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Implement Liquid Glass design using .glassEffect() API for iOS/macOS 26+. Covers SwiftUI, AppKit, UIKit, and WidgetKit. Use when creating modern glass-based UI effects.

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Implement Liquid Glass design using .glassEffect() API for iOS/macOS 26+. Covers SwiftUI, AppKit, UIKit, and WidgetKit. Use when creating modern glass-based UI effects.

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Liquid Glass Design

Implement Apple's Liquid Glass design language across all Apple UI frameworks. Covers SwiftUI (.glassEffect()), AppKit (NSGlassEffectView), UIKit (UIGlassEffect + UIVisualEffectView), and WidgetKit (rendering modes, accented content, glass elements in widgets).

When This Skill Activates

User wants glass/blur effects on views
User asks about Liquid Glass or modern Apple design
User needs transparent, interactive UI elements
User wants morphing transitions between views
User is implementing glass effects in UIKit with UIVisualEffectView
User needs UIGlassEffect or UIGlassContainerEffect
User asks about scroll view edge effects in UIKit
User wants Liquid Glass in widgets (WidgetKit)
User needs to support accented rendering mode in widgets
User asks about widget textures or mounting styles on visionOS

Design Rules (WWDC25)

Liquid Glass is the material of the navigation layer — bars, toolbars, floating controls — never the content layer (tables, lists, rows in a scroll view).

Rule	Detail
Never glass on glass	Don't stack glass. Elements sitting ON glass don't get the material again — style them with fills and vibrancy.
Two variants — never mix them	Regular (default): works at any size, over anything, with adaptive legibility. Clear: only when ALL three hold — media-rich content underneath, a dimming layer is acceptable, and bold bright content sits above. Clear has no adaptive behaviors. One variant per interface.
Tint only primary actions	"When every element is tinted, nothing stands out."
No steady-state intersections	In resting layouts, content shouldn't sit half-under a glass element — reposition or scale the content instead.
Strip decorated bars	Remove customized bar backgrounds and borders; build hierarchy through layout and grouping, not decoration. Never group a symbol with a text label in one toolbar group. Action sheets spring from their source element.

Scroll edge effects keep floating elements separated from scrolling content: soft (gradual fade — the iOS default) vs hard (denser, with a dividing line — mostly macOS). One per view edge, and they're not decorative — don't add one where no floating UI elements exist.

Shape system — let containers do the math:

Shape	Radius	Use
Fixed	Constant	Standalone elements
Capsule	Half the element height	Phone-scale controls — add extra margin from the screen edge
Concentric	Parent radius minus padding	Nested containers (inner radii auto-calculate); iPad/Mac elements concentric with the window edge

Accessibility comes free at the system level: Reduced Motion decreases lensing and elastic effects; Increased Contrast renders glass elements black/white with a contrasting border. (Lensing is how glass appears — it materializes by modulating how it bends light, and adaptive shadows flip small elements light/dark for legibility over any content.)

Quick Start (SwiftUI)

Basic Glass Effect

import SwiftUI

Text("Hello, World!")
    .font(.title)
    .padding()
    .glassEffect()  // Capsule shape by default

Custom Shape

Text("Hello")
    .padding()
    .glassEffect(in: .rect(cornerRadius: 16))

// Available shapes:
// .capsule (default)
// .rect(cornerRadius: CGFloat)
// .rect(corner: .containerConcentric) — radius derived from the container, keeps nested shapes concentric
// .circle

Interactive Glass

Button("Tap Me") {
    // action
}
.padding()
.glassEffect(.regular.interactive())

Tinted Glass

Text("Important")
    .padding()
    .glassEffect(.regular.tint(.blue))

Glass Configuration Options

Option	Description	Example
`.regular`	Standard glass effect	`.glassEffect(.regular)`
`.tint(Color)`	Add color tint	`.glassEffect(.regular.tint(.orange))`
`.interactive()`	Scale, bounce, and shimmer on touch/hover	`.glassEffect(.regular.interactive())`

Multiple Glass Effects

GlassEffectContainer

When using multiple glass elements, wrap them in GlassEffectContainer for:

Better rendering performance
Proper blending between effects
Morphing transitions

This is correctness, not just performance: glass can not sample other glass, so nearby glass elements must share ONE container to render and blend correctly.

GlassEffectContainer(spacing: 40.0) {
    HStack(spacing: 40.0) {
        Image(systemName: "star.fill")
            .frame(width: 80, height: 80)
            .font(.system(size: 36))
            .glassEffect()

        Image(systemName: "heart.fill")
            .frame(width: 80, height: 80)
            .font(.system(size: 36))
            .glassEffect()
    }
}

Spacing Parameter:

Controls when effects merge
Smaller spacing = views must be closer to merge
Larger spacing = effects merge at greater distances

Uniting Glass Effects

Combine views into a single glass effect using glassEffectUnion:

@Namespace private var namespace

GlassEffectContainer(spacing: 20.0) {
    HStack(spacing: 20.0) {
        ForEach(items.indices, id: \.self) { index in
            Image(systemName: items[index])
                .frame(width: 60, height: 60)
                .glassEffect()
                .glassEffectUnion(
                    id: index < 2 ? "group1" : "group2",
                    namespace: namespace
                )
        }
    }
}

Morphing Transitions

Create fluid morphing effects when views appear/disappear.

