Safari: Evolution Mac OS

macOS Big Sur elevates the most advanced desktop operating system in the world to a new level of power and beauty. Experience Mac to the fullest with a refined new design. Enjoy the biggest Safari update ever. Discover new features for Maps and Messages. Get even more transparency around your privacy.

User agent Browser Version OS Hardware Type; Mozilla/5.0 (Macintosh; Intel Mac OS X 10113; en-US) AppleWebKit/604.7.1 (KHTML, like Gecko) Version/13.1.3 Safari/604.7.1. After Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger the UNIX command line file management tools understand resource forks and can be used for management of Mac files. The evolution of Finder icons starting with Mac OS 7.6. Earlier systems used a Happy Mac -style icon for the Finder software.

Chances are, your Mac can run macOS Big Sur

OS X 10.4.11, Safari or Firefox. Note: The direct download link is currently unavailable, but will be added as soon as it's public. It is available in the OS X 10.11.4 release. Get the most out of your Mac with our Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard video training course App! Great for anyone new to the Mac or new to Snow. MacOS Big Sur elevates the most advanced desktop operating system in the world to a new level of power and beauty. Experience Mac to the fullest with a refined new design. Enjoy the biggest Safari update ever. Discover new features for Maps and Messages. Keeping your devices up-to-date with antivirus software is a requirement for use of the University's data network. We provide free McAfee antivirus products for students and staff to protect your own devices.

The following models are supported:

• MacBook (2015 or later)
• MacBook Air (2013 or later)
• MacBook Pro (Late 2013 or later)
• Mac mini (2014 or later)
• iMac (2014 or later)
• iMac Pro (2017 or later)
• Mac Pro (2013 or later)

To see which model you have, click the Apple icon in your menu bar and choose About This Mac.

Make sure you're ready to upgrade.

Before you upgrade, we recommend that you back up your Mac. If your Mac is running OS X Mavericks 10.9 or later, you can upgrade directly to macOS Big Sur. You'll need the following:

• OS X 10.9 or later
• 4GB of memory
• 35.5GB available storage on macOS Sierra or later*
• Some features require an Apple ID; terms apply.
• Some features require a compatible internet service provider; fees may apply.

Upgrading is free and easy

Upgrading from macOS Catalina 10.15 or Mojave 10.14?

Go to Software Update in System Preferences to find macOS Big Sur. Click Upgrade Now and follow the onscreen instructions.

Upgrading from an older version of macOS?

If you're running any release from macOS 10.13 to 10.9, you can upgrade to macOS Big Sur from the App Store. If you're running Mountain Lion 10.8, you will need to upgrade to El Capitan 10.11 first.

If you don't have broadband access, you can upgrade your Mac at any Apple Store.

• OS X 10.9 or later
• 4GB of memory
• 35.5GB available storage on macOS Sierra or later*

• Some features require an Apple ID; terms apply.
• Some features require a compatible internet service provider; fees may apply.

For details about your Mac model, click the Apple icon at the top left of your screen and choose About This Mac. These Mac models are compatible with macOS Big Sur:

• MacBook (2015 or later)
• MacBook Air (2013 or later)
• MacBook Pro (Late 2013 or later)
• Mac mini (2014 or later)

• iMac (2014 or later)
• iMac Pro (2017 or later)
• Mac Pro (2013 or later)

Siri

Requires a broadband internet connection and microphone (built-in or external).

Hey Siri

Supported by the following Mac models:

• MacBook Pro (2018 or later)
• MacBook Air (2018 or later)
• iMac Pro (2017 or later)

Dictation, Voice Control, and Voice Memos

Requires a microphone (built-in or external).

Spotlight Suggestions

Requires a broadband internet connection.

Gestures

Requires a Multi-Touch trackpad, Force Touch trackpad, Magic Trackpad, or Magic Mouse.

Force Touch gestures require a Force Touch trackpad. Mace madness mac os.

