---
title: deviceDescription
framework: appkit
role: symbol
role_heading: Instance Property
path: appkit/nswindow/devicedescription
---

# deviceDescription

A dictionary containing information about the window’s resolution, such as color, depth, and so on.

## Declaration

```swift
var deviceDescription: [NSDeviceDescriptionKey : Any] { get }
```

## Discussion

Discussion This information is useful for tuning images and colors to the window’s display capabilities. The contents of the dictionary are described in Display Device—Descriptions.

## See Also

### Related Documentation

- [usingColorSpaceName(_:)](appkit/nscolor/usingcolorspacename(_:).md)
- [deviceDescription](appkit/nsscreen/devicedescription.md)

### Accessing Window Information

- [depthLimit](appkit/nswindow/depthlimit.md)
- [hasDynamicDepthLimit](appkit/nswindow/hasdynamicdepthlimit.md)
- [defaultDepthLimit](appkit/nswindow/defaultdepthlimit.md)
- [windowNumber](appkit/nswindow/windownumber.md)
- [windowNumbers(options:)](appkit/nswindow/windownumbers(options:).md)
- [NSDeviceDescriptionKey](appkit/nsdevicedescriptionkey.md)
- [canBecomeVisibleWithoutLogin](appkit/nswindow/canbecomevisiblewithoutlogin.md)
- [sharingType](appkit/nswindow/sharingtype-swift.property.md)
- [backingType](appkit/nswindow/backingtype.md)
- [displayLink(target:selector:)](appkit/nswindow/displaylink(target:selector:).md)