---
title: helpMenu
framework: appkit
role: symbol
role_heading: Instance Property
path: appkit/nsapplication/helpmenu
---

# helpMenu

The help menu used by the app.

## Declaration

```swift
var helpMenu: NSMenu? { get set }
```

## Discussion

Discussion Use this property to specify your app’s Help menu. When this property contains a valid menu, the system installs its Spotlight-related menu items on that menu. When the value is nil, AppKit installs Spotlight menu items on the menu of its choosing. To suppress Spotlight help items altogether, specify a menu that doesn’t appear on the menu bar.

## See Also

### Providing help information

- [registerUserInterfaceItemSearchHandler(_:)](appkit/nsapplication/registeruserinterfaceitemsearchhandler(_:).md)
- [searchString(_:inUserInterfaceItemString:range:found:)](appkit/nsapplication/searchstring(_:inuserinterfaceitemstring:range:found:).md)
- [unregisterUserInterfaceItemSearchHandler(_:)](appkit/nsapplication/unregisteruserinterfaceitemsearchhandler(_:).md)
- [showHelp(_:)](appkit/nsapplication/showhelp(_:).md)
- [activateContextHelpMode(_:)](appkit/nsapplication/activatecontexthelpmode(_:).md)