After years of giving cat-related names to its desktop operating system (Leopard, Lion, Mountain Lion), Apple in 2013 shifted to California-themed titles for future versions of the operating system with OS X 10.9, aka Mavericks. Two years ago, the company dropped the 'X' from its computer software, instead of making it the cleaner 'Mac OS.' The Mojave 10.14.1 update does NOT install properly on unsupported machines, and could result in an unbootable OS. If you want to install the 10.14.1 update (and are not currently running 10.14.1), perform the following steps: • Download the latest version of Mojave Patcher • Download the installer using the Tools menu of Mojave Patcher.
Using a Mac has always inspired great work. Now macOS Mojave brings new features inspired by its most powerful users but designed for everyone. Stay better focused on your work in Dark Mode. Automatically organize files using Stacks. Take more kinds of screenshots with less effort. Try four handy new built-in apps, and discover even more in the redesigned Mac App Store. Now you can get more out of every click.
Dark Mode is a dramatic new look that helps you focus on your work. The subtle colors and fine points of your content take center screen as toolbars and menus recede into the background. Switch it on in the General pane in System Preferences to create a beautiful, distraction-free working environment that’s easy on the eyes — in every way. Dark Mode works with built-in apps that come with your Mac, and third-party apps can adopt it, too.
Choose what works best for you — the familiar light appearance or the new Dark Mode.
Introducing two new time-shifting desktops that match the hour of the day wherever you are.
Slide to see how the Dynamic Desktop changes throughout the day.
Stacks keeps your desktop free of clutter by automatically organizing your files into related groups. Arrange by kind to see images, documents, spreadsheets, PDFs, and more sort themselves. You can also group your work by date. And if you tag files with project-specific metadata, like client names, sorting by stacks becomes a powerful way to manage multiple jobs. To scrub through a stack, use two fingers on a trackpad or one finger on a Multi-Touch mouse. To access a file, click to expand the stack, then open what you need.
With macOS Mojave, the Finder becomes even more of a doer. Now you can quickly locate a file by how it looks. Instantly see all of a file’s metadata. And perform Quick Actions on files without ever opening an app.
With Gallery View, you can scroll through big previews of your files to visually identify the one you’re looking for. So finding that image of the smiling girl by the Ferris wheel or the PDF with a colorful pie chart has never been faster.
With Quick Actions in the Preview pane, you can work on files right from the Finder. Rotate images, create PDFs, trim video, and more — without having to open an app or rename and save your file. You can even apply them to multiple files at once, or create a custom Quick Action based on an Automator workflow.
Now a tap of your space bar provides more than just a quick look at a file. It gives you the power to perform actions specific to the kind of file you’re viewing — without ever launching an app. So you can mark up a PDF, rotate and crop an image, even trim audio and video. And when you’re ready, you can share right from Quick Look, too.
Apple has just released macOS Mojave 10.14.6 beta 2 for developers. If you already have the macOS developer beta installed, head to Mac App Store > Updates and download away. If you've been waiting for macOS 10.14.6 to start testing with macOS, now's the time to start downloading.
Apple has just released macOS Mojave 10.14.6 beta 1 for developers. If you already have the macOS developer beta installed, head to Mac App Store > Updates and download away. If you've been waiting for macOS 10.14.6 to start testing with macOS, now's the time to start downloading.
Apple has just released macOS Mojave 10.14.5 beta 5 for developers. If you already have the macOS developer beta installed, head to Mac App Store > Updates and download away. If you've been waiting for macOS 10.14.5 to start testing with macOS, now's the time to start downloading.
Apple has just released macOS Mojave 10.14.5 beta 4 for developers. If you already have the macOS developer beta installed, head to Mac App Store > Updates and download away. If you've been waiting for macOS 10.14.5 to start testing with macOS, now's the time to start downloading.
Apple has just released macOS Mojave 10.14.5 beta 3 for developers. If you already have the macOS developer beta installed, head to Mac App Store > Updates and download away. If you've been waiting for macOS 10.14.5 to start testing with macOS, now's the time to start downloading.
