What's new in Mac OS X 10.9 (Mavericks)

Apple has released Mac OS X 10.9, also called Mavericks, as a new desktop operating system that is available for free download. It is a slight evolution of Mac’s operating system, but users can benefit from many new features and under-the-hood improvements. This article will tell you more about what's new in Mac OS X 10.9 Mavericks.

To begin with, the iBooks and Maps are completely new apps which have come from iOS to Mac. The Safari and Calendar are two of the longstanding features of Mac OS X which Apple improves considerably. Safari has a new design and boasts a shared links feature, more speed and additional standards support. Some of the system tools have been improved and these include notifications, multiple display support, Keychain password management and the Finder. You can find more information on the new and improved features below.

What's New in Mac OS X 10.9 Mavericks

1Multiple Display Support

Mac OS X Mavericks offers this feature to allow multiple monitors to display the Menu and Dock bars. You don’t have to configure anything. It can work with your Apple TV and HDTV as well as Thunderbolt and HDMI monitors.

2iBooks

This is a book reading software that is regarded as the top new feature in Mavericks. Just as you would expect, Apple has delivered iBooks as a well-designed software application. Similar to the latest app an iTunes desktop, there is a button that switches between the store and library where you will find more than two million books. With this, you can look for words as well as highlight and make notes of important sections. Note that you are able to sync everything among all the iOS and Mac devices.

3Calendar

Mavericks has an improved Calendar app that will allow you to look up addresses in your appointments, integrate with the brand-new Maps app and set up alerts to match the time of your events. The design of this app takes lead from the iOS 7, maintaining multiple calendar support, color coding, and subscriptions.

4Maps

Like most people, you might have been using the online maps for a while now with MapQuest as well as Bing, Google and Yahoo maps. However, an OS X with a dedicated Maps app will definitely give you more advantages, especially if you are using Macs, iPhones and Pads. With this Mac Maps app, you can route your trip directions and then send them to iPhone to get directions turn-by-turn in audio as soon as you leave. This app also has a stunning Flyover view in 3D.

5 Safari 7

This browser is overlooked at times because Internet Explorer, Firefox and Chrome are in the news more often, but it now has many innovations. Maverick’s version comes with HTML5 compliance amongst the leaders as well as a modernized Top Sites page with a design that is similar to iOS 7. It also shows significant improvements in the speed.

6Tags

With this feature, Mavericks will help you to manage files efficiently. Not only can you use it to create text descriptions on any file, but also to apply color coding. For easier filtering, the text tags and colors will be displayed at the bottom window of every Finder.

7Finder Tabs

When using Mac systems, several Finder Windows can clutter the desktop easily, but you will no longer have a problem with this as Mavericks has finally addresses it. You are able to get a different view for each tab with list, column, icon, and can drag-n-drop files in between tabs. There is a brand-new Finder with full screen view to make all of these tabs easier to manager and more useful.

8iCloud Keychain

These days, you are required to use increasingly more app and Web sign-ins. With Mavericks, the iCloud Keychain will give you an easy way to keep your passwords secure and it works across every Mac and iOS device. In addition to that, it can help you to save your Wi-Fi login information as well as credit card numbers.

9Notifications

In Mountain Lion, the brand-new OS X notifications center was introduced on the desktop at the right side, but it is now enhanced on Mavericks to let you send replies to emails and messages directly in the notification. This OS also has notification types such as from websites, software updates and system messages. In addition to that, you can now see the notifications on the lock screen of your computer.

10Enhanced Dictation

Similar to Mountain Lion’s capability, the OS X has an iOS-like dictation, but Mavericks improved upon the feature in several cool ways. The Enhanced Dictation requires 785MB for a one time download and can work really well without an Internet connection. With it, you are able to do dictations in unlimited streams of speech as well as see spoken words showing up onscreen in a stream of text.

Now that you know what's new in Mac OS X 10.9 Mavericks, you can decide whether or not to get it. Although it might be a free update, Mavericks is delivering new premium features for Mac users.