macOS Native App Design

Trust Score 83/100

Design and build native-feeling macOS application UIs: layouts, traffic-light chrome, light/dark themes, keyboard shortcuts, drag-and-drop, and micro-interactio

triggers:macosnative feeltraffic lightssidebar layoutdesktop appapple design patternslight/dark mode

GitHub SKILL.md

What it does

This skill provides practical guidance and best practices for designing macOS-native application interfaces. It helps agents produce UI designs, implementation notes, and checklists that make apps feel like first-class Mac applications — covering layout, window chrome, traffic lights, drag zones, light/dark mode, accessibility, micro-animations, and integration tips for web or native stacks.

When to use it

Invoke this skill when the user asks for a desktop app, macOS app, or a UI that should feel "native" on macOS. Trigger when users mention Apple design patterns, traffic lights, sidebar layouts, command palettes, system utilities, or requests to port a web UI to a Mac-like experience. Use it during design reviews, component specs, or when producing implementation-ready notes for React/Electron/Tauri or native frameworks.

What's included

Scripts: none bundled (has_references=true; see repository references).
References: layout-and-composition, interaction-patterns, visual-design guidance files included alongside the skill.
Instructions: a quick-start checklist and implementation notes for web (React/CSS) and native builds, recommended font stacks, shadow/rounded-corner rules, and accessibility considerations.

Compatible agents

Best used with agents that can produce UI code and design guidance (Claude Code, Copilot-style agents, Cursor). Agents with web/CSS or native framework knowledge will extract the implementation notes most effectively.

Audit Summary

A macOS native app design skill providing UI/UX guidelines for building desktop apps that feel native on macOS. Covers layout, traffic-light chrome, light/dark themes, keyboard shortcuts, drag-and-drop, and micro-interactions. No scripts — purely a reference/guide skill. Well-structured SKILL.md with clear triggers and a useful quick-start checklist, but relies on external reference files (references/) that aren't bundled, limiting standalone usability.

Watch Out

References to external files (references/layout-and-composition.md, interaction-patterns.md, visual-design.md) are not bundled — skill is incomplete without them
Pure guide skill with no scripts or automation — value depends entirely on agent following the guidelines

Notes

Clean skill with no security concerns. No scripts, no network calls, no credentials. The skill is a design pattern reference — useful for its target audience (macOS app developers) but narrow in scope. Missing reference files reduce practical value since the SKILL.md instructs the agent to read them before coding.

Information

Repository: buildwithclaude
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Trust Score

Overall83

Security95

Code Quality72

Architecture68

Usefulness62

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