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# allowsContextMenuPlugIns

Indicates whether the pop-up menu allows appending of contextual menu plug-in items.

```
var allowsContextMenuPlugIns: Bool { get set }
```

## Discussion

This property contains a Boolean value indicating whether the pop-up menu allows appending of contextual menu plug-in items.

Contextual menu plug-ins are system-wide services provided by other applications. For example, a contextual menu plug-in might provide an “Open URL…” service. If you enable context menu plug-ins, your application’s contextual menu will display the appropriate items for the currently selected data type.

The default value for this property is <doc://com.apple.documentation/documentation/Swift/true>.

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