Recreating Apple‑Style UI with the Open‑Source Skill Library (18.3K Stars)

Recently I discovered Emil Kowalski’s Apple‑design Skill on GitHub, which has already earned 18.3 K stars. Unlike simple UI templates that only copy rounded corners, blur, or light shadows, this project breaks down the most difficult Apple HIG elements—feedback, inertia, material, hierarchy, typography, and interruptible animation—into concrete, AI‑executable constraints such as actions, materials, fonts, gestures, and accessibility.

Quick Installation

npx skills add emilkowalski/skill

The command installs the skill in a single step, after which the author tested the result on a responsive layout.

Demo Results (Responsive Adaptation)

The generated UI includes a responsive homepage and detail page. Screenshots show a dark Apple‑style front page with a half‑dragged translucent sheet, a blurred background, and rounded cards, as well as corresponding responsive detail views.

Usage Guidelines

The skill can create pop‑ups, drawers, sheets, draggable cards, navigation transitions, translucent headers, list reveals, and subtle button micro‑interactions. It emphasizes properties such as easing, duration, transform, reduced‑motion, and pointer‑down feedback, while deliberately avoiding a blanket transition‑all that would add unnecessary animations.

Prompt Example for AI Generation

To generate a dark Apple‑style front‑end interface, the prompt suggests a half‑dragged translucent sheet over a blurred layer with rounded cards, annotated with

velocity handoff, interruptible spring, pressed feedback, material depth

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Open‑Source Repository

GitHub: https://github.com/emilkowalski/skills

The author believes the most valuable aspect of this project is that it turns “more Apple‑like” into verifiable criteria—rapid feedback, interruptible motion, captured inertia, and layered material—making it far more rigorous than simply adopting a generic UI library.

I'm Peng Lei, continuously sharing AI‑assisted programming tips, and I invite readers to showcase their creations using this skill.