WWDC 2026 with MacPaw: offline event, Discord party & more

WWDC is where the Apple world resets itself: new systems, new tools, new rules. This year, MacPaw turns that moment into something bigger — a shared experience across offline and online spaces, built for developers, creators, and Apple enthusiasts.

Join MacPaw at WWDC 2026 — in California or online — and experience the keynote as part of a global community, not just another livestream.

📅 Event details

🏠Offline event

Flip the Script: WWDC Watch Party + Mac Dev Conference on Building, Distributing & Monetizing AI Apps

Produced by Catalyst Bay.

When: June 7–8
Where: AGI House, Hillsborough, CA

👉 Register on Luma

🕸️ Online event

WWDC 2026 Discord Watch Party by MacPaw
When: 10 am PT, June 8

Where: MacPaw Discord server (#WWDC2026 channel)

👉 Join MacPaw Discord

🎙️ What to expect

🏠Offline event: Flip the Script by MacPaw

Sunday, June 7

The working playbook. A panel on what AI-first actually means for product decisions and how on-device vs. on-cloud affects them. A live demo of shipping an AI app without burning your margin. A hot-chair session on monetizing outside the App Store, with people who've done it.

12:00 PM – Registration and coffee

12:30 PM – Panel: Next on Mac: The new rules of building AI-first products

1:30 PM – Lunch

2:30 PM – Live demo: Losing your mind and your margin: How to ship an AI app in 2026

3:45 PM – Coffee break

4:00 PM – Hot chair: Signed code, now what? How to monetize your app beyond the App Store

5:00–8:00 PM – Networking and afterparty

Monday, June 8

WWDC keynote watch party, then hands-on. Watch the Apple keynote in a room of your peers. Group breakdown of what it really means once the hype clears. Then, workshops, pick your track:

– Already shipping? Scale your app onto Setapp's paying-subscriber base.

– No app yet? Vibe-code a working AI-powered prototype, ready to submit.

9:30 AM – Registration and breakfast

10:00 AM – WWDC Keynote watch party

11:00 AM – WWDC Keynote discussion

12:00 PM – Lunch

1:30 PM – Setapp workshop: Your app on steroids, plus an audience

3:30 PM – Setapp workshop: Vibe-code your first app for an audience that's already there

5:30 PM – Wrap-up

Expect:

Panels that skip hype and focus on architectural and product decisions
Live demos showing how apps get built and shipped today
Workshops where you either:
- scale an existing app, or
- leave with a working prototype
Direct feedback from the MacPaw product and AI team and partners
Unfiltered conversations about distribution, monetization, and growth

Also:

Food, drinks and giveaways (think Mac mini level, though we’ll have stickers, too)
Full timing, featured guests and detailed agenda will be available soon.