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# Tool Modes

Image Kit tools modes referenced by the [`currentToolMode`](/documentation/Quartz/IKImageView/currentToolMode) property.

## Topics

### Constants

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

No tool is set.

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

The move tool.

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

The selection tool.

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

Same as `IKToolModeSelect`.

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

The selection ellipse.

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

The selection lasso.

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

The crop tool.

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

The rotation tool.

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

The annotation tool.


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