Building your first Mac Catalyst app
In this section, we are going to start working with a simple iPad to-do app, and we will transform it into a macOS app using two different techniques. The base app is very basic (you can't even add new to-do elements to it!) but it illustrates what kinds of errors, UI modifications, and methods you need to go through when going from iPad to Mac.
We will follow these steps:
- First, we will explore the iPad app itself to understand its essential elements and components.
- Then, we will use the first method to make it compatible with macOS: Scale Interface to Match iPad.
- Finally, we will use the new method, Optimize Interface for Mac. We will compare the results with the Scale Interface method to match the iPad method, so you will learn when to use one or another, depending on your app.
Let's start by exploring our iPad to-do app!
Exploring the iPad app
In this section, we are going to take a quick look at the...