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Dev tools · December 3, 2014

MacGap

Build native OS X apps with web technologies

MacGap launched on December 3, 2014 with 166 votes, #103 of 1,837 launches that month and more than 90% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 11 years on.

What it does

MacGap provides HTML/JS/CSS developers an Xcode project for developing native OS X App. These Apps run in OS X's WebView and take advantage of WebKit technologies. MacGap exposes a JavaScript API for OS X integration, such as displaying native notifications or writing data to a file. MacGap is extremely lightweight and nimble; a blank application weighs less than 1MB. MacGap makes use of WebViews which is a standard feature that is available when developing native OS X apps within Xcode. The API that is added is also based on official API's provided by Apple. Therefore there are no dirty hacks, no embedded chrome browser or anything that would stand in your way for Mac App Store submission.…from macgapproject.github.io

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