How to install El Capitan? A new Split View, Safari, Mail, Notes, Maps, and Photos features in the new OS X El Capitan , and more. You have to install the operating system on your Mac to get your hands on all this new stuff. It's easy if you want to try out a standard OS update. It's installed from the App Store. Here, we'll go through the steps of installing Yosemite's EL Capitan. It’s about preparation There's a little bit of prep work you can do before you install the update. Before you continue, our article on how to get your Mac ready for OS X 10.11 El Capitan is what you should read. It includes: Compatible hardware and older versions of OS X Verifying the health of your Mac Installing updates Backups Encryption issues Go read the article and when you're ready to go, come back here. How to download El Capitan The El Capitan upgrade is given by Apple via its App Store. The download is a little over 6 GB, so you might want to download it at a time when you