# macosui/macos_ui

Flutter widgets and themes implementing the current macOS design language.

Repository: https://github.com/macosui/macos_ui
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/macos_ui
Homepage: https://macosui.github.io/macos_ui/#/
Language: Dart
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: flutter, macos
Last push: 2026-08-22T01:52:37+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 71/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 98, release rhythm 21, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 1983, "days_push": 12, "days_rel": 318, "gap_med": 395, "n_releases_24m": 2}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 2138, forks 202 (observed 2026-08-28T04:06:18.179568+00:00)

## What it is
A Flutter package providing widgets and themes that implement the current macOS design language. It lets developers build apps with native-looking macOS UI components like sidebars, popovers, and window toolbars.

## Use cases
- build a macos-style desktop app in flutter
- make my flutter app look native on macos
- macos sidebar and toolbar widgets for flutter
- style flutter buttons and dialogs like macos controls
- create a macos settings window ui in dart
- use macos accent color and typography in flutter

## When to choose
- you are building a Flutter app targeting macOS with a native look and feel
- you want ready-made macOS widgets like sidebars, popovers, and search fields
- you want to stay within the Flutter ecosystem rather than writing AppKit/SwiftUI

## When to avoid
- you need guaranteed cross-platform rendering, since some features only work on macOS
- you are not using Flutter or your Flutter version is older than 3.35.0
- you need pixel-perfect native AppKit behavior rather than a Flutter approximation

## Facets
- artifact type: library
- maturity: active
- function: ui-components, desktop-framework, theme
- domain: frontend, cross-platform, desktop-applications, apple-ecosystem
- platform: cross-platform
- tags: flutter, macos-design, widgets, dart, ui-kit, macos

## Member repositories
- macosui/macos_ui (main) score 71

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:18.179568+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T02:51:41.306631+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/macosui/macos_ui (fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:18.179568+00:00, sha 75793f0cb69a)
  - homepage: https://macosui.github.io/macos_ui/#/ (fetched 2026-08-29T10:31:36.373575+00:00, sha 870d71895932)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.