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# HomeExtension

A type that represents an app extension for the Home app.

```
@MainActor protocol HomeExtension
```

## Overview

Create a type that adopts this protocol, mark it with `@main`, and return your content from [`body`](/documentation/HomeExtensions/HomeExtension/body).

## Topics

### Providing content

[`var body: Self.Content`](/documentation/HomeExtensions/HomeExtension/body)

The content that your extension provides to the Home app.

[`associatedtype Content : HomeContent`](/documentation/HomeExtensions/HomeExtension/Content)

The type of content that your extension provides.

### Creating an extension

[`init()`](/documentation/HomeExtensions/HomeExtension/init())

Creates an instance of your extension.

### Starting the extension

[`static func main() throws`](/documentation/HomeExtensions/HomeExtension/main())

Starts your app extension.


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