# Build macOS Apps (ChatGPT Plugin)

> Build, debug, instrument, and implement macOS apps with SwiftUI and AppKit guidance

- Type: plugin
- Publisher: OpenAI (official)
- Categories: Development
- Website: https://github.com/openai/plugins/tree/main/plugins/build-macos-apps
- Docs: https://learn.chatgpt.com/docs/plugins
- Source: https://github.com/openai/plugins
- Open in ChatGPT: https://chatgpt.com/plugins/plugins~Plugin_b80dd84519148191a409cde181c9b3d6
- GitHub stars: 7248
- Listed: 2026-04-08

## About

Build, run, test, debug, instrument, and implement local macOS apps using Xcode, SwiftUI, AppKit interop, unified logging, and shell-first desktop workflows. Skills for build/run/debug loops, SwiftUI patterns, AppKit interop, window management, Liquid Glass, SwiftPM, signing and entitlements, packaging and notarization, telemetry and test triage. Listed in OpenAI's curated Codex marketplace (openai-curated); the manifest declares skills.

## Install

1. **Add it in ChatGPT** Open Plugins in the ChatGPT sidebar (web or desktop), search for “Build macOS Apps” and select +. You'll be asked to sign in to any connected service on first use. Then type @ in a chat to call it.

2. **Or install it in Codex**

   Codex CLI:

   ```bash
   codex plugin add build-macos-apps@openai-curated
   ```

## Skills

- **AppKit Interop**: Bridge SwiftUI into AppKit for native macOS behavior
- **Build / Run / Debug**: Build and debug macOS apps with shell-first workflows
- **Liquid Glass**: Adopt modern macOS SwiftUI design and Liquid Glass
- **Packaging & Notarization**: Inspect packaging, signing, and notarization readiness
- **Signing & Entitlements**: Inspect codesign, entitlements, and Gatekeeper failures
- **SwiftPM macOS**: Build, run, and test macOS Swift packages
- **SwiftUI Patterns**: Build native macOS SwiftUI scenes, menus, settings, and windows
- **Telemetry**: Add lightweight Logger instrumentation and verify macOS runtime events
- **Test Triage**: Run and explain macOS test failures with focused reruns
- **View Refactor**: Refactor macOS SwiftUI views and scenes toward stable desktop structure
- **Window Management**: Customize SwiftUI window chrome, drag regions, behavior, and placement

## Example prompts

- "Build/refactor native macOS UI, inspect AppKit interop, add telemetry, or debug a macOS app"
- "Notarize and package this macOS app"
- "Add a settings window with AppKit interop"
- "Triage these failing macOS tests"

## Also available as

- app: [MCP App Basics (Apps SDK example)](https://chatgptplugins.directory/apps/apps-sdk-mcp-app-basics.md)
- MCP server: [OpenAI Docs MCP](https://chatgptplugins.directory/mcp/openai-docs.md)

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