Download the official macOS 27 Golden Gate wallpapers here

And even though macOS 27 Golden Gate won’t launch for a few more months, you can already get the new light and dark wallpapers from the gallery below.

Get the new macOS 27 Golden Gate wallpapers

Breaking with tradition, Apple didn’t name macOS 27 after a national park, lake, or other natural landmark. Instead, this year’s release is named after San Francisco’s iconic Golden Gate Bridge.

Apple is also doing something a little different with this year’s stock wallpapers. Rather than giving each platform a completely distinct look, iOS 27, iPadOS 27, and macOS 27 Golden Gate use variations of the same artwork, featuring curved shapes that form a stylized “27.” As usual, the wallpapers are available in both light and dark versions.

Although macOS 27 Golden Gate ships with dynamic wallpapers, those can only be used through the system itself. The good news is that you can already get the full-resolution static versions of the light and dark wallpapers below:

Be sure to click the images and save the full-resolution versions. To set either as your background image, go to ‘System Settings’ > ‘Wallpaper’, scroll down to ‘Your Photos’, click the ‘Add Photo’ button, then do any of the following:

• Add a photo from your Photos library: Click Choose from Photos, then select a photo.
• Add an image file: Click Choose File, select a file, then click Open. You can also drag an image from your desktop or a folder onto the thumbnail at the top of Wallpaper settings.
• Add a folder from the Finder: Click Choose Folder, select a folder, then click Open.
• Add an album or folder from the Photos app: Select an album or folder under Photo Sets.

According to Apple, “you can also choose custom wallpaper without opening Wallpaper settings”:

• Use a photo from your Photos library: Go to the Photos app, select a photo, click the share button in the Photos toolbar, then click Set Wallpaper.
• Use a picture you find on the web: Control-click the image in the Safari window, then choose Use Image as Desktop Wallpaper.
• Use an image you saved on your Mac: Click on the Finder in the Dock to open a Finder window. Control-click the image file, then click Set Desktop Picture.

To learn more about how to set custom wallpaper on macOS, follow this link.

In addition to the new wallpapers, macOS 27 Golden Gate introduces improvements to Liquid Glass, the new Siri AI assistant with a dedicated app, advanced Shortcuts with support for natural language processing, and more. You can learn more about macOS 27 Golden Gate here.

For ongoing updates and full coverage of WWDC26, head over to our news hub.

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