========================= # Deprecated! This list will no longer be updated due to my focus shift. ========================= [](https://travis-ci.org/yenchenlin1994/awesome-watchos) A curated list of awesome watchOS frameworks, libraries, sample apps. ### Contents - [Getting Started](#getting-started) - [Library and Frameworks](#libraries-and-frameworks) - [Design](#design) - [Design Guidelines](#design-guidelines) - [Design Resources](#design-resources) - [Tools](#tools) - [Sample Apps](#sample-apps) - [Books](#books) - [Tutorials](#tutorials) - [Twitters](#twitters) - [Other Awesome Lists](#other-awesome-lists) - [Contributing](#contributing) # Getting Started * [Apple Watch Programming Guide](https://developer.apple.com/library/ios/documentation/General/Conceptual/WatchKitProgrammingGuide/index.html) - Official apple watch programming guide by Apple. # Libraries And Frameworks ### Connectivity * [MMWormhole](https://github.com/mutualmobile/MMWormhole) - A powerful toolkit for synthesizing, processing, and analyzing sounds. ### UI * [IGInterfaceDataTable](https://github.com/Instagram/IGInterfaceDataTable) - A category on WKInterfaceTable that makes configuring tables with multi-dimensional data easier. * [JBWatchActivityIndicator](https://github.com/mikeswanson/JBWatchActivityIndicator) - An easy way to generate activity indicator images for Apple Watch. ### Charts * [YOChartImageKit](https://github.com/yasuoza/YOChartImageKit) - A chart image framework for watchOS. * [NKWatchChart](https://github.com/NilStack/NKWatchChart) - A chart library for Apple Watch based on PNChart and ios-charts. # Design ### Design Guidelines * [Designing for Apple Watch](https://developer.apple.com/videos/wwdc/2015/?id=802) - Official WWDC 2015 session by Apple about how to design for apple watch. * [ Watch Human Interface Guidelines](https://developer.apple.com/watch/human-interface-guidelines/) - Official human interface guidelines by Apple. * [11 Tips For Designing Apps for Apple Watch](https://medium.com/design-idea/11-tips-for-designing-apps-for-apple-watch-4b6cc2cb11d3) - Some quick tips that will help you to build better watch apps. * [Icons for Apple Watch – The Definitive Guide](http://blog.iconfinder.com/icons-apple-watch-definitive-guide/) - A guide to help you create your own watch app icon. ### Design Resources * [ Watch Design Resources](https://developer.apple.com/watch/human-interface-guidelines/resources/) - Official design resources provided by Apple, including Apple Watch Bezels, Guides, Templates, Typeface. * [Chart of Apple Watch Complication Types and Layouts](http://i.imgur.com/4Thz881.jpg) - An useful chart of all the possible combinations of Complications. # Tools ### Prototyping * [thinkapps for watch](http://thinkapps.com/watch-apps) - A website help you create your free Apple Watch App prototype in just 10 minutes. ### Images Generator * [RadialChartImageGenerator](https://github.com/hmaidasani/RadialChartImageGenerator) - A radial bar chart generator for apple watch. * [KFWatchKitAnimations](https://github.com/kiavashfaisali/KFWatchKitAnimations) - An image generator that creates beautiful 60 FPS animations for  Watch by recording animations from the iOS Simulator. # Sample Apps * [Lister](https://developer.apple.com/library/ios/samplecode/Lister/Introduction/Intro.html) - An official sample app demonstrates Apple Watch integration. * [WatchKit Catalog](https://developer.apple.com/library/ios/samplecode/WKInterfaceCatalog/Introduction/Intro.html) - An official sample app demonstrates how to use UI elements available in the WatchKit framework. * [Cherry](https://github.com/kenshin03/Cherry) - A mini pomodoro timer app designed for the  Watch. * [Bitcoin Tracker](http://www.raywenderlich.com/89562/watchkit-tutorial-with-swift-getting-started) - A bitcoin price tracking app. * [WWDC](https://github.com/sugarso/WWDC) - An open sourcing WWDC hit parties app. * [SwiftHN](https://github.com/Dimillian/SwiftHN) - A Hacker News reader written in Swift. * [BaiduFM-Swift](https://github.com/belm/BaiduFM-Swift) - A apple watch app for BaiduFM. * [done-swift](https://github.com/FancyPixel/done-swift) - A sample app to demonstrate data sharing between a WatchKit app and its main app using Realm. * [HighstreetWatchApp](https://github.com/GetHighstreet/HighstreetWatchApp) - The watchKit app built on the platform. * [OnTime](https://github.com/D-32/OnTime) - An apple watch app to access the SBB timetable. * [WatchNotes](https://github.com/azamsharp/WatchNotes) - An apple watch app to display notes on your wrist. * [WatchPics](https://github.com/D-32/WatchPics) - Instagram