Apple just named its next Mac operating system macOS Golden Gate. The announcement came at WWDC 2026, with Craig Federighi delivering his usual bit about the marketing team going missing before the name was finally revealed.
Golden Gate refers to the strait near San Francisco, keeping Apple’s tradition of naming macOS after California landmarks.
The new release brings all iOS 27 features to the Mac, including the refined Liquid Glass design, the new Siri AI with Spotlight integration, Visual Intelligence via keyboard shortcut, full Safari AI features, and the complete Apple Intelligence update. The Mac also gets macOS-specific design fixes: sidebars now expand to the window edges with colored icons returning, a more uniform toolbar keeps text legible, and all windows get a consistent tighter corner radius.
macOS Golden Gate features:
Siri AI integrated into Spotlight
Context menu Siri via Control-click on any file, image, or text
Visual Intelligence via dedicated keyboard shortcut
Liquid Glass opacity slider in System Settings
Uniform app toolbar, improved readability
Sidebars expand to window edges
Colored sidebar icons return
Consistent corner radius across all app windows
Safari with AI tab organization and Notify Me
Full Apple Intelligence suite
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Developer betas are out now. Users get this as a free update this fall.
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