Setup

Create a namespace
Assign glass effect IDs
Use animations on state changes

struct MorphingToolbar: View {
    @State private var isExpanded = false
    @Namespace private var namespace

    var body: some View {
        GlassEffectContainer(spacing: 40.0) {
            HStack(spacing: 40.0) {
                // Always visible
                Image(systemName: "pencil")
                    .frame(width: 60, height: 60)
                    .glassEffect()
                    .glassEffectID("pencil", in: namespace)

                // Conditionally visible - will morph in/out
                if isExpanded {
                    Image(systemName: "eraser")
                        .frame(width: 60, height: 60)
                        .glassEffect()
                        .glassEffectID("eraser", in: namespace)

                    Image(systemName: "ruler")
                        .frame(width: 60, height: 60)
                        .glassEffect()
                        .glassEffectID("ruler", in: namespace)
                }
            }
        }

        Button("Toggle") {
            withAnimation(.spring(response: 0.4, dampingFraction: 0.8)) {
                isExpanded.toggle()
            }
        }
        .buttonStyle(.glass)
    }
}

Button Styles

Glass Button

Button("Standard") {
    // action
}
.buttonStyle(.glass)

Glass Prominent Button

Button("Primary Action") {
    // action
}
.buttonStyle(.glassProminent)

Advanced Techniques

Background Extension

Extend a hero image beyond the safe area — the system mirrors and blurs it under bars and sidebars:

Image("hero")
    .backgroundExtensionEffect()

Or stretch content under sidebar or inspector:

NavigationSplitView {
    SidebarView()
} detail: {
    DetailView()
        .background {
            Image("wallpaper")
                .resizable()
                .ignoresSafeArea()
        }
}

ScrollView(.horizontal) {
    HStack {
        ForEach(items) { item in
            ItemView(item: item)
        }
    }
}
.scrollExtensionMode(.underSidebar)

Tab Bar Behaviors

TabView {
    // tabs
}
.tabBarMinimizeBehavior(.onScrollDown)  // Tab bar recedes while scrolling content
.tabViewBottomAccessory {               // Persistent control docked above the tab bar
    MiniPlayerView()
}

Split toolbar items into separate glass groups instead of customizing bar backgrounds:

.toolbar {
    ToolbarItem { editButton }
    ToolbarSpacer(.fixed)      // Visual break — starts a new glass group
    ToolbarItem { shareButton }
    ToolbarSpacer(.flexible)   // Pushes the following group apart
    ToolbarItem { doneButton }
}

Scroll Edge Effect Style

ScrollView { content }
    .scrollEdgeEffectStyle(.hard, for: .top)  // Hard style for dense UI, mostly macOS

Sheets

Remove custom presentationBackground modifiers — they interfere with the sheet's glass material and its morphing behavior.

AppKit Implementation

NSGlassEffectView

import AppKit

// Create glass effect view
let glassView = NSGlassEffectView(frame: NSRect(x: 20, y: 20, width: 200, height: 100))
glassView.cornerRadius = 16.0
glassView.tintColor = NSColor.systemBlue.withAlphaComponent(0.3)

// Create content
let label = NSTextField(labelWithString: "Glass Content")
label.translatesAutoresizingMaskIntoConstraints = false

// Set content view
glassView.contentView = label

// Add constraints
if let contentView = glassView.contentView {
    NSLayoutConstraint.activate([
        label.centerXAnchor.constraint(equalTo: contentView.centerXAnchor),
        label.centerYAnchor.constraint(equalTo: contentView.centerYAnchor)
    ])
}

NSGlassEffectContainerView

// Create container
let container = NSGlassEffectContainerView(frame: bounds)
container.spacing = 40.0

// Create content view
let contentView = NSView(frame: container.bounds)
container.contentView = contentView

// Add glass views to content
let glass1 = NSGlassEffectView(frame: NSRect(x: 20, y: 50, width: 150, height: 100))
let glass2 = NSGlassEffectView(frame: NSRect(x: 190, y: 50, width: 150, height: 100))

contentView.addSubview(glass1)
contentView.addSubview(glass2)

Interactive AppKit Glass

class InteractiveGlassView: NSGlassEffectView {
    override init(frame: NSRect) {
        super.init(frame: frame)
        setupTracking()
    }

    required init?(coder: NSCoder) {
        super.init(coder: coder)
        setupTracking()
    }

    private func setupTracking() {
        let options: NSTrackingArea.Options = [
            .mouseEnteredAndExited,
            .activeInActiveApp
        ]
        let trackingArea = NSTrackingArea(
            rect: bounds,
            options: options,
            owner: self,
            userInfo: nil
        )
        addTrackingArea(trackingArea)
    }

    override func mouseEntered(with event: NSEvent) {
        super.mouseEntered(with: event)
        NSAnimationContext.runAnimationGroup { context in
            context.duration = 0.2
            animator().tintColor = NSColor.systemBlue.withAlphaComponent(0.2)
        }
    }

    override func mouseExited(with event: NSEvent) {
        super.mouseExited(with: event)
        NSAnimationContext.runAnimationGroup { context in
            context.duration = 0.2
            animator().tintColor = nil
        }
    }
}

Common Patterns

Floating Action Bar

struct FloatingActionBar: View {
    @Namespace private var namespace

    var body: some View {
        GlassEffectContainer(spacing: 20) {
            HStack(spacing: 16) {
                ForEach(actions) { action in
                    Button {
                        action.perform()
                    } label: {
                        Image(systemName: a

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name: liquid-glass
description: Implement Liquid Glass design using .glassEffect() API for iOS/macOS 26+. Covers SwiftUI, AppKit, UIKit, and WidgetKit. Use when creating modern glass-based UI effects.
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# Liquid Glass Design

Implement Apple's Liquid Glass design language across all Apple UI frameworks. Covers SwiftUI (`.glassEffect()`), AppKit (`NSGlassEffectView`), UIKit (`UIGlassEffect` + `UIVisualEffectView`), and WidgetKit (rendering modes, accented content, glass elements in widgets).

