Practical Catalog tips and tricks for 2026 - smart ways to use this reference app, plus settings and habits that help you get more from it.
Tips to get more out of Catalog
Already using Catalog? These practical tips help you work faster and unlock more of what this reference app can do.
Controls — Buttons
Make the most of it: Controls — Buttons, menus, segmented controls, sliders, switches, steppers, text fields, search bars, page controls
Pickers — Date picker
Make the most of it: Pickers — Date picker, color picker, font picker, image picker, custom picker view
SwiftUI — Parallel demos for key SwiftUI components
Make the most of it: SwiftUI — Parallel demos for key SwiftUI components
Tap any component to see a live demo
Make the most of it: Tap any component to see a live demo
View code snippets and copy them into your project
Make the most of it: View code snippets and copy them into your project
Explore the settings early
Spend a minute in Catalog's settings to tailor it to how you work - small tweaks pay off over time.
Build a habit
Open Catalog at the same point in your routine so the reference workflow becomes second nature.
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