Daniel Saidi

Jekyll2026-03-23T22:41:39+00:00https://danielsaidi.com/feed.xmlDaniel SaidiMy name is Daniel Saidi. I'm a freelance software engineer in Stockholm, Sweden, who specializes in mobile product development, with a focus on Apple platforms like iOS, macOS, tvOS and watchOS and technologies like Swift and SwiftUI.Detecting text in images with the Vision framework2026-01-10T06:00:00+00:002026-01-10T06:00:00+00:00https://danielsaidi.com/blog/2026/01/10/detecting-text-in-images-with-the-vision-frameworkDaniel Saidi

KeyboardKit 10.2 - New In-Keyboard Dictation Engine2026-01-09T06:00:00+00:002026-01-09T06:00:00+00:00https://danielsaidi.com/blog/2026/01/09/keyboardkit-10-2Daniel Saidi

Localizing Swift Packages with String Catalogs2025-12-14T07:00:00+00:002025-12-14T07:00:00+00:00https://danielsaidi.com/blog/2025/12/14/localizing-swift-packages-with-string-catalogsDaniel Saidi

A Better Way to Localize Swift Packages with Xcode String Catalogs2025-12-02T06:00:00+00:002025-12-02T06:00:00+00:00https://danielsaidi.com/blog/2025/12/02/a-better-way-to-localize-swift-packages-with-xcode-string-catalogsDaniel Saidi

Improving Swift Package Scripts with GitHub Actions workflows2025-11-26T06:00:00+00:002025-11-26T06:00:00+00:00https://danielsaidi.com/blog/2025/11/26/improving-swift-package-scripts-with-github-action-workflowsDaniel Saidi

Building Closed-Source Binaries with GitHub Actions2025-11-09T06:00:00+00:002025-11-09T06:00:00+00:00https://danielsaidi.com/blog/2025/11/09/building-closed-source-binaries-with-github-actionsDaniel Saidi

Power-Up SwiftUI Form Validation with Key Paths2025-10-24T06:00:00+00:002025-10-24T06:00:00+00:00https://danielsaidi.com/blog/2025/10/24/power-up-swiftui-form-validation-with-key-pathsDaniel Saidi

Adding dSYMs from a closed-source Swift SDK to an app2025-10-19T06:00:00+00:002025-10-19T06:00:00+00:00https://danielsaidi.com/blog/2025/10/19/adding-dsyms-from-a-closed-source-sdk-to-your-appDaniel Saidi

SwiftLeeds - Questions & Answers2025-10-11T07:00:00+00:002025-10-11T07:00:00+00:00https://danielsaidi.com/blog/2025/10/11/swiftleeds-questions-and-answersDaniel Saidi

KeyboardKit 102025-08-31T07:00:00+00:002025-08-31T07:00:00+00:00https://danielsaidi.com/blog/2025/08/31/keyboardkit-10-developer-previewDaniel Saidi

Creating amazing loading animations with SF Symbols.2025-07-24T07:00:00+00:002025-07-24T07:00:00+00:00https://danielsaidi.com/blog/2025/07/24/creating-amazing-loading-animations-with-sf-symbolsDaniel Saidi

Using VideoKit to add video to your SwiftUI app2025-06-19T07:00:00+00:002025-06-19T07:00:00+00:00https://danielsaidi.com/blog/2025/06/19/using-videokit-to-add-video-to-your-swiftui-appDaniel Saidi

WebView is Finally Coming to SwiftUI2025-06-10T09:00:00+00:002025-06-10T09:00:00+00:00https://danielsaidi.com/blog/2025/06/10/webview-is-finally-coming-to-swiftuiDaniel Saidi

Introducing PickerKit for SwiftUI2025-06-10T07:00:00+00:002025-06-10T07:00:00+00:00https://danielsaidi.com/blog/2025/06/10/introducing-pickerkit-for-swiftuiDaniel Saidi

Using AI and Cursor to localize Xcode String Catalogs2025-06-08T07:00:00+00:002025-06-08T07:00:00+00:00https://danielsaidi.com/blog/2025/06/08/using-ai-and-cursor-to-localize-xcode-string-catalogsDaniel Saidi

