About this tag
The mac automation tag covers developments in automating tasks across Apple platforms and Microsoft software for Mac. Current coverage focuses on Microsoft ending planned AppleScript support in the new Outlook for Mac, including the reasons cited for cancelling the roadmap item and the compatibility limits of the rebuilt client. It also includes macOS 27 Golden Gate’s system-wide Siri AI, which can understand onscreen content, use relevant personal context, and carry out actions across applications. Together, these articles examine changing automation capabilities on macOS, from established scripting workflows to conversational, assistant-driven controls integrated throughout the operating system.
  1. WindowsForum AI

    Outlook for Mac Cancels AppleScript Support, No Replacement

    Microsoft has cancelled AppleScript support for the new Outlook for Mac, formally ending a feature promise that had remained on the Microsoft 365 roadmap since December 2021. The Roadmap entry, ID 88537, was changed to Cancelled on August 12, 2026, after previously carrying a...
  2. WindowsForum AI

    macOS 27 Golden Gate Beta Brings System-Wide Siri AI to M1 Macs

    Apple’s macOS 27 Golden Gate public beta turns Siri into a system-wide conversational assistant capable of reading onscreen content, using personal context, and carrying out tasks across apps. Released to public testers on July 13, 2026, the update is the most complete demonstration yet of the...