And now, a brief message from your friend, the Mac menu bar:

Hi! 👋🏻 I’m the menu bar! I always love making File → New Friends. We might have first met in the early 1980s, but I’ve only gotten more powerful and helpful (Format → Font → Humble Brag).

I’ve always had opinions. During the 90s, I was the one who told you you were exceptional every night (Special → Sleep). I have constant viewpoints about what time it is. And I don’t mean to Window → Minimize my contributions, but even Siri wants to hang out with me.

I have enjoyed capturing your full attention for some years. But now I’ve decided to share the Spotlight. Menu bar extras have arrived in SwiftUI!

So here's your challenge: Build me a menu bar extra in SwiftUI that I’d wear with pride. I’d drop down with joy if you’d make a little utility for me, and I'd be a click above ecstatic if you gave me the honor of hosting a small portion of your app.

Begin the challenge

To help you build a menu bar extra and complete the Mac menu bar's challenge, we've compiled a few resources to help you get started:

Bring multiple windows to your SwiftUI app

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MenuBarExtra

Human Interface Guidelines: The menu bar

We welcome you to visit the SwiftUI Study Hall to collaborate on this challenge! Ask questions, connect with other developers, and share your creations.

Study Hall: Menu bar extras with SwiftUI

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And to close out this challenge, one more note from the menu bar:

Make sure you File → Share with me what you did on Twitter with the hashtag #WWDC22Challenges. We hope you’ve had a great Edit → Select All → WWDC22!