macOS 10.13 Wishlist: Features MacRumors Readers Hope to See in the Next Version of macOS

[PinkyMacGodess]

Make Photos able to have multiple databases, or make it so that pictures can be MOVED into an album, instead of COPIED into it. Wading through hundreds of pictures looking for one is a pain... Just trying to separate older pictures into albums is a tedious affair...

Oh, and sorting email folders! Can we FINALLY get that ability? Please!

 

[Winni]

What features are you hoping Apple will introduce in macOS 10.13?

Open Source the FULL operating system, its APIs, frameworks and development tools. Everything else is secondary at this point -- macOS already does more than a core OS needs to do, and it comes with way too much baggage that shouldn't be part of an operating system (I'm looking at all those applications that should only be there at the user's request, but that definitely should not come pre-installed: Maps and iBooks, for starters, or iTunes and Photos and what-not).

Well. We were talking about a WHISTLIST. Nobody said it had to be realistic or in compliance with Apple's corporate money machine.

 

[mattopotamus]

You can already use an Apple TV as a second screen via AirPlay.

I came here to say that. I do that at work every day.

 

[idmean]

Personally, I'd like to see a better Finder for accessing files/folders. Maybe I'm corrupted from years of Windows use, but I got hooked on an alphabetical folder view that listed folders at the top, followed by files. I'd also like to see Finder windows adjust the icon/thumbnail layout when the Finder window is resized.

You can sort folders at top in list and columns view by going to Finder > Preferences. And you can have icons rearranged automatically: View > Arrange By > Name (or whatever you prefer).

 

[Moonjumper]

I eould like to see the option to display the dock on either side of any display.

To explain what I mean: I have my dock the the side of the screen as I need vertical height more than horizontal. Currently it can only appear on the end of the combined workspace, on the left of the left screen, or the right of the right screen. I would like it to appear on the left of my right screen so it is central to my combined workspace.

 

[0111587]

I would like to see native NTFS support.

 

[MacBH928]

A better finder for sure, the current finder is retarded. One thing I hate is that each time you open a new window a different set is used (list, grid, big icons)...can we just have a unified setting.. even when you choose "use as default" in finder option it does not seem to work right.

Also, macOS is buggy, some software is not working right not to mention hardware peripherals. I used a microsoft keyboard+mouse combination and it jitters and unresponsive, so did a logitech mouse. Its not 1995 any more, plug and play should work especially from the most dominant hardware manufacturers out there.

 

[Victor Mortimer]

SCROLL ARROWS

Make it less ugly, more like 10.6. Get rid of the ugly flatness. 10.12 is uglier than System 7.

And make Mail, Contacts, and Calendar more stable and faster. Yes, I know I have a lot of mail and a lot of accounts. But come on, this isn't hard, the IMAP protocol is from 1994, you've already had a lot of time to get this right.

Make Finder open folders in new windows by default again. Other than that, don't listen to anybody about Finder, it's really good, better than the file manager on any other OS by miles.

Bring back the level of control we had in Server Admin with 10.6 Server, and add more. Server app sucks.

Did I mention SCROLL ARROWS? Put back the ***** SCROLL ARROWS.
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A better finder for sure, the current finder is retarded. One thing I hate is that each time you open a new window a different set is used (list, grid, big icons)...can we just have a unified setting.. even when you choose "use as default" in finder option it does not seem to work right.

Gah! No! Do not do that!

 

[pdaholic]

If you want to make an impact, now is the time to write the "macOS 10.14 Wishlist: Features MacRumors Readers Hope to See in the Next year's Version of macOS".

Sadly, I don't think Apple really cares what we want. It's all about what is simple and conforms to their closed ecosystem.

 

[morcutt11]

MacOS 10.12 has this option in Finder preferences.

OMG - "Keep Folder on top when sorting by name" - how did I miss that? Yes!

 

[OneMike]

Make the OS open so it can be installed on non Apple hardware officially.

Won't happen but that's what I want to see.

 

[justperry]

I have multiple monitors and that painfully long trip all the way to the menubar and back multiple times per minute is killing me. Please please can we have per window application menus. I know you can put the menubar on every monitor but that's just a messy solution.

Also, can we fire everybody involved with Mail and iTunes and just start over with those apps.

Learn keyboard shortcuts, I don't want menu's on every single window, if you can't learn those shortcuts then maybe Windows is the better choice for you.

 

[chitoac]

ty for magnet app! i just found out! wow =)

 

[CyberBob859]

I would like to see expanded Force (3D) Touch on the new trackpads, plus make this feature more discoverable by users in apps.

 

[antonis]

There is a GUI for that, and it's called macOS Server on the Mac AppStore: https://itunes.apple.com/app/macos-server/id883878097?mt=12

Well, if there is a utility like that included in the Server bundle, it should be moved to standard macOS as well. There is a number of services running on every mac that most people don't know anything about.

 

[guzhogi]

- iPad/Apple TV second screen - This is unlikely to happen, but one reader wants to use an iPad or an Apple TV as a second screen for a Mac. This suggestion overlaps with the iOS 11 wishlist, where readers said they would like to be able to use their iPads as a secondary Mac display and as a drawing tablet.

