

Older iPhone, iPad, and Mac models may share content at a lower resolution to supported Mac models when "Allow AirPlay for" is set to "Everyone" or "Anyone on the same network" in Sharing preferences. Support for playing AirPlay content streamed from recent iOS and iPadOS devices and Macs, including MacBook Pro (2018 and later), MacBook Air (2018 and later), iMac (2019 and later), iMac Pro (2017), Mac Mini (M1, 2020 and later), Mac Pro (2019), iPhone 6s and later, iPad Pro (2nd generation and later), iPad Air (3rd generation and later), iPad (6th generation and later), and iPad Mini (5th generation and later).A redesigned optional compact interface for the Safari browser.This works on MacBook Air (2018 and later) and MacBook Pro (2016 and later). Low Power Mode for Mac that enables longer battery life for lightweight workflows such as reading PDFs, Web browsing, listening to music, etc.New on-device machine learning-activated keyboard dictation using Siri, and also now for almost unlimited duration.

Live Text, which allows a user to copy, paste, translate and lookup text from images displayed by Photos, Screenshot, Quick Look, and Safari.A yellow privacy indicator on the menu bar for indicating if the Mac's microphone or camera is active.Have a Live Memoji and Animoji right on the lock screen.New Toolbar Features/Designs for Finder and the Preview app.Portrait Mode and Noise Cancellation features for FaceTime and some apps (in Control Center).Support for the Apple Music Voice Plan Subscription.It works on these iPads: iPad Pro, iPad Air (3rd generation and later), iPad (6th generation and later), and iPad Mini (5th generation and later). It works on Macs with Apple silicon and some with an Intel processor, including MacBook Pro (2016 and later), MacBook (2016 and later), MacBook Air (2018 and later), iMac (2017 and later), iMac (5K Retina, 27-inch, Late 2015), iMac Pro, Mac Mini (2018 and later), and Mac Pro (2019). Provisions to allow the planned introduction of Universal Control, which allows a single keyboard and mouse to control multiple Macs and iPads.Monterey introduced several new features and changes, including the following: The operating system is named after Monterey Bay, continuing the trend of releases named after California locations since 2013's 10.9 Mavericks. macOS Monterey was succeeded by macOS Ventura, which was released on October 24, 2022. The successor to macOS Big Sur, it was announced at WWDC 2021 on June 7, 2021, and released on October 25, 2021.

MacOS Monterey (version 12) is the eighteenth major release of macOS, Apple's desktop operating system for Macintosh computers.
