--- title: From a URL click to a running app preview: Introducing... description: Tuist has launched a macOS app that lets developers click a Tuist Previews link and have the shared app automatically run in a selected simulator via Apple's... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/from-a-url-click-to-a-running-app-preview-introducing-the-tuist-macos-app-daboghicf twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: From a URL click to a running app preview: Introducing the Tuist macOS app | daily.dev og:description: Tuist has launched a macOS app that lets developers click a Tuist Previews link and have the shared app automatically run in a selected simulator via Apple's... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/from-a-url-click-to-a-running-app-preview-introducing-the-tuist-macos-app-daboghicf og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/DabOGHiCF.png og:image:alt: From a URL click to a running app preview: Introducing the Tuist macOS app og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # From a URL click to a running app preview: Introducing the Tuist macOS app **[ Tuist ](https://daily.dev/sources/tuist-blog)** · 3 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Tuist has launched a macOS app that lets developers click a Tuist Previews link and have the shared app automatically run in a selected simulator via Apple's Universal Links, removing the need to run CLI commands manually. The app, inspired by Shopify's Tophat, is open source and integrates natively with the Tuist platform without extra configuration. Planned future features include running builds on physical devices, downloading the latest org builds directly (including via README badges), and exploring Android previews. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Questions this post answers ### How does the Tuist macOS app let me open app previews from a link? The Tuist macOS app uses Apple's Universal Links so that clicking a Tuist Previews link in a browser automatically runs the shared app in a simulator selected from the app's menu bar. Previously, running a preview required using the CLI with 'tuist run' plus the preview URL; now the app handles it directly with no extra configuration. _Developers tracking new mobile tooling releases like this follow updates on daily.dev._ ### What inspired the design of the Tuist macOS app? The Tuist macOS app was inspired by Shopify's open source Tophat tool but is tightly integrated into the Tuist platform, requiring no additional configuration. It is itself open source, with its source code available in the Tuist GitHub repository under the app directory. _Engineers comparing open source dev tooling like Tophat and Tuist can follow updates on daily.dev._ ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [The new Tuist, from build toolchains to bare metal](https://daily.dev/posts/the-new-tuist-from-build-toolchains-to-bare-metal-waw3c6jvd) · Tuist · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [Toss: Building less to ship faster](https://daily.dev/posts/toss-building-less-to-ship-faster-1arhtus0n) · Tuist · 4 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#open-source](https://daily.dev/tags/open-source), [#ios](https://daily.dev/tags/ios), [#mac](https://daily.dev/tags/mac) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/from-a-url-click-to-a-running-app-preview-introducing-the-tuist-macos-app-daboghicf) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"TechArticle","headline":"From a URL click to a running app preview: Introducing the Tuist macOS app","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/from-a-url-click-to-a-running-app-preview-introducing-the-tuist-macos-app-daboghicf","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/from-a-url-click-to-a-running-app-preview-introducing-the-tuist-macos-app-daboghicf"},"datePublished":"2026-08-23T12:20:07.689Z","dateModified":"2026-08-23T12:40:48.303Z","description":"Tuist has launched a macOS app that lets developers click a Tuist Previews link and have the shared app automatically run in a selected simulator via Apple's...","image":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1/posts/8e604cc2ccd07eadcfcb20b63ab37412?_a=AQAEuop","thumbnailUrl":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1/posts/8e604cc2ccd07eadcfcb20b63ab37412?_a=AQAEuop","isAccessibleForFree":true,"articleSection":"\n Tuist\n ","inLanguage":"en","publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180}},"author":{"@type":"Organization","name":"\n Tuist\n ","logo":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/s--3AYDH23h--/f_auto,q_auto/v1787487506/logos/tuist-blog?_a=BAMAMicg0","url":"https://daily.dev/sources/tuist-blog"},"commentCount":0,"discussionUrl":"https://daily.dev/posts/from-a-url-click-to-a-running-app-preview-introducing-the-tuist-macos-app-daboghicf","interactionStatistic":[{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"LikeAction"},"userInteractionCount":0},{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"CommentAction"},"userInteractionCount":0}],"keywords":"open-source,ios,mac","timeRequired":"PT3M"} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https://daily.dev"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"\n Tuist\n ","item":"https://daily.dev/sources/tuist-blog"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"From a URL click to a running app preview: Introducing the Tuist macOS app"}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"FAQPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/from-a-url-click-to-a-running-app-preview-introducing-the-tuist-macos-app-daboghicf#faq","mainEntity":[{"@type":"Question","name":"How does the Tuist macOS app let me open app previews from a link?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"The Tuist macOS app uses Apple's Universal Links so that clicking a Tuist Previews link in a browser automatically runs the shared app in a simulator selected from the app's menu bar. 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