Bring your iPhone and iPad apps to Mac. Take your apps from iPad and iPhone, ship them on the Mac App Store, and run them directly on Macs with M1. Or move further into macOS by creating a Mac Catalyst app.

What's new in Mac Catalyst

Discover the latest updates to Mac Catalyst and find out how you can make your app feel even more at home on macOS. Learn about a variety of new and enhanced UIKit APIs that let you customize your Mac Catalyst app to take advantage of behaviors unique to macOS. To get the most out of this session,...

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Qualities of a great Mac Catalyst app

Discover best practices, tools, and techniques to help craft the best possible Mac Catalyst app. We’ll take you through key considerations when you bring your iPad app to macOS, explore detailed code examples for refining your interface and experience, and show you how to distribute your Mac app...

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Optimize the interface of your Mac Catalyst app

Discover how to tailor your Mac Catalyst app so that it looks and feels even more at home on the Mac by using the new “Optimize Interface for Mac” option in Xcode. Explore new layout and appearance options for Catalyst apps, and learn how they can provide you with graphical performance gains,...

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Accessibility design for Mac Catalyst

Make your Mac Catalyst app accessible to all — and bring those improvements back to your iPad app. Discover how a great accessible iPad app automatically becomes a great accessible Mac app when adding support for Mac Catalyst. Learn how to further augment your experience with support...

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Handle trackpad and mouse input

Provide a more versatile experience when you optimize your iPad or Mac Catalyst app for indirect input from trackpads and mice. Discover how to make your app responsive to new events from these devices. Learn how to work with pointer movement, enable pointer locking, handle scroll input and...

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Support hardware keyboards in your app

When people use hardware keyboards with your app, they’re not only getting a more tactile and familiar typing experience — they can quickly navigate or use keyboard shortcuts, too. Discover how you can best support hardware keyboards for your iPadOS and Mac Catalyst apps: We’ll demystify the...

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iPad and iPhone apps on Apple silicon Macs

Apple silicon Macs can run many iPad and iPhone apps as-is, and these apps will be made available to users on the Mac through the Mac App Store. Discover how iPad and iPhone apps run on Apple silicon Macs, and the factors that make your apps come across better. Learn how to test your app for the...

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Qualities of great iPad and iPhone apps on Macs with M1

It’s easier than ever to offer your existing iPad and iPhone apps on Macs with M1. We’ll show you how to bring your app to macOS, and explore how the system automatically bridges various features of your app to work on the Mac. We'll also provide guidance on best practices in your iPad app,...

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