Editing MacOS (section)

=== Built-in components ===
{{Main|List of built-in macOS apps}}

The [[Finder (software)|Finder]] is a file browser allowing quick access to all areas of the computer, which has been modified throughout subsequent releases of macOS.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Holwerda |first=Thom |date=December 6, 2007 |title=Review: Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard |url=https://www.osnews.com/story/18992/Review_Mac_OS_X_10_5_Leopard/page2 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090515190607/https://www.osnews.com/story/18992/Review_Mac_OS_X_10_5_Leopard/page2 |archive-date=May 15, 2009 |access-date=April 15, 2009 |publisher=OS News |quote=The next area where Apple claims to have made major improvements is the Finder. |df=mdy-all}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Siracusa |first=John |date=January 26, 2006 |title=Finding Leopard |url=https://arstechnica.com/staff/fatbits/2006/01/2673.ars |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090204195034/https://arstechnica.com/staff/fatbits/2006/01/2673.ars |archive-date=February 4, 2009 |access-date=April 15, 2009 |website=[[Ars Technica]] |publisher=[[Condé Nast Publishing|Condé Nast Digital]] |quote=Unsurprisingly, each new Mac OS X release has been the vehicle for a parade of Finder fantasies. |df=mdy-all}}</ref> [[Quick Look]] has been part of the Finder since [[Mac OS X Leopard|version 10.5]]. It allows for dynamic previews of files, including videos and multi-page documents without opening any other applications. [[Spotlight (software)|Spotlight]], a file searching technology which has been integrated into the Finder since [[Mac OS X Tiger|version 10.4]], allows rapid real-time searches of data files; mail messages; photos; and other information based on item properties (metadata) or content.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Siracusa |first=John |date=April 28, 2005 |title=Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger |url=https://arstechnica.com/apple/reviews/2005/04/macosx-10-4.ars/9 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090402204130/https://arstechnica.com/apple/reviews/2005/04/macosx-10-4.ars/9 |archive-date=April 2, 2009 |access-date=April 15, 2009 |website=[[Ars Technica]] |publisher=[[Condé Nast Publishing|Condé Nast Digital]] |df=mdy-all}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=November 6, 2008 |title=Mac 101: Spotlight |url=https://support.apple.com/kb/HT2531 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090119031831/https://support.apple.com/kb/HT2531 |archive-date=January 19, 2009 |access-date=April 15, 2009 |publisher=[[Apple Inc.|Apple]] |df=mdy-all}}</ref> macOS makes use of a [[Dock (Mac OS X)|Dock]], which holds file and folder shortcuts as well as minimized windows.

Apple added Exposé in [[Mac OS X Panther|version 10.3]] (called [[Mission Control (macOS)|Mission Control]] since [[Mac OS X Lion|version 10.7]]), a feature which includes three functions to help accessibility between windows and desktop. Its functions are to instantly reveal all open windows as thumbnails for easy navigation to different tasks, display all open windows as thumbnails from the current application, and hide all windows to access the desktop.<ref>{{Cite web |date=October 31, 2008 |title=Mac 101: Exposé |url=https://support.apple.com/kb/HT2503 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081216053853/https://support.apple.com/kb/HT2503 |archive-date=December 16, 2008 |access-date=December 16, 2008 |publisher=[[Apple Inc.|Apple]] |df=mdy-all}}</ref> [[FileVault]] is optional encryption of the user's files with the 128-bit [[Advanced Encryption Standard]] (AES-128).<ref>{{Cite web |title=About FileVault |url=https://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?path=Mac/10.5/en/8727.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090113170834/https://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?path=Mac%2F10.5%2Fen%2F8727.html |archive-date=January 13, 2009 |access-date=December 16, 2008 |website=Mac OS X 10.5 Help |publisher=[[Apple Inc.|Apple]] |df=mdy-all}}</ref>

Features introduced in [[Mac OS X Tiger|version 10.4]] include [[Automator (software)|Automator]], an application designed to create an automatic workflow for different tasks;<ref>{{Cite web |date=November 6, 2008 |title=Mac 101: Automator |url=https://support.apple.com/kb/HT2488 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081221115524/https://support.apple.com/kb/HT2488 |archive-date=December 21, 2008 |access-date=December 16, 2008 |publisher=[[Apple Inc.|Apple]] |df=mdy-all}}</ref> [[Dashboard (Mac OS)|Dashboard]], a full-screen group of small applications called [[desktop widget]]s that can be called up and dismissed in one keystroke;<ref>{{Cite web |date=November 11, 2008 |title=Mac 101: Dashboard |url=https://support.apple.com/kb/HT2492 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081210111941/https://support.apple.com/kb/HT2492 |archive-date=December 10, 2008 |access-date=December 16, 2008 |publisher=[[Apple Inc.|Apple]] |df=mdy-all}}</ref> and [[Front Row (software)|Front Row]], a media viewer interface accessed by the [[Apple Remote]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Front Row |url=https://www.apple.com/macosx/features/300.html#frontrow |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081215210759/https://www.apple.com/macosx/features/300.html#frontrow |archive-date=December 15, 2008 |access-date=December 16, 2008 |publisher=[[Apple Inc.|Apple]]}}</ref> Sync Services allows applications to access a centralized extensible database for various elements of user data, including calendar and contact items. The operating system then managed conflicting edits and data consistency.<ref>{{Cite web |date=October 31, 2007 |title=Why Use Sync Services? |url=https://developer.apple.com/documentation/Cocoa/Conceptual/SyncServices/Articles/WhySyncServices.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081012141434/https://developer.apple.com/documentation/Cocoa/Conceptual/SyncServices/Articles/WhySyncServices.html |archive-date=October 12, 2008 |access-date=December 16, 2008 |publisher=[[Apple Inc.|Apple]]}}</ref>

