ModernAppKit

An assortment of enhancements to AppKit to support modern app development. Addresses deficiencies in Auto Layout support, layer-backed views, and shadows.

Requires Swift 5.3+. Tested on macOS 11. MIT license.

AutoLayoutTextView

An NSTextView subclass that implements intrinsicContentSize so that the text view can participate in layout outside of a scroll view.

Label

An AutoLayoutTextView subclass that acts like a label. Specifically, it is non-editable, does not draw a background by default, allows vibrancy, etc.

LayerView

A layer-backed view with additional APIs for setting background color, border width, border color, and corner radius. Use if you do not need to do custom drawing. Supports animations.

ShadowView

A container view that draws a rectangular shadow underneath its content view in a performant manner.