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Designing a native-feeling macOS app interface v1.0.0

Use this resource to design a macOS app that feels native

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Install with the CLI

In a terminal, from the folder you want:

npx --yes palatekit@latest install native-macos-app-design

With no option, the skill goes to ~/.agents/skills/; add --agent claude-code (or codex, cursor…) to target an agent.

First time: connect the CLI with

npx --yes palatekit@latest login

The agent designs the interface following macOS conventions: sidebar, shortcuts, panels, unobtrusive notifications and light and dark modes. It relies on three reference guides covering layout, interactions and visual style.

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Updated November 2, 2026

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Your agent's model
Licence
MIT

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What you get

  • references/layout-and-composition.md : window layout and composition
  • references/interaction-patterns.md and visual-design.md : interactions, shortcuts and visual style

Good fit for

  • You are building a Mac utility that should blend into the system
  • You want a window and settings that behave the way Apple's do

Not for

    Tags

    • macos
    • interface
    • native
    • desktop

    About

    You say

    “Build a screenshot macOS app with a sidebar and dark mode.”

    Card for the “Designing a native-feeling macOS app interface” skill

    Skill published by davepoon under the MIT license, delivered in its original version.

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    How to use it

    1. Install the skill in your agent's skills folder
    2. Ask your agent to design a macOS app that feels native
    3. Review and adjust the result

    Content preview

    Files

    • LICENSE1 KB
    • NOTICE-PALATEKIT.md0.5 KB
    • references/interaction-patterns.md9.8 KB
    • references/layout-and-composition.md7.3 KB
    • references/visual-design.md9.3 KB
    • SKILL.md3.1 KB

    Origin and licence

    Listed unmodified

    Author
    davepoon
    Source
    github.com/davepoon/buildwithclaude/tree/75c22add059d710b269153142600ec8ef21c2092/plugins/all-skills/skills/macos-design
    Licence
    MIT

    Notice

    « macos-design » (davepoon, MIT) livré dans sa version d'origine : fiche en français et en anglais par PalateKit.

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