macOS 10.14 Mojave: release date, news and features

WWDC 2018 just ended, and there are all kinds of new features coming to the best Macs. And, while we still don’t have an exact release date we now have a much clearer picture of what macOS 10.14 Mojave is going to look like. 

Now, while there was a rumor that there would be a mass influx of iOS apps, the reality was that there are just a few core iOS apps coming to macOS, but Apple's Craig Federighi did say that Apple is working on a way to bring more key apps over to macOS, but we shouldn’t expect to see them until at least 2019.

So, read on to discover all the new features that have been announced for macOS Mojave, and we’ll also do a bit of speculation regarding the release date and which Macs will have access to this new operating system. 

Cut to the chase

• What is it? The 2018 edition of Apple’s Mac operating system, macOS
• When is it out? Likely September or October 2018
• What will it cost? macOS 10.14 will be free

macOS 10.14 Mojave release date

 

While we don’t know exactly when Apple will release macOS Mojave, we’re pretty sure it will arrive sometime this fall, based on past releases.

Since 2013 and the release of OS X 10.9 Mavericks, Apple has teased its latest version of the Mac OS during its annual Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) keynote in early June, followed by a full release September or October of the same year. Apple has also done this completely free of charge since then.

Apple did tease what macOS Mojave has in store at the WWDC keynote earlier today, and they’ve released a developer preview for it that you can download right now. For everyone else, we’ll just have to wait until Apple’s Special Event sometime in September before we’ll know when we can get our hands on the final build. 

macOS 10.14 Mojave specifications

Although WWDC was today, we still don’t know what specs macOS Mojave will require. So, it’s still hard to point out exactly which Mac products will support macOS Mojave. But, we can still look at last year’s requirements to get an idea of what to expect.

First off, prepare for macOS 10.14 to require at least 14.3GB of hard drive space for the installation, as that’s what was required last year. To keep it on the safe side, make it 20GB.

Next, Macs that received the 10.13 upgrade were required to be equipped with at least 2GB of memory (or RAM) and running OS X 10.8 or later. Last year, this is what that managed to cover product-wise:

• MacBook (Late 2009 or newer)
• MacBook Pro (Mid 2010 or newer)
• MacBook Air (Late 2010 or newer)
• Mac mini (Mid 2010 or newer)
• iMac (Late 2009 or newer)
• Mac Pro (Mid 2010 or newer)

So, while these required model years rarely change year-over-year with new releases of macOS, if your Mac model is older than the minimum release year, you might have to buy a new Mac to enjoy this next version of the OS. However, we’ll know for sure which Macs are going to be supported later today, so wait before you break out that credit card! 

macOS 10.14 Mojave features

MacOS 10.14 Mojave is bringing a ton of new features to your Mac. 

From Finder improvements to more rigid security, the best Macs are about to become a lot better.

Read on to discover all the new features coming to your Mac soon.

Dark Mode

With macOS Mojave, Apple is introducing a system-wide Dark Mode, this will extend to every first-party program on your Mac.

Even Xcode is getting a full makeover, completely in black, making those extended programming sessions more comfortable for your eyes.

As for third-party programs, they'll be able to adopt it and we think many developers will. 

Stacks

Anyone who uses a Mac will know that the desktop can start to get cluttered during a full day of work.

With Stacks, similar files will be stacked together so that you have a less cluttered desktop.

Gallery View

In macOS 10.14 Mojave, Apple has added a new Gallery View to Finder. This will let you quickly browse through, annotate and edit files. No matter what kind of file you select, you'll be able to quickly and easily find exactly what you're looking for. 

This is made even easier thanks to Apple adding a very detailed metadata display to the Preview pane. This will make it easier than ever before to take note of all the information of any file on your Mac.

And, with Quick Actions in the Preview pane, you won't even need to leave Finder to work on files. You'll be able to edit images, add protection to files and more. You can even assign Automator tasks as Quick Actions to make browsing through files even easier.

Markup in Quick Look and Screenshots

Quick Look is already an quick and easy way to look at files quickly, and in macOS Mojave, you'll be able to quickly and efficiently use Markup to edit files you open in Quick Look. 

Markup will also be implemented into screenshots. You'll be able to quickly bring up any screenshot and zoom or edit any content within. This is possible thanks to improvements to the way macOS handles screenshots. Once you capture a screen, a preview image will open in the corner of your screen, much like iOS. You can then click on this preview to edit your Screenshot.

That's not all though, Screenshots are still a simple shortcut away, but with macOS Mojave, a new easy-to-use menu includes screen-recording tools, so that you can capture animated content. 

Apps

With macOS Mojave, Apple will bring some essential apps from iOS to macOS. With News, Stocks, Voice Memos and Home, you'll be able to further integrate yourself into the Apple ecosystem.

And, of course you'll be able to use the power of the best Macs to use these apps to their full potential.

However, if you're looking forward to finding your favorite iOS apps on your Mac, you're going to have to wait until at least 2019.

Security

Apple is concerned about your device security, and with macOS Mojave, macOS will ask for permission for more features, now including the camera and microphone. It will also provide more robust protection to your file system.

The Cupertino giant also announced security enhancements to Safari, shutting down cookies that track you across websites, making sure Safari asks permission before it allows the cookies any kind of access to your browsing data.

New Mac App Store

The App store has been on macOS for years, but it always seemed a little out of place. That's about to change. Apple announced a new Mac App Store at WWDC 2018 that has been created solely for the best Macs.

It will let you browse through apps depending on what kind of app you're looking for, so that if you're looking for a music production app, you can quickly and efficiently find the best app for you.

There are also a wide variety of third-party app developers, like Microsoft and Adobe, that are bringing their programs to the Mac App Store, so that you won't have to go through some dodgy websites to download the apps you need.

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