How do I install the ipados-design-guidelines Claude Code skill?

Install via the ClaudSkills desktop app (one click) or copy SKILL.md from the source repository to ~/.claude/skills/ipados/SKILL.md and restart Claude Code. Both flows are detailed at https://claudskills.com/install/.

Is this skill free to install?

Yes. ClaudSkills is an open registry — every skill keeps its source repository's license, and manual install via copy is free. ClaudSkills Pro ($9/mo, $79/yr, or $149 one-time) adds one-click install via the desktop app and a multi-signal Quality Score.

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ipados-design-guidelines

Category: General · Sub-category: design-creative · Last updated: 2026-05-21

Apple Human Interface Guidelines for iPad. Use when building iPad-optimized interfaces, implementing multitasking, pointer support, keyboard shortcuts, or responsive layouts. Triggers on tasks involving iPad, Split View, Stage Manager, sidebar navigation, or trackpad support.

From the source SKILL.md

Comprehensive rules for building iPad-native apps following Apple's Human Interface Guidelines. iPad is not a big iPhone -- it demands adaptive layouts, multitasking support, pointer interactions, keyboard shortcuts, and inter-app drag and drop. These rules extend iOS patterns for the larger, more capable canvas.

What this skill does

ipados-design-guidelines is a community-contributed Claude Code skill in the design-creative sub-category. It ships as a SKILL.md file that Claude Code auto-discovers under ~/.claude/skills/ipados/ and loads when your prompt matches the skill's trigger.

When to invoke it: Use when building iPad-optimized interfaces, implementing multitasking, pointer support, keyboard shortcuts, or responsive layouts. Triggers on tasks involving iPad, Split View, Stage Manager, sidebar navigation, or trackpad support.

Who uses this skill

The ipados-design-guidelines Claude Code skill is built for Claude Code users and developers across all disciplines looking for general-purpose AI assistance. It's part of ClaudSkills (also referred to as Claude Skills or Claude Code Skills) — the open community-curated registry of 70,000+ SKILL.md files for Anthropic's Claude Code agent and the wider Claude ecosystem (Claude API, Claude Agent SDK).

How to install

Free

Manual install (2 steps)

mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills/ipados
curl -L https://claudskills.com/skills/ipados/SKILL.md \
  -o ~/.claude/skills/ipados/SKILL.md

Or just download SKILL.md directly and drop it into ~/.claude/skills/ipados/. Claude Code auto-discovers it on next session.

Skills live at ~/.claude/skills/ipados/SKILL.md on macOS/Linux, or %USERPROFILE%\.claude\skills\ipados\SKILL.md on Windows. See the full install guide for step-by-step instructions.

Pro

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Attribution & license

License: MIT

Cite this skill

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APA

ClaudSkills. (2026). ipados-design-guidelines [Claude Code skill]. ClaudSkills. https://claudskills.com/skills/ipados/

BibTeX

@misc{ipados-2026,
  author    = {ClaudSkills},
  title     = {ipados-design-guidelines [Claude Code skill]},
  year      = {2026},
  publisher = {ClaudSkills},
  url       = {https://claudskills.com/skills/ipados/}
}

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