Product frame
The product sat around cross-device media and file use: third-party players, multiple accounts, iCloud sync, Apple TV playback, and remote download belonged to the same scenario.
Historical Project · Cross-platform Apple media/file app
Nomad Drive
Nomad Drive is a historical project worth keeping visible. It shows what happened when a real Apple-platform media/file product tried to share SwiftUI code across iOS, macOS, and tvOS while still dealing with playback, file management, and platform-specific behavior.
Narrative
Design and engineering judgement
Engineering frame
The Notion archive records playback, subtitles, audio tracks, file operations, recycle bin behavior, network proxy, cache, and tvOS remote/focus work. The SwiftUI article records shared entry points, #if os branches, NavigationView differences, and toolbar limitations.
Design frame
This belongs in the historical category: not a current product claim, but evidence of Apple platform product engineering under real framework and device constraints.
System
Components and visibility
| Component | Type | Visibility | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nomad Drive product page | Notion product archive | Public Notion | Stores the visual/product archive, feature explanation, testing entry, roadmap, and support material. |
| SwiftUI article | Engineering writing · 2021 | Public Notion | Documents practical issues when building one SwiftUI app across iOS, macOS, and tvOS. |
| Playback core | Media runtime | Historical source | Handles VLC / AVPlayer, subtitles, audio tracks, progress, Apple TV remote behavior, and third-party player handoff. |
| File and account workflow | Product system | Historical source | Covers multiple accounts, iCloud sync, file lists, remote downloads, and basic file operations. |
Public URLs
Public surfaces
Notion
Product archive
Historical product page for the removed app, preserving feature scope, roadmap, and support context.
www.notion.so/16f781c9681a487696bceeb7dd2bffbe Writing SwiftUI article · 2021Engineering note about sharing SwiftUI code across iOS, macOS, and tvOS.
www.notion.so/qoli/SwiftUI-2ebc1b36c40182038b6501766f1e94d5?v=e90c1b36c401831d99bf08f10dcbae9b&source=copy_link