Adaptivity (A)
SF Symbols and other dev tools
USD 7.99 · In-App Purchases
Adaptivity is an invaluable tool for developers and designers. Use it to visualise how Size Classes and margins for layout, readable content and the safe area look on real devices and how they change with respect to orientation, iPad multitasking and Dynamic Type size changes. A comprehensive System Images browser shows the different SF Symbols data sets across iOS versions with availability, localization and name change information. There are also views for visualising Dynamic Type styles, System Colors, System Fonts and System Materials.
The Mac version is built with Apple's Mac Catalyst technology. It deliberately avoids making too many Mac-specific customisations in order to demonstrate default behaviour when bringing an existing iPad app to Mac.
TESTIMONIALS
• “Adaptivity is not just highly recommended – it’s essential” — Paul Hudson, Hacking With Swift article “8 essential apps for iOS developers”, 30th March 2020.
• “It's a very, very good tool as a reference for both developers and designers” — Gui Rambo, Stacktrace podcast episode #77, 1st April 2020.
• “I'm not trying to spend your money, but to me this is a no-brainer” — Sean Allen YouTube video “Indie Dev Apps”, 12th April 2020.
MAIN FEATURES
• Visualise sizes for full view, layout margins, readable content guide and safe area layout guide.
• Sizes displayed in points or pixels (accounting for the content scaling of Catalyst apps on macOS 10.15).
• Regular or large navigation bar titles.
• Toggle navigation bar/toolbar/tab bar visibility.
• Activity View Controller support for sharing a snapshot image of each view.
• Multiple window support.
• Dark appearance support.
• Optimized for Mac on macOS 11 or later; scaled for iPad on macOS 10.15.
• Setting to force right-to-left layout.
• Handoff actions from Adaptivity on one device to Adaptivity (A) on another device.
OTHER VIEWS
• Popover, Form/Page Sheet, Full Screen and Automatic modal presentations.
• Tab Bar Controller.
• Table View Controller.
• Classic style Split View Controller.
• Double and triple column style Split View Controllers (requires macOS 11 or later).
• Explore System Colors.
• Explore System Fonts.
• Explore System Images. Choose which SF Symbols data set to view, configure rendering modes and much more.
• Explore System Materials.
EXTENSION TARGETS
• Widgets to show layout, random System Images and Dynamic Type text styles (requires macOS 11 or later).
• Notification Content Extension (requires macOS 11 or later).
Adaptivity (A) for Mac is a universal purchase and includes an iOS version of the app. Buying one allows the other to be downloaded at no extra cost using the same Apple ID. The iOS version includes even more features: Keyboard Dodging and Custom Keyboard, Pointer Interactions, Siri shortcut, Watch App, and iMessage App.
For more information see https://hacknicity.com/adaptivity/osx
more SYSTEM IMAGES
• Updated data for those living in the future.
If you find Adaptivity (A) useful, please rate or review it in the App Store, or recommend it other developers and designers. The app was first released in 2015 and I have never charged for a new version. Any additional contributions to the Tip Jar, big or small, are very welcome and will help keep it that way. This makes a huge difference to me and the future of the app.
Thanks in advance,
Geoff.
9.5 20/02/2023
SYSTEM IMAGES
• Added Uncategorized smart collection containing all symbols that are not included in any category.
• The "All", "What's New", "Multicolor", "Hierarchical / Palette" and "Variable" categories are ignored for these purposes.
If you find Adaptivity (A) useful, please rate or review it in the App Store, or recommend it other developers and designers. The app was first released in 2015 and I have never charged for a new version. Any additional contributions to the Tip Jar, big or small, are very welcome and will help keep it that way. This makes a huge difference to me and the future of the app.
Thanks in advance,
Geoff.
9.4 03/02/2023
• Settings screen and other Configuration screens have a Reset button to restore default settings.
