---
title: UTTypeApplication
framework: uniformtypeidentifiers
role: symbol
role_heading: Global Variable
path: uniformtypeidentifiers/uttypeapplication
---

# UTTypeApplication

A base type that represents a macOS, iOS, iPadOS, watchOS, and tvOS app.

## Declaration

```occ
extern UTType * const UTTypeApplication;
```

## Discussion

Discussion The identifier for this type is com.apple.application. This type conforms to UTTypeExecutable.

## See Also

### Apple system base types

- [UTTypeItem](uniformtypeidentifiers/uttypeitem.md)
- [UTTypeContent](uniformtypeidentifiers/uttypecontent.md)
- [UTTypeCompositeContent](uniformtypeidentifiers/uttypecompositecontent.md)
- [UTTypeData](uniformtypeidentifiers/uttypedata.md)
- [UTTypeResolvable](uniformtypeidentifiers/uttyperesolvable.md)
- [UTTypePackage](uniformtypeidentifiers/uttypepackage.md)
- [UTTypeBundle](uniformtypeidentifiers/uttypebundle.md)
- [UTTypePluginBundle](uniformtypeidentifiers/uttypepluginbundle.md)
- [UTTypeSourceCode](uniformtypeidentifiers/uttypesourcecode.md)
- [UTTypeBookmark](uniformtypeidentifiers/uttypebookmark.md)
- [UTTypeLog](uniformtypeidentifiers/uttypelog.md)