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At WWDC 2026, Apple announced MacOS 27 "Golden Gate," the latest operating system for MacBooks launching this fall. It's mostly centered around performance improvements and visual design optimizations, but the main draw is a redesigned Siri.
Although we have some time to go before Golden Gate is available to the public, you can download the developer beta now and try out the new features as they exist.
Also: Apple WWDC 2026: Live updates on iOS 27, Siri, Apple Intelligence and more
The reason is that this stage of the beta is technically reserved for developers to test out their apps -- not the public. Features could still be unfinished, buggy, or underperforming.
Apple typically releases the public beta of MacOS in July, so if you don't want to pay, I'd suggest waiting until then. I'd also recommend not using your main driver for this, and, as always, backing up your data before making any system-wide changes.
How to install the MacOS 27 developer beta
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Determine if your Mac is eligible
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