Visit the Apple Beta Software Program website in a browser on your Mac.Installing macOS Big Sur requires enrolling your Mac in Apple's free Apple Beta Software Program. If you want to revert back to your previous setup after testing ‌macOS Monterey‌ or if you run into a bug and need to backtrack, you'll need to reinstall macOS Big Sur (or your prior OS) and a backup can be helpful for reverting. The Macs below can run the software.īefore you upgrade to the Monterey beta, you should make sure to make a backup using Apple's Time Machine backup feature with an external drive. ‌macOS Monterey‌ is compatible with many of the Macs that were able to run macOS Big Sur, but it drops support for some older MacBook Air and iMac models from 20. It's also worth noting that there are some major design changes to Safari that take some adjusting to, so you may want to avoid committing to the beta usage experience until you've tried it out. This is beta software, and there are often bugs and issues that pop up that can prevent software from working properly or cause other problems. This guide walks you through some simple steps on installing the beta software.īefore downloading the update, it's worth noting that Apple does not recommend installing the ‌macOS Monterey‌ Public Beta on your main Mac, so if you have a secondary machine, use that.

The ‌ macOS Monterey Public Beta is available to anyone with a compatible Mac and it does not require a developer account. Apple has made a macOS 12 Monterey beta available for its public beta testing group, letting public beta testers try out the software before it launches this fall.

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