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Display App Version and Build Number on Every macOS App Window

Daily Coding Tip 247

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Feb 11, 2023
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I don’t usually make macOS apps for myself, but when I do it’s useful to know that the version in my Applications folder is the latest build from Xcode.

To do this I extract 3 strings from the infoDictionary inside my main Bundle, which is generated from the info.plist file in the project folder.

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