Make a MacOS App from Start to Finish with SwiftUI - Screenshot app - PART 1

Start macOS app development in this SwiftUI tutorial where I guide you through creating a screenshot app from scratch. Learn how to leverage command line tools for powerful functionality, manage images with NSPasteboard, and enhance your app’s interface with SwiftUI’s LazyVGrid and drag-and-drop features.
This is the first part of a series where you will learn about macos app develeopment. This series will equip you with the skills to build a native and polished macOS application.

🔹 What You’ll Learn:
- How to use command line tools in SwiftUI.
- Integrating screencapture for taking screenshots.
- Managing images with NSPasteboard.
- Creating a dynamic grid layout using LazyVGrid.
- Implementing drag and drop functionality.
- Handling different screenshot types with ease.

00:00 Introduction to the screenshot app project
04:44 Using command line tools
08:36 What can you build with command line tools
11:57 Taking screenshots in SwiftUI with screencapture
17:29 Getting the images from NSPastboard
20:40 Grid layout with LazyVGrid
24:27 Drag and drop images
26:37 Taking different types of screenshots
29:27 Wrap up

If you want to publish an app with screen capture, make sure to add privacy settings. This is the guide from apple: https://developer.apple.com/documenta...

If you liked what you learned and you want to see more, check out one of my courses!
👨‍💻 macOS Development with SwiftUI course https://learn.swiftyplace.com/macos-d...
👨‍💻 my Core Data and SwiftUI course https://learn.swiftyplace.com/swiftui...

⬇️ Download project starter: https://github.com/gahntpo/Screenshot...

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