MacOS Mojave: Everything you need to know
See what changes are headed to your Mac.
At WWDC 2018, Apple took the name for its Mac operating system down from Northern California's majestic mountains and moved southward to the Golden State's famed desert. After a run of mountain themes -- Yosemite, El Capitan, Sierra and High Sierra -- Apple has named the next version of MacOS (version 10.14) after California's Mojave Desert.
MacOS Mojave is available now as a public beta and will be officially released as a free update this fall. It'll introduce a number of new features, from a dark mode and desktop Stacks to a new Finder view and a few familiar faces from iOS. You'll also find four familiar iOS apps on your Mac after updating to Mojave, along with some added privacy features to protect you from Facebook and other advertisers.
Here's everything you need to know about MacOS Mojave. Be sure to check back here regularly; we'll update this article as we track Mojave from its public beta stages to its official release this fall.
Beta user's guide to MacOS Mojave
- Hands on with MacOS Mojave beta
- Is your Mac compatible with Mojave?
- How to install MacOS Mojave
- MacOS Mojave beta broke Chrome's checkboxes. Here are two ways to bring them back
- MacOS Mojave moved System Updates: Here's where to find them
- MacOS Mojave shows recent apps in the Dock. Here's how to hide them
Who needs the beta?
- Get the MacOS Mojave and iOS 12 wallpapers right now (or all of them)
- Get MacOS Mojave's awesome Dynamic desktop wallpaper without Mojave
MacOS Mojave's new features
- The 12 best features of MacOS Mojave
- How to use Stacks in MacOS Mojave
- Dark mode in MacOS Mojave: How it works and what it does
- 3 ways MacOS Mojave improves Finder
- How to use Continuity Camera in MacOS Mojave
- How to take screenshots in MacOS Mojave
- How to create custom Quick Actions in MacOS Mojave
- Stop apps from accessing your Mac's camera and microphone
- Apple brings iOS apps into Mac, but won't merge platforms
- Control your smart home from your Mac
- Hurray for Safari favicons! (And how to enable them)
- Apple delays group FaceTime chats
Mojave's security and privacy improvements
- MacOS Mojave and iOS 12 crack down on nosy websites
- Stop apps from accessing your Mac's camera and microphone with MacOS Mojave
Videos from WWDC 2018: Watch Mojave get introduced
- Changing desert light: Mojave has a dark mode
- Mojave can organize your cluttered desktop into tidy Stacks
- Mojave will make your Mac more secure
- Mac App Store gets a makeover
Originally published on June 14, 2018.
Update, Aug. 20: Added new tips and links.