How do I add a toolbar to a macOS app using SwiftUI?

Bijoy Thangaraj picture Bijoy Thangaraj · Feb 29, 2020 · Viewed 7.1k times · Source

I am trying to add a toolbar inside the title bar to a macOS app using SwiftUI, something similar to what is shown below.

Toolbar in the titlebar in macOS app

I am unable to figure out a way to achieve this using SwiftUI. Currently, I have my toolbar (which just has a text field) inside my view, but I want to move it into the title bar.

My current code:

struct TestView: View {
    var body: some View {
        VStack {
            TextField("Placeholder", text: .constant("")).padding()
            Spacer()
        }
    }
}

So, in my case, I need to have the textfield inside the toolbar.

Answer

mcritz picture mcritz · Jun 30, 2020

As of macOS 11 you’ll likely want to use the new API as documented in WWDC Session 10104 as the new standard. Explicit code examples were provided in WWDC Session 10041 at the 12min mark.

NSWindowToolbarStyle.unified

or

NSWindowToolbarStyle.unifiedCompact

And in SwiftUI you can use the new .toolbar { } builder.

struct ContentView: View {


  var body: some View {
        List {
            Text("Book List")
        }
        .toolbar {
            Button(action: recordProgress) {
                Label("Record Progress", systemImage: "book.circle")
            }
        }
    }

    private func recordProgress() {}
}