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title: Core Services
framework: Core Services
role: collection
role_heading: Framework
platforms: [iOS 12.0+, iPadOS 12.0+, Mac Catalyst 13.0+, macOS 10.0+, tvOS 12.0+, visionOS 1.0+, watchOS 5.0+]
path: coreservices
---

# Core Services

Access and manage key operating system services, such as launch and identity services.

## Overview

Overview This collection of documents provides the API reference for the Core Services framework, which encompasses many fundamental operating system services used by Carbon applications.

## Topics

### Reference

- [Apple Events](coreservices/apple_events.md)
- [Backup Core](coreservices/backup_core.md)
- [Dictionary Services](coreservices/dictionary_services.md)
- [File System Events](coreservices/file_system_events.md)
- [Launch Services](coreservices/launch_services.md)
- [File Metadata](coreservices/file_metadata.md)
- [OS Services](coreservices/os_services.md)
- [Search Kit](coreservices/search_kit.md)
- [Carbon Core](coreservices/carbon_core.md)
- [Core Services Constants](coreservices/core_services_constants.md)