/System/Library/PrivateFrameworks

Private Frameworks

Resources for private frameworks can be found inside /System/Library/PrivateFrameworks . The descriptions may be incorrect, since most frameworks are not documented after all.

Framework	1.x	2.x	3.x	4.x	5.x	6.x	7.x	Description
Accelerate	No	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No
AccessorySupport	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	No	No
AccessibilityUI	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes
AccessibilityUIService	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes
AccessibilityUtilities	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes
AccountsDaemon	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes
AccountSettings	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
AccountSettingsUI	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No
AccountsUI	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes
ACTFramework	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Handling Panoramic capture.
ActorKit	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
AdminLite	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
AggregateDictionary	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
AggregateDictionaryHistory	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes
AirPlayDiagnostics	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	No
AirPlayReceiver	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes
AirPortAssistant	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes
AirTraffic	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes
AITTarget	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes
Altitude	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes
AOSKit	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes
AOSNotification	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
AppLaunchStats	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes
Apple80211	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	No
AppleAccount	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
AppleAccountUI	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes
AppleBasebandManager	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes
AppleBasebandServices	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes
AppleFSCompression	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes
AppleJPEG	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No
AppleLDAP	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes
ApplePushService	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
AppleSerialMultiplexer	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	An interface to the multiplexer daemon.
AppleSRP	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes
AppleVXD375Framework	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
AppleVXD390Framework	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
AppleWirelessDiagnostics	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	No
AppStoreUI	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes
AppSupport	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
ArtworkCache	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No
AssetsLibraryServices	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Assistant	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	No
AssistantServices	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Siri/Dictation communication framework.
AssistantUI	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Siri UI framework.
AXHearingAidSupport	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes
AXRuntime	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Accessibility.
bfd	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	No
binutils	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	No
BackBoardServices	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes
BackgroundTaskAgent	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes
BiometricKit	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes
BiometricKitUI	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes
BluetoothManager	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Bom	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
BookmarkDAV	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
BTLEAudioController	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes
BulletinBoard	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes
Calculate	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Calendar	No	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No
CalendarUI	No	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No
Camera	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No
CalDAV	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes
CaptiveNetwork	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Celestial	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
CertInfo	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes
CertUI	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
ChatKit	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
ChunkingLibrary	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes
CloudRecents	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	No
CloudServices	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes
ColorSync	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes
CommonAuth	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes
CommonUtilities	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes
CommunicationsFilter	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes
CommunicationsSetupUI	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes
CompassUI	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes
Conference	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Contacts	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes
ContentIndex	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
CoreAUC	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes
CoreCapture	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes
CoreCaptureClient	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes
CoreDAV	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
CoreHandwriting	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
CoreMedia	No	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No
CoreMediaStream	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	PhotoStream.
CorePDF	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
CoreRecents	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes
CoreRecognition	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes
CoreRoutine	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes
CoreSDB	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes
CoreServicesInternal	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes
CoreSurface	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
CoreSymbolication	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
CoreTelephony	No	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No
CoreTelephonyBypass	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
CoreText	No	No	Yes	No	No	No	No
CoreThemeDefinition	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes
CoreTime	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes
CoreUI	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes
CoreUtils	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes
CoreVideo	No	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No
CrashReporterSupport	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
DataAccess	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
DataAccessExpress	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
DataAccessUI	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
DataDetectorsCore	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
DataDetectorsUI	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
DataMigration	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
DAVKit	No	No	Yes	No	No	No	No
DeviceOMatic	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes
DeviceToDeviceManager	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
DiagnosticLogCollection	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes
DictionaryServices	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes
Duet	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes
DuetNetworkClient	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes
DuetPLLConfigLogger	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes
EAFirmwareUpdater	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes
EAP8021X	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
EasyConfig	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes
FaceCore	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Face Detection Library.
FaceCoreLight	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	No
FactoryDiags	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes
FastJPEG	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes
FTAWD	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes
FTClientServices	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes
FTServices	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	FaceTime / iMessages auth framework.
GAIA	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	No
GameKitServices	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
gdb	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	No
GenerationalStorage	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
GeoServices	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
GMM	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No
GPUSupport	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Used extensively by the user-mode porion of the PowerVR drivers.
GraphicsServices	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
H2ISPServices	No	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	Interface to the camera driver on H2 (Pre Apple A4)
H3ISPServices	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Interface to the camera driver on H3 (Apple A4)
H4ISPServices	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Interface to the camera driver on H4 (Apple A5, A5X, A6 and A6X)
H6ISPServices	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	Interface to the camera driver on H6 (Apple A7)
Heimdal	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes
HomeSharing	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	iTunes Home Sharing.
HSAAuthentication	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes
iAdCore	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	iAds.
iAdDeveloper	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	iAds. (Developing)
IAP	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
IAPAuthentication	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes
iCalendar	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Calendar.
IDS	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes
IDSCore	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes
IDSFoundation	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes
ImageCapture	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
ImageIO	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
IMAVCore	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
IMCore	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
IMDAppleServices	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	No
IMDaemonCore	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes
IMDMessageServices	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes
IMDPersistence	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes
IMFoundation	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes
