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Note: This is my personal opinion! I recently had to use a computer with OS X Mavericks on it (10.9 I think). I was struck by how beautiful the interface was.

Note: This is my personal opinion! I recently had to use a computer with OS X Mavericks on it (10.9 I think). I was struck by how beautiful the interface was. I'm having trouble finding a good screenshot illustrating this, but compare http://content.gcflearnfree.org/topics/243/2013_new_desktop.jpg http://content.gcflearnfree.org/topics/243/2013_new_desktop.... http://download.softwsp.com/sites/12/2015/11/os-x-el-capitan-mac-012.jpg http://download.softwsp.com/sites/12/2015/11/os-x-el-capitan... Everything just looks better on Mavericks. The gradients may be over-the-top but they're at least consistent. Transparency on El Capitan is pointless and ugly. Maybe I like the system font a little better. Firefox is also a really good example; it looked great on Mavericks but has not been able to fit in since. Usually, I prefer simple UIs: i3, terminals, etc.. But the look they have done for Yosemite/El Capitan just doesn't work.

daenney 10y ago
Firefox's problem is that it does the whole UI by itself. This basically makes it look out of place anywhere they haven't explicitly put effort into giving it a similar experience. It looks out of place on El Capitan and on macOS Sierra it's downright disturbing. I don't want tab titles in Times New Roman (at least it reminds me of that).
- Sean1708 10y ago
  > Times New Roman (at least it reminds me of that). Really? The tab titles on my firefox are very clearly a sans-serif font, and don't look at all out of place.
  - daenney 10y ago
    Could be that that got fixed. I don't use Firefox on a daily basis so I tend to be a few builds behind on the beta channel.
- vacri 10y ago
  No tab titles in TNR in FF here - sanserif (but can't tell a font by sight). No add-ons apart from NoScript and Flashblock.
- cocotino 10y ago
  Maybe they've fixed it but the address bar had an atrocious amount of glow. It is clearly out of place.
hellofunk 10y ago
One of those URLs you've posted results in a banned security error in Chrome, with the strong recommendation not to visit it due to malicious activity on that site.
- k-mcgrady 10y ago
  Warning in Safari too.
philjohn 10y ago
I find the UI in Mavericks overly fussy and cluttered. Horses for courses though, you like what you like.
- spronkey 10y ago
  Horses for courses indeed. Mavericks is the pinnacle of Aqua for me. Beautiful, great typography, great affordances, a little bit of character.
jventura 10y ago
I agree with you on Mavericks vs El Capitan. My Mac is still on Mavericks and I intend to keep it like that as long as I can..
gkya 10y ago
Certainly beautiful but the problem is: on the dock, the stuff between Safari and Photos are indistinguishable at first sight. If I used that, I'd have to hover on some of them to pick Pages, or Notes, or Contacts among them.
eddieh 10y ago
The transparency is worse than pointless. It is so distracting and ugly, it makes using macOS awful. When scrolling though a webpage (on macOS & iOS) the flickering color of the titlebar always makes me think the display is starting to fail — then I remember it's the stupid transparency.
- Sommer717 10y ago
  You can turn off transparency in the system preferences.
  - eddieh 10y ago
    For sure. I have it turned off my Macs. Having it off makes for an even flatter and very plain Mac. I hate it, but not as much as transparency.
leadingthenet 10y ago
The transparency is pointless, though I much prefer the look of El Cap.

daenney 10y ago

Firefox's problem is that it does the whole UI by itself. This basically makes it look out of place anywhere they haven't explicitly put effort into giving it a similar experience. It looks out of place on El Capitan and on macOS Sierra it's downright disturbing. I don't want tab titles in Times New Roman (at least it reminds me of that).

Sean1708 10y ago
> Times New Roman (at least it reminds me of that). Really? The tab titles on my firefox are very clearly a sans-serif font, and don't look at all out of place.
- daenney 10y ago
  Could be that that got fixed. I don't use Firefox on a daily basis so I tend to be a few builds behind on the beta channel.
vacri 10y ago
No tab titles in TNR in FF here - sanserif (but can't tell a font by sight). No add-ons apart from NoScript and Flashblock.
cocotino 10y ago
Maybe they've fixed it but the address bar had an atrocious amount of glow. It is clearly out of place.

hellofunk 10y ago

One of those URLs you've posted results in a banned security error in Chrome, with the strong recommendation not to visit it due to malicious activity on that site.

k-mcgrady 10y ago
Warning in Safari too.

philjohn 10y ago

I find the UI in Mavericks overly fussy and cluttered. Horses for courses though, you like what you like.

spronkey 10y ago
Horses for courses indeed. Mavericks is the pinnacle of Aqua for me. Beautiful, great typography, great affordances, a little bit of character.

jventura 10y ago

I agree with you on Mavericks vs El Capitan. My Mac is still on Mavericks and I intend to keep it like that as long as I can..

gkya 10y ago

Certainly beautiful but the problem is: on the dock, the stuff between Safari and Photos are indistinguishable at first sight. If I used that, I'd have to hover on some of them to pick Pages, or Notes, or Contacts among them.

eddieh 10y ago

The transparency is worse than pointless. It is so distracting and ugly, it makes using macOS awful. When scrolling though a webpage (on macOS & iOS) the flickering color of the titlebar always makes me think the display is starting to fail — then I remember it's the stupid transparency.

Sommer717 10y ago
You can turn off transparency in the system preferences.
- eddieh 10y ago
  For sure. I have it turned off my Macs. Having it off makes for an even flatter and very plain Mac. I hate it, but not as much as transparency.

leadingthenet 10y ago

The transparency is pointless, though I much prefer the look of El Cap.