> following the Apple guidance, where all apps should look like they were made by the same company Mac users don't want all GUI apps to look alike; however, th

> following the Apple guidance, where all apps should look like they were made by the same company Mac users don't want all GUI apps to look alike; however, they should follow macOS UI/UX guidelines regarding copy/paste, drag and drop, keyboard conventions, etc. The whole point is to not have users having to relearn these basics for every new application. Developers generally get these conventions "for free" by using the frameworks built-in to macOS. That doesn't prevent developers from creating custom, stylized interfaces if that's what's needed. Even Apple's pro apps (Final Cut, Logic, etc.) look quite different from those that are bundled with macOS such as iMovie and Garageband.