If you drag one app into place over another that's currently centered in the screen, macOS Ventura will remember where you placed it and treat those two apps as one "tile" that you can select from the list. It’s a tool for managing apps and windows on your Mac desktop (learn how in our handy guide to how to use Stage Manager in macOS Ventura), and it works by centering whatever you’re currently focused on in the center of your display while displaying a stack of small tiles on the left-hand side of the screen that represent all the other apps you have open.Ĭlicking any Stage Manager tile will cause that app to move to center stage on your desktop, replacing whatever was there and moving it to the tile pile. Stage Manager is one of the new Ventura features I appreciate the most, though when it was first announced I thought it sounded superfluous.
macOS Ventura review: Stage Manager is better than I expected
To show you what I mean, let’s go over some of the biggest new features coming with macOS Ventura and how well they work in practice. And when Ventura’s new Freeform collaborative creation tool debuts later this year, having an iPhone or iPad handy make it much easier to diagram or doodle your ideas in shared workspaces. You'll now be able to hand off a FaceTime call (via Apple’s appropriately named new Handoff feature) from your iPhone/iPad to your Mac and vice versa. (Be sure to check out our guide on how to use your smartphone as a webcam.)įaceTime also gets an upgrade in macOS Ventura that will make it a bit more useful if you also own an iPhone. While propping up your iPhone near your Mac as an impromptu webcam feels a little silly, it’s a nice option to have should your Mac lack a webcam. We've spent some time testing out a prototype, and so far it works well - stay tuned for our full hands-on! (Image credit: Apple)įor example, the newly upgraded Continuity Camera feature lets you use an iPhone as a camera/microphone for your Mac. Apple's so confident in this "use-your-iPhone-like-a-webcam" Continuity Camera trick that it'll be selling special Belkin mounts for just that purpose later this year.
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