---
title: NSProgressIndicator
framework: appkit
role: symbol
role_heading: Class
path: appkit/nsprogressindicator
---

# NSProgressIndicator

An interface that provides visual feedback to the user about the status of an ongoing task.

## Declaration

```swift
class NSProgressIndicator
```

## Overview

Overview Progress indicators can be determinate or indeterminate. A determinate indicator displays the completion percentage of a task. An indeterminate indicator shows that the app is busy without providing a visual indication of how long the task will take.

## Topics

### Animating the progress indicator

- [startAnimation(_:)](appkit/nsprogressindicator/startanimation(_:).md)
- [stopAnimation(_:)](appkit/nsprogressindicator/stopanimation(_:).md)
- [usesThreadedAnimation](appkit/nsprogressindicator/usesthreadedanimation.md)

### Advancing the progress bar

- [increment(by:)](appkit/nsprogressindicator/increment(by:).md)
- [doubleValue](appkit/nsprogressindicator/doublevalue.md)
- [minValue](appkit/nsprogressindicator/minvalue.md)
- [maxValue](appkit/nsprogressindicator/maxvalue.md)

### Observing the progress bar

- [observedProgress](appkit/nsprogressindicator/observedprogress.md)

### Setting the appearance

- [controlSize](appkit/nsprogressindicator/controlsize.md)
- [controlTint](appkit/nsprogressindicator/controltint.md)
- [isBezeled](appkit/nsprogressindicator/isbezeled.md)
- [isIndeterminate](appkit/nsprogressindicator/isindeterminate.md)
- [style](appkit/nsprogressindicator/style-swift.property.md)
- [sizeToFit()](appkit/nsprogressindicator/sizetofit().md)
- [isDisplayedWhenStopped](appkit/nsprogressindicator/isdisplayedwhenstopped.md)

### Constants

- [NSProgressIndicator.Style](appkit/nsprogressindicator/style-swift.enum.md)

## Relationships

### Inherits From

- [NSView](appkit/nsview.md)

### Conforms To

- [CVarArg](swift/cvararg.md)
- [CustomDebugStringConvertible](swift/customdebugstringconvertible.md)
- [CustomStringConvertible](swift/customstringconvertible.md)
- [Equatable](swift/equatable.md)
- [Hashable](swift/hashable.md)
- [NSAccessibilityElementProtocol](appkit/nsaccessibilityelementprotocol.md)
- [NSAccessibilityGroup](appkit/nsaccessibilitygroup.md)
- [NSAccessibilityProgressIndicator](appkit/nsaccessibilityprogressindicator.md)
- [NSAccessibilityProtocol](appkit/nsaccessibilityprotocol.md)
- [NSAnimatablePropertyContainer](appkit/nsanimatablepropertycontainer.md)
- [NSAppearanceCustomization](appkit/nsappearancecustomization.md)
- [NSCoding](foundation/nscoding.md)
- [NSDraggingDestination](appkit/nsdraggingdestination.md)
- [NSObjectProtocol](objectivec/nsobjectprotocol.md)
- [NSStandardKeyBindingResponding](appkit/nsstandardkeybindingresponding.md)
- [NSTouchBarProvider](appkit/nstouchbarprovider.md)
- [NSUserActivityRestoring](appkit/nsuseractivityrestoring.md)
- [NSUserInterfaceItemIdentification](appkit/nsuserinterfaceitemidentification.md)
- [Sendable](swift/sendable.md)
- [SendableMetatype](swift/sendablemetatype.md)

## See Also

### Controls

- [Responding to control-based events using target-action](uikit/responding-to-control-based-events-using-target-action.md)
- [NSButton](appkit/nsbutton.md)
- [NSColorWell](appkit/nscolorwell.md)
- [Combo Box](appkit/combo-box.md)
- [NSComboButton](appkit/nscombobutton.md)
- [Date Picker](appkit/date-picker.md)
- [NSImageView](appkit/nsimageview.md)
- [NSLevelIndicator](appkit/nslevelindicator.md)
- [Path Control](appkit/path-control.md)
- [NSPopUpButton](appkit/nspopupbutton.md)
- [NSRuleEditor](appkit/nsruleeditor.md)
- [NSPredicateEditor](appkit/nspredicateeditor.md)
- [Search Field](appkit/search-field.md)
- [NSSegmentedControl](appkit/nssegmentedcontrol.md)
- [Slider](appkit/slider.md)