diff --git a/pkgs/applications/science/electronics/openboardview/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/science/electronics/openboardview/default.nix
index d4aa6e6dfc0b..9fd9d56295d8 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/science/electronics/openboardview/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/science/electronics/openboardview/default.nix
@@ -9,8 +9,12 @@
 , fontconfig
 , gtk3
 , wrapGAppsHook
+, darwin
 }:
 
+let
+  inherit (darwin.apple_sdk.frameworks) Cocoa;
+in
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   pname = "openboardview";
   version = "9.0.3";
@@ -24,11 +28,14 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   };
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [ cmake pkg-config python3 wrapGAppsHook ];
-  buildInputs = [ SDL2 fontconfig gtk3 ];
+  buildInputs = [ SDL2 fontconfig gtk3 ] ++ lib.optionals stdenv.isDarwin [
+    Cocoa
+  ];
 
   postPatch = ''
     substituteInPlace src/openboardview/CMakeLists.txt \
       --replace "SDL2::SDL2main" ""
+    substituteInPlace CMakeLists.txt --replace "fixup_bundle" "#fixup_bundle"
   '';
 
   cmakeFlags = [
@@ -37,9 +44,12 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   ];
 
   dontWrapGApps = true;
-  postFixup = ''
-    wrapGApp "$out/bin/${pname}" \
-      --prefix LD_LIBRARY_PATH : ${lib.makeLibraryPath [ gtk3 ]}
+  postFixup = lib.optionalString stdenv.isDarwin ''
+      mkdir -p "$out/Applications"
+      mv "$out/openboardview.app" "$out/Applications/OpenBoardView.app"
+  '' + lib.optionalString (!stdenv.isDarwin) ''
+      wrapGApp "$out/bin/${pname}" \
+        --prefix LD_LIBRARY_PATH : ${lib.makeLibraryPath [ gtk3 ]}
   '';
 
   passthru.updateScript = gitUpdater {
@@ -50,7 +60,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     description = "Linux SDL/ImGui edition software for viewing .brd files";
     homepage = "https://github.com/OpenBoardView/OpenBoardView";
     license = licenses.mit;
-    platforms = platforms.linux;
+    platforms = platforms.unix;
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ k3a ];
   };
 }