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What’s new in macOS 27
- Desktop, menu bar, and Dock
- Quickly change settings with Control Center
- Find what you need with Spotlight
- Get notifications
- Organize your files in the Finder
- Adjust brightness and volume
- Keyboard and trackpad
- Browse the web
- Preview a file
- Take a screenshot
- Print documents
- Keyboard shortcuts
- Download apps
- Apps on your Mac
- Open apps
- Work with app windows
- Tile app windows
- Use apps in full screen
- Use apps in Split View
- Use Stage Manager
- Get apps from the App Store
- Install and reinstall apps from the App Store
- Install and uninstall other apps
- Create and work with documents
- Open documents
- Mark up files
- Combine files into a PDF
- Organize files on your desktop
- Organize files with folders
- Tag files and folders
- Back up files
- Restore files
- Change System Settings
- Choose your desktop picture
- Add and customize widgets
- Use a screen saver
- Add a user or group
- Add your email and other accounts
- Automate tasks with Shortcuts
- Create Memoji
- Change your login picture
- Change the system language
- Get started with Siri AI
- Turn on and activate Siri
- Customize Siri
- Create original images with Image Playground
- Create your own emoji with Genmoji
- Use Writing Tools to write, improve, and summarize content
- Turn on ChatGPT
- Summarize notifications and reduce interruptions
- Apple Intelligence and privacy
- Turn off and restrict access to Apple Intelligence features
- Intro to Continuity
- Use AirDrop to send items to nearby devices
- Hand off tasks between devices
- Control your iPhone from your Mac
- Copy and paste between devices
- Stream video and audio with AirPlay
- Make and receive calls and text messages on your Mac
- Use your iPhone internet connection with your Mac
- Share your Wi-Fi password with another device
- Use iPhone as a webcam
- Insert sketches, photos, and scans from iPhone or iPad
- Unlock your Mac with Apple Watch
- Use your iPad as a second display
- Use one keyboard and mouse to control Mac and iPad
- Sync music, books, and more between devices
- Get started with Screen Time
- Set up Screen Time for yourself
- Track app and device usage
- Set schedules and Time Allowances with Screen Time
- Block features or content with Screen Time
- Manage Apple Account settings
- Set your Apple Account picture
- What is iCloud?
- What is iCloud+?
- Store files in iCloud Drive
- Share and collaborate on files and folders
- Manage iCloud storage
- Use iCloud Photos
- Play music
- Watch and listen together with SharePlay
- Listen to podcasts
- Watch TV shows and movies
- Read and listen to books
- Read the news
- Write in your journal
- Track stocks and the market
- Play games on your Mac
- Set up Family Sharing
- Get Family Sharing recommendations
- Add family members to a Family Sharing group
- Remove family members from a Family Sharing group
- Share a Photo Library
- Collaborate on projects
- Find content shared with you
- Find your family and friends
- Connect an external display
- Use the camera
- Connect a wireless accessory
- Add and manage printers
- Connect AirPods to your Mac
- Optimize your Mac battery life
- Optimize storage space
- Burn CDs and DVDs
- Control accessories in your home
- Get started
- Shut down or restart your Mac
- Start up your Mac in safe mode
- Keep your Mac up to date
- Reinstall macOS
- Erase your Mac
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- Control what you share
- Set up your Mac to be secure
- Allow apps to see the location of your Mac
- Use private browsing
- Keep your data safe
- Understand passwords
- Change weak or compromised passwords
- Protect email privacy in Mail
- Use Sign in with Apple for apps and websites
- Find a missing device
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Have your Mac zoom in on what’s around you

You can use your Mac and another connected camera to zoom in on your surroundings, like a whiteboard or a screen. You can also use the built-in camera on your Mac to zoom in on your surroundings or yourself, like when you’re applying makeup or putting on contact lenses.

With Apple Intelligence,* you can use Ask Magnifier to get information about your surroundings. You can customize background colors, layouts, and fonts to make your screen easier to see. You can also have text in your surroundings spoken out loud.