VoiceOver gestures require a Multi-Touch trackpad, Force Touch trackpad, or Magic Trackpad.

Photo Booth

Requires a FaceTime or iSight camera (built-in or external) or USB video class (UVC) camera.

FaceTime

Audio calls require a microphone (built-in or external) and broadband internet connection.

Video calls require a built-in FaceTime camera, an iSight camera (built-in or external), or a USB video class (UVC) camera; and broadband internet connection.

Apple TV

High dynamic range (HDR) video playback is supported by the following Mac models:

• MacBook Pro (2018 or later)
• iMac Pro (2017 or later)
• Mac Pro (2019) with Pro Display XDR

Dolby Atmos soundtrack playback is supported by the following Mac models:

• MacBook Air (2018 or later)
• MacBook Pro (2018 or later)

Sidecar

Supported by the following Mac models:

• MacBook (2016 or later)
• MacBook Air (2018 or later)
• MacBook Pro (2016 or later)
• Mac mini (2018 or later)
• iMac (late 2015 or later)
• iMac Pro (2017 or later)
• Mac Pro (2019)

Supported by all iPad models with Apple Pencil support:

• 12.9-inch iPad Pro
• 11-inch iPad Pro
• 10.5-inch iPad Pro
• 9.7-inch iPad Pro
• iPad (6th generation or later)
• iPad mini (5th generation)
• iPad Air (3rd and 4th generation)

Continuity Camera

Requires an iPhone or iPad that supports iOS 12 or later.

Continuity Sketch and Continuity Markup

Requires an iPhone with iOS 13 or later or an iPad with iPadOS 13 or later.

Handoff

Requires an iPhone or iPad with a Lightning connector or with USB-C and iOS 8 or later.

Instant Hotspot

Requires an iPhone or iPad with cellular connectivity, a Lightning connector or USB-C, and iOS 8.1 or later. Requires Personal Hotspot service through your carrier.

Universal Clipboard

Requires an iPhone or iPad with a Lightning connector or with USB-C and iOS 10 or later.

Auto Unlock

Requires an Apple Watch with watchOS 3 or later or an iPhone 5 or later.

Approve with Apple Watch

Requires an Apple Watch with watchOS 6 or later or an iPhone 6s or later with iOS 13 or later.

Apple Pay on the Web

Requires a MacBook Pro or MacBook Air with Touch ID, an iPhone 6 or later with iOS 10 or later, or an Apple Watch with watchOS 3 or later.

Phone Calling

Requires an iPhone with iOS 8 or later and an activated carrier plan.

SMS

Requires an iPhone with iOS 8.1 or later and an activated carrier plan.

Home

Requires an iPhone with iOS 12 or later and a configured Home app.

AirDrop

AirDrop to iOS and iPadOS devices requires an iPhone or iPad with a Lightning connector or with USB-C and iOS 7 or later.

AirPlay

AirPlay Mirroring requires an Apple TV (2nd generation or later).

AirPlay for web video requires an Apple TV (2nd generation or later).

Ipad Os Safari

Peer-to-peer AirPlay requires a Mac (2012 or later) and an Apple TV (3rd generation rev A, model A1469 or later) with Apple TV software 7.0 or later.

Time Machine

Requires an external storage device (sold separately).

Maps electric vehicle routing

Requires an iPhone with iOS 14 and a compatible electric vehicle.

Maps license plate restrictions

Requires an iPhone running iOS 14 or an iPad running iPadOS 14.

Boot Camp

Allows Boot Camp installations of Windows 10 on supported Mac models.

Exchange Support

Requires Microsoft Office 365, Exchange 2016, Exchange 2013, or Exchange Server 2010. Installing the latest Service Packs is recommended.

Windows Migration

Supports OS X 10.7 or later and Windows 7 or later.

App Store

Available only to persons age 13 or older in the U.S. and many other countries and regions.

