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=== OS X 10.11 El Capitan === {{Main|OS X El Capitan}} [[File:El capitan desktop display.png|thumb|Screenshot of El Capitan]] OS X 10.11 El Capitan was released on September 30, 2015. Similar to Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard, Apple described this release as emphasizing "refinements to the Mac experience" and "improvements to system performance".<ref>{{Cite web |date=June 8, 2015 |title=Apple Announces OS X El Capitan with Refined Experience & Improved Performance |url=https://www.apple.com/li/newsroom/2015/06/08Apple-Announces-OS-X-El-Capitan-with-Refined-Experience-Improved-Performance |access-date=August 6, 2020 |website=[[Apple Inc.]] |archive-date=September 22, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220922073114/https://www.apple.com/li/newsroom/2015/06/08Apple-Announces-OS-X-El-Capitan-with-Refined-Experience-Improved-Performance/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Refinements include public transport built into the [[Apple Maps|Maps]] application, GUI improvements to the [[Notes (Apple)|Notes]] application, adopting [[San Francisco (2014 typeface)|San Francisco]] as the system font for clearer legibility, and the introduction of [[System Integrity Protection]]. The [[Metal (API)|Metal API]], first introduced in [[iOS 8]], was also included in this operating system for "all Macs since 2012".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Dhiraj |first=Rav |date=June 2015 |title=What's New in Metal, Part 1 |url=https://devstreaming.apple.com/videos/wwdc/2015/6037pi9rxl6tfss8w/603/603_whats_new_in_metal_part_1.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150617222000/https://devstreaming.apple.com/videos/wwdc/2015/6037pi9rxl6tfss8w/603/603_whats_new_in_metal_part_1.pdf |archive-date=June 17, 2015 |access-date=June 17, 2015 |website=[[Apple Developer]] |publisher=Apple |page=84 |df=mdy-all}}</ref> According to Apple, Metal accelerates system-level rendering by up to 50 percent, resulting in faster graphics performance for everyday apps. Metal also delivers up to 10 times faster draw call performance for more fluid experience in games and pro apps.<ref name="apple-PR-release_205-06-08">{{Cite press release |title=Apple β Press Info β Apple Announces OS X El Capitan with Refined Experience & Improved Performance |publisher=Apple Inc. |url=https://www.apple.com/pr/library/2015/06/08Apple-Announces-OS-X-El-Capitan-with-Refined-Experience-Improved-Performance.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150608223906/https://www.apple.com/pr/library/2015/06/08Apple-Announces-OS-X-El-Capitan-with-Refined-Experience-Improved-Performance.html |archive-date=June 8, 2015 |df=mdy-all}}</ref>
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