Display interactive content and controls in the Touch Bar.
Framework
- App
Kit
Touch Bar
Topics
First Steps
Integrating a Toolbar and Touch Bar into Your App
Build a toolbar in your app’s window, with a corresponding Touch Bar, for quick access to app features.
Creating and Customizing the Touch Bar
Use and customize your app’s Touch Bar for macOS.
class NSTouchAn object that provides dynamic contextual controls in the Touch Bar of supported models of MacBook Pro.
protocol NSTouchA protocol that allows you to provide the items for a bar dynamically.
protocol NSTouchA protocol that an object adopts to create a bar object in your app.
Touch Bar Items
class NSTouchA UI control shown in the Touch Bar on supported models of MacBook Pro.
class NSCandidateA bar item that, along with its delegate, provides a list of textual suggestions for the current text view.
class NSColorA bar item that provides a system-defined color picker.
class NSCustomA bar item that contains a responder of your choice, such as a view, a button, or a scrubber (an instance of the NSScrubber class).
class NSGroupA bar item that provides a bar to contain other items.
class NSPopoverA bar item that provides a two-state control that can expand into its second state, showing the contents of a bar that it owns.
class NSSharingA bar item that, along with its delegate, provides a list of objects eligible for sharing.
class NSSliderA bar item that provides a slider control for choosing a value in a range.
class NSUserAn object that specifies how user interface elements resize themselves when space is constrained.
Scrubbers
class NSScrubberA customizable item picker control for the Touch Bar.
protocol NSScrubberA set of methods that a scrubber data source object implements to provide items to the scrubber from an associated data collection in your app.
protocol NSScrubberA set of methods that a scrubber delegate implements to respond to user interactions.
Scrubber Items
class NSScrubberAn item at a specific index position in the scrubber.
class NSScrubberAn abstract base class for the views whose layout is managed by a scrubber.
class NSScrubberA concrete view subclass for displaying images in a scrubber items.
class NSScrubberAn abstract class that provides decorative accessory views for selected and highlighted items within a scrubber control.
class NSScrubberAn abstract base class for specifying the appearance of a highlighted or selected item in a scrubber.
class NSScrubberA concrete view subclass for displaying text for an item in a scrubber.
Scrubber Layouts
class NSScrubberA concrete layout object that arranges items end-to-end in a linear strip.
protocol NSScrubberA protocol that a scrubber delegate can adopt to provide the size of an item.
class NSScrubberA concrete layout object that sizes each item to some fraction of the scrubber's visible size.
class NSScrubberThe layout of a scrubber item.
class NSScrubberAn abstract class that describes the layout of items within a scrubber control.
See Also
User Interface
Supporting Dark Mode in Your Interface
Update colors, images, and behaviors so that your app adapts automatically when Dark Mode is active.
Supporting Continuity Camera in Your Mac App
Incorporate scanned documents and pictures taken with a user's iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch into your Mac app using Continuity Camera.
Views and Controls
Present and define the interactions for your content onscreen.
View Management
Manage your user interface, including the size and position of views in a window.
Menus, Cursors, and the Dock
Implement menus and cursors to facilitate interactions with your app, and use your app's Dock tile to convey updated information.
Windows, Panels, and Screens
Organize your view hierarchies and facilitate their display onscreen.
Animation
Animate your views and other content to create a more engaging experience for users.
Sound, Speech, and Haptics
Play sounds and haptic feedback, and incorporate speech recognition and synthesis into your interface.