Native apps for macOS
Products for the Mac App Store and enterprise delivery with compliance with Apple guidelines and secure publication.
Native UX
SwiftUI/AppKit, menu bar, shortcuts, HIG, dark theme, gestures and iCloud Keychain.
Secure Publishing
Sandboxing, entitlements, notarization, Sparkle/OTA updates.
Ecosystem Integrations
iCloud/Apple ID, Handoff, Push/Background tasks, Metal/AVFoundation.
The process of creating a macOS application
We meet the requirements of the App Store and enterprise distribution.
We assemble a prototype in SwiftUI, cover it with E2E UI test scripts, prepare CI for notarization and delivery of updates.
Design and HIG
Components according to Human Interface Guidelines: toolbar, sheets, modals.
CI for macOS
Auto-assembly .pkg/.dmg, auto-signature, notarization, Sparkle updates.
Privacy
Entitlements, microphone/camera access, key storage in Keychain, PII masking.
2–3 weeksbefore TestFlight/enterprise beta
<24 husual time for notarization
90%covering UI-critical scenarios with auto-tests
How we work
1
Discovery and guides
Functions, offline/online mode, App Store requirements.
2
Prototype
SwiftUI layouts + navigation, first services.
3
Development
Features, iCloud/ID integration, caching.
4
Tests and notarization
UI tests, security review, signing and sending for review.
5
Release/support
Rolling out updates, monitoring crashes, roadmap.