Apple has just released macOS Mojave 10.14.5 beta 2 for developers. If you already have the macOS developer beta installed, head to Mac App Store > Updates and download away. If you've been waiting for macOS 10.14.5 to start testing with macOS, now's the time to start downloading.
Apple has just released macOS Mojave 10.14.5 beta 1 for developers. If you already have the macOS developer beta installed, head to Mac App Store > Updates and download away. If you've been waiting for macOS 10.14.5 to start testing with macOS, now's the time to start downloading.
Apple has just released macOS Mojave 10.14.4 beta 6 for developers. If you already have the macOS developer beta installed, head to Mac App Store > Updates and download away. If you've been waiting for macOS 10.14.4 to start testing with macOS, now's the time to start downloading.
Apple has just released macOS Mojave 10.14.4 beta 5 for developers. If you already have the macOS developer beta installed, head to Mac App Store > Updates and download away. If you've been waiting for macOS 10.14.4 to start testing with macOS, now's the time to start downloading.
Apple has just released macOS Mojave 10.14.4 beta 4 for developers. If you already have the macOS developer beta installed, head to Mac App Store > Updates and download away. If you've been waiting for macOS 10.14.4 to start testing with macOS, now's the time to start downloading.
Apple has just released macOS Mojave 10.14.4 beta 3 for developers. If you already have the macOS developer beta installed, head to Mac App Store > Updates and download away. If you've been waiting for macOS 10.14.4 to start testing with macOS, now's the time to start downloading.
Apple has just released macOS Mojave 10.14.4 beta 2 for developers. If you already have the macOS developer beta installed, head to Mac App Store > Updates and download away. If you've been waiting for macOS 10.14.4 to start testing with macOS, now's the time to start downloading.
Apple has just released macOS Mojave 10.14.4 beta 1 for developers. If you already have the macOS developer beta installed, head to Mac App Store > Updates and download away. If you've been waiting for macOS 10.14.4 to start testing with macOS, now's the time to start downloading.
Apple has just released macOS Mojave 10.14.3 beta 4 for developers. If you already have the macOS developer beta installed, head to Mac App Store > Updates and download away. If you've been waiting for macOS 10.14.3 to start testing with macOS, now's the time to start downloading.
Apple has just released macOS Mojave 10.14.3 beta 3 for developers. If you already have the macOS developer beta installed, head to Mac App Store > Updates and download away. If you've been waiting for macOS 10.14.3 to start testing with macOS, now's the time to start downloading.
Apple has just released macOS Mojave 10.14.3 beta 2 for developers. If you already have the macOS developer beta installed, head to Mac App Store > Updates and download away. If you've been waiting for macOS 10.14.3 to start testing with macOS, now's the time to start downloading.
Apple has just released macOS Mojave 10.14.3 beta 1 for developers. If you already have the macOS developer beta installed, head to Mac App Store > Updates and download away. If you've been waiting for macOS 10.14.3 to start testing with macOS, now's the time to start downloading.
Apple has just released macOS Mojave 10.14.2 beta 3 for developers. If you already have the macOS developer beta installed, head to Mac App Store > Updates and download away. If you've been waiting for macOS 10.14.2 to start testing with macOS, now's the time to start downloading.
Apple has just released macOS Mojave 10.14.2 beta 2 for developers. If you already have the macOS developer beta installed, head to Mac App Store > Updates and download away. If you've been waiting for macOS 10.14.2 to start testing with macOS, now's the time to start downloading.
Apple has just released macOS Mojave 10.14.2 beta 1 for developers. If you already have the macOS developer beta installed, head to Mac App Store > Updates and download away. If you've been waiting for macOS 10.14.2 to start testing with macOS, now's the time to start downloading.
Apple has just released macOS Mojave 10.14.1 beta 5 for developers. If you already have the macOS developer beta installed, head to Mac App Store > Updates and download away. If you've been waiting for macOS 10.14.1 to start testing with macOS, now's the time to start downloading.
