A Look at the UI of OS X Yosemite vs. OS X Mavericks

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Posted June 6, 2014 at 2:44pm by iClarified

Pixelapse has posted a look at the new UI in OS X Yosemite versus the current OS X Mavericks UI.

Not surprisingly, Apple updated its desktop OS to match iOS 7's design language. The new OS X now embodies a brighter and flatter styling, coupled with icon updates, font changes, and translucent materials.

Check out some of the interface comparison graphics below or hit the link for more. Also, we'll be posting some more detailed information on the changes in Yosemite. You can follow iClarified on Twitter, Facebook, or RSS to be updated when we do.

A Look at the UI of OS X Yosemite vs. OS X Mavericks

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bcharusa - May 19, 2015 at 1:47am

I am tired of inflated new egos, Yosemite sucks I don't need the improvement!! I just do not need a headache in ten to twelve minutes of using it. Period

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gamerscul9870 - May 19, 2015 at 1:50am

Yosemite is the beastly OS X I have ever used. It's a guru gem of the past versions I have used. I bet you can't last using it all day like me for $100.

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Min Lungelow - August 27, 2014 at 11:18pm

This redesign looks like garbage. I'm sick of this flat design aesthetic everyone is adapting for their OS styles, and I'm sick of companies trying to make everything more like their stupid mobile OSes. if I want to experience iOS7, I have an iPod touch for that.

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Vidyadhar - October 22, 2014 at 6:44am

UI on Yosemite is not a good experience at all. I don't like the calculator app (its look and feel). Still have to explore and see how the experience is with regard to other functionality. Doesn't look like much has been done from functionality point of view. May be I am wrong. Actually, I hope I am wrong!

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gamerscul9870 - October 22, 2014 at 11:02am

You are. Not much in functionality? They made products more connected than ever, iCloud is a big boost, Safari doesn't have so much clutter, and you get more things to do in most apps.

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gamerscul9870 - June 8, 2014 at 2:32am

Tell it to the rumors.

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sim - June 8, 2014 at 2:35am

Totally agree, Apple wasted to much time for a complete redesign, instead of improving the actual one.

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gamerscul9870 - June 8, 2014 at 2:38am

Totally disagree, apple put enough effort to satisfy everyone along with every fix they quickly brought to osx, I'm running 10.10 beta and hell safari is faster than light.

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sim - June 8, 2014 at 2:51am

Apple introduced some amazing features in the new OS, I am not saying they didn't do anything, I guess I have to wait and try the new OS, but seriously the folders are too blurry, and I was upset they didn't introduce the windows like resizing behavior (when dragging to the edges)

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gamerscul9870 - June 8, 2014 at 2:54am

You already can resize. Not really a big deal to upset yourself.

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gamerscul9870 - June 8, 2014 at 10:40pm

If you look closely, windows 8 colors has no shade, no glow effects, nothing compared to osx, look in safari, it has a glow in the middle and a few shades, same with messages, the contrast, etc.

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sim - June 8, 2014 at 1:34am

New folder are not easy for the eyes, that's my personal impression. Apple could have done something, I am sure I am not the only one waiting for it, which is resizing, microsoft introduced it first on windows seven, thats such a helpful feature, now you have to pay to get the feature, What the he.. Apple is waiting for to introduce it. I am tired each time to wait for it for each new OS release.

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Nitro Junkie - June 8, 2014 at 2:19am

Are you talking about resizing folders on the Mac?

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sim - June 8, 2014 at 2:30am

no I meant, windows resizing behavior (when dragging to the edges)

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AppleGuy299 - June 7, 2014 at 3:38am

I think they should base everything off of the new Finder and Calculator icons.

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Ken - June 6, 2014 at 4:22pm

Microsoft was accused of being a monopoly remember? They were the ones who would charge hundreds for a windows upgrade and force people to use IE, so stop posting crap.

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gamerscul9870 - June 6, 2014 at 8:17pm

What is so bad about this, and what does this have to do with Microsoft shit? All the did was make one colored tiles without a glow or shade effect, that's exactly how windows 1 is, it's like an evolution, babies are windows one, as it ages it became an adult by 7 then had a baby, it became 8, then so forth, but yes Microsoft did in fact do that but it doesn't mean anyone else did point it out.

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AppDroid - June 6, 2014 at 4:05pm

The one know should stay. They shouldn't change it.

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gamerscul9870 - June 6, 2014 at 4:13pm

As long as they can add the old style to the customization list of the dock and add one for apps as well, this will satisfy everyone.

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Nitro Junkie - June 6, 2014 at 8:11pm

I was hoping they'd do that too K, but I don't see it happening. I'm not too crazy about the dock myself but the icons look amazing in my opinion. If anything you can always manually change the dock or icons manually with terminal and with the icons picture files. We've been able to do it for years.

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gamerscul9870 - June 6, 2014 at 8:20pm

Well there are going to be updates anyway so hopefully it will be included there.

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gamerscul9870 - June 6, 2014 at 3:07pm

Clean!

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