Apple Releases Design Kits for iOS, iPadOS, and macOS 27

Apple has released updated design kits for Figma and Sketch covering iOS, iPadOS, and macOS 27, the company announced on its developer news page.

The kits are available now through Apple Design Resources and give designers a set of ready made components, styles, and layouts that match the look of Apple's latest operating systems.

Liquid Glass updates

The refreshed kits include changes to Liquid Glass, the design language Apple introduced across its platforms last year. Apple did not detail the specific adjustments, but the kits are meant to keep design files in line with how the material currently behaves in the operating systems.

Expanded components and states

Apple says the kits add support for more components and more states. That should let designers mock up a wider range of interface elements without building them from scratch, and account for how those elements look when active, selected, disabled, or otherwise changed.

Naming changes

The company has also renamed elements in the kits to better align with code. The change is aimed at narrowing the gap between what a designer sees in a layout and what a developer references when building the same interface.

Improved resizing and Dark Mode for macOS

The kits feature improved resizing, which is intended to make components behave more predictably when scaled or adapted to different layouts.

Apple has additionally added Dark Mode to the macOS kit. The macOS design kit previously shipped without a Dark Mode option, so designers working on Mac interfaces can now build and preview layouts in both appearances.

Availability

The design kits for iOS, iPadOS, and macOS 27 can be downloaded now from Apple Design Resources. Apple regularly updates the kits to match new operating system releases, and they are offered free of charge for use in Figma and Sketch.