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Discover and invent powerful new ways of working using universal controls and shortcuts. Stay in the moment with Focus. And so much more.

New experiences. Real connections.

Staying connected is more important than ever. With SharePlay, you can watch together, listen together and share your screen right in FaceTime.1 FaceTime calls sound and feel more natural. And Messages makes it even easier to find and enjoy the great content shared by friends and family.

Chances are your Mac can run macOS Monterey

macOS Monterey is compatible with the following computers. If your Mac isn’t compatible, you may be able to install an old version of macOS instead.

• MacBook introduced in 2016 or later
• MacBook Air introduced in 2015 or later
• MacBook Pro introduced in 2015 or later
• Mac mini introduced in 2014 or later
• iMac introduced in late 2015 or later
• iMac Pro introduced in 2017 or later
• Mac Pro introduced in 2013 or later

See the full list of compatible computers.

Face time

Introducing SharePlay

• Keep FaceTime calls going while you watch TV shows and movies, listen to music, or share your screen with SharePlay. It’s a completely new way to have experiences with family and friends regardless of distance.

Look together

• Stream movies and TV shows while on a FaceTime call with friends. With synchronized playback and controls, you’ll see everyone laughing, jumping and reacting to the same moments at the same time. And the volume adjusts automatically, so you can keep talking while you watch.

Share your screen

• Keep your FaceTime calls going while sharing your entire screen or just a specific app. Collaborate with colleagues, have a game night with friends, or plan your next vacation as a group.

Messages

Shared with you

• Now the links, images and other content shared with you in Messages appear in a new Shared with you section in the corresponding app. In Photos, Safari, Apple News, Apple Podcasts, and the Apple TV app, you can easily find shared content, see who recommended it, and reply right from the app you’re enjoying it from — without going back to Messages.

Photo collections

• Multiple photos in Messages now appear as a collage or an elegant stack of images that you can scroll through. See them all easily as a grid, reply with a quick Tapback, or save them to your library.

Safari

Compact tab bar

• The compact tab bar option takes up less space on the page and takes on the color of the website you’re on, extending the website to the edge of the window. Tabs are combined with the Smart Search field, giving you access to powerful Safari features with the click of a tab.

Tab groups

• Save and organize your tabs in the way that works best for you. Name the tab groups, edit them, and switch between them as you move from one interest to the next. You can even drag your groups into an email and the links will easily appear as an easy-to-share list.

Access tab groups anywhere

• Tab groups sync seamlessly across your Apple devices, so you can easily pull back when and where you want.

Focus

Choose a focus

• Focus helps you stay in the moment when you need to concentrate or walk away. Choose a focus that only allows the notifications you want — you can get work done while you’re in the zone, or enjoy dinner without distractions. Choose from a list of suggested focus options or create your own.

Signal your status

• Walking away is easier if others know you’re busy. So when you use Focus, your status will automatically appear in Messages. And for really urgent messages, there’s still a way for people to notify you.

What is new

macOS Monterey 12.7.5

This update provides important security fixes and is recommended for all users.

macOS Monterey 12.6.8

This update provides important security fixes and is recommended for all users.

macOS Monterey 12.6.3

• This update is recommended for all users and improves the security of macOS.

Security changes:

AppleMobileFileIntegrity

• Available for: macOS Monterey
• Impact: An app may have access to user-sensitive data
• Description: This issue was resolved by enabling hardened runtime.
• CVE-2023-23499: Wojciech ReguÅa (@_r3ggi) of SecuRing (wojciechregula.blog)

curl

• Available for: macOS Monterey
• Effect: More problems in crease
• Description: Several issues were resolved by updating to curl version 7.86.0.
• CVE-2022-42915
• CVE-2022-42916
• CVE-2022-32221
• CVE-2022-35260

curl

• Available for: macOS Monterey
• Effect: More problems in crease
• Description: Several issues were resolved by updating to curl version 7.85.0.
• CVE-2022-35252

daughter

• Available for: macOS Monterey
• Impact: Mounting a malicious Samba network share may lead to arbitrary code execution
• Description: A buffer overflow issue was fixed with improved memory management.
• CVE-2023-23513: Dimitrios Tatsis and Alexander Nikolic of Cisco Talos

Disarbitration

• Available for: macOS Monterey
• Impact: An encrypted volume can be unmounted and remounted by another user without asking for the password
• Description: A logic issue was fixed with improved state management.
• CVE-2023-23493: Oliver Norpoth (@norpoth) of KLIXX GmbH (klixx.com)

DriverKit

• Available for: macOS Monterey
• Impact: An app may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges
• Description: A type confusion issue was fixed with improved controls.
• CVE-2022-32915: Tommy Muir (@Muirey03)

Intel graphics driver

• Available for: macOS Monterey
• Impact: An app may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges
• Description: The issue was resolved with improved border controls.
• CVE-2023-23507: an anonymous researcher

