---
title: UIDocumentPickerMode.open
framework: uikit
role: symbol
role_heading: Case
path: uikit/uidocumentpickermode/open
---

# UIDocumentPickerMode.open

The document picker opens an external file outside the app’s sandbox.

## Declaration

```swift
case open
```

## See Also

### Constants

- [UIDocumentPickerMode.import](uikit/uidocumentpickermode/import.md)
- [UIDocumentPickerMode.exportToService](uikit/uidocumentpickermode/exporttoservice.md)
- [UIDocumentPickerMode.moveToService](uikit/uidocumentpickermode/movetoservice.md)