I cannot find the main nib file for any applications. I can find everything but say in system preferences the window that opens when you start system preferences.
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macOS Location of main nib file for applications?
- Thread starter dmmcintyre3
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Right click on the application, click "Show Package Contents", --> Contents, --> Resources --> English.lproj
Sayer
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The nib is often called "MainMenu.nib" and has the menu bar and app object and the primary window (if there is one).
robbieduncan
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There is no requirement for the "main window" to be in a nib at all: it could very easily be created programatically at run time.
Find all the NIB files in an app(in this case, System preferences):
Open up terminal and type:
find /Applications/System\ Preferences.app/Contents/Resources/English.lproj/*.nib
Open up terminal and type:
find /Applications/System\ Preferences.app/Contents/Resources/English.lproj/*.nib