One Number to Rule Them All: Why I’d Love Apple’s Unified OS Versioning2025-06-08T07:00:00+00:002025-06-08T07:00:00+00:00https://danielsaidi.com/blog/2025/06/08/one-number-to-rule-them-all-why-id-love-unified-os-versioning-from-appleDaniel Saidi

A Clarified Blog Purpose2025-06-01T07:30:00+00:002025-06-01T07:30:00+00:00https://danielsaidi.com/blog/2025/06/01/a-clarified-blog-purposeDaniel Saidi

Introducing FlipKit - a flippin’ good library for SwiftUI2025-06-01T07:00:00+00:002025-06-01T07:00:00+00:00https://danielsaidi.com/blog/2025/06/01/introducing-flipkit-for-swiftuiDaniel Saidi

Swift Enums vs Structs - Picking the Best Tool for the Job2025-05-26T07:00:00+00:002025-05-26T07:00:00+00:00https://danielsaidi.com/blog/2025/05/26/swift-enums-vs-structsDaniel Saidi

Adding dependencies to binary Swift packages2025-05-02T07:00:00+00:002025-05-02T07:00:00+00:00https://danielsaidi.com/blog/2025/05/02/adding-dependencies-to-binary-swift-packagesDaniel Saidi

Extracting more value from your apps2025-04-23T07:00:00+00:002025-04-23T07:00:00+00:00https://danielsaidi.com/blog/2025/04/23/extracting-more-value-from-your-appsDaniel Saidi

Trying out the BenQ ScreenBar Pro2025-04-20T07:00:00+00:002025-04-20T07:00:00+00:00https://danielsaidi.com/blog/2025/04/20/trying-out-the-benq-screenbar-proDaniel Saidi

Supercharging SwiftUI Text with Dynamic Content Styling2025-04-08T07:00:00+00:002025-04-08T07:00:00+00:00https://danielsaidi.com/blog/2025/04/08/supercharging-swiftui-text-with-dynamic-content-stylingDaniel Saidi

I’m doing a talk at iOSKonf252025-03-25T07:00:00+00:002025-03-25T07:00:00+00:00https://danielsaidi.com/blog/2025/03/25/im-doing-a-talk-at-ioskonf25Daniel Saidi

Wally - A 13-Year Journey2025-03-21T07:00:00+00:002025-03-21T07:00:00+00:00https://danielsaidi.com/blog/2025/03/21/wally-a-13-year-journeyDaniel Saidi

When Tech Giants Bow: Reconsidering My Relationship with US Tech2025-02-17T07:00:00+00:002025-02-17T07:00:00+00:00https://danielsaidi.com/blog/2025/02/17/when-tech-giants-bow-reconsidering-my-relationship-with-us-techDaniel Saidi

Making macOS Terminal use case-insensitive autocomplete2025-01-16T07:00:00+00:002025-01-16T07:00:00+00:00https://danielsaidi.com/blog/2025/01/16/making-macos-terminal-use-case-insensitive-autocompleteDaniel Saidi

Replacing EnvironmentKit with the new SwiftUI Entry macro2025-01-11T07:00:00+00:002025-01-11T07:00:00+00:00https://danielsaidi.com/blog/2025/01/11/replacing-environmentkit-with-the-entry-macroDaniel Saidi

Removing Disqus comments from the blog2025-01-08T07:00:00+00:002025-01-08T07:00:00+00:00https://danielsaidi.com/blog/2025/01/08/disabling-disqus-comments-in-the-blogDaniel Saidi

Creating a debounced search context for performant SwiftUI searches2025-01-08T06:00:00+00:002025-01-08T06:00:00+00:00https://danielsaidi.com/blog/2025/01/08/creating-a-debounced-search-context-for-performant-swiftui-searchesDaniel Saidi

Creating tiny utility apps with SwiftUI Previews2025-01-04T06:00:00+00:002025-01-04T06:00:00+00:00https://danielsaidi.com/blog/2025/01/04/creating-tiny-utility-apps-with-swiftui-previews%20copyDaniel Saidi

