Overview of macOS frameworks and their wrappers

The table below lists all frameworks found within /System/Library/Frameworks on macOS and what the name of the Python packages are for their wrappers. The table lists “-” as the name of the Python package when the framework is not wrapped, see the column with notes for more information.

The framework name links to API notes for that framework, the python packages link to their PyPI page.

Framework name	Python package	Notes
_AppIntents_SwiftUI		Swift only framework.
_AppIntents_AppKit		Swift only framework.
_AuthenticationServices_SwiftUI		Swift only framework.
_AVKit_SwiftUI		Swift only framework.
_CoreData_CloudKit		Swift only framework.
_DeviceActivity_SwiftUI		Swift only framework.
_GroupActivities_AppKit		Swift only framework.
_Intents_TipKit		Swift only framework.
_ManagedAppDistribution_SwiftUI		Swift only framework.
_LocalAuthentication_SwiftUI		Swift only framework.
_PassKit_SwiftUI		Swift only framework.
_PhotosUI_SwiftUI		Swift only framework.
_RealityKit_SwiftUI		Swift only framework.
_SpriteKit_SwiftUI		Swift only framework.
_StoreKit_SwiftUI		Swift only framework.
_SceneKit_SwiftUI		Swift only framework.
_SwiftData_SwiftUI		Swift only framework.
_QuickLook_SwiftUI		Swift only framework.
_AuthenticationServices_SwiftUI		Swift only framework.
_MapKit_SwiftUI		Swift only framework.
_MusicKit_SwiftUI		Swift only framework.
_SwiftData_CoreData		Swift only framework.
_SwiftUICore		Swift only framework.
_Translation_SwiftUI		Swift only framework.
_WorkoutKit_SwiftUI		Swift only framework.
dispatch	pyobjc-framework-libdispatch
Accessibility	pyobjc-framework-Accessibility
AccessorySetupKit		No public API on macOS.
Accelerate		Will not be wrapped.
Accounts	pyobjc-framework-Accounts
AddressBook	pyobjc-framework-AddressBook
AdServices	pyobjc-framework-AdServices
AdSupport	pyobjc-framework-AdSupport
AGL		Will not be wrapped, OpenGL is deprecated in macOS 10.14
AppIntents		Swift only framework.
AppKit	pyobjc-framework-Cocoa
AppleShareClientCore		No public API
AppTrackingTransparency	pyobjc-framework-AppTrackingTransparency
AppKitScripting		Not wrapped, all definitions are available through the AppKit bindings. Removed in macOS 10.15.
AppleScriptKit	pyobjc-framework-AppleScriptKit
AppleScriptObjC	pyobjc-framework-AppleScriptObjC
ApplicationServices	pyobjc-framework-ApplicationServices
AppSSO		No public API.
AudioToolbox
AudioUnit
AudioVideoBridging	pyobjc-framework-AudioVideoBridging
AuthenticationServices	pyobjc-framework-AuthenticationServices
Automator	pyobjc-framework-Automator
AutomaticAssessmentConfiguration	pyobjc-framework-AutomaticAssessmentConfiguration
AVFoundation	pyobjc-framework-AVFoundation
AVFAudio		New in macOS 11.3 Exposed through AVFoundation bindings.
AVKit	pyobjc-framework-AVKit
AVRouting	pyobjc-framework-AVRouting
BackgroundAssets	pyobjc-framework-BackgroundAssets
BackgroundTasks		No public API on macOS
BrowserEngineCore		Very low-level API, will not be wrapped
BrowserEngineKit	‘pyobjc-framework-BrowserEgineKit`_
BusinessChat	pyobjc-framework-BusinessChat
CalendarStore	pyobjc-framework-CalendarStore
CallKit	pyobjc-framework-CallKit
CarKey		No public API on macOS
Carbon	pyobjc-framework-Carbon
CFNetwork	pyobjc-framework-CFNetwork
Charts		Swift only framework.
CHIP		Will not be wrapped. Removed in macOS 14
Cinematic	pyobjc-framework-Cinematic
ClassKit	pyobjc-framework-ClassKit
