macOS Big Sur — version 11 of the Mac’s operating system — is now available for download — Apple World Today

The updated Messages app lets Mac users send and receive more personal and expressive messages, and keep track of and interact within group messages. Maps also offers a new experience with immersive features for exploring and navigating the world.

Federighi says everything from the curvature of window corners to the palette of colors and materials has been refined, and new features provide even more information and power. Icons in the Dock have been designed to be more consistent with icons across the Apple ecosystem while retaining their Mac personality. Buttons and controls appear when needed, and recede when they’re not. 

The customizable menu bar features an all-new Control Center, delivering quick access to controls from the Desktop. An updated Notification Center includes more interactive notifications and redesigned widgets that come in different sizes, providing more relevant info at a glance. And a new design for core apps brings more organization to multiple open windows and makes interacting with apps even easier, Federighi says.

In the biggest update to Safari since its original launch in 2003, the browser is faster, providing industry-leading speed and battery life, he adds. Safari’s JavaScript engine purportedly helps it outperform other browsers on Mac and PC, and Safari loads frequently visited sites an average of 50% faster than Chrome. Tabs have been entirely redesigned to make navigating with Safari faster and more powerful by showing more tabs onscreen, displaying favicons by default to identify open tabs, and giving users a quick preview of a page by simply hovering over the tab.

Safari brings new features for greater personalization while browsing the web. You can customize the new start page with a background image and sections like your Reading List and iCloud Tabs. With built-in translation, Safari can detect and translate entire webpages from seven languages with just a click.