I’ll chime in on this @brentsimmons post by saying another solid season to prefer Apple’s stock UI elements, on macOS or elsewhere, is accessibility. Developers get VoiceOver labels “for free” when using stock interface controls, for example. They also tend to play nicer with things like Dynamic Type too. https://inessential.com/2026/09/22/that-about-wraps-it-up-for.html