Photos

The improved Retouch tool is supported on the following Mac models:

• MacBook Pro (15-inch and 16-inch models) introduced in 2016 or later
• iMac (Retina 5K models) introduced in 2014 or later
• iMac (Retina 4K models) introduced in 2017 or later
• iMac Pro (2017 or later)
• Mac Pro introduced in 2013 or later

• Apple Books
• Apple News
• App Store
• Automator
• Calculator
• Calendar
• Chess
• Contacts
• Dictionary
• DVD Player
• FaceTime
• Find My
• Font Book
• Home
• Image Capture
• Launchpad
• Mail
• Maps

• Messages
• Mission Control
• Music
• Notes
• Photo Booth
• Photos
• Podcasts
• Preview
• QuickTime Player
• Reminders
• Safari
• Siri
• Stickies
• Stocks
• System Preferences
• TextEdit
• Time Machine
• TV
• Voice Memos

• Activity Monitor
• AirPort Utility
• Audio MIDI Setup
• Bluetooth File Exchange
• Boot Camp Assistant
• ColorSync Utility
• Console
• Digital Color Meter
• Disk Utility

• Grapher
• Keychain Access
• Migration Assistant
• Screenshot
• Screen Time
• Script Editor
• Sidecar
• System Information
• Terminal
• VoiceOver Utility

• Arabic
• Catalan
• Croatian
• Simplified Chinese
• Traditional Chinese
• Traditional Chinese (Hong Kong)
• Czech
• Danish
• Dutch
• English (Australia)
• English (UK)
• English (U.S.)
• Finnish
• French
• French (Canada)
• German
• Greek
• Hebrew
• Hindi
• Hungarian

• Indonesian
• Italian
• Japanese
• Korean
• Malay
• Norwegian
• Polish
• Brazilian Portuguese
• Portuguese
• Romanian
• Russian
• Slovak
• Spanish
• Spanish (Latin America)
• Swedish
• Thai
• Turkish
• Ukrainian
• Vietnamese

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Mac OS X 10.0 Cheetah (2001)

Safari 13 Mac

Mac OS X 10.0 Happy Mac Loading Screen (2001)
Source: virtuallyfun.com

Mac OS X 10.0 Cheetah Loading Screen (2001)
Source: virtuallyfun.com

Mac OS X 10.0 Cheetah About This Mac (2001)
Source: virtuallyfun.com

Mac OS X 10.0 Cheetah Finder (2001)
Source: arstechnica.com

Mac OS X 10.0 Cheetah Finder Column View (2001)
Source: fandom.com

Mac OS X 10.0 Cheetah Internet Explorer 5.1 (2001)
Source: virtuallyfun.com

Mac OS X 10.0 Cheetah Mail App (2001)
Source: virtuallyfun.com

Mac OS X 10.0 Cheetah Quicktime Player (2001)
Source: virtuallyfun.com

Mac OS X 10.0 Cheetah Sherlock Search App (2001)
Source: virtuallyfun.com

Mac OS X 10.0 Cheetah iTools (2001)
Source: virtuallyfun.com

Mac OS X 10.0 Cheetah System Preferences and Applications (2001)
Source: macrumors.com

Mac OS X 10.3 Panther (2003)

Mac OS X 10.3 Panther Gray Boot Screen (2003)
Source: wordpress.com

Mac OS X 10.3 Panther Loading Screen (2003)
Source: toastytech.com

Mac OS X 10.3 Panther Login/Shutdown Screen (2003)
Source: Gadget Unit TV

Mac OS X 10.3 Panther Finder/Applications and About This Mac (2003)
Source: fandom.com

Mac OS X 10.3 Panther Safari Browser with Slashdot (2003)
Source: toastytech.com

Mac OS X 10.3 Panther Quicktime App (2003)
Source: Gadget Unit TV

Mac OS X 10.3 Panther Desktop and Screen Saver Settings (2003)
Source: Gadget Unit TV