If you find Adaptivity (A) useful, please rate or review it in the App Store, or recommend it other developers and designers. The app was first released in 2015 and I have never charged for a new version. Any additional contributions to the Tip Jar, big or small, are very welcome and will help keep it that way. This makes a huge difference to me and the future of the app.
Thanks in advance,
Geoff.
9.3 18/11/2022
SYSTEM COLORS
• The SwiftUI name is now shown and can be copied to the clipboard.
SYSTEM IMAGES
• Added support for automatic render mode and variable color on macOS 13.
• Includes the latest iOS 16.1 / macOS 13.0 data set.
SYSTEM FONTS AND DYNAMIC TYPE
• View the five system font widths (standard, condensed, compressed, expanded and extra expanded) on macOS 13.
TIP JAR
• Adaptivity was first released in 2015 and I have never charged for a new version. Any additional contributions, big or small, are very welcome and will help keep it that way.
If you find Adaptivity (A) useful, please rate or review it in the App Store, or recommend it other developers and designers. This makes a huge difference to me and the future of the app.
Thanks in advance,
Geoff.
9.2.1 26/10/2022
SYSTEM COLORS
• The SwiftUI name is now shown and can be copied to the clipboard.
SYSTEM IMAGES
• Added support for automatic render mode and variable color on macOS 13.
• Includes the latest iOS 16.1 / macOS 13.0 data set.
SYSTEM FONTS AND DYNAMIC TYPE
• View the five system font widths (standard, condensed, compressed, expanded and extra expanded) on macOS 13.
TIP JAR
• Adaptivity was first released in 2015 and I have never charged for a new version. Any additional contributions, big or small, are very welcome and will help keep it that way.
If you find Adaptivity (A) useful, please rate or review it in the App Store, or recommend it other developers and designers. This makes a huge difference to me and the future of the app.
Thanks in advance,
Geoff.
9.2 20/10/2022
SYSTEM IMAGES
• The minimum iOS version for availability annotations is now configurable.
• Updated data for those living in the future.
If you find Adaptivity (A) useful, please rate or review it in the App Store, or recommend it other developers and designers. This makes a huge difference to me and the future of the app.
Thanks in advance,
Geoff.
8.12 29/07/2022
SYSTEM IMAGES
• Updated data for those living in the future.
If you find Adaptivity (A) useful, please rate or review it in the App Store, or recommend it other developers and designers. This makes a huge difference to me and the future of the app.
Thanks in advance,
Geoff.
8.11 11/07/2022
SYSTEM IMAGES
• Updated data for those living in the future.
If you find Adaptivity (A) useful, please rate or review it in the App Store, or recommend it other developers and designers. This makes a huge difference to me and the future of the app.
Thanks in advance,
Geoff.
8.10 27/06/2022
SYSTEM IMAGES
• Showing Restricted annotation is now configurable.
• Updated data for those living in the future.
If you find Adaptivity (A) useful, please rate or review it in the App Store, or recommend it other developers and designers. This makes a huge difference to me and the future of the app.
Thanks in advance,
Geoff.
8.9 10/06/2022
SYSTEM IMAGES
• Added Tiles display mode to show more images at once.
• Unrestricted smart collection containing all symbols that are not restricted.
• Context menu always includes availability and localization information, even if their annotations are disabled.
• Keyboard shortcut and context menu action to copy the unicode character for an image.
• Keyboard shortcut and context menu action to copy the unicode characters for all images in a category.
• Favorites and custom collections are shared with SF Menu Bar running on the same Mac.
If you find Adaptivity (A) useful, please rate or review it in the App Store, or recommend it other developers and designers. This makes a huge difference to me and the future of the app.
Thanks in advance,
Geoff.
8.8 31/05/2022
SYSTEM IMAGES
• Updated iOS System Images data for those living in the future.
• Updated SF Feathers images for divide-circle and divide-square.
If you find Adaptivity (A) useful, please rate or review it in the App Store, or recommend it other developers and designers. This makes a huge difference to me and the future of the app.
