Macworld Your Mac is full of surprises, and even many years after first owning one, you can still find yourself learning new ...

Setting up a new Mac is an experience in itself. But once you finish your initial setup, you should change these Mac system settings for a better experience. These five easy tweaks to default Mac ...

Your Mac already has most of the tools you need to work faster, but many of its best time savers are buried in settings menus ...

One of the major (and majorly controversial) changes in macOS Ventura is a redesign of System Preferences. It’s now called System Settings and it’s designed to better resemble the iOS Settings app.

Juggling multiple apps and windows can feel chaotic, but macOS Mission Control brings order to the madness, giving you a clear, organized view of all your open apps, desktops, and full-screen windows.

The Mac has come a long way from the original Macintosh. Once housed in retro beige plastic, current incarnations are clad in smooth, sandblasted aluminum. It was the computer that popularized both ...

Lunar is an app that lets you control your monitor’s settings directly from your Mac. One of its most convenient options allows you to adjust the brightness levels on all external monitors—something ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. The Mac menu bar is iconic. With the Apple logo in the top-left and ...

Make sure you're only as distracted as often as you want to be. macOS has you covered when it comes to finding the right balance for you, providing a full suite of controls for managing interruptions ...

Last week, we heard about the tweaks that Apple will make to System Settings in macOS 15. In case you’re wondering if the changes are really going to happen, a quick X post late on Thursday by ...

The Camera Control packs in a lot of features, and they’re a little fiddly. Image: D. Griffin Jones/Cult of Mac The new Camera Control button on the iPhone 16 lineup opens the Camera app, takes ...

At his Aresluna website, designer Marcin Wichary explores the evolution of Mac settings in Frame of Preference, an interactive journey through two decades of control panels: As a designer, I’m meant ...