Core

• Available for: macOS Monterey
• Impact: An app may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges
• Description: The issue was resolved with improved memory management.
• CVE-2023-23504: Adam Doupé of ASU SEFCOM

Core

• Available for: macOS Monterey
• Impact: An app may be able to determine kernel memory layout
• Description: An information disclosure issue was resolved by removing the vulnerable code.
• CVE-2023-23502: Pan ZhenPeng (@Peterpan0927) of STAR Labs SG Pte. Ltd. (@starlabs_sg)

PackageKit

• Available for: macOS Monterey
• Impact: An app may gain root privileges
• Description: A logic issue was fixed with improved state management.
• CVE-2023-23497: Mickey Jin (@patch1t)

Screen time

• Available for: macOS Monterey
• Impact: An app may have access to information about a user’s contacts
• Description: A privacy issue was resolved with improved editing of private data for log entries.
• CVE-2023-23505: Wojciech Regula of SecuRing (wojciechregula.blog)

Weather

• Available for: macOS Monterey
• Impact: An app may be able to bypass privacy preferences
• Description: The issue was resolved with improved memory management.
• CVE-2023-23511: Wojciech Regula of SecuRing (wojciechregula.blog), an anonymous researcher

WebKit

• Available for: macOS Monterey
• Impact: Processing of malicious web content may lead to the execution of arbitrary code
• Description: The issue was resolved with improved memory management.
• WebKit Bugs: 248268
• CVE-2023-23518: YeongHyeon Choi (@hyeon101010), Hyeon Park (@tree_segment), SeOk JEON (@_seokjeon), YoungSung Ahn (@_ZeroSung), JunSeo Bae (@snakebjs0107), Dohyun Lee0Phyun (@l33) from Team
• WebKit Bugs: 248268
• CVE-2023-23517: YeongHyeon Choi (@hyeon101010), Hyeon Park (@tree_segment), SeOk JEON (@_seokjeon), YoungSung Ahn (@_ZeroSung), JunSeo Bae (@snakebjs0107), Dohyun Lee0Phyun (@l33) from Team

Windows Installer

• Available for: macOS Monterey
• Impact: An app may be able to bypass privacy preferences
• Description: The issue was resolved with improved memory management.
• CVE-2023-23508: Mickey Jin (@patch1t)

macOS Monterey 12.5 includes improvements, bug fixes, and security updates:

• The TV app adds the ability to start a live sports game that is already in progress and pause, rewind or fast forward
• Fixes an issue in Safari where a tab may return to a previous page

Some features may not be available in all regions or on all Apple devices.

macOS Monterey 12.4 includes improvements to Apple Podcasts and bug fixes:

* Apple Podcasts includes a new setting to limit episodes stored on your Mac and automatically delete older ones
* Support for Studio Display Firmware Update 15.5, available as a separate update, improves camera settings, including improved noise reduction, contrast and framing

Some features may not be available in all regions or on all Apple devices.

For information about the security content of Apple software updates, visit this website: https://support.apple.com/kb/HT201222

Previous release notes

macOS Monterey 12.3.1 includes bug fixes and security updates for your Mac.

This update fixes the following issues:

• Some 2021 MacBook Pro models cannot update or restore to macOS Monterey 12.3
• USB-C or Thunderbolt external display does not turn on when connected to Mac mini (2018) as an additional display
• Bluetooth devices, such as game controllers, may disconnect from your Mac after playing audio through some Beats headphones

Previous release notes

macOS 12.3 adds Universal Control so you can use a single mouse and keyboard on your Mac and iPad. This release also includes new emoji, dynamic head tracking for music, and other features and bug fixes for your Mac.

Universal Control (beta)

• Universal Control lets you use a single mouse and keyboard across iPad and Mac
• Text can be written on either Mac or iPad, and you can drag and drop files between them

Spatial sound

• Dynamic head tracking is available in Music with supported AirPods on Mac computers with the M1 chip
• Customizable spatial audio settings for Off, Fixed, and Head Tracked are now in Control Center with supported AirPods on Mac computers with the M1 chip

Emoji

• New emoji including faces, hand gestures and household objects are available on the emoji keyboard
• Handshake emoji lets you choose separate skin tones for each hand

This release also includes the following improvements for your Mac:

• Siri now includes an additional voice that expands the variety of options
• The Podcast app adds episode filters for seasons, played, unplayed, saved or downloaded episodes
• Safari Web Page Translation adds support for Italian and Chinese (Traditional)
• Shortcuts now supports adding, removing, or querying tags with reminders
• Saved passwords can now include your own notes
• Battery capacity readings have improved accuracy

This release also includes bug fixes for your Mac:

• News widgets in Today View may not open articles when clicked
• Audio may sound distorted while watching video in the Apple TV app
• Some photos and videos may be inadvertently moved when you organize albums in Photos

Some features may not be available in all regions or on all Apple devices. For information about the security content of Apple software updates, visit this website: https://support.apple.com/kb/HT201222