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title: "Does MacWall Work on macOS 27 Golden Gate?"
description: "Yes. MacWall runs on macOS 27 Golden Gate, as well as macOS 15 Sequoia and macOS 26 Tahoe. On macOS 27 you get live desktop, Lock Screen and screen saver wallpapers, with System Wallpaper or MacWall App playback. macOS 27 itself needs an Apple silicon Mac, so Intel Macs stay on macOS 26 or earlier."
canonical: "https://macwall.app/faq/does-macwall-work-on-macos-27"
published: "2026-11-06"
updated: "2026-11-06"
keywords:
  - "macwall macos 27"
  - "live wallpaper macos 27"
  - "macos golden gate live wallpaper"
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# Does MacWall work on macOS 27?

Yes. MacWall runs on macOS 27 Golden Gate, as well as macOS 15 Sequoia and macOS 26 Tahoe. On macOS 27 you get live desktop, Lock Screen and screen saver wallpapers, with System Wallpaper or MacWall App playback. macOS 27 itself needs an Apple silicon Mac, so Intel Macs stay on macOS 26 or earlier.

## What each macOS version gets

- **macOS 15 Sequoia**: live desktop wallpapers; the Lock Screen shows a still.
- **macOS 26 Tahoe**: live desktop, Lock Screen and screen saver.
- **macOS 27 Golden Gate**: live desktop, Lock Screen and screen saver, on Apple silicon Macs.

## After you upgrade to macOS 27

1. Update MacWall: Settings → About → **Check Now**, or download the current build from [macwall.app/download](https://macwall.app/download).
2. If the desktop is black, check that MacWall is running (its icon is in the menu bar) and click **Set Wallpaper** again.
3. If the Lock Screen or screen saver stopped moving, open System Settings → Wallpaper → Screen Saver: a screen saver picked after MacWall set its own replaces it.

The current version is MacWall 4.1.0, released October 24, 2026. Fixes for new macOS releases are listed in [the changelog](https://macwall.app/changelog).

## Go deeper

- [Install MacWall](https://macwall.app/docs/install-macwall): Download, install and set a first wallpaper on macOS 15, 26 or 27.
- [Live Lock Screen and screen saver](https://macwall.app/docs/live-lock-screen-and-screen-saver): Lock Screen and screen saver motion on macOS 26 and 27, in both playback modes.
- [Fix common issues](https://macwall.app/docs/troubleshooting): A black desktop after a macOS update, a frozen frame or downloads that fail.

## More questions

- [Does MacWall work on Intel Macs?](https://macwall.app/faq/does-macwall-work-on-intel-macs)
- [Can you put a live wallpaper on the Mac Lock Screen?](https://macwall.app/faq/live-wallpaper-on-mac-lock-screen)
- [Does MacWall work offline?](https://macwall.app/faq/does-macwall-work-offline)

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Source: https://macwall.app/faq/does-macwall-work-on-macos-27