# Managed Apple clients

`VoiceCat.Mac` is the native AppKit C# port. It targets `net10.0-macos` and references the same `VoiceCat.Core` and `VoiceCat.Audio` assemblies used by the Windows client and managed CLI.

The current checkpoint is a functional guest-client shell: AppKit launch/menu lifecycle, host and nickname entry, explicit TOFU approval (including changed-key warning), channel selection, user roster, channel text, voice subscription, disconnect reporting, native accessibility labels, sandbox/network/audio entitlements, and deterministic disposal. It does not yet replace the Swift release. CoreAudio capture/playback, saved servers/accounts, moderation sheets, private messages, settings, ScreenCaptureKit sharing, VoiceOver verification, signing and notarization remain.

Build on Apple Silicon macOS 15.6+ with Xcode 26 and the .NET 10 macOS workload:

```bash
dotnet workload install macos
dotnet restore clients/apple/dotnet/VoiceCat.Apple.slnx
dotnet build clients/apple/dotnet/VoiceCat.Apple.slnx -c Debug
```

The repository's `dotnet/build-native.ps1` must first stage an `osx-arm64` `libvoicecat_media.dylib`; that shim contains only Opus/RNNoise. Windows and Linux cannot compile or validate AppKit bindings, so the macOS build is a required CI/release gate.