OS X Mavericks Developer Preview 7 Released by Apple

Apple has released OS X Mavericks Developer Preview 7 to individuals registered with the Mac Developer program. The update includes bug fixes and inches Mavericks ever closer to the final Golden Master (GM) build. Developers running Mavericks DP6 will find the update available now in the Mac App Store, accessible through Software Update, and weighs in around 1GB for most machines.

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The public release of OS X Mavericks is scheduled for sometime this fall, and it’s possible that a Mavericks release date will be announced alongside iOS 7 and the new iPhone models at the upcoming Apple event.

OS X Mavericks includes over 200 new features and enhancements for the Mac, including major revisions to Safari, tabbed Finder windows, Finder file tagging, a Maps application, iBooks for OS X, and more. There is no word on pricing, but if it follows precedent set by prior OS X updates it will likely cost around $20.