Thanks in advance,
Geoff.
8.7 24/02/2022
SYSTEM IMAGES
• Updated System Images data for those living in the future.
If you find Adaptivity (A) useful, please rate or review it in the App Store, or recommend it other developers and designers. This makes a huge difference to me and the future of the app.
Thanks in advance,
Geoff.
8.6 29/01/2022
SYSTEM IMAGES
• Added new SF Feathers data set.
• Added download button when viewing Icons8 or SF Feathers data sets.
If you find Adaptivity (A) useful, please rate or review it in the App Store, or recommend it other developers and designers. This makes a huge difference to me and the future of the app.
Thanks in advance,
Geoff.
8.5 29/12/2021
SYSTEM IMAGES
• Create your own collections of symbols.
• Added new iOS 15.2 data set to show symbols added in iOS/iPadOS 15.2.
If you find Adaptivity (A) useful, please rate or review it in the App Store, or recommend it other developers and designers. This makes a huge difference to me and the future of the app.
Thanks in advance,
Geoff.
8.4 09/12/2021
SYSTEM IMAGES
• Minor updates to the iOS 15.1 data set for consistency with Apple's SF Symbols Mac app.
If you find Adaptivity (A) useful, please rate or review it in the App Store, or recommend it other developers and designers. This makes a huge difference to me and the future of the app.
Thanks in advance,
Geoff.
8.3 15/11/2021
SYSTEM IMAGES
• Added new iOS 15.1 data set. These are available on macOS 12 or later.
If you find Adaptivity (A) useful, please rate or review it in the App Store, or recommend it other developers and designers. This makes a huge difference to me and the future of the app.
Thanks in advance,
Geoff.
8.2 29/10/2021
MORE ACTIONS
• Added option to send a local notification. Configure the notification interruption level on macOS 12: passive, active or time sensitive.
TABLE VIEW CONTROLLER
• The sectionHeaderTopPadding property can now be configured on macOS 12.
• Added 'Very Long' choice for textLabel and detailTextLabel text configuration.
SYSTEM COLORS
• Added systemBrown to the System Colors screen.
• Added systemCyan and systemMint to the System Colors screen on macOS 12.
• Re-ordered some System Colors to improve appearance.
SYSTEM IMAGES
• Added new iOS 15.0 data set to show symbols added or renamed in macOS 12.
• Added new Icons8 data set to show their free social media icons.
• Added support for hierarchical and palette render modes on macOS 12.
• Customise image color(s) for each render mode on macOS 12.
• Added annotation indicating when a symbol is a favorite.
• Added annotation indicating when a symbol has language localizations.
• Added context menu action to show variants of images with right-to-left and/or language localisations.
• When viewing the Favorites collection, a new button in the top left removes all images.
• When viewing the weights/scales for an image, new buttons in the top left allow toggling favorite status or showing localised variants.
WIDGETS
• Added 'Units' configuration to Layout widget: app, points, pixels.
• Added 'Appearance' configuration to Layout, System Images and Dynamic Type widgets: system, light, dark.
If you find Adaptivity (A) useful, please rate or review it in the App Store, or recommend it other developers and designers. This makes a huge difference to me and the future of the app.
Thanks in advance,
Geoff.
8.1.1 27/10/2021
• Updated System Images data for those living in the future.
If you find Adaptivity (A) useful, please rate or review it in the App Store, or recommend it other developers and designers. This makes a huge difference to me and the future of the app.
Thanks in advance,
Geoff.
7.9.4 12/08/2021
• Updated System Images data for those living in the future.
If you find Adaptivity (A) useful, please rate or review it in the App Store, or recommend it other developers and designers. This makes a huge difference to me and the future of the app.
Thanks in advance,
Geoff.
7.9.3 29/07/2021
• Updated System Images data for those living in the future.
