Xray, an open‑source tool for macOS, lets developers hover over any window or button to inspect its native UI elements, mirroring the familiar web‑dev experience. Built with Tauri, Rust, and React, the lightweight app captures screenshots to the clipboard with a single click for debugging and design workflows today and.

By opening the source on GitHub, the creator invites feedback from the community, hoping to refine Xray’s usability and expand its feature set. The tool addresses a gap in macOS development, where native UI inspection tools are scarce compared to the rich ecosystem available for web applications today and future.

Next steps include adding support for custom themes, exporting inspection data, and integrating with automated UI testing frameworks. As more developers adopt Xray, the community may push for deeper integration with Xcode and SwiftUI, potentially reshaping how macOS interfaces are debugged and documented in the future of software development today.