## When This Skill Activates

- User wants glass/blur effects on views
- User asks about Liquid Glass or modern Apple design
- User needs transparent, interactive UI elements
- User wants morphing transitions between views
- User is implementing glass effects in UIKit with `UIVisualEffectView`
- User needs `UIGlassEffect` or `UIGlassContainerEffect`
- User asks about scroll view edge effects in UIKit
- User wants Liquid Glass in widgets (WidgetKit)
- User needs to support accented rendering mode in widgets
- User asks about widget textures or mounting styles on visionOS

## Design Rules (WWDC25)

Liquid Glass is the material of the **navigation layer** — bars, toolbars, floating controls — never the content layer (tables, lists, rows in a scroll view).

| Rule | Detail |
|------|--------|
| **Never glass on glass** | Don't stack glass. Elements sitting ON glass don't get the material again — style them with fills and vibrancy. |
| **Two variants — never mix them** | **Regular** (default): works at any size, over anything, with adaptive legibility. **Clear**: only when ALL three hold — media-rich content underneath, a dimming layer is acceptable, and bold bright content sits above. Clear has no adaptive behaviors. One variant per interface. |
| **Tint only primary actions** | "When every element is tinted, nothing stands out." |
| **No steady-state intersections** | In resting layouts, content shouldn't sit half-under a glass element — reposition or scale the content instead. |
| **Strip decorated bars** | Remove customized bar backgrounds and borders; build hierarchy through layout and grouping, not decoration. Never group a symbol with a text label in one toolbar group. Action sheets spring from their source element. |

**Scroll edge effects** keep floating elements separated from scrolling content: soft (gradual fade — the iOS default) vs hard (denser, with a dividing line — mostly macOS). One per view edge, and they're not decorative — don't add one where no floating UI elements exist.

**Shape system** — let containers do the math:

| Shape | Radius | Use |
|-------|--------|-----|
| Fixed | Constant | Standalone elements |
| Capsule | Half the element height | Phone-scale controls — add extra margin from the screen edge |
| Concentric | Parent radius minus padding | Nested containers (inner radii auto-calculate); iPad/Mac elements concentric with the window edge |

**Accessibility comes free at the system level**: Reduced Motion decreases lensing and elastic effects; Increased Contrast renders glass elements black/white with a contrasting border. (Lensing is how glass appears — it materializes by modulating how it bends light, and adaptive shadows flip small elements light/dark for legibility over any content.)

## Quick Start (SwiftUI)

### Basic Glass Effect

```swift
import SwiftUI

Text("Hello, World!")
    .font(.title)
    .padding()
    .glassEffect()  // Capsule shape by default
```

### Custom Shape

```swift
Text("Hello")
    .padding()
    .glassEffect(in: .rect(cornerRadius: 16))

// Available shapes:
// .capsule (default)
// .rect(cornerRadius: CGFloat)
// .rect(corner: .containerConcentric) — radius derived from the container, keeps nested shapes concentric
// .circle
```

### Interactive Glass

```swift
Button("Tap Me") {
    // action
}
.padding()
.glassEffect(.regular.interactive())
```

### Tinted Glass

```swift
Text("Important")
    .padding()
    .glassEffect(.regular.tint(.blue))
```

## Glass Configuration Options

| Option | Description | Example |
|--------|-------------|---------|
| `.regular` | Standard glass effect | `.glassEffect(.regular)` |
| `.tint(Color)` | Add color tint | `.glassEffect(.regular.tint(.orange))` |
| `.interactive()` | Scale, bounce, and shimmer on touch/hover | `.glassEffect(.regular.interactive())` |

## Multiple Glass Effects

### GlassEffectContainer

When using multiple glass elements, wrap them in `GlassEffectContainer` for:
- Better rendering performance
- Proper blending between effects
- Morphing transitions

This is correctness, not just performance: glass can not sample other glass, so nearby glass elements must share ONE container to render and blend correctly.

```swift
GlassEffectContainer(spacing: 40.0) {
    HStack(spacing: 40.0) {
        Image(systemName: "star.fill")
            .frame(width: 80, height: 80)
            .font(.system(size: 36))
            .glassEffect()

        Image(systemName: "heart.fill")
            .frame(width: 80, height: 80)
            .font(.system(size: 36))
            .glassEffect()
    }
}
```

**Spacing Parameter:**
- Controls when effects merge
- Smaller spacing = views must be closer to merge
- Larger spacing = effects merge at greater distances

### Uniting Glass Effects

Combine views into a single glass effect using `glassEffectUnion`:

```swift
@Namespace private var namespace

GlassEffectContainer(spacing: 20.0) {
    HStack(spacing: 20.0) {
        ForEach(items.indices, id: \.self) { index in
            Image(systemName: items[index])
                .frame(width: 60, height: 60)
                .glassEffect()
                .glassEffectUnion(
                    id: index < 2 ? "group1" : "group2",
                    namespace: namespace
                )
        }
    }
}
```

## Morphing Transitions

Create fluid morphing effects when views appear/disappear.

### Setup

1. Create a namespace
2. Assign glass effect IDs
3. Use animations on state changes

```swift
struct MorphingToolbar: View {
    @State private var isExpanded = false
    @Namespace private var namespace

    var body: some View {
        GlassEffectContainer(spacing: 40.0) {
            HStack(spacing: 40.0) {
                // Always visible
                Image(systemName: "pencil")
                    .frame(width: 60, height: 60)
                    .glassEffect()
                    .glassEffectID("pencil", in: namespace)

                // Conditionally visible - will morph in/out
                if isExpanded {
                    Image(systemName: "eraser")
                        .frame(width: 60, height: 60)
                        .glassEffect()
                        .glassEffectID("eraser", in: namespace)

                    Image(systemName: "ruler")
                        .frame(width: 60, height: 60)
                        .glassEffect()
                        .glassEffectID("ruler", in: namespace)
                }
            }
        }

        Button("Toggle") {
            withAnimation(.spring(response: 0.4, dampingFraction: 0.8)) {
                isExpanded.toggle()
            }
        }
        .buttonStyle(.glass)
    }
}
```

## Button Styles

### Glass Button

```swift
Button("Standard") {
    // action
}
.buttonStyle(.glass)
```

### Glass Prominent Button

```swift
Button("Primary Action") {
    // action
}
.buttonStyle(.glassProminent)
```

## Advanced Techniques

### Background Extension

Extend a hero image beyond the safe area — the system mirrors and blurs it under bars and sidebars:

```swift
Image("hero")
    .backgroundExtensionEffect()
```

Or stretch content under sidebar or inspector:

```swift
NavigationSplitView {
    SidebarView()
} detail: {
    DetailView()
        .background {
            Image("wallpaper")
                .resizable()
                .ignoresSafeArea()
        }
}
```

### Horizontal Scroll Under Sidebar

```swift
ScrollView(.horizontal) {
    HStack {
        ForEach(items) { item in
            ItemView(item: item)
        }
    }
}
.scrollExtensionMode(.underSidebar)
```

