Cocoa and Cocoa Touch are the environments used to define apps that run in macOS, iOS, tvOS, and watchOS. The keys associated with the Cocoa environments provide support for Interface Builder nib files and provide support for other user-facing features vended by your bundle.Cocoa keys use the prefix NS to distinguish them from other keys.
| GCSupportedGameControllers |
| Specifies the types of game controllers allowed or required for your app. |
| GCSupportsMultipleMicroGamepads |
| Specifies that the physical Apple TV Remote and the Apple TV Remote app should operate as separate game controllers. |
| GKGameCenterBadgingDisabled |
| Specifies whether your app is badged. |
| GKShowChallengeBanners |
| Specifies whether banners are shown within an app. |
| NETestAppMapping |
| Enables testing of per-app VPN app extensions without using an MDM server. |
| NFCReaderUsageDescription |
| Specifies the reason for your app to use the device’s NFC reader. |
| NSAppleMusicUsageDescription |
| Specifies the reason for your app to use the media library. |
| NSAppleScriptEnabled |
| Specifies whether AppleScript is enabled. |
| NSAppTransportSecurity |
| Specifies changes to the default strong security for HTTP connections in iOS and macOS apps and app extensions. |
| NSBluetoothPeripheralUsageDescription |
| Specifies the reason for your app to use Bluetooth. |
| NSCalendarsUsageDescription |
| Specifies the reason for your app to access the user’s calendars. |
| NSCameraUsageDescription |
| Specifies the reason for your app to access the device’s camera. |
| NSContactsUsageDescription |
| Specifies the reason for your app to access the user’s contacts. |
| NSDockTilePlugIn |
| Specifies the name of app’s Dock tile plug-in, if present. |
| NSHealthShareUsageDescription |
| Specifies the reason for your app to read the user’s health data. |
| NSHealthUpdateUsageDescription |
| Specifies the reason for your app to make changes to the user’s health data. |
| NSHomeKitUsageDescription |
| Specifies the reason for your app to access the user’s HomeKit configuration data. |
| NSHumanReadableCopyright |
| (Localizable) Specifies the copyright notice for the bundle. This key replaces the obsolete CFBundleGetInfoString key. |
| NSJavaNeeded |
| Specifies whether the program requires a running Java VM. |
| NSJavaPath |
| An array of paths to classes whose components are preceded by NSJavaRoot. |
| NSJavaRoot |
| The root directory containing the java classes. |
| NSLocationAlwaysUsageDescription |
| Specifies the reason for your app to access the user’s location information at all times. |
| NSLocationUsageDescription |
| Unused. Use NSLocationWhenInUseUsageDescription or NSLocationAlwaysUsageDescription instead. |
| NSLocationWhenInUseUsageDescription |
| Specifies the reason for your app to access the user’s location information while your app is in use. |
| NSMainNibFile |
| The name of an app’s main nib file. |
| NSMicrophoneUsageDescription |
| Specifies the reason for your app to access any of the device’s microphones. |
| NSMotionUsageDescription |
| Specifies the reason for your app to access the device’s accelerometer. |
| NSPersistentStoreTypeKey |
| The type of Core Data persistent store associated with a persistent document type. |
| NSPhotoLibraryAddUsageDescription |
| Specifies the reason for your app to get write-only access to the user’s photo library. |
| NSPhotoLibraryUsageDescription |
| Specifies the reason for your app to access the user’s photo library. |
| NSPrefPaneIconFile |
| The name of an image file resource used to represent a preference pane in the System Preferences app. |
| NSPrefPaneIconLabel |
| The name of a preference pane displayed beneath the preference pane icon in the System Preferences app. |
| NSPrincipalClass |
| The name of the bundle’s main class. |
| NSRemindersUsageDescription |
| Specifies the reason for your app to access the user’s reminders. |
| NSServices |
| An array of dictionaries specifying the services provided by an app. |
| NSSiriUsageDescription |
| Specifies the reason for your app to send user data to Siri. |
| NSSpeechRecognitionUsageDescription |
| Specifies the reason for your app to send user data to Apple’s speech recognition servers. |
| NSSupportsAutomaticTermination |
| Specifies whether the app may be killed to reclaim memory. |
| NSSupportsPurgeableLocalStorage |
| Declares that the app can depend on nonlocal storage for user data. |
| NSSupportsSuddenTermination |
| Specifies whether the app may be killed to allow for faster shut down or log out operations. |
| NSUbiquitousContainer |
| Specifies the iCloud Drive settings for each container. |
| NSUbiquitousContainerIsDocumentScopePublic |
| Specifies whether the iCloud Drive should share the contents of this container. |
| NSUbiquitousContainerName |
| Specifies the name that the iCloud Drive displays for your container. |
| NSUbiquitousContainerSupportedFolderLevels |
| Specifies the maximum number of folder levels inside your container’s Documents directory. |
| NSUbiquitousDisplaySet |
| Specifies the mobile document data that the app can view. |
| NSUserActivityTypes |
| Specifies the user activity types that the app supports. |
| NSUserNotificationAlertStyle |
| Specifies whether the notification style should be banner, alert, or none. The default value is banner, which is the recommended style. |
| NSVideoSubscriberAccountUsageDescription |
| Specifies the reason for your app to access the user’s TV provider account. |
| UTExportedTypeDeclarations |
| An array of dictionaries specifying the UTI-based types supported (and owned) by the app. |
| UTImportedTypeDeclarations |
| An array of dictionaries specifying the UTI-based types supported (but not owned) by the app. |