If you find Adaptivity (A) useful, please rate or review it in the App Store, or recommend it other developers and designers. This makes a huge difference to me and the future of the app.
Thanks in advance,
Geoff.
7.9.1 29/06/2021
SYSTEM IMAGES
• Add/remove symbols to a new Favorites collection.
• Control click or right click a symbol and choose the Add to Favorites or Remove from Favorites action from the context menu.
• The Favorites collection is shared across all data sets but only shows symbols that were available in that iOS version.
• For symbols that have been renamed, the name appropriate for the data set being viewed will be used (as already happens with other categories and collections).
SPLIT VIEW CONTROLLER
• Fixed minor layout issue in the primary view of double and triple column style Split View Controller when forcing a right-to-left layout.
If you find Adaptivity (A) useful, please rate or review it in the App Store, or recommend it other developers and designers. This makes a huge difference to me and the future of the app.
Thanks in advance,
Geoff.
7.8.1 12/06/2021
SYSTEM IMAGES
• Add/remove symbols to a new Favorites collection.
• Control click or right click a symbol and choose the Add to Favorites or Remove from Favorites action from the context menu.
• The Favorites collection is shared across all data sets but only shows symbols that were available in that iOS version.
• For symbols that have been renamed, the name appropriate for the data set being viewed will be used (as already happens with other categories and collections).
SPLIT VIEW CONTROLLER
• Fixed minor layout issue in the primary view of double and triple column style Split View Controller when forcing a right-to-left layout.
If you find Adaptivity (A) useful, please rate or review it in the App Store, or recommend it other developers and designers. This makes a huge difference to me and the future of the app.
Thanks in advance,
Geoff.
7.8 11/06/2021
SYSTEM IMAGES
• Added new iOS 14.5 data set to show symbols added or renamed in iOS/iPadOS 14.5.
SYSTEM IMAGES WIDGETS
• Added iOS/iPadOS 14 widgets to show random System Images from the most recent data set supported by your device.
• Small widget shows one image. Medium widget can show 1 or 2 images. Large widget can show 1 or 4 images.
• Configure which category to choose images from and how often to update.
• Show monochrome or multicolor symbols.
• Note that multiple widgets of the same size with exactly the same configuration will show the same image. iOS seems to cache/share the state.
DYNAMIC TYPE WIDGETS
• Added iOS/iPadOS 14 widgets to show text in different text styles.
• Choose which text style and sample text to show.
• Optionally override the system content size category.
SPLIT VIEW CONTROLLER
• Double and triple column style Split View Controller configuration supports displayModeButtonVisibility on macOS 11.3 or later.
If you find Adaptivity (A) useful, please rate or review it in the App Store, or recommend it other developers and designers. This makes a huge difference to me and the future of the app.
Thanks in advance,
Geoff.
7.7 22/04/2021
• Dynamic Type and System Fonts views support choosing a custom font on macOS 11 Big Sur.
If you find Adaptivity (A) useful, please rate or review it in the App Store, or recommend it other developers and designers. This makes a huge difference to me and the future of the app.
Thanks in advance,
Geoff.
7.6 02/02/2021
SYSTEM IMAGES
• Added new iOS 14.2 data set to show symbols added in iOS/iPadOS 14.2. This corresponds to v2.1 (44) of Apple's SF Symbols Mac app.
If you find Adaptivity (A) useful, please rate or review it in the App Store, or recommend it other developers and designers. This makes a huge difference to me and the future of the app.
Thanks in advance,
Geoff.
7.5 23/11/2020
SYSTEM IMAGES
• Updated data for those living in the future.
If you find Adaptivity (A) useful, please rate or review it in the App Store, or recommend it other developers and designers. The app was first released in 2015 and I have never charged for a new version. Any additional contributions to the Tip Jar, big or small, are very welcome and will help keep it that way. This makes a huge difference to me and the future of the app.
Thanks in advance,
Geoff.
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