iMac Essentials

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Look around your new Mac

Get a quick intro to the features of your iMac.

Tour the 24-inch iMac

Tour the 21.5-inch iMac and 27-inch iMac

Back view of a 24-inch iMac with an emphasis on the power button.

Want to get started?

Press the power button on the back of your iMac, turn on your keyboard and mouse, follow the Setup Assistant prompts, and you’re up and running.

Set up your iMac

A shopping list in the Notes app shown on the iMac, iPhone, and iPad.

Stay in sync

Access your messages, photos, notes, and more across all your devices with iCloud. And use your iMac with your iOS and iPadOS devices to make phone calls, hand off tasks, and copy and paste across devices.

Use your iMac with iCloud and Continuity

Do more

Your iMac comes with apps for most everything you want to do. Edit and share your photos and videos, create presentations, and enjoy music, books, movies, and more. Discover new apps in the App Store, including iPhone and iPad apps that now run on your Mac with M1 chip.

Learn about apps included with your iMac

Overlapping screens of the Maps, Safari, and Messages apps.

Discover new features

Find out about new features in your iMac, macOS Monterey, and your included apps.

Learn about new features on your iMac

This guide is for the current 24-inch iMac*, 21.5-inch iMac, and 27-inch iMac. To explore the iMac Essentials guide, click Table of Contents at the top of the page, or enter a word or phrase in the search field. You can also download the guide from Apple Books (where available).

If you need more help, visit the iMac Support website.

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