Get ready for macOS Catalina
Coming soon, macOS Catalina brings dedicated apps for music, TV, and podcasts, plus smart new features like Sidecar. It’s the power of Mac, taken further.
Check compatibility
macOS Catalina will support most Mac models introduced in 2012 or later, and you can upgrade directly from OS X Mavericks or later.
View all compatible models
Make a backup
Before installing any upgrade, it’s important to back up your Mac. Time Machine makes it simple, and other backup methods are also available.
How to back up your Mac
Check storage space
The space required to install macOS Catalina is still being determined, but 20GB should be more than enough. To see how much space is available on your Mac, choose Apple menu > About This Mac, then click Storage.
Learn how to free up spaceLearn more about macOS Catalina and all of its exciting new features.
Using macOS Mojave
Using a Mac has always inspired great work. Now macOS Mojave brings new features inspired by its most powerful users, but designed for everyone.
Dark Mode
Dark Mode makes it easier to stay focused on your work, because your content stands out while darkened controls and windows recede into the background.
Use Dark Mode
Stacks
macOS Mojave can automatically organize your files into neat stacks on the desktop, so it’s easy to keep your desktop tidy—and find exactly what you’re looking for.
Get to know Stacks
Dynamic Desktop
Dynamic Desktop is a series of beautiful images that automatically change to match the time of day in your area.
Change your desktop picture
Screenshots
An easy-to-use Screenshot utility gives you all the controls you need to take screenshots and screen-recordings on your Mac. Plus it’s easy to markup and share screenshots right after you take them.
Continuity Camera
When you need to add a picture or scan of something nearby, just use your iPhone or iPad. Continuity Camera places the photo or scan exactly where you want it on your Mac.
New apps
macOS Mojave brings four new apps to Mac: News, Stocks, Voice Memos, and Home. And the new App Store design is rich in editorial content, making it easy to find just the app you’re looking for.
Take a tour of what's new in macOS Mojave
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