All directories where applications can be stored.
SDKs
- iOS 2.0+
- macOS 10.0+
- Mac Catalyst 13.0+
- tvOS 9.0+
- watchOS 2.0+
Framework
- Foundation
Declaration
NSAllApplicationsDirectory = 100
All directories where applications can be stored.
SDKs
Framework
NSAllApplicationsDirectory = 100
NSApplication Directory
Supported applications (/Applications
).
NSDemo Application Directory
Unsupported applications and demonstration versions.
NSDeveloper Application Directory
Developer applications (/Developer/Applications
).
NSAdmin Application Directory
System and network administration applications.
NSLibrary Directory
Various user-visible documentation, support, and configuration files (/Library
).
NSDeveloper Directory
Developer resources (/Developer
).
NSUser Directory
User home directories (/Users
).
NSDocumentation Directory
Documentation.
NSDocument Directory
Document directory.
NSCore Service Directory
Core services (System/Library/Core
).
NSAutosaved Information Directory
The user’s autosaved documents (Library/Autosave Information
).
NSDesktop Directory
The user’s desktop directory.
NSCaches Directory
Discardable cache files (Library/Caches
).
NSApplication Support Directory
Application support files (Library/Application Support
).
NSDownloads Directory
The user’s downloads directory.
NSInput Methods Directory
Input Methods (Library/Input Methods)
.
NSMovies Directory
The user’s Movies directory (~/Movies
).
NSMusic Directory
The user’s Music directory (~/Music
).
NSPictures Directory
The user’s Pictures directory (~/Pictures
).
NSPrinter Description Directory
The system’s PPDs directory (Library/Printers/PPDs
).
NSShared Public Directory
The user’s Public sharing directory (~/Public
).
NSPreference Panes Directory
The PreferencePanes directory for use with System Preferences (Library/Preference
).
NSApplication Scripts Directory
The user scripts folder for the calling application (~/Library/Application Scripts/<code-signing-id>
.
NSItem Replacement Directory
The constant used to create a temporary directory.
NSAll Libraries Directory
All directories where resources can be stored.
NSTrash Directory
The trash directory.