### Tab Bar Behaviors

```swift
TabView {
    // tabs
}
.tabBarMinimizeBehavior(.onScrollDown)  // Tab bar recedes while scrolling content
.tabViewBottomAccessory {               // Persistent control docked above the tab bar
    MiniPlayerView()
}
```

### Toolbar Spacers

Split toolbar items into separate glass groups instead of customizing bar backgrounds:

```swift
.toolbar {
    ToolbarItem { editButton }
    ToolbarSpacer(.fixed)      // Visual break — starts a new glass group
    ToolbarItem { shareButton }
    ToolbarSpacer(.flexible)   // Pushes the following group apart
    ToolbarItem { doneButton }
}
```

### Scroll Edge Effect Style

```swift
ScrollView { content }
    .scrollEdgeEffectStyle(.hard, for: .top)  // Hard style for dense UI, mostly macOS
```

### Sheets

Remove custom `presentationBackground` modifiers — they interfere with the sheet's glass material and its morphing behavior.

## AppKit Implementation

### NSGlassEffectView

```swift
import AppKit

// Create glass effect view
let glassView = NSGlassEffectView(frame: NSRect(x: 20, y: 20, width: 200, height: 100))
glassView.cornerRadius = 16.0
glassView.tintColor = NSColor.systemBlue.withAlphaComponent(0.3)

// Create content
let label = NSTextField(labelWithString: "Glass Content")
label.translatesAutoresizingMaskIntoConstraints = false

// Set content view
glassView.contentView = label

// Add constraints
if let contentView = glassView.contentView {
    NSLayoutConstraint.activate([
        label.centerXAnchor.constraint(equalTo: contentView.centerXAnchor),
        label.centerYAnchor.constraint(equalTo: contentView.centerYAnchor)
    ])
}
```

### NSGlassEffectContainerView

```swift
// Create container
let container = NSGlassEffectContainerView(frame: bounds)
container.spacing = 40.0

// Create content view
let contentView = NSView(frame: container.bounds)
container.contentView = contentView

// Add glass views to content
let glass1 = NSGlassEffectView(frame: NSRect(x: 20, y: 50, width: 150, height: 100))
let glass2 = NSGlassEffectView(frame: NSRect(x: 190, y: 50, width: 150, height: 100))

contentView.addSubview(glass1)
contentView.addSubview(glass2)
```

### Interactive AppKit Glass

```swift
class InteractiveGlassView: NSGlassEffectView {
    override init(frame: NSRect) {
        super.init(frame: frame)
        setupTracking()
    }

    required init?(coder: NSCoder) {
        super.init(coder: coder)
        setupTracking()
    }

    private func setupTracking() {
        let options: NSTrackingArea.Options = [
            .mouseEnteredAndExited,
            .activeInActiveApp
        ]
        let trackingArea = NSTrackingArea(
            rect: bounds,
            options: options,
            owner: self,
            userInfo: nil
        )
        addTrackingArea(trackingArea)
    }

    override func mouseEntered(with event: NSEvent) {
        super.mouseEntered(with: event)
        NSAnimationContext.runAnimationGroup { context in
            context.duration = 0.2
            animator().tintColor = NSColor.systemBlue.withAlphaComponent(0.2)
        }
    }

    override func mouseExited(with event: NSEvent) {
        super.mouseExited(with: event)
        NSAnimationContext.runAnimationGroup { context in
            context.duration = 0.2
            animator().tintColor = nil
        }
    }
}
```

