---
title: general
framework: appkit
role: symbol
role_heading: Type Property
path: appkit/nspasteboard/general
---

# general

The shared pasteboard object to use for general content.

## Declaration

```swift
class var general: NSPasteboard { get }
```

## Return Value

Return Value The general pasteboard.

## Discussion

Discussion Invokes init(name:) to obtain the pasteboard.

## See Also

### Related Documentation

- [Drag and Drop](appkit/drag-and-drop.md)
- [NSPasteboard](appkit/nspasteboard.md)
- [Services Functions](appkit/services-functions.md)

### Creating and releasing a pasteboard

- [init(byFilteringData:ofType:)](appkit/nspasteboard/init(byfilteringdata:oftype:).md)
- [init(byFilteringFile:)](appkit/nspasteboard/init(byfilteringfile:).md)
- [init(byFilteringTypesInPasteboard:)](appkit/nspasteboard/init(byfilteringtypesinpasteboard:).md)
- [init(name:)](appkit/nspasteboard/init(name:).md)
- [NSPasteboard.Name](appkit/nspasteboard/name-swift.struct.md)
- [withUniqueName()](appkit/nspasteboard/withuniquename().md)
- [releaseGlobally()](appkit/nspasteboard/releaseglobally().md)