Creating a SwiftUI text view with tappable links2024-12-18T06:00:00+00:002024-12-18T06:00:00+00:00https://danielsaidi.com/blog/2024/12/18/creating-a-swiftui-text-view-with-tappable-linksDaniel Saidi

Xcode stops fetching Swift packages2024-11-04T06:00:00+00:002024-11-04T06:00:00+00:00https://danielsaidi.com/blog/2024/11/04/xcode-stops-fetching-swift-packagesDaniel Saidi

Replacing Fastlane with Shell scripts2024-10-03T06:00:00+00:002024-10-03T06:00:00+00:00https://danielsaidi.com/blog/2024/10/03/replacing-fastlane-with-shell-scriptsDaniel Saidi

New GestureButton open-source project2024-09-02T06:00:00+00:002024-09-02T06:00:00+00:00https://danielsaidi.com/blog/2024/09/02/new-gesture-button-projectDaniel Saidi

The (too?) complex state of Emojis in 20242024-08-13T06:00:00+00:002024-08-13T06:00:00+00:00https://danielsaidi.com/blog/2024/08/13/the-too-complex-state-of-the-emoji-standard-in-2024Daniel Saidi

An easier way to use standard buttons types in SwiftUI2024-04-30T04:00:00+00:002024-04-30T04:00:00+00:00https://danielsaidi.com/blog/2024/04/30/an-easier-way-to-use-standard-button-types-in-swiftuiDaniel Saidi

Creating custom environment values in SwiftUI2024-04-14T04:00:00+00:002024-04-14T04:00:00+00:00https://danielsaidi.com/blog/2024/04/14/creating-custom-environment-values-in-swiftuiDaniel Saidi

Creating a custom label style that tints the label icon2024-04-04T04:00:00+00:002024-04-04T04:00:00+00:00https://danielsaidi.com/blog/2024/04/04/creating-a-custom-swiftui-labelstyle-that-tints-the-label-iconDaniel Saidi

Setting up a custom Swift Package file header2024-03-28T04:00:00+00:002024-03-28T04:00:00+00:00https://danielsaidi.com/blog/2024/03/28/setting-up-a-custom-swift-package-file-headerDaniel Saidi

Linking to native type extensions in DocC2024-03-21T04:00:00+00:002024-03-21T04:00:00+00:00https://danielsaidi.com/blog/2024/03/21/linking-to-native-type-extensions-in-doccDaniel Saidi

Publish DocC to GitHub Pages with GitHub Actions2024-03-10T06:00:00+00:002024-03-10T06:00:00+00:00https://danielsaidi.com/blog/2024/03/10/automatically-publish-docc-to-github-pages-with-github-actionsDaniel Saidi

The power of inout parameters in Swift2024-02-18T06:00:00+00:002024-02-18T06:00:00+00:00https://danielsaidi.com/blog/2024/02/18/the-power-of-inout-parameters-in-swiftDaniel Saidi

Custom Keyboard Extensions disappear in iOS 17.2 and later2024-02-13T06:00:00+00:002024-02-13T06:00:00+00:00https://danielsaidi.com/blog/2024/02/13/custom-keyboard-extensions-disappear-in-ios17Daniel Saidi

EmojiKit goes open-source2024-02-02T06:00:00+00:002024-02-02T06:00:00+00:00https://danielsaidi.com/blog/2024/02/02/emojikit-goes-open-sourceDaniel Saidi

Using ApiKit to integrate with a REST API2024-01-17T06:00:00+00:002024-01-17T06:00:00+00:00https://danielsaidi.com/blog/2024/01/17/using-apikit-to-model-an-api-and-fetch-dataDaniel Saidi

Sunsetting the Goth & Metal Emoji Apps2024-01-08T06:00:00+00:002024-01-08T06:00:00+00:00https://danielsaidi.com/blog/2024/01/08/sunsetting-goth-and-metal-emojiDaniel Saidi

Sunsetting my deck-based apps2024-01-03T08:00:00+00:002024-01-03T08:00:00+00:00https://danielsaidi.com/blog/2024/01/03/sunsetting-deck-based-appsDaniel Saidi

Unleashing Creativity in Coding - How Adobe Express Empowers Programmers2024-01-02T08:00:00+00:002024-01-02T08:00:00+00:00https://danielsaidi.com/blog/2024/01/02/adobe-express-unleashing-creativity-in-codingDaniel Saidi

