# Mac OS 64bit native app
**URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/t/mac-os-64bit-native-app/42314
**Category:** General Discussion
**Created:** [July 12, 2018, 9:28am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/mac-os-64bit-native-app/42314 "2018-07-12T09:28:05Z")
**Posts on this page:** 20
**Page:** 1
### Author:  [@djdizzle](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/djdizzle)
#### Post date: [July 12, 2018, 9:28am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/mac-os-64bit-native-app/42314/1 "2018-07-12T09:28:05Z")
Hi Florian,
I was wondering if there is any chance of developing a native Mac OS 64bit app, as the Wine app isn't that user friendly... especially with updating.
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### Author:  [@Florian](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Florian)
#### Post date: [July 12, 2018, 9:40am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/mac-os-64bit-native-app/42314/3 "2018-07-12T09:40:38Z")
> [@djdizzle](#):
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> any chance of developing a native Mac OS 64bit app
Yes, it's in the very early makings ๐
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### Author:  [@djdizzle](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/djdizzle)
#### Post date: [January 28, 2019, 2:16am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/mac-os-64bit-native-app/42314/4 "2019-01-28T02:16:53Z")
Any chance of an alpha/beta release soon?
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### Author:  [@Florian](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Florian)
#### Post date: [January 28, 2019, 4:29am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/mac-os-64bit-native-app/42314/5 "2019-01-28T04:29:19Z")
I know it's been a while already, my focus was mainly on the existing version (as you've probably noticed from the changelog ๐
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I've started to work on the macOS version again and keep you posted. Once I release an alpha, you'll be among the group of uses with early access.
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### Author:  [@djdizzle](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/djdizzle)
#### Post date: [January 28, 2019, 9:27am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/mac-os-64bit-native-app/42314/6 "2019-01-28T09:27:01Z")
That's good to hear. I can't wait.
The Wine port can be frustrating, with the various UI glitches.
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### Author:  [@djdizzle](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/djdizzle)
#### Post date: [June 21, 2019, 8:00am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/mac-os-64bit-native-app/42314/7 "2019-06-21T08:00:54Z")
How's the alpha coming along?
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### Author:  [@MP3Freak\_Peter](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/MP3Freak_Peter)
#### Post date: [June 21, 2019, 6:22pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/mac-os-64bit-native-app/42314/8 "2019-06-21T18:22:55Z")
Using Objective C or Swift?
XCode is so buggy anyway....
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### Author:  [@Florian](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Florian)
#### Post date: [June 25, 2019, 3:06pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/mac-os-64bit-native-app/42314/9 "2019-06-25T15:06:47Z")
The next version of macOS scheduled for autumn will drop support for Wine-based 32bit apps, so Mp3tag will be affected.
This added another boost of motivation to continue working on a native version of Mp3tag for macOS. The current status is, that Iโve added a bridge between my ID3v2 library (written in C++) via Objective-C++ to Swift and can display a MP3 file list with metadata now. Iโve also started working on the Tag Panel, which now displays metadata and resizes with the main window.
Itโs all new to me and Xcode is very special at times. If you read this and if you're interested in a native version of Mp3tag for macOS let me know. Every grain of motivation counts ๐
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### Author:  [@MP3Freak\_Peter](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/MP3Freak_Peter)
#### Post date: [June 26, 2019, 5:44pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/mac-os-64bit-native-app/42314/10 "2019-06-26T17:44:57Z")
> [@Florian](#):
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> Itโs all new to me and Xcode is very special at times.
yea, ui design in xcode is very speical, Storyboard and Segues ... i couldn't sleep for about an week cause of that.
Instead of an motivation count I could give you a tipp:
F\*\*k off having all UI's in one Storyboard using Segues (the way like apple want you to do it)
and apply it to UI Controller per code using your own structure. You can even apply UI's from different storyboards on your UI Controller.
(greetings from a short trip to the apple world,
hope you'll have more luck and endurance)
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### Author:  [@Florian](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Florian)
#### Post date: [June 26, 2019, 5:50pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/mac-os-64bit-native-app/42314/11 "2019-06-26T17:50:17Z")
Thanks, @MP3Freak_Peter! I've already learned this the hard way. I needed to create the Tag Panel via code anyway (including all constraints and sizing) to have it fully configurable like in the Win32 version.
Over the past week I did some late-evening experiments using [SwiftUI](https://developer.apple.com/xcode/swiftui/). I really like the declarative approach. However, it's still early beta and whenever I run into an issue, it's not clear whether it's me not knowing how to code or the framework being not ready for production ๐
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### Author:  [@Patch](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Patch)
#### Post date: [June 29, 2019, 6:35am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/mac-os-64bit-native-app/42314/12 "2019-06-29T06:35:23Z")
I canโt help, but Iโve got friends that are gonna be so happy that a Mac version is coming.
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### Author:  [@djdizzle](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/djdizzle)
#### Post date: [July 1, 2019, 9:42am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/mac-os-64bit-native-app/42314/13 "2019-07-01T09:42:09Z")
> [@Florian](#):
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> if you're interested in a native version of Mp3tag for macOS let me know
Hi Florian, I am definitely interested in a native version. Is an alpha ready yet, or still a little bit away?
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### Author:  [@Florian](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Florian)
#### Post date: [July 1, 2019, 9:54am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/mac-os-64bit-native-app/42314/14 "2019-07-01T09:54:07Z")
Thanks! It's still a bit away ๐
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### Author:  [@djdizzle](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/djdizzle)
#### Post date: [July 5, 2019, 2:37pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/mac-os-64bit-native-app/42314/15 "2019-07-05T14:37:01Z")
I've recently installed Catalina Public Beta, is there a way I can get the Wine version to work?
I know Wine is available in x64 bit, but I don't know if I can be bothered downloading all the separate components and compiling it, just to use Mp3tag.
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### Author:  [@Florian](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Florian)
#### Post date: [July 5, 2019, 3:21pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/mac-os-64bit-native-app/42314/16 "2019-07-05T15:21:57Z")
Itโs not possible as far as I know.
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### Author:  [@Ruediger](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Ruediger)
#### Post date: [July 25, 2019, 9:48pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/mac-os-64bit-native-app/42314/17 "2019-07-25T21:48:04Z")
Hi Florian, Please, please keep your good work up! mp3tag is THE BEST. I really hope you'll be coming out with the 64 bit version in time for Catalina. Here's hoping!!!!
Thanks.
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### Author:  [@Patch](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Patch)
#### Post date: [July 26, 2019, 4:58pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/mac-os-64bit-native-app/42314/18 "2019-07-26T16:58:45Z")
Quick question - will Windows config settings be applicable for the mac version?
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### Author:  [@djdizzle](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/djdizzle)
#### Post date: [August 21, 2019, 3:19am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/mac-os-64bit-native-app/42314/19 "2019-08-21T03:19:31Z")
That would be really good. Make it a lot easier to migrate to the Mac version.
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### Author:  [@djdizzle](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/djdizzle)
#### Post date: [August 21, 2019, 3:21am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/mac-os-64bit-native-app/42314/20 "2019-08-21T03:21:19Z")
Surely, you couldn't be too far off an alpha or beta ๐
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### Author:  [@Etz](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Etz)
#### Post date: [August 23, 2019, 7:08am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/mac-os-64bit-native-app/42314/21 "2019-08-23T07:08:43Z")
Definitely interested as I'm planning to ditch Windows completely, by the end of this year.
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