- Apple’s macOS Sequoia 15.3 beta introduces Genmoji, letting Mac users create custom emojis
- Genmoji works offline, requires an Apple Silicon Mac, and expands emoji usage through personalization of prompts or photos
- Genmoji is now available to developers and will be available in public beta and future macOS updates soon
apple The first beta version of the upcoming launch has been released macOS Sequoia 15.3 updates for developers, which reportedly brings a Apple information The company has been hyping it for a while now: Genmon Temple. This developer beta comes on the heels of macOS Sequoia 15.2, which was released about a week ago.
Genmoji will allow apple Users can generate their own unique emojis based on prompts, which is the first time we’ve seen it on the desktop (the feature is already available in iOS 18.2 For iPhone and iPadOS 18.2 Available for iPad, now Mac users can also join the party), According to MacRumors.
To access this developer beta (and future developer betas), you must register apple As a developer (subscription fee required).
Genmoji is designed to expand the ways people express themselves through custom emojis. superior support page As for the feature on iPhone, Apple claims you can provide Genmoji with a simple description of how you want to customize the Genmoji’s appearance, or create one based on a photo of someone, such as a friend or family member.
Once you create a custom emoji, you can use it like other emojis included pre-installed with Apple software. These emojis will work on devices running iOS 18.1, iPadOS 18.1, and macOS Sequoia 15.1 or later. For those using older versions or Android On the device, custom-generated emojis will still appear, but as images rather than emojis (this is different when it comes to Apple operating systems).
How to use Genmoji on Mac
You can create Genmoji and use it through the emoji palette on your Mac. You can access Genmoji on Mac in the following ways:
Use keyboard shortcuts: Press control + Order + space In any application that supports text input, such as Notes or Messages
Click the emoji icon: If you’re using an app like Messages, look for the smiley emoji button in the text field
When the emoji palette opens, you’ll obviously see options to create and use Genmoji as well as standard emojis.
Keep in mind that Genmoji is part of Apple’s new Apple Intelligence suite of artificial intelligence features, which means it requires your Mac to have an Apple chip (e.g. M1, M2or a newer version).
All Genmoji generation happens on whatever device you are using, no internet connection is required, so you can use it offline.
If you’re particularly expressive when it comes to using emoji, I think it would be fun to try this out, or even just see what Genmoji spits out and how well it matches your prompts. It can make messaging and note-taking more personal and expand the possibilities for people to express themselves. I don’t know if I’ll use it every time I want to send a message or even use emojis, so it’ll be interesting to see if it appeals to users.
Since Genmoji is currently in developer beta for macOS Sequoia, it still has a ways to go before being rolled out to the public. It has to go through a public beta, which you can sign up for for free, and then if Apple deems it ready, it will be added to a future macOS Sequoia update in the coming months.