Rejected - An Apple Developer Holiday Special2023-12-22T06:00:00+00:002023-12-22T06:00:00+00:00https://danielsaidi.com/blog/2023/12/22/rejected-an-apple-developer-holiday-specialDaniel Saidi

Implementing Quick Search with SwiftUI Searchable2023-12-20T06:00:00+00:002023-12-20T06:00:00+00:00https://danielsaidi.com/blog/2023/12/20/quick-search-with-swiftui-searchableDaniel Saidi

Customizing the macOS About Panel in SwiftUI2023-11-28T10:00:00+00:002023-11-28T10:00:00+00:00https://danielsaidi.com/blog/2023/11/28/customizing-the-macos-about-panel-in-swiftuiDaniel Saidi

Customizing the macOS menu bar in SwiftUI2023-11-22T06:00:00+00:002023-11-22T06:00:00+00:00https://danielsaidi.com/blog/2023/11/22/customizing-the-macos-menu-bar-in-swiftuiDaniel Saidi

Reflections on failing to reach out2023-11-08T06:00:00+00:002023-11-08T06:00:00+00:00https://danielsaidi.com/blog/2023/11/08/reflections-on-failing-to-reach-outDaniel Saidi

Dismissing a multiline text field with the return key in SwiftUI2023-09-15T06:00:00+00:002023-09-15T06:00:00+00:00https://danielsaidi.com/blog/2023/09/15/dismissing-a-multiline-textfield-with-the-return-key-in-swiftuiDaniel Saidi

Enabling drag reordering in lazy SwiftUI grids and stacks2023-08-30T07:00:00+00:002023-08-30T07:00:00+00:00https://danielsaidi.com/blog/2023/08/30/enabling-drag-reordering-in-swiftui-lazy-grids-and-stacksDaniel Saidi

Cleaner grid initialization in SwiftUI2023-08-29T06:00:00+00:002023-08-29T06:00:00+00:00https://danielsaidi.com/blog/2023/08/29/cleaner-grid-initialization-in-swiftuiDaniel Saidi

SwiftUI Menu gets incorrect list separator lines2023-08-25T06:00:00+00:002023-08-25T06:00:00+00:00https://danielsaidi.com/blog/2023/08/25/menu-gets-incorrect-list-separator-linesDaniel Saidi

Storing Codable types in SwiftUI AppStorage2023-08-23T06:00:00+00:002023-08-23T06:00:00+00:00https://danielsaidi.com/blog/2023/08/23/storing-codable-types-in-swiftui-appstorageDaniel Saidi

SwiftUI Prefers Semantics2023-06-15T06:00:00+00:002023-06-15T06:00:00+00:00https://danielsaidi.com/blog/2023/06/15/swiftui-prefers-semanticsDaniel Saidi

DeckKit Updates2023-06-13T08:00:00+00:002023-06-13T08:00:00+00:00https://danielsaidi.com/blog/2023/06/13/deckkit-updatesDaniel Saidi

SwiftUIKit Updates2023-06-12T06:00:00+00:002023-06-12T06:00:00+00:00https://danielsaidi.com/blog/2023/06/12/swiftuikit-updatesDaniel Saidi

Vision Pro - so many questions2023-06-05T06:00:00+00:002023-06-05T06:00:00+00:00https://danielsaidi.com/blog/2023/06/05/vision-proDaniel Saidi

RichTextKit updates2023-06-02T06:00:00+00:002023-06-02T06:00:00+00:00https://danielsaidi.com/blog/2023/06/02/richtextkit-updatesDaniel Saidi

Creating a bordered button group in SwiftUI2023-06-01T06:00:00+00:002023-06-01T06:00:00+00:00https://danielsaidi.com/blog/2023/06/01/creating-a-bordered-button-group-in-SwiftUIDaniel Saidi

Extending the SwiftUI DocumentGroup with more features2023-05-26T06:00:00+00:002023-05-26T06:00:00+00:00https://danielsaidi.com/blog/2023/05/26/extending-the-swiftui-documentgroup-with-more-featuresDaniel Saidi