I wouldn't mind seeing this, especially if it includes touch & Apple Pencil input

 

[Michaelgtrusa]

Perhaps Apple is reading this.

 

[inkswamp]

You really need to calm down. I really like that feature. You're not the only soul around here.

And you shouldn't try to dictate what's important to everyone else.

Giving users a simple checkbox somewhere in the system preferences to turn that off would have been a no-brainer. And whether you like a given feature or not means nothing to those of us who find it interferes with the way we work.

Remember when Apple used to brag about how other computers forced you to work their way but Macs allowed you to work the way you prefer? Yeah. Forcing a completely unnecessary feature like that system-wide on all users is the exact opposite of allowing people to work the way they prefer.

 

[ThisBougieLife]

Eh, the only feature I'm expecting is expanded emojis and maybe Stickers for Messages.

I'd like to see the macOS equivalents of iOS apps have the same functionality as the iOS apps and not seem like an afterthought (even if I personally never use Stickers). I would also like to be able to receive new email alerts without having to leave Mail open.

Most of the major changes I'd like to see probably wouldn't come until macOS 11.

 

[manu chao]

Fix the green button bug; windows should be expanded to the maximum size possible without hiding NECESSARY access to the file menu and dock. For some reason the green button hides them. Pretty boneheaded by Apple.

The green button switches to Fullscreen mode. In Fullscreen mode, all applications hide the menubar and the dock. If you want to get back to the behaviour of (optimally) maximising the window from the time before Apple added Fullscreen mode, the 'Zoom' command in the 'Windows' menubar entry still does this. (I have added a keyboard shortcut, crtl-cmd-Z, to access that command quickly, and I use it quite often.)
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Personally, I'd like to see a better Finder for accessing files/folders. Maybe I'm corrupted from years of Windows use, but I got hooked on an alphabetical folder view that listed folders at the top, followed by files. I'd also like to see Finder windows adjust the icon/thumbnail layout when the Finder window is resized.

I can argue for either sorting method. I think it is too a large degree whatever you are used to and subconsciously expect.

 

[justperry]

Among the other suggestions listed here...

I recently wound up inheriting an old iMac that came To me with El Cap installed. Ran like a dog. An old dog. With three legs. But it had snow leopard discs in the box. Out of curiosity, I blew the machine away, installed a fresh image of snow leopard. Amazing. The machine is fast, stable, beautiful, and all the graphics are colorful, deep, gleaming, and rich. You've gotta try it and see how nice OS X can be. It's fantastic.

iTunes fires right up in under a second, doesn't beachball, is organized in an immediately comprehendable intuitive design laid out sensibly in a straightforward and consistent design language. It plays instantly, plays several kinds of videos just fine, and it hasn't crashed once. The miniplayer works and isn't broken three different ways. There aren't four kinds of UI controls operating in tandem like an MC Escher puzzle. And it has Front Row and a remote that can be operated in the dark by feel and never needs connecting or syncing or special network access bs.

I wouldn't have bought one of these before today, but I am definitely keeping this, if for nothing else than a better Apple TV. This machine has been running nonstop for over a month and hasn't slowed down or skipped a beat. Everything on it indeed just works. It's shocking how nice this old system is. And sad at how far OS X's UI has been allowed to slide.

Rebuild iTunes so it does what you want it to, and the Ui resembles iTunes a decade ago.
Add a Front Row widget because it's great.
But mostly bring the quality up to where it was a decade ago.
And quit trying to tur it into an iPhone accessory.

Also, try using your OS without an internet connection before publishing it, to see what hell your rural customers are going to be stuck in when whole parts of the system don't function and crash.

You can run Leopard in a VM, you get all the goodies.
I agree, it was a much better looking OS than Sierra, but Sierra runs fine, it's just the "flatness" I don't like, wish those shiny icons come back.

If you need iTunes as a fast music player only, it's still possible, I have an earlier version running, works better than the newest versions.

 

[flat five]

• Let me FOR THE LOVE OF EVERYTHING HOLY turn off window edge snapping in the Finder. That feature drives me up the freakin' wall.

if your turn up your cursor speed, this pretty much goes away since it only snaps when moving slow.

just an observation.. not saying you should have to adjust tracking speed or drag faster in order to deal with your gripe..
but, at least in the case of my setup, i have to slow down in order to get the snap.. otherwise, the feature disappears.

 

[Geurt]

Proper cut + paste (cmd+x, cmd+v) of files in the finder. Holy jesus...WHY is this not fixed yet?!

Because it isn't broken. It just behaves differently, there is nothing to fix so... try to get used to it?

 

[PJL500]

#1 Feature: it must be fully compatible with my Late '08 MBP.

 

[hdossant]

Fix the green button bug; windows should be expanded to the maximum size possible without hiding NECESSARY access to the file menu and dock. For some reason the green button hides them. Pretty boneheaded by Apple.

It's a feature, not a bug. Hitting the green button will take you into full screen, and if you want to access the dock or menus you just need to put your mouse on the top or bottom of the screen and they'll show up. Now if you only want to increase the window size while still in the desktop, hit the green button while holding down the option key, that will maximize without going full screen.