While iOS 15 and iPadOS 15 are Apple’s main software program focus this 12 months, there’s nonetheless a lot to sit up for in macOS Monterey. And you can get your first style of it immediately with the launch of the MacOS Monterey public beta. You can signal as much as obtain it on Apple’s beta software page. 

Apple’s new OS contains a dramatically redesigned model of Safari, which mixes tabs and menu choices right into a single compact bar, in addition to enhanced FaceTime options and the flexibility to get pleasure from media along with associates. There’s additionally Universal Control — a function that, sadly, is not on this public beta — that may ultimately allow you to management your Macs and iPads with a single keyboard and mouse.

Even with out Universal Control, the general public beta nonetheless offers you a way of how Apple’s newest OS feels. The new Safari, particularly, will take a little bit of getting used to (although it is not as dramatically completely different as in iOS 15). And it is good to see Apple lastly giving FaceTime some new capabilities, even when a lot of them appear to imitate Zoom. You’ll additionally be capable to check out AirPlaying audio to macOS, in addition to some simplified automation capabilities with Shortcuts. 

Let us know what you consider the maCOS Monterey public beta beneath! As with most beta releases, although, be cautious of throwing it onto your main laptop.