diff --git a/.changeset/busy-seals-relax.md b/.changeset/busy-seals-relax.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d1c5630c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/busy-seals-relax.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'react-native-bottom-tabs': patch
+---
+
+fix: make sure everything works correctly on macOS
diff --git a/packages/react-native-bottom-tabs/ios/TabBarFontSize.swift b/packages/react-native-bottom-tabs/ios/TabBarFontSize.swift
index 48d93575..dec5c0ae 100644
--- a/packages/react-native-bottom-tabs/ios/TabBarFontSize.swift
+++ b/packages/react-native-bottom-tabs/ios/TabBarFontSize.swift
@@ -1,10 +1,16 @@
 import React
+#if os(macOS)
+import AppKit
+#else
 import UIKit
+#endif
 
 enum TabBarFontSize {
   /// Returns the default font size for tab bar item labels based on the current platform
 #if os(tvOS)
   static let defaultSize: CGFloat = 30.0
+#elseif os(macOS)
+  static let defaultSize: CGFloat = 11.0
 #else
   static let defaultSize: CGFloat = {
     if UIDevice.current.userInterfaceIdiom == .pad {
diff --git a/packages/react-native-bottom-tabs/ios/TabViewImpl.swift b/packages/react-native-bottom-tabs/ios/TabViewImpl.swift
index dccb41b2..72938be9 100644
--- a/packages/react-native-bottom-tabs/ios/TabViewImpl.swift
+++ b/packages/react-native-bottom-tabs/ios/TabViewImpl.swift
@@ -20,7 +20,9 @@ struct TabViewImpl: View {
         onLayout: onLayout,
         onSelect: onSelect
       ) {
+        #if !os(macOS)
         updateTabBarAppearance(props: props, tabBar: tabBar)
+        #endif
       }
     } else {
       LegacyTabView(
@@ -28,7 +30,9 @@ struct TabViewImpl: View {
         onLayout: onLayout,
         onSelect: onSelect
       ) {
+        #if !os(macOS)
         updateTabBarAppearance(props: props, tabBar: tabBar)
+        #endif
       }
     }
   }
@@ -57,8 +61,10 @@ struct TabViewImpl: View {
         }
       #endif
       .introspectTabView { tabController in
+#if !os(macOS)
         tabController.view.backgroundColor = .clear
         tabController.viewControllers?.forEach { $0.view.backgroundColor = .clear }
+#endif
         #if os(macOS)
           tabBar = tabController
         #else
@@ -276,7 +282,7 @@ extension View {
   @ViewBuilder
   func tabBarMinimizeBehavior(_ behavior: MinimizeBehavior?) -> some View {
     #if compiler(>=6.2)
-      if #available(iOS 26.0, *) {
+    if #available(iOS 26.0, macOS 26.0, *) {
         if let behavior {
           self.tabBarMinimizeBehavior(behavior.convert())
         } else {
diff --git a/packages/react-native-bottom-tabs/ios/TabViewProps.swift b/packages/react-native-bottom-tabs/ios/TabViewProps.swift
index 5b65f0b4..cd098c07 100644
--- a/packages/react-native-bottom-tabs/ios/TabViewProps.swift
+++ b/packages/react-native-bottom-tabs/ios/TabViewProps.swift
@@ -7,8 +7,11 @@ internal enum MinimizeBehavior: String {
   case onScrollDown
 
 #if compiler(>=6.2)
-  @available(iOS 26.0, *)
+  @available(iOS 26.0, macOS 26.0, *)
   func convert() -> TabBarMinimizeBehavior {
+#if os(macOS)
+    return .automatic
+#else
     switch self {
     case .automatic:
       return .automatic
@@ -19,6 +22,7 @@ internal enum MinimizeBehavior: String {
     case .onScrollDown:
       return .onScrollDown
     }
+#endif
   }
 #endif
 }
diff --git a/packages/react-native-bottom-tabs/ios/TabViewProvider.swift b/packages/react-native-bottom-tabs/ios/TabViewProvider.swift
index 934b8163..013032f0 100644
--- a/packages/react-native-bottom-tabs/ios/TabViewProvider.swift
+++ b/packages/react-native-bottom-tabs/ios/TabViewProvider.swift
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ public final class TabInfo: NSObject {
     self.init()
     self.delegate = delegate
   }
-  
+
   @objc public func setImageLoader(_ imageLoader: RCTImageLoader) {
     self.imageLoader = imageLoader
     loadIcons(icons)
@@ -204,7 +204,9 @@ public final class TabInfo: NSObject {
 
     if let hostingController = self.hostingController, let parentViewController = reactViewController() {
       parentViewController.addChild(hostingController)
+#if !os(macOS)
       hostingController.view.backgroundColor = .clear
+#endif
       addSubview(hostingController.view)
       hostingController.view.translatesAutoresizingMaskIntoConstraints = false
       hostingController.view.pinEdges(to: self)
@@ -215,7 +217,7 @@ public final class TabInfo: NSObject {
   }
 
   @objc(insertChild:atIndex:)
-  public func insertChild(_ child: UIView, at index: Int) {
+  public func insertChild(_ child: PlatformView, at index: Int) {
     guard index >= 0 && index <= props.children.count else {
       return
     }
@@ -232,7 +234,7 @@ public final class TabInfo: NSObject {
 
   private func loadIcons(_ icons: NSArray?) {
     guard let imageLoader else { return }
-    
+
     // TODO: Diff the arrays and update only changed items.
     // Now if the user passes `unfocusedIcon` we update every item.
     if let imageSources = icons as? [RCTImageSource?] {
@@ -244,7 +246,7 @@ public final class TabInfo: NSObject {
           scale: imageSource.scale,
           clipped: true,
           resizeMode: RCTResizeMode.contain,
-          progressBlock: { _,_ in },
+          progressBlock: { _, _ in },
           partialLoad: { _ in },
           completionBlock: { error, image in
             if error != nil {
@@ -254,7 +256,7 @@ public final class TabInfo: NSObject {
             guard let image else { return }
             DispatchQueue.main.async { [weak self] in
               guard let self else { return }
-              self.props.icons[index] = image.resizeImageTo(size: self.iconSize)
+              props.icons[index] = image.resizeImageTo(size: iconSize)
             }
           })
       }