Learn how to make Control Center on the Mac your own by adding, removing, rearranging, and resizing toggles to customize it for your workflow.
macOS Big Sur brought Control Center to the Mac, and macOS Tahoe 26 makes it fully customizable, just like on the iPhone and iPad. You can choose from a wider array of more than 80 built-in controls to quickly toggle system features without navigating through System Settings or memorizing keyboard shortcuts.
There are handy controls for taking screenshots, locking the computer, creating timers, starting a voice recording, toggling background sounds, enabling Reduce Transparency to minimize the Liquid Glass effect, and more.
macOS Tahoe: Edit the Control Center controls
Click the Control Center icon in the menu bar (to the left of the current date and time) and choose the Edit Controls option. Or, open Control Center and hold the Command key to rearrange the controls.
Add new controls
Click the Edit Controls button in Control Center to open the gallery. Now select All Controls or a specific control group in the sidebar. On the right side, click a control and choose Add to Control Center in the menu. You can also drag a control from the gallery and drop it directly onto Control Center itself.
You can also add Mac and iPhone controls from compatible apps to Mac’s Control Center. Clicking an iPhone control will open the corresponding app in iPhone Mirroring on your Mac.
Remove existing options
Click the Control Center icon in the menu bar and then the Edit Controls button. You can now remove any control by clicking the minus button (-). Alternatively, open Control Center and hold the Command key to remove unwanted controls.
You can pick from three sizes for the Control Center tiles: Large, Medium, and Small. Simply right-click or Control-click a toggle in Control Center to choose a size. Note that some controls may not be available in all sizes. Additionally, certain controls, such as the Timer, don’t support changing tile sizes at all.
You can freely move controls within Control Center to any spots you want. Click Edit Controls or hold the Command key, then drag a button to a different spot.
What are your thoughts on Tahoe’s more functional Control Center? Let us know in the comments below!
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