macOS menu support #24

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claunia · 2026-01-29T16:27:45Z

claunia commented

2026-01-29 16:27:45 +00:00

Originally created by @GregorBiswanger on GitHub (Oct 24, 2017).

The Menu API needs an other Menu implementation for the macOS:
https://electron.atom.io/docs/api/menu/#notes-on-macos-application-menu

Originally created by @GregorBiswanger on GitHub (Oct 24, 2017). The Menu API needs an other Menu implementation for the macOS: https://electron.atom.io/docs/api/menu/#notes-on-macos-application-menu

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@rakista112 commented on GitHub (Oct 1, 2020):

Is this still needed? I'll do this.

@rakista112 commented on GitHub (Oct 1, 2020): Is this still needed? I'll do this.

claunia commented

2026-01-29 16:27:47 +00:00

@GregorBiswanger commented on GitHub (Oct 1, 2020):

Hi, yes that would be great!

Here is a video tutorial on how to code at Electron.NET:
https://youtu.be/Po-saU_Z6Ws

@GregorBiswanger commented on GitHub (Oct 1, 2020): Hi, yes that would be great! Here is a video tutorial on how to code at Electron.NET: https://youtu.be/Po-saU_Z6Ws

claunia commented

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@rakista112 commented on GitHub (Oct 4, 2020):

Yeah, I'm following it right now

@rakista112 commented on GitHub (Oct 4, 2020): Yeah, I'm following it right now

claunia commented

2026-01-29 16:27:48 +00:00

@rakista112 commented on GitHub (Oct 6, 2020):

@GregorBiswanger making menus for Mac doesn't seem to need modifications to API.
I made this menu using our existing API.

You just have to format the menu according to official Electron's Menu.
Just follow the ones with the isMac boolean check.

Here's the code I used.

var menu = new MenuItem[]
            {
                new MenuItem
                {
                    Label = "Prefix",
                    Submenu = new MenuItem[]
                    {
                        new MenuItem { Role = MenuRole.about },
                        new MenuItem { Type = MenuType.separator },
                        new MenuItem { Role = MenuRole.services },
                        new MenuItem { Type = MenuType.separator },
                        new MenuItem { Role = MenuRole.hide },
                        new MenuItem { Role = MenuRole.hideothers },
                        new MenuItem { Type = MenuType.separator },
                        new MenuItem { Role = MenuRole.quit }
                    }
                },
                new MenuItem
                {
                    Label = "MacTest",
                    Submenu = new MenuItem[]
                    {
                        new MenuItem { Label = "Do nothing."}
                    }
                },
                new MenuItem
                {
                    Label = "View",
                    Submenu = new MenuItem[]
                    {
                        new MenuItem { Role = MenuRole.reload },
                        new MenuItem { Role = MenuRole.toggledevtools }
                    }
                }
            };

            Electron.Menu.SetApplicationMenu(menu);

@rakista112 commented on GitHub (Oct 6, 2020): @GregorBiswanger making menus for Mac doesn't seem to need modifications to API. I made this menu using our existing API. <img width="947" alt="Screen Shot 2020-10-06 at 10 19 03 AM" src="https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/815354/95151688-e0671f00-07bd-11eb-8763-184d5754b54f.png"> You just have to format the menu according to official Electron's Menu. Just follow the ones with the isMac boolean check. Here's the code I used. ``` var menu = new MenuItem[] { new MenuItem { Label = "Prefix", Submenu = new MenuItem[] { new MenuItem { Role = MenuRole.about }, new MenuItem { Type = MenuType.separator }, new MenuItem { Role = MenuRole.services }, new MenuItem { Type = MenuType.separator }, new MenuItem { Role = MenuRole.hide }, new MenuItem { Role = MenuRole.hideothers }, new MenuItem { Type = MenuType.separator }, new MenuItem { Role = MenuRole.quit } } }, new MenuItem { Label = "MacTest", Submenu = new MenuItem[] { new MenuItem { Label = "Do nothing."} } }, new MenuItem { Label = "View", Submenu = new MenuItem[] { new MenuItem { Role = MenuRole.reload }, new MenuItem { Role = MenuRole.toggledevtools } } } }; Electron.Menu.SetApplicationMenu(menu); ```

claunia commented

2026-01-29 16:27:48 +00:00

@cosmo0 commented on GitHub (Mar 16, 2021):

Can confirm that it works fine.

The only weird thing is that in MacOS there is no "quit" option so cmd+Q doesn't work out of the gates.

@cosmo0 commented on GitHub (Mar 16, 2021): Can confirm that it works fine. The only weird thing is that in MacOS there is no "quit" option so cmd+Q doesn't work out of the gates.

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Reference: starred/Electron.NET#24