---
title: Deprecated symbols
framework: AppKit
role: collectionGroup
role_heading: API Collection
path: appkit/pasteboardtype-deprecated-symbols
---

# Deprecated symbols

Review symbols that are no longer in active development, and their recommended replacements.

## Overview

Overview Although these symbols are available for use, Apple is no longer actively developing them, and may remove them in a future release. Apple recommends moving away from these symbols and using their indicated replacements instead. Check the individual symbol pages for the recommended replacements.

## Topics

### Deprecated constants

- [filePromise](appkit/nspasteboard/pasteboardtype/filepromise.md)
- [inkText](appkit/nspasteboard/pasteboardtype/inktext.md)
- [postScript](appkit/nspasteboard/pasteboardtype/postscript.md)
- [vCard](appkit/nspasteboard/pasteboardtype/vcard.md)

## See Also

### Deprecated

- [representedPathExtension](appkit/nspasteboard/pasteboardtype/representedpathextension.md)
- [fileContentsType(forPathExtension:)](appkit/nspasteboard/pasteboardtype/filecontentstype(forpathextension:).md)
- [fileNameType(forPathExtension:)](appkit/nspasteboard/pasteboardtype/filenametype(forpathextension:).md)
- [representedPathExtensions(from:)](appkit/nspasteboard/pasteboardtype/representedpathextensions(from:).md)