.
Unlike other AI systems, Apple Intelligence is designed with privacy at its core. Your personal data stays private, with on-device processing whenever possible.
macOS Sequoia brings powerful new tools and improvements to help you work smarter and accomplish more.
The enhanced Stage Manager gives you more control over your workspace than ever before. Organize windows, switch between tasks, and maintain focus with intelligent grouping of related apps and documents.
Create smart lists, organize with tags, and collaborate in real-time with the redesigned Notes app.
New tools in Numbers and other productivity apps help you visualize and understand your data more effectively.
The Calendar app now suggests events, helps manage your time, and integrates more deeply with your tasks.
Enhanced email organization, smart filtering, and prioritization to help you tackle your inbox more efficiently.
Create smart lists, set location-based reminders, and organize tasks more effectively with new template options.
Perform complex tasks with a single click using context-aware quick actions throughout the system.
macOS Sequoia is designed to help you work smarter, not harder. Experience the most advanced productivity tools ever in a Mac operating system.
macOS Sequoia enhances the integration between your Mac and other Apple devices, creating a unified experience across your entire ecosystem.
Work seamlessly across your Mac and iPad with enhanced Universal Control. Use a single keyboard and mouse to control multiple devices, with improved reliability and new features for creative workflows.
Start work on one device and seamlessly continue on another with improved Handoff capabilities across all apps.
Share files of any size between Apple devices with improved speed, reliability, and support for automatic transfers.
Use your iPhone as a high-quality webcam with enhanced features like Center Stage, Studio Light, and Desk View.
Share audio streams with multiple AirPods, allowing friends and family to enjoy content together.
Preferences and settings automatically sync across all your devices, ensuring a consistent experience.
Enhanced security features that work across all your devices, protecting your data everywhere.
macOS Sequoia creates a seamless experience across your Mac, iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, and more.
Designed to work with your existing hardware and software, macOS Sequoia provides a seamless upgrade path for most Mac users.
All Apple apps are optimized for macOS Sequoia, with enhanced features and improved performance.
Most professional applications are fully compatible, with many offering optimized versions.
Access to millions of Mac apps, with more being optimized for macOS Sequoia daily.
Run the macOS Sequoia compatibility checker to verify your system is ready for the upgrade.
macOS Sequoia builds on Apple's industry-leading security and privacy features to keep your data safe and your Mac protected.
macOS Sequoia introduces enhanced security features that protect your data, your privacy, and your Mac from the latest threats without compromising performance or usability.
Continuously monitors for malware and suspicious activity without impacting system performance.
End-to-end encryption for your sensitive data across all apps and services.
Ensures only trusted software runs when you start up your Mac.
Replace passwords with passkeys for stronger authentication that's easier to use and resistant to phishing attacks.
Enhanced protection for users who may be targeted by sophisticated digital threats, with improved customization options.
Hardware-based security that keeps your Touch ID data, Apple Pay information, and other sensitive data isolated and protected.
Enhanced transparency features show which apps are accessing your camera, microphone, and other sensitive data in real-time.
Safari's enhanced private browsing mode now includes advanced tracking prevention and fingerprinting protection.
On-device processing for AI features ensures your data stays private, with transparent controls for any cloud-based processing.
Unlike other AI systems, Apple Intelligence is designed with privacy at its core. Your personal data stays private, with on-device processing whenever possible and strict privacy protections for any server-based processing.
With macOS Sequoia, you get industry-leading security and privacy features that protect your data and your privacy without getting in your way.
Experience the most advanced Mac operating system. Available as a free upgrade.
macOS Sequoia is available as a free software update for Mac computers that meet the minimum system requirements.
Fall 2023
macOS 15.0
Approximately 12 GB
Download directly from the Mac App Store
Update through System Settings > Software Update
Create a bootable installer for clean installations
Make sure your Mac meets the minimum system requirements for macOS Sequoia.
Use Time Machine or your preferred backup method to create a complete backup.
Ensure you have at least 25GB of free storage space for the installation.
macOS Sequoia is optimized for performance on all compatible Macs. While newer Apple Silicon Macs will see the biggest performance improvements, older compatible Macs should maintain similar performance to previous versions with some features optimized for their hardware capabilities.
Downgrading to a previous macOS version is possible, but requires a complete system restore from a Time Machine backup or reinstallation of the previous operating system. This is why we strongly recommend backing up your Mac before upgrading.
Most modern apps should be compatible with macOS Sequoia. However, some older apps that haven't been updated recently may need updates from their developers. We recommend checking with app developers for compatibility information before upgrading if you rely on specific software.
Apple provides comprehensive resources to help you install, set up, and get the most out of macOS Sequoia.