macOS SDK

E215097

Apple software framework software development kit

macOS SDK is Apple’s software development kit that provides the frameworks, tools, and APIs needed to build applications for the macOS operating system.

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All labels observed (4)

Label	Occurrences
Apple Silicon SDKs for macOS	1
Apple developer frameworks	1
Metal for OS X	1
macOS SDK canonical	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1935648 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: macOS SDK
Context triple: [Cocoa, partOf, macOS SDK]

A. macOS Cocoa
macOS Cocoa is Apple’s native object-oriented application framework for building graphical user interfaces on macOS.
B. macOS
macOS is Apple’s proprietary Unix-based operating system known for its graphical user interface, tight integration with Apple hardware and services, and strong emphasis on usability and security.
C. visionOS
visionOS is Apple’s mixed-reality operating system designed for spatial computing on Apple Vision Pro, integrating 3D interfaces, gesture and eye tracking, and immersive app experiences.
D. Mac OS X transition technologies
Mac OS X transition technologies were a set of frameworks and tools designed to help developers move classic Mac OS applications to the modern Mac OS X environment while maintaining compatibility and easing the migration process.
E. NeXTSTEP Foundation Kit
NeXTSTEP Foundation Kit is an object-oriented application framework developed by NeXT Inc. that provided core classes and services for building NeXTSTEP applications and later influenced Apple’s Cocoa frameworks.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: macOS SDK
Target entity description: macOS SDK is Apple’s software development kit that provides the frameworks, tools, and APIs needed to build applications for the macOS operating system.

A. macOS Cocoa
macOS Cocoa is Apple’s native object-oriented application framework for building graphical user interfaces on macOS.
B. macOS
macOS is Apple’s proprietary Unix-based operating system known for its graphical user interface, tight integration with Apple hardware and services, and strong emphasis on usability and security.
C. visionOS
visionOS is Apple’s mixed-reality operating system designed for spatial computing on Apple Vision Pro, integrating 3D interfaces, gesture and eye tracking, and immersive app experiences.
D. Mac OS X transition technologies
Mac OS X transition technologies were a set of frameworks and tools designed to help developers move classic Mac OS applications to the modern Mac OS X environment while maintaining compatibility and easing the migration process.
E. NeXTSTEP Foundation Kit
NeXTSTEP Foundation Kit is an object-oriented application framework developed by NeXT Inc. that provided core classes and services for building NeXTSTEP applications and later influenced Apple’s Cocoa frameworks.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (59)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Apple software framework ⓘ software development kit ⓘ
configurationFileType	.sdksettings ⓘ
contains	system headers for macOS ⓘ system libraries for macOS ⓘ
containsFramework	AVFoundation ⓘ macOS Cocoa ⓘ surface form: AppKit CloudKit ⓘ Core Animation ⓘ Core Audio ⓘ Core Data ⓘ Quartz 2D ⓘ surface form: Core Graphics Core Location ⓘ Foundation ⓘ GameKit ⓘ MapKit ⓘ Metal ⓘ Network framework ⓘ Security framework ⓘ StoreKit ⓘ UserNotifications framework ⓘ WebKit ⓘ
developer	Apple Inc. ⓘ
distributionMethod	bundled with Xcode ⓘ downloadable via Apple Developer tools ⓘ
fileLocationPattern	/Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Developer/Platforms/MacOSX.platform/Developer/SDKs/ ⓘ
includedIn	Xcode ⓘ
maintainer	Apple Inc. ⓘ
operatingSystemTarget	macOS ⓘ
platform	macOS ⓘ
primaryIDE	Xcode ⓘ
provides	APIs ⓘ compiler settings ⓘ developer tools ⓘ frameworks ⓘ headers ⓘ libraries ⓘ linker settings ⓘ
relatedTo	Apple platforms APIs ⓘ surface form: iOS SDK tvOS ⓘ surface form: tvOS SDK watchOS ⓘ surface form: watchOS SDK
supports	App Sandbox entitlements ⓘ Hardened Runtime ⓘ Mac App Store distribution ⓘ developer ID distribution ⓘ notarization workflows ⓘ sandboxed applications ⓘ
supportsDeploymentTarget	multiple macOS versions ⓘ
supportsLanguage	C ⓘ C++ ⓘ Objective-C ⓘ Swift ⓘ
targetArchitecture	arm64 ⓘ x86_64 ⓘ
usedBy	macOS application developers ⓘ
usedFor	building macOS applications ⓘ compiling macOS software ⓘ linking macOS software ⓘ testing macOS applications ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Cocoa → partOf → macOS SDK ⓘ

HomeKit framework → partOf → macOS SDK ⓘ

this entity surface form: Apple developer frameworks

Apple Worldwide Developers Conference 2015 → announced → macOS SDK ⓘ

this entity surface form: Metal for OS X

Apple developer transition kit program → softwareTooling → macOS SDK ⓘ

subject surface form: Apple Developer Transition Kit Program

this entity surface form: Apple Silicon SDKs for macOS

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