An App Group roller coaster ride2023-05-17T06:00:00+00:002023-05-17T06:00:00+00:00https://danielsaidi.com/blog/2023/05/17/an-app-group-roller-coaster-rideDaniel Saidi

Deep Dish Swift - Day 32023-05-02T06:00:00+00:002023-05-02T06:00:00+00:00https://danielsaidi.com/blog/2023/05/02/deep-dish-swift-day-3Daniel Saidi

Deep Dish Swift - Day 22023-05-01T06:00:00+00:002023-05-01T06:00:00+00:00https://danielsaidi.com/blog/2023/05/01/deep-dish-swift-day-2Daniel Saidi

Deep Dish Swift - Day 12023-04-30T06:00:00+00:002023-04-30T06:00:00+00:00https://danielsaidi.com/blog/2023/04/30/deep-dish-swift-day-1Daniel Saidi

Group and sort collections in Swift like a pro2023-04-01T06:00:00+00:002023-04-01T06:00:00+00:00https://danielsaidi.com/blog/2023/04/01/group-and-sort-swift-collections-like-a-proDaniel Saidi

Sort git tags like a pro2023-03-26T06:00:00+00:002023-03-26T06:00:00+00:00https://danielsaidi.com/blog/2023/03/26/sort-git-tags-like-a-proDaniel Saidi

Handling status bar color scheme and visibility in SwiftUI2023-03-14T06:00:00+00:002023-03-14T06:00:00+00:00https://danielsaidi.com/blog/2023/03/14/handling-status-bar-color-scheme-and-visibility-in-swiftuiDaniel Saidi

Adding a sticky header to a SwiftUI ScrollView2023-02-09T10:00:00+00:002023-02-09T10:00:00+00:00https://danielsaidi.com/blog/2023/02/09/adding-a-sticky-header-to-a-swiftui-scroll-viewDaniel Saidi

Adding scroll offset tracking to a SwiftUI ScrollView2023-02-06T08:00:00+00:002023-02-06T08:00:00+00:00https://danielsaidi.com/blog/2023/02/06/adding-scroll-offset-tracking-to-a-swiftui-scroll-viewDaniel Saidi

Adding a stretchable header to a SwiftUI ScrollView2023-02-05T10:00:00+00:002023-02-05T10:00:00+00:00https://danielsaidi.com/blog/2023/02/05/adding-a-stretchable-header-to-a-swiftui-scroll-viewDaniel Saidi

Mimicking the iOS system notification in SwiftUI2023-01-17T08:00:00+00:002023-01-17T08:00:00+00:00https://danielsaidi.com/blog/2023/01/17/mimicking-the-ios-system-notification-in-swiftuiDaniel Saidi

Removing extra back button in DocumentGroup navigation bar2022-12-10T08:00:00+00:002022-12-10T08:00:00+00:00https://danielsaidi.com/blog/2022/12/10/removing-extra-back-button-in-documentgroup-navigation-barDaniel Saidi

Applying complex gestures to a SwiftUI view2022-11-24T08:00:00+00:002022-11-24T08:00:00+00:00https://danielsaidi.com/blog/2022/11/24/applying-complex-gestures-to-a-swiftui-viewDaniel Saidi

Using complex gestures in a SwiftUI ScrollView2022-11-16T08:00:00+00:002022-11-16T08:00:00+00:00https://danielsaidi.com/blog/2022/11/16/using-complex-gestures-in-a-scroll-viewDaniel Saidi

Introducing LicenseKit2022-11-09T08:00:00+00:002022-11-09T08:00:00+00:00https://danielsaidi.com/blog/2022/11/09/introducing-license-kitDaniel Saidi

Rewriting Wally for iOS 16 and SwiftUI 42022-09-19T00:00:00+00:002022-09-19T00:00:00+00:00https://danielsaidi.com/blog/2022/09/19/rewriting-wally-for-ios-16-and-swiftui-4Daniel Saidi

AI-based image generation with DALL·E, Stable Diffusion and Promptbase2022-09-03T00:00:00+00:002022-09-03T00:00:00+00:00https://danielsaidi.com/blog/2022/09/03/ai-based-image-generation-dalle-stable-diffusion-and-promptbaseDaniel Saidi

