OS X El Capitan has been shown off, previewed, and is about ready to hit the Mac App Store. Over the last few months, we've gotten a lot of questions, and that means we're going to be providing a lot of answers!

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What is OS X El Capitan and when can you get it?

What is OS X El Capitan?

Jan 26, 2018 How to download OS X El Capitan - Apple Support. Jan 27, 2018 3:32 AM Reply Helpful. Thread reply - more options. Link to this Post; User profile for user. Jun 15, 2015 At Apple’s WWDC 2015 keynote, we got our first glimpse at OS X 10.11 El Capitan. Say what you will about the name (I’m not a huge fan), but it does come along with some nice under-the.

Jan 04, 2016 OS X El Capitan was previewed for the first time at WWDC 2015 on June 8. Version number OS X 10.11 and codenamed Gala, El Capitan was released on September 30, 2015. The real-world El Capitan is a geological feature of Yosemite National Park, so it makes sense that OS X El Capitan builds on the foundation Apple laid for OS X Yosemite, as well.
The history of macOS, Apple's current Mac operating system originally named Mac OS X until 2012 and then OS X until 2016, began with the company's project to replace its 'classic' Mac OS. That system, up to and including its final release Mac OS 9, was a direct descendant of the operating system Apple had used in its Macintosh computers since.

OS X El Capitan is the latest version of Apple's operating system for the Mac personal computer. That includes both desktops like the Mac mini, iMac, and Mac Pro, and laptops like the MacBook, MacBook Air, and MacBook Pro.

What version of OS X is El Capitan?

OS X 10.11. And yes, Apple really can go to 11!

So.. Why El Capitan?

El Capitan is the name of a major rock outcropping in Yosemite National Park. Since the last version of OS X was named Yosemite, and this version is meant to be a refinement and advancement of Yosemite, it's named El Capitan.

It's similar to how OS X Leopard was followed by OS X Snow Leopard, and OS X Lion was followed by OS X Mountain Lion.

Is OS X El Capitan out now? Can I get it?

Yes! In a cute little aside in Mail during Apple's September event, Apple SVP Craig Federighi revealed that OS X El Capitan will be launching on September 30. It'll be a free update, and you can get it from the Mac App Store.

Jul 11, 2015 With OS X Yosemite you have a new app called Photos that all iOS users might find familiar. The app works much the same way as iPhoto did, but it brings a new and improved user interface for its users. While that is a really nice move that Apple made, it apparently caused the iPhoto app to not launch anymore. Redownload iphoto for mac yosemite mac.

How do I know if OS X El Capitan run on my Mac?

Easy, just check this list. If you're Mac is on it, you can run OS X El Capitan.

iMac (Mid 2007 or newer)
MacBook Air (Late 2008 or newer)
MacBook (Late 2008 Aluminum, or Early 2009 or newer)
Mac mini (Early 2009 or newer)
MacBook Pro (Mid/Late 2007 or newer)
Mac Pro (Early 2008 or newer)
Xserve (Early 2009)

Are there any features that won't work on my older (but El Cap-compatible) Mac?

If your Mac was built pre-2012, you sadly won't be able to take advantage of the Metal graphics framework. Otherwise, you've got everything from OS X El Capitan available to you.

How will I get it?

Mac App Store. OS X El Capitan will show up there once it's released, and you'll be able to download it just like any update.

And it's still going to be free, right? Right?

Right! Apple has said all OS X updates will be free-as-in-zero-money going forward.

Apps and experience

Okay, so what new features will OS X El Capitan have?

Apple has announced Split View apps, an improved Mission Control window management system, find your cursor, a much smarter Spotlight search, better full-screen Mail, a new Notes app, Safari browser with pinned tabs, additional features for Photos, transit directions in Maps, a new font for English and Chinese, and improved language input for Chinese and Japanese. There's also Metal for Mac, so you get better performance, and new security features, so you stay safer.

What does Split View mean?

Back with OS X Lion, Apple brought the idea of iPad-style full-screen apps 'back to the Mac'. They work well but don't always take advantage of wider screens and multitasking operating systems. So, Split View lets you dock two apps side-by-side. That way, wider screens are better filled, and you can multitask between both without quite as much distraction as the traditional multi-window desktop.

How will I go into Split View?

Click and hold the green traffic-light style button at the top left of the app window, and then drag towards the side of the window you want to dock it on. You can also drag apps together while in Mission Control.

Will I be able to use more than two apps in Split View? Like four?

No. Split View is currently for two apps and two apps alone.

Will I be able to adjust the width of the windows, or is it just 50/50?

You'll be able to adjust them, but within reason. Most apps have a minimum width they support, especially multi-column apps. You can't go narrower than the minimum.

What's improved about Mission Control?

A lot! It's better arranged, so all your open windows will be displayed in one, easy-to-see, flat surface that respects their original position on the desktop.

What's more, you'll be able to drag a window up and, into the Spaces Bar, drop it on a different desktop, arrange it as a full screen app, add it to an existing full screen app to create a Split View, or use it to bring up another desktop.

If that's not enough, there's also Find my Cursor..

Find my Cursor? What's that?

It's a fantastically silly little trick to help you find a lost pointer. Just grab your mouse, or touch your trackpad, and shake. The cursor will move, as always, but also grow to an unusual size, so it's even easier to see.

What makes Spotlight smarter?

It's becoming more like Siri, only you'll still type to use it instead of talk.

How does that work?

With a little something awesome called natural language. If you've ever used Fantastical, you'll have an idea of what it's like. Basically, you'll be able to type in questions using regular phrasing, like 'show me documents from last week that are about bananas' or 'what's the weather in Bermuda?'.

Since Spotlight now supports weather, sports, stocks, web video, and more, there's a wide range of information it can retrieve.

But there's still no Siri on the Mac?

Correct. Spotlight can give similar answers, Dictation can do voice-to-text, and accessibility can do text-to-voice, but there's no Siri-style voice control on the Mac.

(It'd be great for accessibility if there were, so let's hope it comes eventually!)

Anything else new and improved about Spotlight?

You'll be able to move and resize the Spotlight window. That'll make it more convenient to use if you're checking it often while working in another app.

Got it! How about Mail?

Taking a cue from iOS, you'll be able to have multiple drafts live at the same time in full-screen mode.

How will that work?

Tabs! Start a new draft and you'll get a new tab.

Anything else iOS-like coming to Mail?

Gesture support, so you'll be able to swipe to trash messages or mark them as read.

Nifty! Are swipes Mail-only?

Nope! You can use swipe gestures in Messages conversations, notes in the Notes app, Reading List items in Safari, and lists in Reminders as well!

What about Gmail support? Any better?

Yup! Gmail has what could politely be called an eccentric IMAP implementation, and one they change on occasion as well. El Capitan will have a new IMAP engine and, in general, should do a much better job corralling Gmail and getting it to play better on the Mac.

And this new Notes app, what's that about?

Think of the new Notes a

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