What's new in SwiftUI for macOS

What's New in SwiftUI for macOS

Key Updates and Features

1. Window Customization:

   • You can now tailor the style and behavior of windows on macOS. For example, using the new plain window style to remove the default window chrome and giving it a floating window level to show on top of other windows. You can also use the default window placement API to place windows at specific locations on the screen (What’s new in SwiftUI).

2. Text Renderer API:

   • A new text renderer API enables a whole new level of visual effects and playful animations, enhancing the visual experience of your macOS apps (Platforms State of the Union).

3. Previews and Customizations:

   • Xcode Previews now have a dynamic linking architecture that uses the same build artifacts for previews and when you build and run, avoiding the need to rebuild your project when switching between the two. This makes for a smoother and more productive workflow. Additionally, a new previewable macro allows the use of dynamic properties like state directly in an Xcode preview (Platforms State of the Union).

4. Graphics Capabilities:

   • SwiftUI now includes new graphics capabilities, such as a mix modifier on color to blend colors by a given amount. The custom shader feature has been extended to allow precompiling shaders before their first use, avoiding frame drops caused by lazy shader compilation (What’s new in SwiftUI).

5. Scroll View Enhancements:

   • New APIs provide fine-grained control over scroll views, including the ability to react to changes in content offsets and sizes, and detect when a view's visibility changes due to scrolling (What’s new in SwiftUI).

6. Accessibility Improvements:

   • SwiftUI now allows adding additional accessibility information to controls without overriding the framework-provided label. This includes support for conditional modifiers and app intent-based accessibility actions (What’s new in SwiftUI).

Sessions to Explore

• Platforms State of the Union
• What’s new in SwiftUI
• SwiftUI essentials
• What’s new in AppKit

These sessions provide a comprehensive overview of the new features and improvements in SwiftUI for macOS, helping you to make the most of the latest updates in your applications.