Better, faster, easier
Snow Leopard enhances your entire Mac experience. In ways big and small, it gets faster, more reliable, and easier to use.

* Activate Exposé right from the Dock.
* Wake from sleep and shut down your Mac faster than before.
* Install it more quickly and get back 7GB of disk space.
* Enjoy dozens more refinements for everything from iChat to Preview and more.


Next-generation technologies

New core technologies in Snow Leopard unleash the power of today’s advanced hardware and prepare Mac OS X for future innovation.

* 64-bit support, the next big step for the Mac. All key system applications are now 64-bit so they can take advantage of all the memory in your Mac.
* Grand Central Dispatch, a revolutionary new way for software to get the most from multicore processors.
* OpenCL, a new technology that unleashes the power of graphics processors to accelerate application performance.


QuickTime X

As the next generation of media players, it’s built on new core technologies and advances modern media and Internet standards.

* Watch your videos in a clean, uncluttered interface with the new QuickTime Player.
* Record audio or video using the built-in iSight camera and microphone in your Mac.
* Trim your media to the perfect length.
* Easily publish your media to MobileMe or YouTube.


Out-of-the-box
support for Microsoft Exchange

Mac OS X Snow Leopard delivers built-in support for the latest version of Microsoft Exchange Server, something even Windows PCs don’t have.

* Use your Mac at home and at work and have all your messages, meetings, and contacts in one place.
* Easily set it up using the Autodiscovery feature in Exchange.
* Use Mail, iCal, and Address Book to access your work email, calendars, and the Global Address List alongside your personal accounts.
* Take advantage of powerful Mac OS X features such as Spotlight, Quick Look, data detectors, and more.


Safari 4

The latest version of Apple’s blazing-fast web browser delivers up to 50 percent faster JavaScript performance and is more resistant to crashes than ever.

* Use Top Sites to view your favorite websites at a glance, see which ones have been updated, and visit them in a click.
* Complete search queries as you type with built-in Google Suggest.
* Flip through full-page previews of your browsing history in Cover Flow the same way you flip through album art in iTunes.


Universal Access

Every Mac comes with built-in technologies designed to help people with disabilities experience it. Innovations in Snow Leopard advance accessibility even further.

* Control your Mac using gestures on your Multi-Touch trackpad. And when you drag your finger across the trackpad, VoiceOver speaks the items you touch so you know how they’re arranged on the screen.
* Snow Leopard includes support for over 40 braille display models, including Bluetooth models.
* New accessibility features make web browsing easier, faster, and more enjoyable.