macOS Ventura

macOS Ventura

Version of the macOS operating system
Screenshot of macOS Ventura
Developer	Apple Inc.
OS family	Mac Unix, based on Darwin (BSD)
Source model	Closed, with open source components
General availability	October 24, 2022; 3 days' time (2022-10-24)[1]
Latest preview	13.0 RC 2[2] (22A380)[3] (October 20, 2022; 0 days ago (2022-10-20))
Update method	Software Update
Platforms	x86-64, ARM64
Kernel type	Hybrid (XNU)
License	Proprietary software with open-source components and content licensed with APSL
Preceded by	macOS Monterey
Official website	www.apple.com/macos/macos-ventura-preview/
Tagline	Works smarter. Plays harder. Goes further.
Support status
Presupported (beta)

macOS Ventura (version 13) is the nineteenth major release of macOS, Apple's desktop operating system for Mac computers. The successor to macOS Monterey, it was announced at WWDC 2022 on June 6, 2022.^[4] It is named for the city of Ventura, the tenth MacOS release to bear a name from the company's home state of California.

The first developer version was released on June 6, 2022, while the first public beta was released on July 11, 2022. Ventura will be publicly released on October 24, 2022.^[1]

History[]

Updates[]

The first developer beta of macOS 13 Ventura was released on June 6, 2022.^[5]

New features and changes[]

macOS Ventura includes changes, many related to productivity, and new apps, some of which were ported from iOS and iPadOS.^[6]

New apps[]

• Weather for the Mac.
  • Because of this, the Weather Widget no longer redirects to The Weather Channel's website.
• Clock for the Mac: displays world time and manages alarms, stopwatches, and timers.
  • Because of this, the Clock Widget no longer redirects to the Date & Time section of System Settings.
• Stage Manager, a tool for organizing windows on the desktop.
• Freeform, a productivity app like a whiteboard for real-time collaboration.

Changes[]

• Mail adds "send later" and "undo send" and improvements to search, email organization, and formatting.
• Spotlight produces richer search results.
• Safari adds Shared Tab Groups and Passkeys, uses WebAuthn for password-less account management, and gets a redesigned sidebar.
• Messages now allows the user to edit and unsend recent iMessages.
• FaceTime gets Handoff, the ability to transfer a call between multiple Apple devices
• Video conferencing gets the ability to wirelessly use an iPhone as a webcam
• System Preferences is renamed System Settings and gets a new user interface and re-organized categories modeled after the iOS/iPadOS Settings app
• "About This Mac" has a new user interface.
• iCloud Shared Photo Library allows multiple members of iCloud Family Sharing to add, edit, and delete photos in the same photo library.
• Game Center dashboard is redesigned.
• Font Book gets a new visual design.
• Maps adds support for routes with multiple stops.
• Siri gets redesigned to match iOS and iPadOS.
• Apple Music adds the ability to Favorite artists, listen to Favorites in Listen Now, and New Music Updates notifications from artists you favorite
• AVIF support^[7]
• The Network Locations feature was removed
• Ambient "Background Sounds", as an Accessibility feature, in System Settings
• New backgrounds and screensaver

Supported hardware[]

macOS Ventura supports Macs with Apple silicon and Intel's 7th-generation Kaby Lake chips or newer,^[8] and drops support for various models released from 2013 to 2017. Ventura supports the following Mac models:

• iMac (2017 or later)
• iMac Pro (2017)
• MacBook Air (2018 or later)
• MacBook Pro (2017 or later)
• Mac Pro (2019)
• Mac Studio (2022)
• Mac Mini (2018 or later)
• MacBook (2017)

References[]

Timeline of Mac operating systems v t