Most of the online discussions about macOS Tahoe have revolved around the UI design, what Apple calls Liquid Glass. Personally, I like the design, but it’s understandable that some people have grown used to the previous, more staid interface. What’s surprising is that so much ire has been focused on graphic design elements (such as pixel alignment), rather than looking at the big picture. I’ve found that Tahoe is not only extremely stable, but has the best backwards application compatibility I’ve seen in years. The only bothersome issue I’ve experienced on my Mac is Safari occasionally freezing on some websites. This may have been resolved in Tahoe 26.1.
For anyone using Sequoia, it’s probably safe to upgrade to Tahoe at this time, with the caveat that anyone running professional applications should check with their app developers. Some professional applications might not be officially supported yet. As an example, Final Draft doesn’t list Tahoe as being supported. When I reached out to its tech support, I wasn’t able to get an answer on compatibility.
Update 7/22/26: As of Tahoe 26.5.2, I am still seeing Safari occasionally hang when loading complex pages. Also, a recent Tahoe update caused a frequent error: “This webpage was reloaded because a problem occurred.” Apple needs to spend more time testing complex webpages. I suspect Apple testers are using a suite of internal QA websites that aren’t producing the symptoms found on real-world websites.
One of the more annoying Safari glitches occurs on YouTube. When clicking on a specific short, a different short often plays. This issue hasn’t been fixed in many months.
The Bitwarden Safari extension is also problematic. The performance of complex webpages sometimes plummets when the extension is enabled. This is likely more of a Bitwarden problem than a Tahoe problem per se.
Aside from Safari glitches, I’m generally satisfied with Tahoe. With that said, I’m looking forward to Golden Gate’s performance improvements and enhanced AI capabilities.