--- title: Apple OS X El Capitan Reviews meta\_title: 'Apple OS X El Capitan Reviews 2026: Details, Pricing, & Features | G2' meta\_description: Filter 265 reviews by the users' company size, role or industry to find out how Apple OS X El Capitan works for a business like yours. aggregate\_rating: rating\_value: 4.4 review\_count: 265 scale: '5' date\_modified: '2026-08-09' parent\_category: name: IT Infrastructure url: https://www.g2.com/categories/it-infrastructure --- # Apple OS X El Capitan Reviews & Product Details OS X El Capitan, version 10.11 of Apple's Mac operating system, was released on September 30, 2015. Named after the iconic rock formation in Yosemite National Park, this update focused on enhancing performance, stability, and security. It introduced features like Split View for multitasking, a redesigned Mission Control for better window management, and the Metal graphics API for improved graphics performance. El Capitan also brought refinements to built-in apps such as Safari, Mail, and Notes, and introduced the San Francisco system font for improved readability. Key Features and Functionality: - Split View: Allows users to work with two applications side by side in full-screen mode, enhancing multitasking capabilities. - Mission Control: Offers a streamlined view of all open windows and spaces, making it easier to organize and switch between tasks. - Metal Graphics API: Provides developers with a more efficient way to harness the GPU, resulting in faster and more responsive graphics performance. - Enhanced Built-in Apps: Improvements to Safari include Pinned Sites and a mute button for tabs; Mail introduces swipe gestures and improved full-screen support; Notes supports checklists, inline previews, and rich text formatting. - San Francisco Font: A new system font designed for better legibility and consistency across Apple devices. Primary Value and User Solutions: OS X El Capitan aimed to refine the Mac user experience by improving system performance and introducing features that enhance productivity. The addition of Split View and an improved Mission Control facilitated more efficient multitasking, while the Metal API provided a foundation for more powerful graphics applications. Enhancements to native apps and the introduction of the San Francisco font contributed to a more cohesive and user-friendly interface, addressing user needs for both functionality and aesthetics. * * * Seller [Apple](https://www.g2.com/sellers/apple) Discussions [Apple OS X El Capitan Community](https://www.g2.com/products/apple-os-x-el-capitan/discuss) Solution Type Best-of-Breed Show More ## Value at a Glance Averages based on real user reviews. ### Time to Implement 2 months ### Return on Investment 13 months [ View More Pricing Information ](https://www.g2.com/products/apple-os-x-el-capitan/pricing) ## Top-Rated Alternatives [ ![Ubuntu](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Ubuntu") Ubuntu 4.5/5(2,399) ](https://www.g2.com/products/ubuntu/reviews) [ ![Windows 7](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Windows 7") Windows 7 4.2/5(903) ](https://www.g2.com/products/windows-7/reviews) [ ![Android](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Android") Android 4.6/5(1,283) ](https://www.g2.com/products/android/reviews) [ View All Alternatives ](https://www.g2.com/products/apple-os-x-el-capitan/competitors/alternatives) ## User Insights Average based on 265 real user reviews. Implementation Time 2 months Perceived Cost $$$$$ [Log in to unlock pricing and user insights](/login) ## Apple OS X El Capitan Integrations (6) What do users say about integrations? Integration information sourced from real user reviews. 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Improved security, performance usability of OS X and especially the graphics. The apps open 4X faster than earlier versions. Which is a very good thing to install Apple OS X El Capitan. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Apple OS X El Capitan? No, I like it very much. There is nothing I can point out to write here. i like new features introduced in Apple OS X El Capitan. it got everything what is needed for a user. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Apple OS X El Capitan solving and how is that benefiting you? it got below apps and many like which is solving my problems AirPort Utility App Store Archive Utility Audio MIDI Setup Automator Bluetooth File Exchange Boot Camp Assistant Calculator Calendar Chess ColorSync Utility) Console Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite MP Mohamed P. Senior Admin Computer & Network Security Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 12/2/2022 "Genuine Review on Apple OS X EI Capitan" 5/5 What do you like best about Apple OS X El Capitan? Compared to the earlier version like Yosemite, EI captain is a clean and neat OS with high performance, ie around 40% faster than its predecessor, application opening speed is quicker and it can do snappy multitasks. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Apple OS X El Capitan? I found some issues in this version of OS X; that is, the third-party application has a problem working with this version, for example, applications like Outlook. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Apple OS X El Capitan solving and how is that benefiting you? I would say the feature that improves from the earlier version is "Spotlight Search." which helps to search the required document easily. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerSource: Organic ![Verified User in Performing Arts](/assets/icons/anonymous-avatar-purple-4ae1032bdb50ee5682003170c8184aee790d25958bd397abbd384ba52c596a7b.svg "Verified User in Performing Arts") UP Verified User in Performing Arts Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 1/17/2023 "EL CAPITAN" 5/5 What do you like best about Apple OS X El Capitan? THE USER INTERFACE IS SMOOTH AND EASY TO USE. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Apple OS X El Capitan? Nothing really. I think it works really well. I only don't like that safari is the standard browswer Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Apple OS X El Capitan solving and how is that benefiting you? nothing i can tell. updates come in as needed Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More 2/20/2024 Current UserValidated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Verified User in Computer Networking](/assets/icons/anonymous-avatar-purple-4ae1032bdb50ee5682003170c8184aee790d25958bd397abbd384ba52c596a7b.svg "Verified User in Computer Networking") UC Verified User in Computer Networking Enterprise (\> 1000 emp.) 1/17/2023 "Finally something new and refreshing from Apple" 5/5 What do you like best about Apple OS X El Capitan? Spotlight search improved, and window management has new features like split view and adding a new desktop to mission control. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Apple OS X El Capitan? No Siri integration and no facial recognition in photos. The messages app could be better. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Apple OS X El Capitan solving and how is that benefiting you? Using Apple OS X as a daily driver for office work. As a software engineer, it is helpful for development purposes along with virtual images on VMware or Box. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Mayank P.