Getting started with osx

Remarks#

This tag is for documentation on Apple-created Mac-specific programming APIs, such as AppKit.

Overview of Frameworks

Apps written for macOS are usually written with Apple’s Frameworks. The frameworks that almost every app will use are:

• AppKit - for creating and managing UI elements
• Foundation - for common non-UI objects and operations

There are other common frameworks that are used in many, but not all apps:

• CoreData - for data storage
• Dispatch - for management of multiple threads
• CoreGraphics - for drawing a graphics related tasks
• CoreAnimation - for animation of UI elements