Connect, share, and create like never before. Say hello to exciting new FaceTime updates. Explore a redesigned Safari. Discover and invent powerful new ways to work using Universal Control and Shortcuts. Stay in the moment with Focus. And so much more.

New experiences. True connections.
Staying in touch is more essential than ever. With SharePlay, you can watch together, listen together, and share your screen right inside FaceTime.1 FaceTime calls also sound and feel more natural. And Messages makes it even easier to find and enjoy the great content shared from friends and family.

Introducing SharePlay
Keep FaceTime conversations going as you watch TV shows and movies, listen to music, or share your screen with SharePlay. It’s an entirely new way to have experiences with family and friends no matter the distance.

Watch together
Stream movies and TV shows while on a FaceTime call with friends. With synced playback and controls, you’ll see everyone laugh, jump, and react to the same moments at the same time. And the volume automatically adjusts, so you can keep talking while you watch.

Listen together
Get together and listen to an album with friends. The whole group can see what’s next and add songs to a shared queue with synced playback and easy‑to‑use controls.

Share your screen
Keep your FaceTime calls going while simultaneously sharing your whole screen or just a specific app. Collaborate with coworkers, have a game night with friends, or plan your next vacation as a group.

Spatial audio
Individual voices sound like they’re coming from the direction in which each person is positioned on your screen, helping conversations flow more naturally.

Mic modes
Voice Isolation minimizes background noise and puts your voice front and center. When the music or sounds around you are as important as what you have to say, Wide Spectrum leaves the ambient sound unfiltered.3

Grid view
Grid view shows people on your FaceTime call in the same‑size tiles, so you can have better conversations with a large group. The speaker is automatically highlighted so you always know who’s talking.

Portrait mode
Inspired by Portrait mode on iPhone and powered by the M1 chip, this new video effect puts the focus on you — not what’s behind you.4

System requirements
macOS Monterey supports the following models
- iMac 2015 or newer
- iMac Pro 2017 or newer
- MacBook 2016 or newer
- MacBook Air 2015 or newer
- MacBook Pro 2015 or newer
- Mac Pro 2013 or newer
- Mac mini 2014 or newer

Whats New

macOS Monterey 12.3.0
-macOS 12.3 adds Universal Control so you can use a single mouse and keyboard across 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 allows you to use a single mouse and keyboard across iPad and Mac
-Text can be typed on either Mac or iPad and you can drag and drop files between them

Spatial Audio
-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 in emoji keyboard
-Handshake emoji allows you to choose separate skin tones for each hand

This release also includes the following enhancements for your Mac
-Siri now includes an additional voice, expanding the diversity of options
-Podcasts app adds episode filter for seasons, played, unplayed, saved, or downloaded episodes
-Safari webpage 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 unintentionally moved when organizing albums in Photos