Microsoft finally makes OneDrive look like a Mac app

Microsoft has a habit of porting Windows apps to Mac without bothering to make the UI look even remotely Mac-like. OneDrive was a classic example of this, but the company has finally managed to make it look like a Mac app as it gets a complete makeover for Liquid Glass …

Microsoft’s Mac app team has often seemed to do the absolute minimum when porting a Windows app to the platform. Not only has the user interface looked out of place, but the apps often fail to support native macOS features.

The company has belatedly acknowledged this was the case with OneDrive, and has rebuilt the Mac app from the ground up.

Over the years, we’ve continued to improve OneDrive for Mac, and we’ve also listened closely to your feedback.  We want OneDrive to feel truly native on macOS, with a fast, reliable sync experience you can count on every day. 

Today, we’re shipping two major improvements coming soon to OneDrive on macOS: 

• An all-new Mac-first experience in the OneDrive Activity Center, giving you clean sync status and control that embraces the visual design of the Mac, including support for Liquid Glass on macOS 26 and beyond. 
• New Mac-native dialogs with the familiar look and feel of macOS 26.

This includes a Liquid Glass look.

The all-new OneDrive Activity Center on the Mac is the small window that appears when you click on the OneDrive icon in the menu bar, and right away you’ll notice the new, snappier interface that embraces the Swift UI design language, including support for Liquid Glass on macOS 26. 

The new app also supports Mac accessibility options like VoiceOver and Full Keyboard Access.

The new version is currently being rolled out in beta and will upgrade automatically for everyone a little further down the line.

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