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# QCCompositionPickerPanel

The `QCCompositionPickerPanel` class represents a utility window that allows users to browse compositions that are in the Quartz Composer composition repository and, if supported, preview the composition. The `QCCompositionPickerPanel` class cannot be subclassed.

```
class QCCompositionPickerPanel
```

## Topics

### Creating the Utility Window for Browsing Compositions

[`+  sharedCompositionPickerPanel`](/documentation/Quartz/QCCompositionPickerPanel/shared())

Returns the shared instance of the composition picker panel.

### Getting the Picker Panel View

[`-  compositionPickerView`](/documentation/Quartz/QCCompositionPickerPanel/compositionPickerView())

Returns the composition picker view used by the panel so that it can be configured.

### Notifications

[`QCCompositionPickerPanelDidSelectCompositionNotification`](/documentation/Quartz/QCCompositionPickerPanelDidSelectCompositionNotification)

Posted when the user chooses a composition.

## Relationships

### Conforms To

[`CustomStringConvertible`](/documentation/Swift/CustomStringConvertible)

[`NSObjectProtocol`](/documentation/ObjectiveC/NSObjectProtocol)

[`CustomDebugStringConvertible`](/documentation/Swift/CustomDebugStringConvertible)

[`NSUserActivityRestoring`](/documentation/AppKit/NSUserActivityRestoring)

[`Hashable`](/documentation/Swift/Hashable)

[`NSUserInterfaceValidations`](/documentation/AppKit/NSUserInterfaceValidations)

[`NSCoding`](/documentation/Foundation/NSCoding)

[`SendableMetatype`](/documentation/Swift/SendableMetatype)

[`NSMenuItemValidation`](/documentation/AppKit/NSMenuItemValidation)

[`NSTouchBarProvider`](/documentation/AppKit/NSTouchBarProvider)

[`CVarArg`](/documentation/Swift/CVarArg)

[`NSUserInterfaceItemIdentification`](/documentation/AppKit/NSUserInterfaceItemIdentification)

[`NSAppearanceCustomization`](/documentation/AppKit/NSAppearanceCustomization)

[`Sendable`](/documentation/Swift/Sendable)

[`NSAnimatablePropertyContainer`](/documentation/AppKit/NSAnimatablePropertyContainer)

[`Equatable`](/documentation/Swift/Equatable)

[`NSAccessibilityProtocol`](/documentation/AppKit/NSAccessibilityProtocol)

[`NSAccessibilityElementProtocol`](/documentation/AppKit/NSAccessibilityElementProtocol)

[`NSStandardKeyBindingResponding`](/documentation/AppKit/NSStandardKeyBindingResponding)

### Inherits From

[`NSPanel`](/documentation/AppKit/NSPanel)

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