Note: Magnifier spoken content isn’t available in all countries or regions. Apple Intelligence on macOS 27 is not available in all languages or regions. Usage limits may apply.*

The Magnifier window is open on the desktop. Text from a screen is displayed in large font on a black background.

Set up Magnifier

Go to the Magnifier app on your Mac.
Open Magnifier for me
Do any of the following:
- Connect a USB camera or an iPhone to your Mac using a wired connection.
- Connect an iPhone camera to your Mac using Continuity.
  See Use your iPhone as a webcam for Mac for more information.
- Use your built-in Mac laptop camera.
Click Camera in the menu bar, then choose your camera.

Zoom in and take photos of your surroundings

Go to the Magnifier app on your Mac.
Open Magnifier for me
After you’ve set up Magnifier, do any of the following:
- Capture an image: Click , select the image from the sidebar, then click or to zoom in or out.
  Note: After you capture an image, you can access it in the sidebar.
- Zoom in or out of your surroundings: Click or to zoom in or out of the live feed from your camera.
Tip: You can move an image or document to a new location on your Mac like Desktop or Downloads. Choose File > Move To.

Ask questions and get information about your surroundings

With Apple Intelligence, you can use Ask Magnifier to get descriptions of your surroundings and answers to questions about what your camera sees, like text on a whiteboard, details in a presentation, or your appearance up close.

Go to the Magnifier app on your Mac.
Open Magnifier for me
After you’ve set up Magnifier, do any of the following:
- Ask a question about an image: Click , then select the image from the sidebar. Click , then ask a question by entering it or by clicking the Dictation button.
- Ask a question about the live feed in your surroundings: Click the Live view in the sidebar. Click , then ask a question by entering it or by clicking the Dictation button.

Make your surroundings easier to see

Go to the Magnifier app on your Mac.
Open Magnifier for me
After you’ve set up Magnifier, do any of the following:
- Capture an image: Click , then choose the image from the sidebar.
- View the live feed from your camera: Click the Live view in the sidebar.
Click in the upper-right corner.
Do any of the following:
- Straighten: Turn straighten on or off to straighten photos taken at an angle.
- Contrast: Adjust the contrast by dragging the slider left or right.
- Brightness: Adjust the brightness by dragging the slider left or right.
- Filters: Choose a filter.
  Tip: Click Save as Default Settings to use these settings the next time you view an image or your surroundings.

Make text in your surroundings easier to read

Go to the Magnifier app on your Mac.
Open Magnifier for me
After you’ve set up Magnifier, do any of the following:
- Capture an image: Click , then choose the image from the sidebar.
- View the live feed from your camera: Click the Live view in the sidebar.
Click , then click in the upper-right corner.
Do any of the following:
- Theme: Choose a color theme—such as Light or Dark.
- Color: Choose a color for text or a background.
- Font: Choose a font, font appearance, or font size.
- High Legibility Characters: Turn on High Legibility Characters.
  Note: This option is only available when using System Font.
- Line: Choose , , or to customize the space between lines.
- Word: Choose , , or to customize the space between words.
- Character: Choose , , or to customize the space between characters.
- Readable Content Width: Choose , , or to customize the text width.
- Links: Turn Show Links on or off. When you turn on Show Links, you can customize the color.
- Playback Highlighting: Turn Show Highlight on or off. When you turn on Show Highlight, you can customize the style or highlight color.
- Reset to Default: Click Reset to Default to reset the settings you’ve selected.

Listen to text around you

Go to the Magnifier app on your Mac.
Open Magnifier for me
After you’ve set up Magnifier, do any of the following:
- Capture an image: Click , then select the image from the sidebar.
- View the live feed from your camera: Click the Live view in the sidebar.
Click in the upper right corner.
Do any of the following:
- Listen to the text: Click .
- Pause the text: Click .
- Skip backward or forward: Click or .
- Increase or decrease the speed: Click , then select a speed.