Portal

Former Apple Mac App of the Year finalist Portal has been updated with a new Liquid Glass design. Whatever you want to say about its implementation in other apps, Portal seems like the ideal use case for the new design system. Portal is a focus app that combines incredible, live imagery from the natural world with appropriate soundscapes. It can even take over your entire desktop, absorbing your whole Mac into whichever location you choose.

Since elements like text aren’t nearly as important as the atmosphere the app creates, Liquid Glass is ideally suited to Portal. The UI showcases its impressive refracting qualities without feeling like it’s getting in the way of the beautiful visuals. This update also adds new ways to adjust the environment controls, makes transitions smoother, and more.