## Common Patterns

### Floating Action Bar

```swift
struct FloatingActionBar: View {
    @Namespace private var namespace

    var body: some View {
        GlassEffectContainer(spacing: 20) {
            HStack(spacing: 16) {
                ForEach(actions) { action in
                    Button {
                        action.perform()
                    } label: {
                        Image(systemName: a

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liquid-glass

Implement Liquid Glass design using .glassEffect() API for iOS/macOS 26+. Covers SwiftUI, AppKit, UIKit, and WidgetKit. Use when creating modern glass-based UI effects.

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Price unconfirmed★ 773 GitHub starsRegistry updated · Oct 2, 2026agent-skill

Overview

Implement Liquid Glass design using .glassEffect() API for iOS/macOS 26+. Covers SwiftUI, AppKit, UIKit, and WidgetKit. Use when creating modern glass-based UI effects.

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Liquid Glass Design

When This Skill Activates

User wants glass/blur effects on views
User asks about Liquid Glass or modern Apple design
User needs transparent, interactive UI elements
User wants morphing transitions between views
User is implementing glass effects in UIKit with UIVisualEffectView
User needs UIGlassEffect or UIGlassContainerEffect
User asks about scroll view edge effects in UIKit
User wants Liquid Glass in widgets (WidgetKit)
User needs to support accented rendering mode in widgets
User asks about widget textures or mounting styles on visionOS

Design Rules (WWDC25)

Liquid Glass is the material of the navigation layer — bars, toolbars, floating controls — never the content layer (tables, lists, rows in a scroll view).

Rule	Detail
Never glass on glass	Don't stack glass. Elements sitting ON glass don't get the material again — style them with fills and vibrancy.
Two variants — never mix them	Regular (default): works at any size, over anything, with adaptive legibility. Clear: only when ALL three hold — media-rich content underneath, a dimming layer is acceptable, and bold bright content sits above. Clear has no adaptive behaviors. One variant per interface.
Tint only primary actions	"When every element is tinted, nothing stands out."
No steady-state intersections	In resting layouts, content shouldn't sit half-under a glass element — reposition or scale the content instead.
Strip decorated bars	Remove customized bar backgrounds and borders; build hierarchy through layout and grouping, not decoration. Never group a symbol with a text label in one toolbar group. Action sheets spring from their source element.

Shape system — let containers do the math:

Shape	Radius	Use
Fixed	Constant	Standalone elements
Capsule	Half the element height	Phone-scale controls — add extra margin from the screen edge
Concentric	Parent radius minus padding	Nested containers (inner radii auto-calculate); iPad/Mac elements concentric with the window edge

Quick Start (SwiftUI)

Basic Glass Effect

import SwiftUI

Text("Hello, World!")
    .font(.title)
    .padding()
    .glassEffect()  // Capsule shape by default

Custom Shape

Text("Hello")
    .padding()
    .glassEffect(in: .rect(cornerRadius: 16))

// Available shapes:
// .capsule (default)
// .rect(cornerRadius: CGFloat)
// .rect(corner: .containerConcentric) — radius derived from the container, keeps nested shapes concentric
// .circle

Interactive Glass

Button("Tap Me") {
    // action
}
.padding()
.glassEffect(.regular.interactive())

Tinted Glass

Text("Important")
    .padding()
    .glassEffect(.regular.tint(.blue))

Glass Configuration Options

Option	Description	Example
`.regular`	Standard glass effect	`.glassEffect(.regular)`
`.tint(Color)`	Add color tint	`.glassEffect(.regular.tint(.orange))`
`.interactive()`	Scale, bounce, and shimmer on touch/hover	`.glassEffect(.regular.interactive())`

Multiple Glass Effects

GlassEffectContainer

When using multiple glass elements, wrap them in GlassEffectContainer for:

Better rendering performance
Proper blending between effects
Morphing transitions

This is correctness, not just performance: glass can not sample other glass, so nearby glass elements must share ONE container to render and blend correctly.

GlassEffectContainer(spacing: 40.0) {
    HStack(spacing: 40.0) {
        Image(systemName: "star.fill")
            .frame(width: 80, height: 80)
            .font(.system(size: 36))
            .glassEffect()

        Image(systemName: "heart.fill")
            .frame(width: 80, height: 80)
            .font(.system(size: 36))
            .glassEffect()
    }
}

Spacing Parameter:

Controls when effects merge
Smaller spacing = views must be closer to merge
Larger spacing = effects merge at greater distances

Uniting Glass Effects

Combine views into a single glass effect using glassEffectUnion:

@Namespace private var namespace

GlassEffectContainer(spacing: 20.0) {
    HStack(spacing: 20.0) {
        ForEach(items.indices, id: \.self) { index in
            Image(systemName: items[index])
                .frame(width: 60, height: 60)
                .glassEffect()
                .glassEffectUnion(
                    id: index < 2 ? "group1" : "group2",
                    namespace: namespace
                )
        }
    }
}

Morphing Transitions

Create fluid morphing effects when views appear/disappear.

Setup

Create a namespace
Assign glass effect IDs
Use animations on state changes

struct MorphingToolbar: View {
    @State private var isExpanded = false
    @Namespace private var namespace

    var body: some View {
        GlassEffectContainer(spacing: 40.0) {
            HStack(spacing: 40.0) {
                // Always visible
                Image(systemName: "pencil")
                    .frame(width: 60, height: 60)
                    .glassEffect()
                    .glassEffectID("pencil", in: namespace)

                // Conditionally visible - will morph in/out
                if isExpanded {
                    Image(systemName: "eraser")
                        .frame(width: 60, height: 60)
                        .glassEffect()
                        .glassEffectID("eraser", in: namespace)

                    Image(systemName: "ruler")
                        .frame(width: 60, height: 60)
                        .glassEffect()
                        .glassEffectID("ruler", in: namespace)
                }
            }
        }

        Button("Toggle") {
            withAnimation(.spring(response: 0.4, dampingFraction: 0.8)) {
                isExpanded.toggle()
            }
        }
        .buttonStyle(.glass)
    }
}

Button Styles

Glass Button

Button("Standard") {
    // action
}
.buttonStyle(.glass)

Glass Prominent Button

Button("Primary Action") {
    // action
}
.buttonStyle(.glassProminent)

Advanced Techniques

Background Extension

Extend a hero image beyond the safe area — the system mirrors and blurs it under bars and sidebars:

Image("hero")
    .backgroundExtensionEffect()

Or stretch content under sidebar or inspector:

NavigationSplitView {
    SidebarView()
} detail: {
    DetailView()
        .background {
            Image("wallpaper")
                .resizable()
                .ignoresSafeArea()
        }
}

ScrollView(.horizontal) {
    HStack {
        ForEach(items) { item in
            ItemView(item: item)
        }
    }
}
.scrollExtensionMode(.underSidebar)

Tab Bar Behaviors

TabView {
    // tabs
}
.tabBarMinimizeBehavior(.onScrollDown)  // Tab bar recedes while scrolling content
.tabViewBottomAccessory {               // Persistent control docked above the tab bar
    MiniPlayerView()
}

Split toolbar items into separate glass groups instead of customizing bar backgrounds:

.toolbar {
    ToolbarItem { editButton }
    ToolbarSpacer(.fixed)      // Visual break — starts a new glass group
    ToolbarItem { shareButton }
    ToolbarSpacer(.flexible)   // Pushes the following group apart
    ToolbarItem { doneButton }
}

Scroll Edge Effect Style

ScrollView { content }
    .scrollEdgeEffectStyle(.hard, for: .top)  // Hard style for dense UI, mostly macOS

Sheets

Remove custom presentationBackground modifiers — they interfere with the sheet's glass material and its morphing behavior.

AppKit Implementation

NSGlassEffectView

import AppKit

// Create glass effect view
let glassView = NSGlassEffectView(frame: NSRect(x: 20, y: 20, width: 200, height: 100))
glassView.cornerRadius = 16.0
glassView.tintColor = NSColor.systemBlue.withAlphaComponent(0.3)

// Create content
let label = NSTextField(labelWithString: "Glass Content")
label.translatesAutoresizingMaskIntoConstraints = false

// Set content view
glassView.contentView = label

// Add constraints
if let contentView = glassView.contentView {
    NSLayoutConstraint.activate([
        label.centerXAnchor.constraint(equalTo: contentView.centerXAnchor),
        label.centerYAnchor.constraint(equalTo: contentView.centerYAnchor)
    ])
}

NSGlassEffectContainerView

// Create container
let container = NSGlassEffectContainerView(frame: bounds)
container.spacing = 40.0

// Create content view
let contentView = NSView(frame: container.bounds)
container.contentView = contentView

// Add glass views to content
let glass1 = NSGlassEffectView(frame: NSRect(x: 20, y: 50, width: 150, height: 100))
let glass2 = NSGlassEffectView(frame: NSRect(x: 190, y: 50, width: 150, height: 100))

contentView.addSubview(glass1)
contentView.addSubview(glass2)

Interactive AppKit Glass

class InteractiveGlassView: NSGlassEffectView {
    override init(frame: NSRect) {
        super.init(frame: frame)
        setupTracking()
    }

    required init?(coder: NSCoder) {
        super.init(coder: coder)
        setupTracking()
    }

    private func setupTracking() {
        let options: NSTrackingArea.Options = [
            .mouseEnteredAndExited,
            .activeInActiveApp
        ]
        let trackingArea = NSTrackingArea(
            rect: bounds,
            options: options,
            owner: self,
            userInfo: nil
        )
        addTrackingArea(trackingArea)
    }

    override func mouseEntered(with event: NSEvent) {
        super.mouseEntered(with: event)
        NSAnimationContext.runAnimationGroup { context in
            context.duration = 0.2
            animator().tintColor = NSColor.systemBlue.withAlphaComponent(0.2)
        }
    }

    override func mouseExited(with event: NSEvent) {
        super.mouseExited(with: event)
        NSAnimationContext.runAnimationGroup { context in
            context.duration = 0.2
            animator().tintColor = nil
        }
    }
}

Common Patterns

Floating Action Bar

struct FloatingActionBar: View {
    @Namespace private var namespace

    var body: some View {
        GlassEffectContainer(spacing: 20) {
            HStack(spacing: 16) {
                ForEach(actions) { action in
                    Button {
                        action.perform()
                    } label: {
                        Image(systemName: a

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name: liquid-glass
description: Implement Liquid Glass design using .glassEffect() API for iOS/macOS 26+. Covers SwiftUI, AppKit, UIKit, and WidgetKit. Use when creating modern glass-based UI effects.
allowed-tools: [Read, Write, Edit, Glob, Grep, AskUserQuestion]
last_verified: 2026-07-16
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name: liquid-glass
description: Implement Liquid Glass design using .glassEffect() API for iOS/macOS 26+. Covers SwiftUI, AppKit, UIKit, and WidgetKit. Use when creating modern glass-based UI effects.
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# Liquid Glass Design

Implement Apple's Liquid Glass design language across all Apple UI frameworks. Covers SwiftUI (`.glassEffect()`), AppKit (`NSGlassEffectView`), UIKit (`UIGlassEffect` + `UIVisualEffectView`), and WidgetKit (rendering modes, accented content, glass elements in widgets).

## When This Skill Activates

- User wants glass/blur effects on views
- User asks about Liquid Glass or modern Apple design
- User needs transparent, interactive UI elements
- User wants morphing transitions between views
- User is implementing glass effects in UIKit with `UIVisualEffectView`
- User needs `UIGlassEffect` or `UIGlassContainerEffect`
- User asks about scroll view edge effects in UIKit
- User wants Liquid Glass in widgets (WidgetKit)
- User needs to support accented rendering mode in widgets
- User asks about widget textures or mounting styles on visionOS

## Design Rules (WWDC25)

Liquid Glass is the material of the **navigation layer** — bars, toolbars, floating controls — never the content layer (tables, lists, rows in a scroll view).

| Rule | Detail |
|------|--------|
| **Never glass on glass** | Don't stack glass. Elements sitting ON glass don't get the material again — style them with fills and vibrancy. |
| **Two variants — never mix them** | **Regular** (default): works at any size, over anything, with adaptive legibility. **Clear**: only when ALL three hold — media-rich content underneath, a dimming layer is acceptable, and bold bright content sits above. Clear has no adaptive behaviors. One variant per interface. |
| **Tint only primary actions** | "When every element is tinted, nothing stands out." |
| **No steady-state intersections** | In resting layouts, content shouldn't sit half-under a glass element — reposition or scale the content instead. |
| **Strip decorated bars** | Remove customized bar backgrounds and borders; build hierarchy through layout and grouping, not decoration. Never group a symbol with a text label in one toolbar group. Action sheets spring from their source element. |

**Scroll edge effects** keep floating elements separated from scrolling content: soft (gradual fade — the iOS default) vs hard (denser, with a dividing line — mostly macOS). One per view edge, and they're not decorative — don't add one where no floating UI elements exist.

**Shape system** — let containers do the math:

| Shape | Radius | Use |
|-------|--------|-----|
| Fixed | Constant | Standalone elements |
| Capsule | Half the element height | Phone-scale controls — add extra margin from the screen edge |
| Concentric | Parent radius minus padding | Nested containers (inner radii auto-calculate); iPad/Mac elements concentric with the window edge |

**Accessibility comes free at the system level**: Reduced Motion decreases lensing and elastic effects; Increased Contrast renders glass elements black/white with a contrasting border. (Lensing is how glass appears — it materializes by modulating how it bends light, and adaptive shadows flip small elements light/dark for legibility over any content.)

## Quick Start (SwiftUI)

### Basic Glass Effect

