macOS Sequoia includes a number of new features and improvements, mainly focused on productivity:
iPhone Mirroring, a feature to mirror and interact with content from an
iPhone as a macOS window, has been introduced.[4]
The
Calculator app has been redesigned to be more similar to that of
iOS and
iPadOS, including rounded buttons, departing from the design that has been used since
OS X Yosemite.
Notes has been updated with the Math Notes feature, which can be used to calculate simple equations, evaluate expressions, and assign variables within the app.
In
System Settings, individual menus have been rearranged and slightly redesigned for quick access to frequently used menus.
Safari has been revamped, including revamped reader mode (now called Reader), faster page load times, a new start page, and a brand new unified menu; these had previously been exclusive to compact mode on iOS/iPadOS.
macOS Sequoia will release with the second iteration of Game Porting Toolkit, a
Windows APIcompatibility layer derived from
Wine and
Crossover,[8] allowing developers to more easily port Windows games to macOS.[4]
Apple Intelligence will be available on all
Apple silicon Macs and will include
artificial intelligence features such as a revamped and redesigned
Siri, Writing Tools with which selected text can be proofread or have its tone changed, Smart Reply in
Mail to quickly draft email responses, and a system-wide integration with
ChatGPT.[9]
Window tiling, a feature similar to
Microsoft Windows' window snapping feature, has been introduced.
The Tips app is now a standalone app, has a new UI and includes many new tips for individual apps such as
Freeform,
Pages,
Keynote,
Notes, and
Apple TV.
Supported hardware
macOS Sequoia supports all Macs with
Apple silicon and those with Intel's
Xeon-W and 8th-generation
Coffee Lake chips or later. macOS Sequoia supports every Mac that supports macOS Sonoma with the exception of the 2018–2019 MacBook Air models with
Amber Lake chips. Similar to Sonoma, the 2019 iMac is the only supported
Intel Mac that lacks a
T2 chip. macOS Sequoia is the first version of macOS to drop support for a Mac with a T2 chip.
The following devices are compatible with macOS Sequoia:[3]
The first developer beta of macOS Sequoia was released on June 10, 2024. Like with
macOS Sonoma, the Sequoia developer beta is available to anyone with a free Apple Developer account, without needing a developer subscription.