Customize Control Center
How to add features to Control Center in Big Sur
REQUIRES
macOS 11
YOU WILL LEARN
How to customize Control Center in Big Sur
IT WILL TAKE
15 minutes
THE MENU BAR at the top of the Mac screen has been a fixture of the macOS for decades. It provides a convenient set of tools in the top–right corner of the screen, allowing you to quickly access and control key features on your Mac such as Wi-Fi settings,Bluetooth, and sound.
But, over the years, that little corner of the menu bar has become rather cluttered, so Big Sur’s introduction of the new Control Center — borrowed, of course, from the iPhone and iPad — represents one of the biggest changes to the Mac’s interface in years. By default, there’s a fixed set of nine specific features that will always be visible in Control Center. This means you can now tidy up the menu bar by moving those particular features from there, and keep them inside the Control Center instead. It’s worth noting that those nine features can’t be removed, but you can add more features to Control Center such as Fast User Switching,Battery, and Accessibility controls, making it quicker and easier to get your Mac set up the way you like it.