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.
Check also:
Apple Rebuilds Siri From Scratch and Calls It Siri AI
Apple Built Its New AI Foundation Models With Google
Image Playground, Photo Spacial Reframe and New Editing Tools in iOS 27
Apple Puts a Siri Camera Mode on iPhone, Visual Intelligence Across All Platforms
Safari Gets AI Tab Organization, Notify Me, and Custom Extensions in iOS 27
Apple Intelligence Comes to Messages, Mail, Calendar, Phone App
watchOS 27 and visionOS 27 Get Siri AI and New Interfaces
Apple Overhauls Child Safety with New Parental Controls in iOS 27
iOS 27 Performance Upgrades and still supports iPhone 11
iOS 27 Fixes Liquid Glass and Brings Design Refinements
macOS Golden Gate Is Apple’s New Desktop OS
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