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The [[Finder (software)|Finder]] is a file browser allowing quick access to all areas of the computer, which has been modified throughout subsequent releases of macOS.<ref>{{cite web | first=Thom | last=Holwerda | url=http://www.osnews.com/story/18992/Review_Mac_OS_X_10_5_Leopard/page2/ | access-date=15 April 2009 | date=6 December 2007 | title=Review: Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard | publisher=OS News | quote=The next area where Apple claims to have made major improvements is the Finder. | url-status=live | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090515190607/http://www.osnews.com/story/18992/Review_Mac_OS_X_10_5_Leopard/page2 | archive-date=15 May 2009 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | first=John | last=Siracusa | access-date=15 April 2009 | date=26 January 2006 | title=Finding Leopard | url=https://arstechnica.com/staff/fatbits/2006/01/2673.ars | publisher=[[Condé Nast Publishing|Condé Nast Digital]] | work=[[Ars Technica]] | quote=Unsurprisingly, each new Mac OS X release has been the vehicle for a parade of Finder fantasies. | url-status=live | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090204195034/http://arstechnica.com/staff/fatbits/2006/01/2673.ars | archive-date=4 February 2009 }}</ref> [[Quick Look]] has been part of the Finder since [[Mac OS X Leopard|version 10.5]]. It allows for dynamic previews of files, including videos and multi-page documents without opening any other applications. [[Spotlight (software)|Spotlight]], a file searching technology which has been integrated into the Finder since [[Mac OS X Tiger|version 10.4]], allows rapid real-time searches of data files; mail messages; photos; and other information based on item properties (metadata) and/or content.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://arstechnica.com/apple/reviews/2005/04/macosx-10-4.ars/9 | first=John | last=Siracusa | title=Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger | access-date=15 April 2009 | publisher=[[Condé Nast Publishing|Condé Nast Digital]] | work=[[Ars Technica]] | date=28 April 2005 | url-status=live | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090402204130/http://arstechnica.com/apple/reviews/2005/04/macosx-10-4.ars/9 | archive-date=2 April 2009 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | title=Mac 101: Spotlight | url=http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2531 | publisher=[[Apple Inc.|Apple]] | date=6 November 2008 | access-date=15 April 2009 | url-status=live | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090119031831/http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2531 | archive-date=19 January 2009 }}</ref> macOS makes use of a [[Dock (Mac OS X)|Dock]], which holds file and folder shortcuts as well as minimized windows.
Apple added Exposé in [[Mac OS X Panther|version 10.3]] (called [[Mission Control (macOS)|Mission Control]] since [[Mac OS X Lion|version 10.7]]), a feature which includes three functions to help accessibility between windows and desktop. Its functions are to instantly display all open windows as thumbnails for easy navigation to different tasks, display all open windows as thumbnails from the current application, and hide all windows to access the desktop.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2503 | publisher=[[Apple Inc.|Apple]] | access-date=16 December 2008 | date=31 October 2008 | title=Mac 101: Exposé | url-status=live | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081216053853/http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2503 | archive-date=16 December 2008 }}</ref> [[FileVault]] is optional encryption of the user's files with the 128-bit [[Advanced Encryption Standard]] (AES-128).<ref>{{cite web | url=http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?path=Mac/10.5/en/8727.html | publisher=[[Apple Inc.|Apple]] | access-date=16 December 2008 | title=About FileVault | work=Mac OS X 10.5 Help | url-status=
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>
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