sindresorhus/Settings
⚙ Add a settings window to your macOS app in minutes observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
51/100
- Activity 51
- Release rhythm 24
- Longevity 100
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-02. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: n/a
- age_days: 2987
- days_rel: 296
- days_push: 296
- n_releases_24m: 1
Adoption not part of the score
1550 stars · 125 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
A Swift package that lets macOS developers add a native settings/preferences window to their app in minutes by passing in view controllers. It supports both AppKit and SwiftUI and handles window styling, toolbar icons, and pane management automatically.
Use cases
- add a settings window to my macos app
- create a preferences window with multiple panes in swift
- build a native mac preferences ui with swiftui
- replace the deprecated NSPreferences API
- show toolbar-styled settings panes in a mac app
When to choose
- you're building a native macOS app and need a standard settings window quickly
- you want SwiftUI or AppKit support with minimal boilerplate
- you want a well-maintained MIT-licensed library from a prolific maintainer
When to avoid
- you're targeting iOS or other non-macOS platforms
- you need cross-platform settings storage rather than a settings UI
- your app already has a custom settings interface
Facets
library · maturity active
ui-components gui operating-systems developer-tools desktop-applications settings-window preferences swiftui swift-package-manager macos swift
1 source
- readme: https://github.com/sindresorhus/Settings · fetched 2026-08-28 · a73d9e3b2de1
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| sindresorhus/Settings | main | 51 |
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