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Mayank P.") MP Mayank P. Software Engineer II Enterprise (\> 1000 emp.) 8/2/2022 "New updates are better" 3/5 What do you like best about Apple OS X El Capitan? Relying heavily on improving user performance, Apple has made many improvements to its applications, including improved windowing performance, spotlight search performance, and using advanced techniques to make applications faster on El Capitan. Executed. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Apple OS X El Capitan? Requires an up-to-date installation on a current Mac with a minimum of 9 GB storage and an ISP that provides broadband compatibility for all new features. This will incur additional charges Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Apple OS X El Capitan solving and how is that benefiting you? Solved the problem of searching and querying each file in its original language. You can flexibly resize the spotlight window. Notes has also been completely enhanced, allowing you to take notes, add URLs and PDF files, and make it more like Evernote. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerSource: Organic ![Ahmed k.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Ahmed k.") AK Ahmed k. Teaching Professional Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 6/14/2022 "OS X El Capitan is the best version to run on MAC" 5/5 What do you like best about Apple OS X El Capitan? apple relied heavily on improving the performance of the user and made many improvements to the application and also improved performance in window display as well as improved spotlight search and used high technology to run applications in a faster way with El Capitan Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Apple OS X El Capitan? Requires the latest installed on your current Mac and a storage capacity of at least 9GB and an Internet Service Provider that provides broadband compatible with all the new features, which entails paying an additional fee Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Apple OS X El Capitan solving and how is that benefiting you? He solved the problem of searching and querying for any file in its original language. Find flexibility in resizing windows on spotlight. Notes has also been completely improved for taking notes, adding more URLs, and PDF files and is more like Evernote. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerSource: Organic ![Verified User in Computer & Network Security](/assets/icons/anonymous-avatar-purple-4ae1032bdb50ee5682003170c8184aee790d25958bd397abbd384ba52c596a7b.svg "Verified User in Computer & Network Security") UC Verified User in Computer & Network Security Enterprise (\> 1000 emp.) 1/17/2023 "Apple OS X El Capitan Review" 3.5/5 What do you like best about Apple OS X El Capitan? Loved the tools provided with El Capitan. Liked the multi-window management . Liked the tab mute option for Safari Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Apple OS X El Capitan? A bit buggy . At times , it will become very slow and unresposive Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Apple OS X El Capitan solving and how is that benefiting you? The ability to do improved multi window management is improving productivity Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Verified User in Research](/assets/icons/anonymous-avatar-purple-4ae1032bdb50ee5682003170c8184aee790d25958bd397abbd384ba52c596a7b.svg "Verified User in Research") UR Verified User in Research Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 1/21/2023 "Dr." 5/5 What do you like best about Apple OS X El Capitan? Friendly to use but unable to install recent Microsoft office Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Apple OS X El Capitan? The old version does not allow the installation of the latest Microsoft Office. But I do not dislike the old OS. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Apple OS X El Capitan solving and how is that benefiting you? Upgrading the Operating System can help me install the latest versions of the Microsoft Office Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerSource: Organic ![David M.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "David M.") DM David M. KAM UNE Ingenieria y consultoría digital (ICD) zona centro Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 10/25/2022 "Not the most updated MacOS but works smooth." 4.5/5 What do you like best about Apple OS X El Capitan? Easy to use. Fluid transitions and not too much CPU usage. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Apple OS X El Capitan? Sometimes it takes too long to load black screen when starting. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Apple OS X El Capitan solving and how is that benefiting you? Great OS for home and office use. Great photos native app and mail operation. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Vasanth L.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Vasanth L.") VL Vasanth L. Technical Associate Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) 11/21/2021 "Review for Apple OS X" 4/5 What do you like best about Apple OS X El Capitan? The best thing about Apple and its operating system is the quality of its internal products, design, and smooth rendering of applications. There has been quite a lot of optimization from the previous versions. The experience is seamless, and the shortcuts to apps and toggling have been quite similar to a phone. All the applications that are there inside the OS is completely developed by Apple and are highly used to perform those individual tasks. There is also an activity monitor applicationt which handles the overall tasks performance and cpu usage which can be handled. The trackpad and keyboard shortcuts to the OS are the highlights to the usability. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Apple OS X El Capitan? The thing which I dislike the most is the issue with the heating. Even though my OS runs on an Intel chipset, there could be some software updates that Apple can do to fix it. The other issue is about the apps like Notes which get hanged and need to be forcefully shut and then have to be reopened. This is a problem that happens when multiple processes are running. Some inbuild apps like Apple Tv and Podcasts are preinstalled and can only be used if paid. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Recommendations to others considering Apple OS X El Capitan: As an overall thought about Apple OS X, I would recommend that people use this OS. There are more pros than cons. The people who are using OS other than Apple must definitely try this as it brings about a faster, easier and reliable operating system that can be really benificial in a huge way. The amount of workload that was performed in other OS can be scaled down while working in Apple OS. Apple provides in house apps which makes the user experience more satisfying without having to install third party applications. Not every application needs licence and payment. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Apple OS X El Capitan solving and how is that benefiting you? The problems of speed, efficiency, accessibility, and reliability are the critical points for using Apple OS X. These qualities are very prominent and firm, not available in other operating systems. Once Apple OS is used, there is never going back. The entire workflow is in the OS is top-notch and saves the user work time in a big way. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Current UserValidated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ## Questions about Apple OS X El Capitan? 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