Qt and Apple 'Glass' UI in macOS 26
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Apple are significantly redesigning the UI of all their platforms, including Mac.
Overview video here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IrGYUq1mklk
Looks like they have emphasized visual eye candy over usability, accessibility, battery life and everything else. :o(
Question for fellow Qt developers:
- Has anyone tried a beta of macOS 26 with Qt 6?
- Does your app look like a Glass app?
Questions for Qt team:
- Are apps built with Qt 6 going to run on macOS 26?
- Are they going to have the 'glass' look?
- Are we going to have to do significant extra work to make our UIs look like Glass apps?
- What about for Qt 5 apps?
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Apple are significantly redesigning the UI of all their platforms, including Mac.
Overview video here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IrGYUq1mklk
Looks like they have emphasized visual eye candy over usability, accessibility, battery life and everything else. :o(
Question for fellow Qt developers:
- Has anyone tried a beta of macOS 26 with Qt 6?
- Does your app look like a Glass app?
Questions for Qt team:
- Are apps built with Qt 6 going to run on macOS 26?
- Are they going to have the 'glass' look?
- Are we going to have to do significant extra work to make our UIs look like Glass apps?
- What about for Qt 5 apps?
@AndyBrice I'm using the latest version of Qt and macOS/iOS 26.
Nothing is compatible with Qt 6.9 and everything renders in the old version style.
