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MacOS 27 Golden Gate beta 6 adds fifth dynamic wallpaper, get them all here [Gallery]
Go to the 9to5Mac home page Switch site 9to5Toys 9to5Google Logo 9to5Google Electrek Drone DJ Logo DroneDJ Space Explored About Privacy Toggle social menu Toggle dark mode Search for: Submit Toggle search form Forums Store Podcasts Apple@Work Happy Hour 9to5Mac Daily Overtime iPhone iPhone Mac Mac MacBook Pro MacBook Air iMac Mac mini Mac Studio Mac Pro iPad iPad Pro iPad Air iPad mini iPad iPadOS Watch Apple Watch Apple Watch Ultra Apple Health Apple Watch SE Vision Vision Pro visionOS Music and TV Apple Music AirPods HomePod Apple TV Guides Reviews How Tos AAPL Apple Store Apple Arcade Apple Card Apple Silicon Apple One Apple Fitness+ CarPlay Siri HomeKit Toggle dark mode macOS Wallpapers macOS 27 macOS 27 Golden Gate beta 6 adds fifth dynamic wallpaper, get them all here [Gallery] Marcus Mendes | Aug 17 2026 - 3:43 pm PT 0 Comments Included in today’s release of macOS 27 Golden Gate beta 6 is a new dynamic wallpaper of the Golden Gate Bridge, bringing the total count of dynamic wallpapers to five. Download all of the below.
When Apple announced macOS 27 Golden Gate during WWDC26, the company showed the same system wallpaper across all of its operating systems, featuring a stylized 27 .
After a couple of developer betas, however, Apple began adding dynamic screensavers that double as wallpapers, featuring beautiful slow-motion footage overlooking San Francisco’s iconic Golden Gate Bridge.
When the Mac is unlocked, the screensaver gradually comes to a stop, leaving behind a fresh and slightly different wallpaper each time.
Although macOS handles the dynamic effect, below you’ll find a gallery of static frames from each of the four videos, plus light and dark versions of the generic stylized 27 wallpaper.
Be sure to click the images and save the full-resolution versions. To set either as your background image, go to ‘System Settings’ > ‘Wallpaper’, scroll down to ‘Your Photos’, click the ‘Add Photo’ button, then do any of the following:
According to Apple, “you can also choose custom wallpaper without opening Wallpaper settings”:
To learn more about how to set custom wallpaper on macOS, follow this link .
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Expand Close comments Expand Close comments Guides macOS Wallpapers macOS 27 Author Marcus Mendes https://www.threads.com/mvcmendes Marcus Mendes is a Brazilian tech podcaster and journalist who has been closely following Apple since the mid-2000s.
He began covering Apple news in Brazilian media in 2012 and later broadened his focus to the wider tech industry, hosting a daily podcast for seven years.
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