```swift
import SwiftUI

Text("Hello, World!")
    .font(.title)
    .padding()
    .glassEffect()  // Capsule shape by default
```

### Custom Shape

```swift
Text("Hello")
    .padding()
    .glassEffect(in: .rect(cornerRadius: 16))

// Available shapes:
// .capsule (default)
// .rect(cornerRadius: CGFloat)
// .rect(corner: .containerConcentric) — radius derived from the container, keeps nested shapes concentric
// .circle
```

### Interactive Glass

```swift
Button("Tap Me") {
    // action
}
.padding()
.glassEffect(.regular.interactive())
```

### Tinted Glass

```swift
Text("Important")
    .padding()
    .glassEffect(.regular.tint(.blue))
```

## Glass Configuration Options

| Option | Description | Example |
|--------|-------------|---------|
| `.regular` | Standard glass effect | `.glassEffect(.regular)` |
| `.tint(Color)` | Add color tint | `.glassEffect(.regular.tint(.orange))` |
| `.interactive()` | Scale, bounce, and shimmer on touch/hover | `.glassEffect(.regular.interactive())` |

## Multiple Glass Effects

### GlassEffectContainer

When using multiple glass elements, wrap them in `GlassEffectContainer` for:
- Better rendering performance
- Proper blending between effects
- Morphing transitions

This is correctness, not just performance: glass can not sample other glass, so nearby glass elements must share ONE container to render and blend correctly.

