I Tried Building a Mac App Using Only Claude Code

Learn more {Skool Community}: https://www.skool.com/ai-inner-circle/about It's live, PenAnywhere on the App Store: https://apps.apple.com/app/apple-store/id6760774183?pt=128672862&ct=youtube_paid_mac_app_tutorial&mt=8 I built a paid macOS annotator app called PenAnywhere and shipped it to the Mac App Store without writing a single line of code, just by using Claude Code and vibe coding. In this video I break down the exact framework I used, from idea validation to App Store submission, in one weekend. The full roadmap covered in this video: 00:00 Idea to live on the App Store, the full roadmap 00:30 Picking the right type of app (web, mobile, macOS) 01:20 Validating the idea with App Store research 03:15 Revenue research with AppFigures and Sensor Tower 04:10 Choosing the tech stack (native Swift + AppKit + Rust core) 05:30 Setting up the Claude Code "brain" before writing any code 06:20 CLAUDE.md, MEMORY.md, and APPLE-COMPLIANCE.md from day one 07:00 Installing Claude Code inside VS Code 08:50 Naming the app: PenAnywhere 09:40 Writing the CLAUDE.md scaffold with Opus 4.7 (1M context) 12:20 Phase 1, transparent overlay window + pen tool 14:00 Designing the app icon in Canva 15:00 Phase 1 features, colors, stroke width, undo/redo, hotkeys 17:30 Why we git commit after every single change 18:00 First test, drawing on top of any screen 21:30 Phase 2, shapes, highlighter, gradient, focus timer, voice-to-text 24:00 Apple Developer account + DUNS number setup 26:00 Pricing, screenshots, metadata in App Store Connect 27:00 Submitting to TestFlight + App Store review 27:30 Approved on the App Store, with 600KB binary The exact framework, in one paragraph. CLAUDE md is your project brain. APPLE-COMPLIANCE md keeps your app App Store ready from day one. MEMORY md captures everything Claude learns about your project. Phase-by-phase building with subagents keeps your main context window clean. Git commit after every change so you can always revert. ═══════════════════════════════ Try PenAnywhere yourself (600KB, productivity) https://apps.apple.com/app/apple-store/id6760774183?pt=128672862&ct=youtube_paid_mac_app_tutorial&mt=8 My other SaaS, TiltIt, 3D animation software (webapp) https://tiltit.video?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=video&utm_campaign=paid_mac_app_tutorial ═══════════════════════════════ Learn more {Skool Community}: https://www.skool.com/ai-inner-circle/about ═══════════════════════════════ Follow me for more technical breakdowns: Instagram → https://instagram.com/leadgenman TikTok → https://tiktok.com/@leadgenmanthan LinkedIn → https://linkedin.com/in/leadgenmanthan/ ═══════════════════════════════ Tools mentioned in this video: Claude Code (Anthropic) → https://claude.ai/code Codex (OpenAI) VS Code Insiders Cursor / Antigravity / Windsurf AppFigures + Sensor Tower (revenue research) Canva (icon + screenshots) Gamma (image generation): https://gamma.app?utm_medium=creator&utm_content=Manthan_Patel ═══════════════════════════════ If you want more videos like this where I actually build everything in front of you, drop a like and subscribe. #ClaudeCode #VibeCoding #MacApp #AppStore #IndieHacker #BuildInPublic #SaaS #Anthropic #PaidApp #passiveincome