for the Apple Watch. * [WatchKit-Apps](https://github.com/kostiakoval/WatchKit-Apps) - Tutorials app for WatchKit. * [watchOS-2-Sampler](https://github.com/shu223/watchOS-2-Sampler) - Code examples for new features of watchOS 2. * [soon](https://github.com/sandofsky/soon) - A countdown app. # Books * [watchOS 2 by Tutorials](http://www.raywenderlich.com/store/watchos-2-by-tutorials) * [Apple Watch for Developers: Advice & Techniques from Five Top Professionals](http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1484213394/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=1484213394&linkCode=as2&tag=feedingtheneu-20&linkId=PDZBCYAGPZXWHDQU) # Tutorials ### WatchKit Introduction * [WatchKit Tutorial with Swift Part 1: Getting Started](http://www.raywenderlich.com/89562/watchkit-tutorial-with-swift-getting-started) * [WatchKit Tutorial with Swift Part 2: Tables and Network Requests](http://www.raywenderlich.com/96589/watchkit-tutorial-swift-tables-network-requests) * [WatchKit Tutorial with Swift Part 3: More Tables, Glances and Handoff](http://www.raywenderlich.com/96741/watchkit-tutorial-with-swift-tables-glances-and-handoff) ### WatchOS 2 New Features ##### Hardware * [WatchKit 2 Hardware Bits: Using the Digital Crown](https://www.bignerdranch.com/blog/watchkit-2-hardware-bits-using-the-digital-crown/?utm_campaign=WatchKit%2BResources&utm_medium=web) * [WatchKit 2 Hardware Bits: The Taptic Engine](https://www.bignerdranch.com/blog/watchkit-2-hardware-bits-the-taptic-engine/?utm_campaign=WatchKit%2BResources&utm_medium=web) * [WatchKit 2 Hardware Bits: The Accelerometer](https://www.bignerdranch.com/blog/watchkit-2-hardware-bits-the-accelerometer/?utm_campaign=WatchKit%2BResources&utm_medium=web) ##### Animations * [The Power of Animations](http://code.tutsplus.com/tutorials/watchos-2-the-power-of-animations--cms-24302?utm_campaign=This%2BWeek%2Bin%2BSwift&utm_medium=email&utm_source=This_Week_in_Swift_47) - A tutorial demonstrates how to animate the user interface by changing layout properties. ##### ClockKit * [Writing a WatchKit Complication in watchOS 2](http://www.sneakycrab.com/blog/2015/6/10/writing-your-own-watchkit-complications?utm_campaign=WatchKit%2BResources&utm_medium=web) - A tutorial about how to add custom Complications to your watch app. ##### Connectivity * [How to communicate between devices using Watch Connectivity](http://www.kristinathai.com/watchos-2-tutorial-using-sendmessage-for-instantaneous-data-transfer-watch-connectivity-1/?utm_campaign=WatchKit%2BResources) - A tutorial about how to use Watch Connectivity framework to communicate between devices. # Twitters * [WatchKit Resources](https://twitter.com/WatchKitSources) # Other Awesome Lists Other amazingly awesome lists can be found in the * [awesome-awesomeness](https://github.com/bayandin/awesome-awesomeness) list. * [Open Source apps](https://github.com/dkhamsing/open-source-ios-apps) list of open source ios apps * Awesome-swift * [@matteocrippa](https://github.com/matteocrippa/awesome-swift) - A collaborative list of awesome swift resources. * [@Wolg](https://github.com/Wolg/awesome-swift) - A curated list of awesome Swift frameworks, libraries and software. * [awesome watchkit apps](https://github.com/sanketfirodiya/sample-watchkit-apps) curated list of sample watchkit apps and tutorials. * [iOS Learning Resources](https://github.com/sanketfirodiya/iOS-learning-resources) Comprenehensive collection of high quality, frequently updated and well maintained iOS tutorial sites. * [awesome-ios-animation](https://github.com/sxyx2008/awesome-ios-animation) - A curated list of awesome iOS animation, including Objective-C and Swift libraries. * [awesome-ios-chart](https://github.com/sxyx2008/awesome-ios-chart) - A curated list of awesome iOS chart libraries, including Objective-C and Swift. * [awesome-gists](https://github.com/vsouza/awesome-gists#ios) - A list of amazing gists (iOS section). * [awesome-ios-ui](https://github.com/cjwirth/awesome-ios-ui) - A curated list of awesome iOS UI/UX libraries. * [iOS App Development on Medium](https://medium.com/ios-os-x-development) - Stories and technical tips about building apps for iOS, Apple Watch, and iPad/iPhone # Contributing Contributions welcome! Read the [contribution guidelines](contributing.md) first. Feel free to contribute & Thank you very much! # License [](http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/) To the extent possible under law, [YenChen Lin](https://github.com/yenchenlin1994) has waived all copyright and related or neighboring rights to this work.