Apple has officially rolled out the newest version of Mac OS X, with El Capitan now available as a free upgrade for users.
The new software, which is the 11th major OS X update since it arrived in 2001, can be obtained from the Mac App Store right now.
One of the least revolutionary updates in recent years, El Capitan also delivers a smarter Spotlight search as recently demonstrated within iOS 9.
There’s also a new Notes app and new Mail gestures that enable the trackpad to be used to swipe mail. Safari now offers pinned sites, plus there’s a revamped version of the Photos app and Transit view has been added to Apple Maps.
System text also has a refreshed look and feel, thanks to the San Francisco font that recently graduated from watchOS to iOS.
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