Use Apple Intelligence in Photos on Mac

With Apple Intelligence,* you can find just about anything in the photos and videos you capture, create memory movies of stories you want to see, and focus on the most important parts of your photos by removing distracting objects.

[The Mac desktop showing the Photos app. The search field shows a natural language search with the search results from the library below.]

Note: Apple Intelligence is not available on all Mac models or in all languages or regions. ** To access the most recent available features, make sure youre using the latest version of macOS and have Apple Intelligence turned on.

Search for specific photos and videos with Apple Intelligence

Apple Intelligence makes it even easier to find a specific photo, or a key moment in a video just describe what you want to find.

Go to the Photos app [] on your Mac.
Open Photos for me
Click the search field in the toolbar.
Tip: Press Command-F to quickly activate the search field.
Type a description in the search field using natural language Maya skateboarding in a tie-dyed shirt or Sadie cartwheeling on the grass, for example.
Note: For more information on naming people and pets in photos, see Find and name photos of people and pets.
Do any of the following:
- Filter your results: Click [the Filter menu button], then choose All Items, Favourites, Edited, Photos, Videos, Screenshots or a keyword.
- View a photo: Double-click a photo to view it, then press the arrow keys to quickly view more photos from your results.
- Select search results: Click a photo or press the Command key while you click to select multiple photos, so you can share them or add them to an album.

Create a memory movie

In Photos, you can create a custom memory movie of a story you want to see. Just type a description, and Apple Intelligence finds the best photos and videos, crafts a storyline with unique chapters and a narrative arc, and sets it to music.

[A Photos window on Mac showing the Memories collection with options to create a memory movie and watch previously created memories.]

Go to the Photos app [] on your Mac.
Open Photos for me
Click Collections in the sidebar, then click Memories.
Double-click Create a Memory Movie.
Note: If you cant see the option to create a memory movie, try again later it may take some time for Photos to process the contents of your photo library. (Make sure your Mac is on and connected to power.)
Type a description of the movie you want to create from your library, then press the Return key.

After you create a memory, you can choose new songs, edit the title, change the length, and add and remove photos. See Personalise your memories in Photos.

Remove distractions from your photos

You can use the Clean Up tool to remove distracting objects in the background of a photo.

Note: Clean Up is not available in all languages or regions. For more information, see the Apple Support article Requirements to use Clean Up in Photos.

[A photo showing a person in the background and the same photo after using Clean Up, with the person in the background removed.]

Go to the Photos app [] on your Mac.
Open Photos for me
Double-click a photo, then click Edit in the toolbar.
Click Clean Up in the toolbar.
Note: After you click Clean Up, some items may be highlighted automatically so you can quickly click to remove them.
Select [the brush] below Erase.
Drag the Size slider to select a brush size.
Click, brush or circle what you want to remove.
To zoom in or out on a photo, drag the Zoom slider or pinch open or closed on the trackpad. You can drag the zoomed image to reposition it.
Note: If you brush over a persons face, the face may become blurred with a pixelated effect.
When youve finished, click Done.

*Apple Intelligence uses generative models and outputs may vary. Check important information for accuracy.**Apple Intelligence is available in beta with support for the following languages: English, Danish, Dutch, French, German, Italian, Norwegian, Portuguese, Spanish, Swedish, Turkish, Chinese (Simplified), Chinese (Traditional), Japanese, Korean and Vietnamese. Some features may not be available in all languages or regions. For more information on language and feature availability and system requirements, see the Apple Support articleHow to get Apple Intelligence.

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Use Apple Intelligence in Photos on Mac

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