Apple introduces macOS Mojave with Dark Mode, redesigned App Store, and more
Following detailed leaks last week, Apple has announced macOS Mojave featuring a fully redesigned Mac App Store, Dark Mode, Home app, Desktop Stacks, and more.
Apple also took the opportunity to share a sneak-peak at its new cross-platform framework that will be available to developers in 2019. The new frameworks will allow for applications to be run across iOS and macOS, with Apple using its News, Stocks and Home apps as examples of how “very few” code changes can create beautiful new, yet familiar iOS apps on the Mac.
Apple has launched a new Dark Mode feature within macOS Mojave. The easy-on-the-eyes option allows users to hit a switch and turn the entire interface, including apps such as photos, Finder, Calendar, Mail, iTunes, Messages, Xcode, Pages, and more into a dark version.
Apple has designed a new Desktop Stacks feature to allow users to keep their desktop more organized. The new Stacks feature sorts desktops by automatically stacking files into neat groups based on file type. Users can customize their Stacks to sort based on other file attributes like date and tags.
Apple has brought the Home app to the Mac, allowing HomeKit users to control their compatible accessories from the Mac, a feature highly requested by many since HomeKit launched along side iOS 8.
macOS Mojave is a major update that introduces powerful new features for a wide range of Mac users, from consumers to pros, said Craig Federighi, Apple’s senior vice president of Software Engineering. Dark Mode brings a dramatic new look to macOS that puts your content front and center, familiar iOS apps come to the Mac for the first time and the redesigned Mac App Store makes finding new apps easier and more enjoyable than ever.