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Inside macOS 26 Preview – how to get the most out of an unexpectely powerful free tool

Preview can do more than just show you a file in macOS, as it is especially handy for annotating images and editing PDFs. Here’s everything you need to know about Preview in macOS 26 Tahoe.

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Preview in macOS 26 Tahoe

Preview is one of the long-standing apps on macOS, having been included with the operating system for decades. In 2025, Preview finally moved over to iOS 26 and iPadOS 26, with a version tailored for mobile devices.

It is also a severely underrated app, as it is chiefly used as a way to view images and PDFs on the Mac. It’s a lightweight viewer that saves you from needing to open other heavier applications, like Photoshop or Adobe Acrobat.

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