In fall 2026, Apple released macOS 27 Golden Gate. It was the first version of macOS to support only Apple silicon Macs, dropping the handful of Intel machines its predecessor, Tahoe, supported.
Like its more mobile operating system cousins, a headline feature of Golden Gate was a revised version of Liquid Glass. The Mac had taken the short end of the stick in 2025, and Golden Gate rights just about all the wrongs introduced in Tahoe.
Golden Gate shipped with Siri AI, Apple’s latest attempt at making the virtual assistant useful in everyday life. Powered by Gemini and fed by the user’s personal context, Siri AI was a huge improvement over what came before it.
Apple Intelligence continued to spread across the system, with features like natural language input for event creation, suggested actions in Messages, and better search in Mail making a user’s time with macOS all that more productive.
The 512 Pixels macOS Screenshot Library is sponsored by SoundSource, from the fine folks at Rogue Amoeba.
SoundSource puts powerful audio control of your Mac right in your menu bar. Adjust app volume instantly, apply audio effects to the audio you hear, and redirect that audio to any device connected to your Mac – now including AirPlay devices.
SoundSource: Sound control so good, it ought to be built into macOS.
Screenshots for Golden Gate were made on an Indigo-colored MacBook Neo, hence the “This Mac” theme option. iMacs have a similar feature. However, you can use this free app to play with these colors on any Mac.
Light: Multicolor
Light: Blue
Light: Purple
Light: Pink
Light: Red
Light: Orange
Light: Yellow
Light: Green
Light: Graphite
Light: This Mac
Dark: Multicolor
Dark: Blue
Dark: Purple
Dark: Pink
Dark: Red
Dark: Orange
Dark: Yellow
Dark: Green
Dark: Graphite
Dark: This Mac
Desktop
About This Mac
System Profiler
Stacks
Desktop Stacks
Desktop Widgets
Apple Menu
Finder Menu
Go Menu
Finder: Go to Folder
Finder: Connect to Server
Finder: Network
Finder: Home
Finder: Customize Folder
Finder: Gallery View
Finder: Quick Look
Finder: Quick Look Markup
Finder: Get Info
Finder: Search
Applications
Applications: Utilities
Control Center
Control Center: Editing
App Switcher
Force Quit
Finder: Copy
Finder: Replace
Finder: Empty Trash
Finder: Accessory Permission
Finder: Eject Warning
Fast User Switching
Login Window
Spotlight: Search
Spotlight: Actions
Siri
Write with Siri
Mission Control
Stage Manager
Window Management
Menu Bar: Time Machine
Time Machine
Apps
Apps: Category
Notification Center
Dictation
TextEdit
TextEdit: Open
Print
Activity Monitor
App Store
Automator
Books
Calculator
Calendar
Calendar: Settings
Clock
Chess
Console
Contacts
Disk Utility
Dictionary
Find My
FaceTime
Font Book
iPhone Mirroring
iPhone Mirroring: Settings
Mail
Mail: Draft Warning
Mail: Settings
Maps
Messages
Music
Music: Settings
News
Notes
Passwords
Photo Booth
Photos
Podcasts
Podcasts: Settings
Preview
Preview: Search
QuickTime
Script Editor
Shortcuts
Reminders
Stickies
Stocks
Tips
Voice Memos
TV
TV: Settings
Weather
Safari 27
Safari 27: Start Page
Safari 27: Tab Overview
Safari 27: Picture in Picture
Safari 27: Reader Mode
Safari 27: Sharing
Safari 27: Settings
