A Modernized Object Library with Fluent UI and Liquid Glass
With 4D 21 R3, building modern user interfaces becomes even easier. The Object Library has been enhanced to align with today’s UI standards, including...
April 29, 2026
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Apple
The new macOS Tahoe design comes to your 4D applications
With macOS Tahoe, Apple Inc. introduces a new visual language called Liquid Glass. In this release, we follow this interface style to stay aligned wit...
April 28, 2026
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Notarization on macOS: Changes to Component Structure
The macOS notarization process continues to evolve. Unfortunately, the internal structure of 4D components designed with 4D v11—intended to enable cro...
January 22, 2025
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Apple macOS Ventura and Microsoft Windows 11 compatibility information
The end of 2022 brings a new macOS version: macOS Ventura (macOS 13) and the 22H2 version for Windows 11. As usual, it is the moment to sum up which 4...
November 29, 2022
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How to notarize your merged 4D application (macOS 12 & Xcode 13)
Note: Update for macOS 12/Monterey and Xcode 13. For Xcode 12 and older, see this blog post. With Monterey (macOS 12), it's highly recommende...
March 28, 2022
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Developing with 4D in a dark environment on macOS
Since 4D v19, you can create applications on macOS that support dark mode, so you can match your users' taste by giving them the possibility to choose...
October 18, 2021
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Toggle Dark & Light Mode on macOS in one click
As of 4D v19, you have the possibility to create applications that support the Dark and Light mode on macOS. To do this, you have to modify and check ...
September 1, 2021
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4D v19 performance on Apple M1
by guest author Roland Mulder, CEO Micro Consulting SA, Switzerland My company develops Office Maker and BiblioMaker, a business and library ...
August 17, 2021
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macOS Big Sur and Apple Silicon Compatibility Information
In order to help you anticipate testing and running the new operating system with your 4D applications, we want to clarify the support of the differen...
January 21, 2021
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Latest news about 4D on Silicon
Since Apple's first announcement about Silicon, we've been keeping you informed through a series of blog posts and this post is no different! So what...
December 18, 2020
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