Apple has announced macOS 27 Golden Gate, the next version of its desktop operating system. Alongside updates to Apple Intelligence, Siri, search, and parental controls, the new Golden Gate version of macOS brings a global slider to adjust the opacity of Liquid Glass UI effects, with a tighter corner radius of windows to give them a more unified look. And Apple is \u201creincorporating\u201d previous elements of macOS design, like giving sidebar icons their color back.<\/p>\n
Unlike in past keynotes, Apple didn\u2019t spend much time on macOS-specific updates, instead focusing on cross-platform improvements. Many will be part of macOS 27, including updates to parental controls and Screen Time, a \u201cbold new architecture\u201d for Apple Intelligence<\/a>, and Siri AI \u2014 including a dedicated Siri app.<\/p>\n Golden Gate also brings a rebuilt Search function, which has a new infrastructure to index all content on your device and add new content almost immediately. Search is also improved in Spotlight for Photos and Mail apps. You\u2019ll be able to type Siri AI queries directly into Spotlight and select multiple files to ask Siri about them.<\/p>\n A prerecorded demo during the keynote showed a user selecting multiple PDFs \u2014 quotes for shed kits \u2014 and asking Siri to compare them with the prompt, \u201cCompare these and help me pick one.\u201d Siri created a comparison table using the information from the files.<\/p>\n Visual Intelligence will be available on macOS 27, with a dedicated keyboard shortcut. You\u2019ll be able to screenshot a schedule and add events to your calendar, or ask questions about products on an e-commerce site you\u2019re viewing.<\/p>\n Shortcuts are also getting easier to use, allowing you to describe what you want a shortcut to do and have Siri AI create it for you. The onscreen example was someone asking Siri to make a shortcut to text their spouse when they\u2019re leaving work and sharing an ETA.<\/p>\n After the livestream, Apple also shared various smaller details about macOS 27 on its site<\/a>:<\/p>\n The new OS for MacBooks and Mac desktops is the follow-up to last year\u2019s macOS Tahoe 26<\/a>. Tahoe added some handy features, like a revised Spotlight search and a Phone app, but was controversial due to its bold (and often disliked<\/a>) Liquid Glass<\/a> redesign.<\/p>\n