IMTranscoding	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes
IMTransferServices	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes
IncomingCallFilter	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes
IOAccelerator	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes
IOMobileFramebuffer	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
iOSDiagnosticsSupport	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes
IOSurface	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
iPodUI	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	No
ITSync	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No
iTunesStore	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
iTunesStoreUI	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
iWorkImport	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
JavaScriptCore	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
JSON	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	No	No
kperf	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes
LatentSemanticMapping	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes
LDAP	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Librarian	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes
MailServices	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
ManagedConfiguration	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
MapKit	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	No
Marco	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
MBX2D	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No
MBXConnect	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	No
MediaControl	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	No
MediaControlReciever	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	No
MediaControlSender	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes
MediaPlayerUI	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes
MediaRemote	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes
MediaStream	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	PhotoStream.
MediaToolbox	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No
Message	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
MessageUI	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	No
MessageUtilities	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	No
MessageProtection	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes
MessageSupport	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes
MIME	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
MMCS	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes
MMCSServices	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes
MobileAccessoryUpdater	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes
MobileActivation	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes
MobileAsset	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes
MobileAssetUpdater	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes
MobileBackup	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes
MobileBluetooth	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Bluetooth.
MobileDelete	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes
MobileDevice	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
MobileDeviceLink	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
MobileIcons	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
MobileInstallation	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
MobileKeyBag	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
MobileMusicPlayer	No	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No
MobileObliteration	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes
MobileSoftwareUpdate	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	OTA Updates.
MobileSync	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
MobileSystemServices	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes
MobileTimer	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Resouces for Clock.app
MobileWiFi	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
MobileWirelessSync	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
MultitouchSupport	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
MusicCarDisplayUI	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes
MusicLibrary	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
MusicStoreUI	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes
MusicUI	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes
Netrb	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes
NetworkStatistics	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Notes	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
OAuth	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes
OfficeImport	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
oncrpc	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes
OpenCL	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Apple's implementation of Khronos' OpenCL.
PacketFilter	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes
PassKitCore	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	PassKit controller.
PersistentConnection	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
PhotoBoothEffects	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
PhotoLibrary	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Camera specification, Photo album, Camera and Photos app resources and more.
PhotoLibraryServices	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
PhotosUI	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes
PhysicsKit	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	Handling animation with physics' laws applied.
PowerLog	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes
PowerlogControl	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes
PowerlogCoreLoggers	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes
PowerlogLoggerSupport	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes
PowerlogMain	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes
Preferences	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Resources/Controllers of Settings.app
PrintKit	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Printing.
ProgressUI	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes
ProofReader	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
ProtocolBuffer	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Quagga	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes
Radio	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes
RadioUI	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes
RemoteUI	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes
SAObjects	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Used for creating most Siri plugins UI.
ScreenReaderBrailleDriver	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
ScreenReaderCore	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
ScreenReaderOutput	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
ScreenReaderOutputServer	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Search	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Spotlight search.
SecureNetworking	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes
ServiceManagement	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Sharing	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	AirDrop.
SiriUI	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	Siri UI+Artwork.
SMSCTServer	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No
SocialDaemon	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	No
SoftwareBehaviorServices	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes
SoftwareUpdateServices	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	OTA Updates.
SportsTrainer	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
SportsVoices	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
SportsWorkout	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Spotlight	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	The name says it.
SpringBoardFoundation	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes
SpringBoardServices	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
SpringBoardUI	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
SpringBoardUIServices	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes
Stocks	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Resources for Stocks.app and Stocks widget.
StoreBookkeeper	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes
StoreBookkeeperClient	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes
StoreKitUI	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes
StoreServices	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
StreamingZip	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes
Symbolication	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Symptoms	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes
SyncedDefaults	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes
TCC	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes
TelephonyUI	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
TelephonyUtilities	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes
TextInput	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
TextToSpeech	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes
ToneKit	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes
ToneLibrary	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes
ToneLibraryNoUI	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	No
TouchRemote	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes
Ubiquity	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes
UIAccessibility	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
UIFoundation	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes
URLify	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	No
VectorKit	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes
VideoProcessing	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes
VideoToolbox	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No
VideoUpload	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes
VisualAlert	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes
VisualVoicemail	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
vmutils	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No
VoicemailStore	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes
VoiceMemos	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
VoiceServices	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
VPNUtilities	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes
VUSocialUpload	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes
Weather	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Resources for Weather.app and Weather widget.
WebBookmarks	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
WebContentAnalysis	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes
WebCore	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
WebKit	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
WebUI	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
WiFiCloudSyncEngine	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes
WirelessDiagnostics	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes
WirelessProximity	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes
XMMP	No	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No
XPCKit	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes
XPCObjects	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	An Objective-C wrapper of the XPC interprocess communication interface.
XPCService	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes
YouTube	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes

Parents

Root/System/Library