While sometimes it can be hard to see from single release to single release, Apple has steadily been refining the Aqua user interface since first introducing it.

Of course, there have been highs and lows. Pin stripes and Brushed Metal and Linen and Rich Corinthian Leather. Transparency and Vibrancy. At times, Apple had led the way into new design trends, and at other times, they have fallen behind the rest of the industry.

(View every default wallpaper here … all scaled to 5K or beyond.)

• With the onscreen controls, you can choose to capture the entire screen, record a selected portion, or capture an image of your screen. If you haven’t upgraded your Mac system to macOS Mojave, macOS High Sierra, or macOS Big Sur, you can use the third-party software - Mac Screen Recorder or the built-in feature QuickTime Player for recording.
• Share the screen of another Mac. While your screen is being shared, the user of the other Mac sees what’s on your screen and can open, move, and close files and windows, open apps, and even restart your Mac. Before you start, make sure the Mac whose screen you want to view has screen sharing turned on. See Turn Mac screen sharing on or off.

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Your Mac makes it easy to be entertained—from watching the latest shows on Apple TV+ to playing groundbreaking new games in Apple Arcade. Learn about media apps on your Mac To explore the macOS User Guide, click Table of Contents at the top of the page, or enter a word or phrase in the search field. Same stupid thing, I have an old 2011 21.5 with a broken screen, I use a Dell monitor on it and upgrade to 12 GB memory, I bought a 27″ Mac retina 2019, and Installed Big Sur, first problems to sign I’m, so I reloaded Big Sur from Apple, it works, I fix ( I believe ), some things, to tell you the true, I am thinking very seriously in return it.

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Aqua started life on CRTs and small notebook screens. Today, it spans from 12-inch MacBooks to the 27-inch iMac. It has undergone system font changes and the Retina transition. It has had to adapt, hosting the addition of dozens and dozens of features over the years.

To explore how each major version of macOS has looked, select from the list of releases below:

macOS 11.0 Big Sur

Mac Screen Capture Keys

macOS 10.15 Catalina

macOS 10.14 Mojave

macOS 10.13 High Sierra

macOS 10.12 Sierra

OS X 10.11 El Capitan

OS X 10.10 Yosemite

OS X 10.9 Mavericks

OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion

Mac OS X 10.7 Lion

Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard

Mac Screen Capture Software

Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard

Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger

Mac OS X 10.3 Panther

Mac OS X 10.2 Jaguar

Mac OS X 10.1 Puma

Mac OS X 10.0 Cheetah

Check out OS X’s default wallpapers, updated for 5K Retina displays.

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