Mac software
Notification Centre in Big Sur
Master widgets and notifications to keep yourself organised on your Mac
IT WILL TAKE
> 10 minutes
YOU WILL LEARN
> How to use the Notification Centre and desktop widgets in macOS Big Sur
YOU’LL NEED
> macOS 11 or later
Genius tip!
> Click Notifications in System Preferences. Choose an app and allow notifications, then tick or untick the checkbox for ‘Show in Notification Centre’.
When Apple first launched macOS Big Sur in 2020, it overhauled the way the Notification Centre works on your Mac. Previously, this was divided between the Today view, which housed your tasks and widgets, and Notifications, which is where app alerts went if you dismissed them from your desktop. With macOS Big Sur, Apple merged the two sections into one.