Ventura overall did not really had any OS features that would force me to upgrade. Just a little more annoying like new Settings app, that was unusable so many times. Freeform I have never used, Weather app is nice, but there were always alternatives.
Sonoma gave really good upgrade for me, those two features like Safari Profiles and Widgets.
With two OS versions upgrade what you will like/hate:
- new Settings application. You get used to it. But would take a while to be able to find things.
+ new dynamic wallpapers. This will be mostly for people who use external monitors/always connected monitors.
+ Notes/Reminders - if you use it a lot, you can use tags and links between notes.
+ If you use Docker and similar software, Virtualization framework is getting a lot of upgrades, so you might see them to work better.
+ Safari Profiles and Tab Groups. If you are Safari user.
+ Widgets might be good only on monitors, you probably would not see them on laptop screen.
1. Safari Profiles. I used this browser as my primary browser for a long time, but had to use another browser (Chrome) for work, to be able to separate sessions, etc. Since DB1 I use only Safari. And it works great.
2. Widgets. I have two monitors, and love that in one of them I can see widgets with some useful information. Just wish more apps were ready with widgets.
And a quick self-promotion. I am developer of the application OpenIn, and for macOS Sonoma I have added support for Safari Profiles https://loshadki.app/blog/2023-08-23-openin-4-1-beta/, this is the only (as far as I know) app that will let you redirect links to a specific Safari Profile based on various configurations you make.