All system icons are scalable up to 512×512 pixels as of [[Mac OS X Leopard|version 10.5]] to accommodate various places where they appear in larger size, including for example the [[Cover Flow]] view, a [[3D computer graphics|three-dimensional]] graphical user interface included with [[iTunes]], the Finder, and other Apple products for visually skimming through files and digital media libraries via cover artwork. That version also introduced [[Spaces (software)|Spaces]], a [[virtual desktop]] implementation which enables the user to have more than one desktop and display them in an Exposé-like interface;<ref>{{Cite web |title=Spaces. Room for everything. |url=https://www.apple.com/macosx/features/spaces.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081215205127/https://www.apple.com/macosx/features/spaces.html |archive-date=December 15, 2008 |access-date=December 16, 2008 |publisher=[[Apple Inc.|Apple]]}}</ref> an automatic backup technology called [[Time Machine (macOS)|Time Machine]], which allows users to view and restore previous versions of files and application data;<ref>{{Cite web |title=Time Machine. A giant leap backward. |url=https://www.apple.com/macosx/features/timemachine.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081215222504/https://www.apple.com/macosx/features/timemachine.html |archive-date=December 15, 2008 |access-date=December 16, 2008 |publisher=[[Apple Inc.|Apple]] |df=mdy-all}}</ref> and Screen Sharing was built in for the first time.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Finder |url=https://www.apple.com/macosx/features/300.html#finder |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081215210759/https://www.apple.com/macosx/features/300.html |archive-date=December 15, 2008 |access-date=December 16, 2008 |publisher=[[Apple Inc.|Apple]]}}</ref>

In more recent releases, Apple has developed support for [[emoji]] characters by including the proprietary [[Apple Color Emoji]] font.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Jeff Blagdon |date=2013-03-04 |title=How emoji conquered the world |url=https://www.theverge.com/2013/3/4/3966140/how-emoji-conquered-the-world |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130306003148/https://www.theverge.com/2013/3/4/3966140/how-emoji-conquered-the-world |archive-date=March 6, 2013 |access-date=2014-07-28 |website=The Verge |df=mdy-all}}</ref><ref name="Smile, You're Speaking EMOJI: the rapid evolution of a wordless tongue">{{Cite web |last=Sternbergh |first=Adam |date=November 17, 2014 |title=Smile, You're Speaking EMOJI: the rapid evolution of a wordless tongue |url=https://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2014/11/emojis-rapid-evolution.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170326144817/https://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2014/11/emojis-rapid-evolution.html |archive-date=March 26, 2017 |access-date=15 August 2015 |website=New York magazine |df=mdy-all}}</ref> Apple has also connected macOS with social networks such as [[Twitter]] and [[Facebook]] through the addition of share buttons for content such as pictures and text.<ref>{{Cite web |title=OS X Mountain Lion: Share with iCloud, Facebook, Twitter, and other services |url=https://support.apple.com/kb/PH11435?locale=en_US |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160419023942/https://support.apple.com/kb/PH11435?locale=en_US |archive-date=April 19, 2016 |access-date=14 August 2015 |publisher=Apple |df=mdy-all}}</ref> Apple has brought several applications and features that originally debuted in [[iOS]], its mobile operating system, to macOS in recent releases, notably the [[intelligent personal assistant]] [[Siri]], which was introduced in [[macOS Sierra|version 10.12]] of macOS.<ref name="siri1">{{Cite web |title=13 Things You Can Do with macOS Sierra You Couldn't Before |url=https://fieldguide.gizmodo.com/13-things-you-can-do-with-macos-sierra-you-couldnt-befo-1787059614 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160927150746/https://fieldguide.gizmodo.com/13-things-you-can-do-with-macos-sierra-you-couldnt-befo-1787059614 |archive-date=September 27, 2016 |access-date=September 28, 2016 |website=[[Gizmodo]] |date=September 27, 2016 |df=mdy-all}}</ref><ref name="siri2">{{Cite magazine |title=How to use Siri in macOS Sierra: A look at using the Apple's virtual assistant on the Mac |url=https://www.macworld.com/article/3088224/macs/how-to-use-siri-on-macos-sierra.html |url-status=live |magazine=[[Macworld]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170204005925/https://www.macworld.com/article/3088224/macs/how-to-use-siri-on-macos-sierra.html |archive-date=February 4, 2017 |access-date=September 28, 2016 |df=mdy-all}}</ref>