Apple has announced the latest version of Macos on WWDC 2025, its annual developer conference.
According to Apple, the new version of Macos Tahoe 26, the operating system used by MacBooks and MACS, will arrive later this year, but before then an early beta version has been made available for developers to help ensure that their applications work well with the new operating system. We show you how to download the developer beta Macos Tahoe 26 if you want to try early.
After that, Apple will launch a public beta that allows anyone with a compatible MAC to try the operating system, although you should only do it with the understanding that this is an early version of the software and could lack features and could include errors (after all, the reason to release a beta version is that people help try the software and highlight the problems).
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As usual, Macos Tahoe 26 will be a free update for all with a compatible Mac or Macbook, so for most people I recommend enduring for the official launch around October or November, since at that time most, if not all, of the errors and problems found in the beta version will have been solved.
Until then, keep reading to obtain all the information we know about Macos Tahoe 26 so far, in addition to the new features that excites us most.
Cut to the chase
- What is it? The last operating system for Mac and MacBooks
- How much does it cost? As usual, it’s free for compatible Mac
- When is it out? Beta Out Now developer, public beta out in July 2025, Final Autumn 2025 launch
What Mac and MacBooks are compatible with Tahoe 26 macOS?
These are all Mac and MacBook devices that can run Tahoe 26 according to Apple:
MacBook Air M1 or later
MacBook Pro 16 inches 2019 or later
MacBook Pro 2020 or later
MacBook Pro 13-Pulada 2020 With four Thunderbolt 3 ports
IMAC 2020 or later
Mac Mini 2020 or later
Mac Pro 2019 or later
Mac Studio 2022 And later
A new look
The rumors were correct: Apple has reviewed the aspect of macOS (as with its other operating systems), with a unified design language that means that macOS, ipados and iOS will be similar.
Known as ‘liquid glass’, this part of the user interface not only looks good, but reacts according to the task you are doing.
The dock, the sidebar and the toolbar of the macos 26 Tahoe have been redesigned, with the menu bar now completely transparent. The idea behind this seems to be to make the user interface mix with the background, giving prominence to what is working on the screen.
Application icons have also been given a new appearance to fit in liquid glass design, and these will also change depending on whether they are using the theme of Light or Dark macOS.
Apple is also expanding in macOS customization options 26 Tahoe, so it should be even easier to make the operating system adapt to its style.
A new numbering convention
In WWDC, Apple announced the official name of the last macOS: Tahoe. Once again, based on a milestone in Apple California.
More surprisingly (if not staying up to date with the rumors), Apple also confirmed that there will be a new numbering scheme for macOS and its other operating systems. Instead, numbered according to the version (the current version is Macos 15), it will now be based on the year, so there will be no macos 16, but macOS 26, as well as iOS 26, iPados 26 and more.
This is a great change, but it shows how serious Apple is about making all its operating systems appear that they are parts of the same ecosystem.
Spotlight in the … Spotlight …
Spotlight has been a key part of macOS for years, which allows you to find and open applications that you have installed. In WWDC 2025, Apple revealed that Macos Tahoe 26 will have the “largest update” to highlight, with all the search results in applications, files, folders, messages and more are listed and “classified intelligently based on the relevance for the user.”
Advanced filter controls should help you reduce your results, and Spotlight can also search stored files in third -party cloud units, such as Google Drive or OneDrive.
You can also perform actions directly from Spotlight, so you can send an email, play a media file and more without having to open the application first. These can also be used through keyboard shortcuts, and according to Apple, Spotlight will learn how to use your MAC and offer personalized actions for the tasks you do frequently. The example that Apple gives is quickly sending a message to someone you speak regularly.
Live translation
As expected, Apple has put many characteristics of AI in Macos Tahoe 26, and perhaps the most interesting (and useful) live translation is the live translation, which will automatically translate messages depending on the language of the person with whom you are speaking (and your answer will be translated for you).
During Facetime calls, live subtitles will also be shown, and if you are the old school and still use the application of the phone, you can see a translation of what they are talking about, and all this is done on the device so that the conversations remain private.
Make calls from the application of the phone directly from Macos Tahoe 26
An execution issue of WWDC 2025 seems to be making the Apple device ecosystem work better together, and with continuity, the application that allows you to access your iPhone through your MAC, you can now use the application of the phone to answer phone calls on your MAC, instead of having to take your iPhone out of your pocket.
The application of the phone in Macos 26 is designed to be familiar for iPhone users, and can access recent calls, favorite contacts and their voice emails, in addition to useful functions such as call exam and retention assistance.
If someone from an unknown telephone number sounds, call detection will respond to the call and request information, allowing you to decide whether or not to respond.
If you put it on hold, Hold Assist will keep your place online, so you can work on your MAC until your turn arises. Practical!
Mac Gaming improves with Apple Games application
The game in a Mac is no longer the joke that used to be thanks to a constant flow of AAA games that arrive in macos, and with Macos Tahoe 26, it seems that the games could even improve.
A new application, called Apple Games, will perform as a pitcher for all its games, and highlight new games that adapt to their tastes. It is not clear if this application will only show games that you have bought and installed in the Apple App Store, or if you can add games of other services, such as Steam. I hope it’s the last.
A game superposition is also included, a relative for PC players who use Windows 11 and Steam, with the Apple Games application, and will allow you to quickly change your configuration and chat with friends without leaving the game.
A new low power mode should also make games in a MacBook less demand the battery, so it should be able to play unplugged for longer, although I hope it does not have much impact on the game performance.
