---
title: Address Book UI
framework: Address Book UI
role: collection
role_heading: Framework
platforms: [iOS 2.0+, iPadOS 2.0+, Mac Catalyst 14.0+]
path: addressbookui
---

# Address Book UI

Access users’ contacts and display them in a graphical interface.

## Overview

Overview The AddressBookUI framework provides controllers that facilitate displaying, editing, selecting, and creating records in the Address Book database. important: Do not use the AddressBookUI framework in iOS 9 and later. Use the APIs defined in the Contacts UI framework instead.

## Topics

### People Picker

- [ABPeoplePickerNavigationController](addressbookui/abpeoplepickernavigationcontroller.md)

### Detail Display

- [ABNewPersonViewController](addressbookui/abnewpersonviewcontroller.md)
- [ABPersonViewController](addressbookui/abpersonviewcontroller.md)
- [ABUnknownPersonViewController](addressbookui/abunknownpersonviewcontroller.md)
- [ABCreateStringWithAddressDictionary(_:_:)](addressbookui/abcreatestringwithaddressdictionary(_:_:).md)