```swift
GlassEffectContainer(spacing: 40.0) {
    HStack(spacing: 40.0) {
        Image(systemName: "star.fill")
            .frame(width: 80, height: 80)
            .font(.system(size: 36))
            .glassEffect()

        Image(systemName: "heart.fill")
            .frame(width: 80, height: 80)
            .font(.system(size: 36))
            .glassEffect()
    }
}
```

**Spacing Parameter:**
- Controls when effects merge
- Smaller spacing = views must be closer to merge
- Larger spacing = effects merge at greater distances

### Uniting Glass Effects

Combine views into a single glass effect using `glassEffectUnion`:

```swift
@Namespace private var namespace

GlassEffectContainer(spacing: 20.0) {
    HStack(spacing: 20.0) {
        ForEach(items.indices, id: \.self) { index in
            Image(systemName: items[index])
                .frame(width: 60, height: 60)
                .glassEffect()
                .glassEffectUnion(
                    id: index < 2 ? "group1" : "group2",
                    namespace: namespace
                )
        }
    }
}
```

## Morphing Transitions

Create fluid morphing effects when views appear/disappear.

### Setup

1. Create a namespace
2. Assign glass effect IDs
3. Use animations on state changes

```swift
struct MorphingToolbar: View {
    @State private var isExpanded = false
    @Namespace private var namespace

    var body: some View {
        GlassEffectContainer(spacing: 40.0) {
            HStack(spacing: 40.0) {
                // Always visible
                Image(systemName: "pencil")
                    .frame(width: 60, height: 60)
                    .glassEffect()
                    .glassEffectID("pencil", in: namespace)

                // Conditionally visible - will morph in/out
                if isExpanded {
                    Image(systemName: "eraser")
                        .frame(width: 60, height: 60)
                        .glassEffect()
                        .glassEffectID("eraser", in: namespace)

                    Image(systemName: "ruler")
                        .frame(width: 60, height: 60)
                        .glassEffect()
                        .glassEffectID("ruler", in: namespace)
                }
            }
        }

        Button("Toggle") {
            withAnimation(.spring(response: 0.4, dampingFraction: 0.8)) {
                isExpanded.toggle()
            }
        }
        .buttonStyle(.glass)
    }
}
```

## Button Styles

### Glass Button

```swift
Button("Standard") {
    // action
}
.buttonStyle(.glass)
```

### Glass Prominent Button

```swift
Button("Primary Action") {
    // action
}
.buttonStyle(.glassProminent)
```

## Advanced Techniques

### Background Extension

Extend a hero image beyond the safe area — the system mirrors and blurs it under bars and sidebars:

```swift
Image("hero")
    .backgroundExtensionEffect()
```

Or stretch content under sidebar or inspector:

```swift
NavigationSplitView {
    SidebarView()
} detail: {
    DetailView()
        .background {
            Image("wallpaper")
                .resizable()
                .ignoresSafeArea()
        }
}
```

### Horizontal Scroll Under Sidebar

```swift
ScrollView(.horizontal) {
    HStack {
        ForEach(items) { item in
            ItemView(item: item)
        }
    }
}
.scrollExtensionMode(.underSidebar)
```

### Tab Bar Behaviors

```swift
TabView {
    // tabs
}
.tabBarMinimizeBehavior(.onScrollDown)  // Tab bar recedes while scrolling content
.tabViewBottomAccessory {               // Persistent control docked above the tab bar
    MiniPlayerView()
}
```

### Toolbar Spacers

Split toolbar items into separate glass groups instead of customizing bar backgrounds:

```swift
.toolbar {
    ToolbarItem { editButton }
    ToolbarSpacer(.fixed)      // Visual break — starts a new glass group
    ToolbarItem { shareButton }
    ToolbarSpacer(.flexible)   // Pushes the following group apart
    ToolbarItem { doneButton }
}
```

### Scroll Edge Effect Style

```swift
ScrollView { content }
    .scrollEdgeEffectStyle(.hard, for: .top)  // Hard style for dense UI, mostly macOS
```

### Sheets

Remove custom `presentationBackground` modifiers — they interfere with the sheet's glass material and its morphing behavior.

## AppKit Implementation

### NSGlassEffectView

```swift
import AppKit

// Create glass effect view
let glassView = NSGlassEffectView(frame: NSRect(x: 20, y: 20, width: 200, height: 100))
glassView.cornerRadius = 16.0
glassView.tintColor = NSColor.systemBlue.withAlphaComponent(0.3)

// Create content
let label = NSTextField(labelWithString: "Glass Content")
label.translatesAutoresizingMaskIntoConstraints = false

// Set content view
glassView.contentView = label

// Add constraints
if let contentView = glassView.contentView {
    NSLayoutConstraint.activate([
        label.centerXAnchor.constraint(equalTo: contentView.centerXAnchor),
        label.centerYAnchor.constraint(equalTo: contentView.centerYAnchor)
    ])
}
```

### NSGlassEffectContainerView

```swift
// Create container
let container = NSGlassEffectContainerView(frame: bounds)
container.spacing = 40.0

// Create content view
let contentView = NSView(frame: container.bounds)
container.contentView = contentView

// Add glass views to content
let glass1 = NSGlassEffectView(frame: NSRect(x: 20, y: 50, width: 150, height: 100))
let glass2 = NSGlassEffectView(frame: NSRect(x: 190, y: 50, width: 150, height: 100))

contentView.addSubview(glass1)
contentView.addSubview(glass2)
```

### Interactive AppKit Glass

