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Features introduced in [[Mac OS X Tiger|version 10.4]] include [[Automator (software)|Automator]], an application designed to create an automatic workflow for different tasks;<ref>{{cite web | url=http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2488 | title=Mac 101: Automator | date=6 November 2008 | access-date=16 December 2008 | publisher=[[Apple Inc.|Apple]] | url-status=live | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081221115524/http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2488 | archive-date=21 December 2008 }}</ref> [[Dashboard (Mac OS)|Dashboard]], a full-screen group of small applications called [[desktop widget]]s that can be called up and dismissed in one keystroke;<ref>{{cite web | url=http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2492 | title=Mac 101: Dashboard | date=11 November 2008 | access-date=16 December 2008 | publisher=[[Apple Inc.|Apple]] | url-status=live | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081210111941/http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2492 | archive-date=10 December 2008 }}</ref> and [[Front Row (software)|Front Row]], a media viewer interface accessed by the [[Apple Remote]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.apple.com/macosx/features/300.html#frontrow | publisher=[[Apple Inc.|Apple]] | access-date=16 December 2008 | title=Front Row | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081215210759/http://www.apple.com/macosx/features/300.html#frontrow | archive-date=15 December 2008}}</ref> Sync Services allows applications to access a centralized extensible database for various elements of user data, including calendar and contact items. The operating system then managed conflicting edits and data consistency.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://developer.apple.com/documentation/Cocoa/Conceptual/SyncServices/Articles/WhySyncServices.html | publisher=[[Apple Inc.|Apple]] | access-date=16 December 2008 | date=31 October 2007 | title=Why Use Sync Services? |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081012141434/http://developer.apple.com/documentation/Cocoa/Conceptual/SyncServices/Articles/WhySyncServices.html | archive-date=12 October 2008}}</ref>

All system icons are scalable up to 512×512 pixels as of [[Mac OS X Leopard|version 10.5]] to accommodate various places where they appear in larger size, including for example the [[Cover Flow]] view, a [[3D computer graphics|three-dimensional]] graphical user interface included with [[iTunes]], the Finder, and other Apple products for visually skimming through files and digital media libraries via cover artwork. That version also introduced [[Spaces (software)|Spaces]], a [[virtual desktop]] implementation which enables the user to have more than one desktop and display them in an Exposé-like interface;<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.apple.com/macosx/features/spaces.html | access-date=16 December 2008 | title=Spaces. Room for everything. | publisher=[[Apple Inc.|Apple]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081215205127/http://www.apple.com/macosx/features/spaces.html | archive-date=15 December 2008}}</ref> an automatic backup technology called [[Time Machine (macOS)|Time Machine]], which allows users to view and restore previous versions of files and application data;<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.apple.com/macosx/features/timemachine.html | access-date=16 December 2008 | title=Time Machine. A giant leap backward. | publisher=[[Apple Inc.|Apple]] | url-status=live | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081215222504/https://www.apple.com/macosx/features/timemachine.html | archive-date=15 December 2008 }}</ref> and [[Screen Sharing]] was built in for the first time.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.apple.com/macosx/features/300.html#finder | access-date=16 December 2008 | title=Finder | publisher=[[Apple Inc.|Apple]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081215210759/http://www.apple.com/macosx/features/300.html | archive-date=15 December 2008}}</ref>

In more recent releases, Apple has developed support for [[emoji]] characters by including the proprietary [[Apple Color Emoji]] font.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theverge.com/2013/3/4/3966140/how-emoji-conquered-the-world|access-date=28 July 2014|title=How emoji conquered the world|author=Jeff Blagdon|website=The Verge|date=4 March 2013|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130306003148/http://www.theverge.com/2013/3/4/3966140/how-emoji-conquered-the-world|archive-date=6 March 2013}}</ref><ref name="Smile, You’re Speaking EMOJI: the rapid evolution of a wordless tongue">{{cite web|last1=Sternbergh|first1=Adam|title=Smile, You're Speaking EMOJI: the rapid evolution of a wordless tongue|url=http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2014/11/emojis-rapid-evolution.html|website=New York magazine|date=17 November 2014|access-date=15 August 2015|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170326144817/http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2014/11/emojis-rapid-evolution.html|archive-date=26 March 2017}}</ref> Apple has also connected macOS with social networks such as Twitter and Facebook through the addition of share buttons for content such as pictures and text.<ref>{{cite web|title=OS X Mountain Lion: Share with iCloud, Facebook, Twitter, and other services|url=https://support.apple.com/kb/PH11435?locale=en_US|publisher=Apple|access-date=14 August 2015|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160419023942/https://support.apple.com/kb/PH11435?locale=en_US|archive-date=19 April 2016}}</ref> Apple has brought several applications and features that originally debuted in [[iOS]], its mobile operating system, to macOS in recent releases, notably the [[intelligent personal assistant]] [[Siri]], which was introduced in [[macOS Sierra|version 10.12]] of macOS.<ref name="siri1">{{cite web | url=http://fieldguide.gizmodo.com/13-things-you-can-do-with-macos-sierra-you-couldnt-befo-1787059614 | access-date=28 September 2016 | title=13 Things You Can Do with MacOS Sierra You Couldn't Before | website=[[Gizmodo]] | url-status=live | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160927150746/http://fieldguide.gizmodo.com/13-things-you-can-do-with-macos-sierra-you-couldnt-befo-1787059614 | archive-date=27 September 2016 }}</ref><ref name="siri2">{{cite magazine | url=http://www.macworld.com/article/3088224/macs/how-to-use-siri-on-macos-sierra.html | access-date=28 September 2016 | title=How to use Siri in macOS Sierra: A look at using the Apple's virtual assistant on the Mac | magazine=[[Macworld]] | url-status=live | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170204005925/http://www.macworld.com/article/3088224/macs/how-to-use-siri-on-macos-sierra.html | archive-date=4 February 2017 }}</ref>