Apple aged vice president of package engineering Craig Federighi herald atTuesday ’s special eventthat OS X Mavericks will arrive on the Mac App Store on Tuesday , October 22 . Even more significant , it ’s going to be free . maverick institute several primal under - the - hood features to OS X , raw variation of pop Apple iOS apps , and full musical accompaniment for multiple displays .
Federighi concisely outlined some of the key engineering improvements in OS X Mavericks , admit better battery life for laptop computer , pack together memory to help lessen your estimator ’s memory cargo , and computer graphic improvements to make well use of both the storage and the CPU . He then rehashed some of the features first present during the2013 Worldwide Developers Conference , include Safari apportion link , enhanced notifications , Finder tags , multiple display melioration , and new Maps and iBooks apps .
But Federighi ’s OS X Mavericks presentment was n’t limit to a simple features list : Federighi also took the oculus sinister for a mental testing - drive onstage , opening a fresh version of the Pages app and work up a presentation with help from iBooks . He also showed off a act of the previously mentioned characteristic , with quips about his style style and Apple ’s new spaceship campus throughout .
OS X Mavericks will be useable from the Mac App Store for destitute later this afternoon ; you may download it using the Mac App Store app on OS X Snow Leopard or later . you’re able to download OS X Mavericks on a 2007 iMac or MacBook Pro or later ; a 2008 MacBook , MacBook Air , or Mac Pro or later ; or a 2009 Mac mini or by and by .
More to arrive as the consequence progresses . In the meantime , you’re able to get your Macready to install OS X Maverickswith senior editor Dan Frakes ’s guide , learn12 thing you may not have known about OS X Mavericks , catch up onour OS X Mavericks FAQ , or read more about OS X Mavericks ’s Modern features .