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A curated Apple Developer video and a written guide to get started.

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Build your first app with Swift Playgrounds

A curated Apple Developer walkthrough of creating an app with SwiftUI. Watch the process, then explore our written starter guide.

CREATORApple Developer

TOPICSwiftUI basics

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COMPANIONWritten guide

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Learn to Build: From First Idea to TestFlight

Actionable, modern tutorials designed for developers building production-grade utilities with modern Swift, SwiftUI, and AppKit APIs.

TUTORIAL #18 35 min interactive read

Building your first macOS Menu Bar Utility with SwiftUI & LaunchAgent

Learn how to handle window lifecycle without an intrusive Dock icon, attach a lightweight `MenuBarExtra` scene, and schedule background daemon tasks with modern `SMAppService`.

Prerequisites Checklist

check_circle Xcode 16.0+ (Command Line Tools installed)

check_circle macOS Sonoma 14.0 or macOS Sequoia 15.0+

check_circle Basic understanding of Swift Concurrency (`async/await`)

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MenuBarApp.swift

import SwiftUI
import AppKit

@main
struct MenuBarMonitorApp: App {
    @StateObject private var telemetry = SystemTelemetry()

    var body: some Scene {
        MenuBarExtra("Silicon Pulse", systemImage: "cpu.fill") {
            VStack(alignment: .leading, spacing: 12) {
                Text("Silicon Pulse").font(.headline)
                Text(telemetry.summary).font(.caption)
                Button("Update sample") { telemetry.updateSample() }
                Divider()
                Button("Quit") { NSApplication.shared.terminate(nil) }
            }
            .padding(16)
            .frame(width: 260)
        }
        .menuBarExtraStyle(.window)
    }
}