Using slugified and style-based tags in SwiftUI2022-08-19T00:00:00+00:002022-08-19T00:00:00+00:00https://danielsaidi.com/blog/2022/08/19/using-slugified-and-style-based-tags-in-swiftuiDaniel Saidi

Getting started with the SwiftUI NavigationSplitView2022-08-08T06:00:00+00:002022-08-08T06:00:00+00:00https://danielsaidi.com/blog/2022/08/08/getting-started-with-the-SwiftUI-navigation-split-viewDaniel Saidi

Conditionally searchable SwiftUI views2022-08-03T06:00:00+00:002022-08-03T06:00:00+00:00https://danielsaidi.com/blog/2022/08/03/conditionally-searchable-swiftui-viewsDaniel Saidi

Removing the iOS home indicator in SwiftUI2022-08-01T06:00:00+00:002022-08-01T06:00:00+00:00https://danielsaidi.com/blog/2022/08/01/removing-the-home-indicator-in-swiftuiDaniel Saidi

Multi-platform image resizing2022-06-29T09:00:00+00:002022-06-29T09:00:00+00:00https://danielsaidi.com/blog/2022/06/29/multiplatform-image-resizingDaniel Saidi

Using QuickLook in SwiftUI2022-06-27T08:00:00+00:002022-06-27T08:00:00+00:00https://danielsaidi.com/blog/2022/06/27/using-quicklook-with-swiftuiDaniel Saidi

Introducing StoreKitPlus2022-06-24T08:00:00+00:002022-06-24T08:00:00+00:00https://danielsaidi.com/blog/2022/06/24/introducing-storekitplusDaniel Saidi

Backporting the SwiftUI 4 ImageRenderer to iOS 132022-06-22T08:00:00+00:002022-06-22T08:00:00+00:00https://danielsaidi.com/blog/2022/06/22/backporting-the-new-swiftui-imagerenderer-to-ios13Daniel Saidi

Undimmed presentation detents in SwiftUI2022-06-21T08:00:00+00:002022-06-21T08:00:00+00:00https://danielsaidi.com/blog/2022/06/21/undimmed-presentation-detents-in-swiftuiDaniel Saidi

Using the SwiftUI 4 ImageRenderer2022-06-20T08:00:00+00:002022-06-20T08:00:00+00:00https://danielsaidi.com/blog/2022/06/20/using-the-swiftui-imagerendererDaniel Saidi

SF Symbols 4 variable colors2022-06-17T01:00:00+00:002022-06-17T01:00:00+00:00https://danielsaidi.com/blog/2022/06/17/sf-symbols-4-variable-colorsDaniel Saidi

Custom sheet sizes in SwiftUI2022-06-15T01:00:00+00:002022-06-15T01:00:00+00:00https://danielsaidi.com/blog/2022/06/15/swiftui-4-custom-sheet-sizesDaniel Saidi

Building a rich text editor for UIKit, AppKit and SwiftUI2022-06-13T01:00:00+00:002022-06-13T01:00:00+00:00https://danielsaidi.com/blog/2022/06/13/building-a-rich-text-editor-for-uikit-appkit-and-swiftuiDaniel Saidi

SwiftUI scrolling finally works in tvOS 162022-06-08T01:00:00+00:002022-06-08T01:00:00+00:00https://danielsaidi.com/blog/2022/06/08/swiftui-scrolling-finally-works-on-tvosDaniel Saidi

A better way to extend types2022-06-06T10:00:00+00:002022-06-06T10:00:00+00:00https://danielsaidi.com/blog/2022/06/06/a-better-way-to-extend-typesDaniel Saidi

Getting images from the AppKit pasteboard2022-06-03T08:00:00+00:002022-06-03T08:00:00+00:00https://danielsaidi.com/blog/2022/06/03/getting-images-from-the-appkit-pasteboardDaniel Saidi

Making Swift package assets work in SwiftUI previews2022-06-01T01:00:00+00:002022-06-01T01:00:00+00:00https://danielsaidi.com/blog/2022/06/01/making-swift-package-assets-work-in-swiftui-previewsDaniel Saidi