```swift
class InteractiveGlassView: NSGlassEffectView {
    override init(frame: NSRect) {
        super.init(frame: frame)
        setupTracking()
    }

    required init?(coder: NSCoder) {
        super.init(coder: coder)
        setupTracking()
    }

    private func setupTracking() {
        let options: NSTrackingArea.Options = [
            .mouseEnteredAndExited,
            .activeInActiveApp
        ]
        let trackingArea = NSTrackingArea(
            rect: bounds,
            options: options,
            owner: self,
            userInfo: nil
        )
        addTrackingArea(trackingArea)
    }

    override func mouseEntered(with event: NSEvent) {
        super.mouseEntered(with: event)
        NSAnimationContext.runAnimationGroup { context in
            context.duration = 0.2
            animator().tintColor = NSColor.systemBlue.withAlphaComponent(0.2)
        }
    }

    override func mouseExited(with event: NSEvent) {
        super.mouseExited(with: event)
        NSAnimationContext.runAnimationGroup { context in
            context.duration = 0.2
            animator().tintColor = nil
        }
    }
}
```

## Common Patterns

### Floating Action Bar

```swift
struct FloatingActionBar: View {
    @Namespace private var namespace

    var body: some View {
        GlassEffectContainer(spacing: 20) {
            HStack(spacing: 16) {
                ForEach(actions) { action in
                    Button {
                        action.perform()
                    } label: {
                        Image(systemName: a

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    "teams that need a vendor-supported SLA",
    "high-compliance environments without internal security review",
    "No major risk signals from current metadata",
    "Financial research output is not financial advice; require human review before any live investment decision",
    "AI review approval is missing",
    "Financial research output is not financial advice; require human review before any live investment decision.",
    "Quality score needs review",
    "Review status: AI review approval is missing"
  ],
  "agent_contract": {
    "task_input": "Use liquid-glass in an agent workflow",
    "recommended_action": "Require human approval before installing into a real workspace.",
    "install_policy": "review",
    "minimum_review_before_use": [
      "Trust: 79/100 Strong shortlist",
      "Audit: 78/100 Needs review",
      "Safety: 66/100 Review before install",
      "Review repository, license, install command, and permission surface before production use."
    ],
    "expected_agent_output": {
      "selected_skill": "rshankras-liquid-glass (liquid-glass)",
      "install_command": "npx skills add rshankras/claude-code-apple-skills --skill liquid-glass",
      "risk_summary": "Needs review; Reviewed with permission notes; Review before production",
      "verification_result": "Report the smallest successful task, files touched, warnings, and any missing setup."
    }
  },
  "outcome_feedback": {
    "endpoint": "https://www.openagentskill.com/api/agent/outcome",
    "method": "POST",
    "requires_resolve_event_id": true,
    "event_id_source": "Use install_receipt.outcome_feedback.event_id or feedback.event_id returned by /api/agent/resolve for the current task.",
    "expected_outcomes": [
      "success",
      "failed",
      "not_relevant",
      "blocked_by_risk",
      "setup_required"
    ],
    "payload_template": {
      "event_id": "<install_receipt.outcome_feedback.event_id or feedback.event_id from /api/agent/resolve>",
      "skill_slug": "rshankras-liquid-glass",
      "task": "Use liquid-glass in an agent workflow",
      "agent": "codex",
      "outcome": "success",
      "install_used": true,
      "risk_blocked": false,
      "setup_required": false,
      "task_success": true,
      "output_quality": 4,
      "error_type": null,
      "human_review_required": false,
      "workspace": "sandbox",
      "time_to_useful_ms": 120000,
      "notes": "Report the smallest successful task, setup friction, files touched, and risk notes."
    }
  },
  "endpoints": {
    "web": "https://www.openagentskill.com/skills/rshankras-liquid-glass",
    "api": "https://www.openagentskill.com/api/agent/skills/rshankras-liquid-glass",
    "audit": "https://www.openagentskill.com/skills/rshankras-liquid-glass/audit",
    "eval": "https://www.openagentskill.com/api/agent/evals?slug=rshankras-liquid-glass&task=Use%20liquid-glass%20in%20an%20agent%20workflow&max_risk=medium",
    "resolve": "https://www.openagentskill.com/api/agent/resolve?task=Use%20liquid-glass%20in%20an%20agent%20workflow&agent=codex&max_risk=medium",
    "receipt": "https://www.openagentskill.com/api/agent/receipt?task=Use%20liquid-glass%20in%20an%20agent%20workflow&agent=codex&max_risk=medium&format=text",
    "install": "https://www.openagentskill.com/api/skills/rshankras-liquid-glass/install",
    "manifest": "https://www.openagentskill.com/api/registry/manifest/rshankras-liquid-glass"
  }
}

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Source: rshankras/claude-code-apple-skills
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Overview

Liquid Glass Design

When This Skill Activates

Design Rules (WWDC25)

Quick Start (SwiftUI)

Basic Glass Effect

Custom Shape

Interactive Glass

Tinted Glass

Glass Configuration Options

Multiple Glass Effects

GlassEffectContainer

Uniting Glass Effects

Morphing Transitions

Setup

Button Styles

Glass Button

Glass Prominent Button

Advanced Techniques

Background Extension

Horizontal Scroll Under Sidebar

Tab Bar Behaviors

Toolbar Spacers

Scroll Edge Effect Style

Sheets

AppKit Implementation

NSGlassEffectView

NSGlassEffectContainerView

Interactive AppKit Glass

Common Patterns

Floating Action Bar

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Start with one small task

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Overview

Liquid Glass Design

When This Skill Activates

Design Rules (WWDC25)

Quick Start (SwiftUI)

Basic Glass Effect

Custom Shape

Interactive Glass

Tinted Glass

Glass Configuration Options

Multiple Glass Effects

GlassEffectContainer

Uniting Glass Effects

Morphing Transitions

Setup

Button Styles

Glass Button

Glass Prominent Button

Advanced Techniques

Background Extension

Horizontal Scroll Under Sidebar

Tab Bar Behaviors

Toolbar Spacers

Scroll Edge Effect Style

Sheets

AppKit Implementation

NSGlassEffectView

NSGlassEffectContainerView

Interactive AppKit Glass

Common Patterns

Floating Action Bar

Use with my agent

Price & running costs

Start with one small task

Source & usage notes

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