Windows

A window is the first thing anyone sees of your app, and Glaze apps are not limited to one plain shape. They can be a standard resizable window, a sleek frameless panel, a small always-on-top utility, a modal that focuses attention, or even a transparent overlay. You describe the feel you want and the agent sets the window up to match.

Standard Windows

By default your app gets a normal macOS window: a title bar with the red, yellow, and green traffic-light buttons, resizable edges, and a sensible starting size. The agent chooses an initial width and height that suit the content and sets a minimum size so the layout never collapses awkwardly. For most apps this is exactly right, and you do not have to think about it.

Frameless and Custom-Chrome Windows

For a more designed look, an app can drop the native title bar and use a frameless window where your own header runs edge to edge. The header can still be draggable, so the window moves when you drag the top of it, just without the standard bar. This is how apps get a clean, custom top area while still feeling like a proper window.

Title Bar and Traffic Lights

You have fine control over the title bar and the traffic-light buttons:

• Inset title bar: Keep the buttons but blend the bar into your content for a modern look.
• Hidden title bar: Remove the bar entirely for a frameless design.
• Repositioned or hidden buttons: Move or hide the close, minimize, and zoom controls when your layout calls for it.

These let an app match a specific aesthetic while keeping the controls people expect.

Floating and Utility Windows

An app can use a small floating or utility window that stays always on top, hovering above other apps so it is there when you need a glance, such as a timer, a mini player, a note. These are ideal for companions you want visible while you work in something else.

Modal and Document Windows

Apps can present a modal window, a child window that takes focus and sits in front of its parent until you deal with it, perfect for a confirmation or a focused task. They can also use document-style windows, where each open document gets its own window, the familiar pattern from editors and other document apps.

Transparent and Click-Through Overlays

For special effects, an app can use a transparent window with no visible background, showing only its content over whatever is behind it. Combined with click-through, where mouse clicks pass through the window to the app underneath, this enables overlays like an on-screen annotation layer or a heads-up display that floats above your desktop without getting in the way.

Multiple Windows

An app is not limited to a single window. It can open several at once, for example a main window plus a floating inspector, or a new window per document, so the layout fits how you actually work.