WWDC26: Unwrap PaperKit | Apple
Apple opens PaperKit in iOS/macOS/visionOS 27, giving developers full programmatic control over canvas experiences.
“Today I'll show you how to unwrap PaperKit, so you can take full control over your canvas experience.”
Apple is exposing PaperKit's data model, elements, and adornments APIs to third-party developers in OS version 27, enabling fully interactive canvas apps with read/write access to shapes, images, and strokes. The AI angle is light—it integrates Image Playground for generative image creation and PencilKit character recognition—but the session is primarily a developer framework announcement rather than a core AI industry signal.