UISwitch, something similar for Mac?

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I’m sure most of you are familiar with the UISwitch on iOS.

Is their any existing project trying to implement something like a UISwitch for macOS and AppKit?

If not, where would one start to make one? I see them frequently and can think of so many uses.

score 15 · Answer 1 · answered Jan 27 '11 at 01:03

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I think you should use NSCheckBox since it is the equivalent on a computer where you use a mouse and not your finger.

answered Jan 27 '11 at 01:03

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`UISwitch` can have different semantics, though: it can embody an _action_ rather than data (like turning Time Machine on, whose preference pane uses a similar control). – Jan 27 '11 at 01:14
Bavarious - Where and how does apple get that switch in XCode? I think it's stupid it should be available for mac too.. – TCB13 Sep 21 '11 at 16:34
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The Time Machine switch existed before iPhone, FYI. – mxcl Oct 27 '13 at 17:47
I can't find NSCheckBox class anywhere – William Jockusch Jun 16 '16 at 20:00
A checkbox is an option of the `NSButton` class. – JWWalker Aug 26 '16 at 16:24
I agree we need to use Checkbox – KamyFC Feb 05 '21 at 09:59

score 7 · Answer 2 · answered Jan 28 '17 at 11:58

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For anyone that comes across this question in the future, I have developed a UISwitch for Mac (MacToggle) Swift 3 & AutoLayout

https://github.com/RichAppz/MacToggle

It's a replica of the iOS UISwitch and fully customisable.

Enjoy

answered Jan 28 '17 at 11:58

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How can adjust height width of view accordingly – Govind Wadhwa Apr 16 '19 at 11:14

Dave DeLong · Accepted Answer · 2021-11-26T17:04:59.050

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I've used the Mondo Switch that's part of the Cocoa Mondo Kit. It works pretty well.

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answered Jan 27 '11 at 01:02

Dave DeLong

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Since this seems to be an IB plugin it's most likely outdated. – Zsolt Szatmari Jul 06 '14 at 15:39
the link is dead – Sentry.co Nov 25 '21 at 16:49
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@Sentry.co fixed – Dave DeLong Nov 26 '21 at 17:05

score 6 · Answer 4 · answered Jan 31 '12 at 12:15

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I recently extended Peter Hosey's PRHOnOffButton to add iOS-like background colors and labels. Since mine is derived, it may or may not have the same caveat described above by Peter.

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answered Jan 31 '12 at 12:15

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It's been quite a while since I needed a switch. After the upgrade to Xcode 4 and having Mondo Switch no longer work, I wrote an view based switch as part of my personal framework. – nosedive25 Feb 06 '12 at 01:00

score 5 · Answer 5 · edited May 23 '17 at 12:02

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You could use Peter Hosey’s PRHOnOffButton.

edited May 23 '17 at 12:02

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answered Jan 27 '11 at 01:03

Caveat: There are some bugs in the public source that I have fixed locally, but haven't pushed the fixes for yet. Those who want a real UISwitch-like control should follow PRHOnOffButton on Bitbucket (or subscribe to its feed) in order to be notified when I make those fixes final and public. – Peter Hosey Jan 27 '11 at 04:57

score 3 · Answer 6 · answered Aug 26 '16 at 15:16

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ITSwitch requires no images, integrates with Interface Builder and has lovely (modern) animations:

https://github.com/iluuu1994/ITSwitch

Recommended.

answered Aug 26 '16 at 15:16

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user1259710 · Answer 7 · 2021-02-06T11:15:42.613

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starting with macOS 10.15 'Catalina' there is a native control for that called NSSwitch: https://developer.apple.com/documentation/appkit/nsswitch?language=objc

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answered Sep 23 '19 at 21:19

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Unfortunately we need our apps to work on older versions of macOS like El Capitan or Mojave. So the NSSwitch wont work on those OS's – KamyFC Feb 05 '21 at 10:00

UISwitch, something similar for Mac?

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