Mac OS X 10.3 Panther Chess and Stickies (2003)
Source: toastytech.com

Mac OS X 10.3 Panther System Preferences (2003)
Source: Gadget Unit TV

Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard (2009)

Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard About Dialog (Italian) (2009)
Source: wikipedia.org

Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard Exposé (2009)
Source: medium.com

Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard Safari Browser with NY Times Website (2009)
Source: interlacedinc

Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard Dashboard Feature (2009)
Source: interlacedinc

Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard Finder Cover Flow (2009)
Source: 512pixels.net

Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard Front Row (2009)
Source: alternativeto.net

Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard System Preferences (2009)
Source: arstechnica.com

Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard Installer (2009)
Source: totoku.info

Mac OS X 10.9 Mavericks (2013)

Mac OS X 10.9 Mavericks About Dialog (2013)
Source: dimaspratama20.com

Safari Os X Download

Mac OS X 10.9 Mavericks Desktop (2013)
Source: theverge.com

Mac OS X 10.9 Mavericks Launchpad (2013)
Source: 9to5mac.com Jetpack koyride mac os.

Mac OS X 10.9 Mavericks Safari Browser Top Sites (2013)
Source: 9to5mac.com

Mac OS X 10.9 Mavericks Calendar (2013)
Source: 9to5mac.com

Mac OS X 10.9 Mavericks Apple Maps Standard Imagery (2013)
Source: thesweetsetup.com

Mac OS X 10.9 Mavericks Apple Maps Satellite Imagery (2013)
Source: 9to5mac.com

Mac OS X 10.9 Mavericks System Preferences (2013)
Source: 9to5mac.com

Mac OS X 10.9 Mavericks Installation Screen (2013)
Source: lifewire.com

Mac OS X 10.10 Yosemite - Flat Design (2014)

Mac OS X 10.10 Yosemite Loading Screen (2014)
Source: idownloadblog.com

Mac OS X 10.10 Yosemite Desktop and System Information Dialog (2014)
Source: tactig.comm

Mac OS X 10.10 Yosemite Today Desktop Feature (2014)
Source: theverge.com

Mac OS X 10.10 Yosemite iCloud in Finder (2014)
Source: osxdaily.com Retrolife mac os.

Mac OS X 10.10 Yosemite Safari and Messages (2014)
Source: osxdaily.com

Mac OS X 10.10 Yosemite Safari Top Sites (2014)
Source: osxdaily.com

Mac OS X 10.10 Yosemite Facetime App (2014)
Source: osxdaily.com

Mac OS X 10.10 Yosemite Spotlight Search (2014)
Source: osxdaily.com

Mac OS X 10.10 Yosemite System Preferences (2014)
Source: apple.com

Mac OS X 10.10 Installation Screen (2014)
Source: lifewire.com

macOS 10.14 Mojave - Hello Dark Mode (2018)

macOS 10.14 Mojave Bootup Screen (2018)
Source: geekrar.com

macOS 10.14 Mojave Login Screen (2018)
Source: arstechnica.com

macOS 10.14 Mojave About Dialog (2018)
Source: 512pixels.net

macOS 10.14 Mojave Dark Mode Desktop (2018)
Source: reddit.com

macOS 10.14 Light/Dark Mode Chooser (2018)
Source: Version Museum

macOS 10.14 Mojave Light Mode Desktop (2018)
Source: hexo.lipf.tech

macOS 10.14 Mojave Application Icons in Finder (2018)
Source: computerworld.com

macOS 10.14 Mojave Finder Gallery View (2018)
Source: cnet.com

macOS 10.14 Mojave System Preferences and Apple Maps (2018)
Source: arstechnica.com

macOS 10.14 Mojave General Preferences (2018)
Source: arstechnica.com

macOS 10.14 Mojave Desktop and Screen Saver Preferences (2018)
Source: arstechnica.com

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