Apple has just released macOS Mojave 10.14.1 beta 4 for developers. If you already have the macOS developer beta installed, head to Mac App Store > Updates and download away. If you've been waiting for macOS 10.14.1 to start testing with macOS, now's the time to start downloading.
Apple has just released macOS Mojave 10.14.1 beta 3 for developers. If you already have the macOS developer beta installed, head to Mac App Store > Updates and download away. If you've been waiting for macOS 10.14.1 to start testing with macOS, now's the time to start downloading.
Apple has just released macOS Mojave 10.14.1 beta 2 for developers. If you already have the macOS developer beta installed, head to Mac App Store > Updates and download away. If you've been waiting for macOS 10.14.1 to start testing with macOS, now's the time to start downloading.
Apple has just released macOS Mojave 10.14.1 beta 1 for developers. If you already have the macOS developer beta installed, head to Mac App Store > Updates and download away. If you've been waiting for macOS 10.14.1 to start testing with macOS, now's the time to start downloading.
Apple has just released macOS Mojave 10.14 beta 11 for developers. If you already have the macOS developer beta installed, head to Mac App Store > Updates and download away. If you've been waiting for macOS 10.14 to start testing with macOS, now's the time to start downloading.
Apple has just released macOS Mojave 10.14 beta 10 for developers. If you already have the macOS developer beta installed, head to Mac App Store > Updates and download away. If you've been waiting for macOS 10.14 to start testing with macOS, now's the time to start downloading.
Apple has just released macOS Mojave 10.14 beta 9 for developers. If you already have the macOS developer beta installed, head to Mac App Store > Updates and download away. If you've been waiting for macOS 10.14 to start testing with macOS, now's the time to start downloading.
Apple has just released macOS Mojave 10.14 beta 8 for developers. If you already have the macOS developer beta installed, head to Mac App Store > Updates and download away. If you've been waiting for macOS 10.14 to start testing with macOS, now's the time to start downloading.
Apple has just released macOS Mojave 10.14 beta 7 for developers. If you already have the macOS developer beta installed, head to Mac App Store > Updates and download away. If you've been waiting for macOS 10.14 to start testing with macOS, now's the time to start downloading.
Before you begin, make sure you back up your Mac. The download and installation process is fairly easy, but any time you make significant changes to your computer, you risk problems. When it comes to securing your data, it is definitely better to be safe than sorry. Even if you just backed everything up the night before, make sure your Mac is completely up-to-date.
Select Time Machine in the System Preferences window.
Click Select Backup Disk and choose the disk you'd like to use.
Time Machine will format the hard drive for backups and start within two minutes.
Downloading the latest beta on your Mac is as simple as visiting Apple's developer portal.
Click on the Downloads tab.
Scroll down and click on the Download button for macOS 10.14. The file will automatically download to your Mac.
Double-click macOSDeveloperBetaAccessUtility.pkg to run the installer.
When the installer is finished downloading, the Mac App Store will automatically open to the Updates section. Click Update to download and install the developer beta software. After the software has been downloaded, your Mac will automatically restart.
If the latest developer beta does not appear on the Updates list, restart your Mac. Then, open the Mac App Store and click the Updates tab.
The developer beta update can take a long time to finish downloading, depending on the size. You can check the status in the Updates tab of the Mac App Store.
After macOS Mojave is finished downloading, you will be prompted to install the software automatically.
Your Mac will reboot to install macOS Mojave. You'll see a black screen with the Apple Logo and a progress bar. Grab a cup of coffee while you wait for the software to finish installing.
To keep your Mac's data from getting corrupted by a beta operating system, you can partition your Mac's hard drive to run macOS Mojave in tandem with your current operating system.
The installation helper will allow you to transfer information from your current operating system, or you could choose to do a clean installation to start your Mac from scratch.
Once your Mac reboots, you'll be set up with macOS Mojave. You'll have to follow a couple of steps to get started.
You'll be directed to your Home screen where you can start digging around to find all of the fun new features.
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