Apple previewed the next version of its Mac operating system at WWDC 2025 on Monday. Set to arrive this fall, MacOS Tahoe 26 will feature Apple’s new Liquid Glass design, a couple new Continuity features, an update to Spotlight search and the new Games app. Here’s what you need to know.
MacOS 15 Sequoia to MacOS Tahoe 26
No, you didn’t slip into a coma for a decade and miss 11 versions of MacOS between last year’s MacOS 15 and MacOS 26. Apple is unifying version numbers across its various operating systems, so everything from iOS to MacOS this year will be version 26 to carry you into 2026.
As for the Tahoe part, MacOS 26 is not named after a Chevy truck. It continues Apple’s tradition, starting in 2013 with Mavericks, of naming its Mac operating system after a scenic area of California.
Liquid Glass design
The Dock, sidebars, toolbars and other elements on your Mac will appear glassy and more reflective with Tahoe, but the biggest change to the look of the desktop is the disappearance of the menu bar. It’s still there but just harder to see. Like the clear water of its namesake, the menu bar is completely transparent with MacOS Tahoe 26.
MacOS Tahoe 26 also offers more ways to customize the look of your Mac, including the ability to choose a color other than light blue for folders. You can not only change the color of folders, but you can also add an icon or emoji to them.
This is a developing story. See our live blog for full details on everything being announced at Apple’s WWDC 2025.