ClockKit		No public API on macOS
CloudKit	pyobjc-framework-CloudKit
Cocoa	pyobjc-framework-Cocoa
Collaboration	pyobjc-framework-Collaboration
ColorSync	pyobjc-framework-ColorSync
Combine		Swift only framework.
ContactProvider		No public API
Contacts `	pyobjc-framework-Contacts
ContactsUI	pyobjc-framework-ContactsUI
ContextualActionsClient		No functionality exposed.
CoreAudio	pyobjc-framework-CoreAudio
CoreAudioKit	pyobjc-framework-CoreAudioKit
CoreAudioTypes	pyobjc-framework-CoreAudio	These constants and types are exposed in the CoreAudio bindings. Use import CoreAudio.
CoreAuthentication		No public API Removed in macOS 10.13
CoreBluetooth	pyobjc-framework-CoreBluetooth
CoreData	pyobjc-framework-CoreData
CoreDisplay		No public API.
CoreFoundation	pyobjc-framework-Cocoa
CoreGraphics	pyobjc-framework-Quartz	Use “import Quartz”.
CoreHaptics	pyobjc-framework-CoreHaptics
CoreHID		No public API. Removed in macOS 14
CoreImage	pyobjc-framework-Quartz	Use “import Quartz”.
CoreLocation	pyobjc-framework-CoreLocation
CoreMedia	pyobjc-framework-CoreMedia
CoreMediaIO	pyobjc-framework-CoreMediaIO
CoreMIDI	pyobjc-framework-CoreMIDI
CoreMIDIServer		No public API.
CoreML	pyobjc-framework-CoreML
CoreMotion	pyobjc-framework-CoreMotion
CoreServices	pyobjc-framework-CoreServices	Various subframeworks are wrapped
CoreServices/LauchServices	pyobjc-framework-LaunchServices
CoreServices/SharedFileList	pyobjc-framework-LaunchServices	Use “import LaunchServices”
CoreServices/FSEvents	pyobjc-framework-FSEvents
CoreServices/AE		Not wrapped, use appscript package.
CoreServices/CarbonCore	pyobjc-framework-CoreServices	Use “import CoreServices”
CoreServices/Metadata	pyobjc-framework-CoreServices	Use “import CoreServices”
CoreServices/OSServices	pyobjc-framework-CoreServices	Use “import CoreServices”
CoreSpotlight	pyobjc-framework-CoreSpotlight
CoreTelephony		Framework has no public API on macOS
CoreTransferable		Framework has no public API on macOS
CoreText	pyobjc-framework-CoreText
CoreVideo	pyobjc-framework-Quartz	use “import Quartz”.
CoreWiFi		Framework has no public API
CoreWLAN	pyobjc-framework-CoreWLAN
CoreXR		No public API.
CreateML		Swift only framework.
CreateMLComponents		Swift only framework.
CryptoKit		Swift only framework.
CryptoTokenKit	pyobjc-framework-CryptoTokenKit
DataDetection	pyobjc-framework-DataDetection
DeveloperToolsSupport		Swift only framework.
DeviceActivity		No public API.
DeviceAccess		No public API.
DeviceCheck	pyobjc-framework-DeviceCheck
DeviceDiscoveryExtension	pyobjc-framework-DeviceDiscoveryExtension
DirectoryService		Will not be wrapped, deprecated framework.
DiscRecording	pyobjc-framework-DiscRecording
DiscRecordingUI	pyobjc-framework-DiscRecording
DiskArbitration	pyobjc-framework-DiskArbitration
DockKit		Swift only framework.
DriverKit		Will not be wrapped, too low level.
DVComponentGlue		No public API. Removed in macOS 10.15
DVDPlayback	pyobjc-framework-DVDPlayback
DrawSprocket		Will not be wrapped. Removed in macOS 10.15
EventKit	pyobjc-framework-EventKit
ExceptionHandling	pyobjc-framework-ExceptionHandling
ExposureNotification		No public API on macOS.
ExtensionFoundation		No public API on macOS.
ExecutionPolicy	pyobjc-framework-ExecutionPolicy
ExtensionKit	pyobjc-framework-ExtensionKit
ExternalAccessory	pyobjc-framework-ExternalAccessory
FamilyControls		Swift only framework.
FileProvider	pyobjc-framework-FileProvider
FileProviderUI	pyobjc-framework-FileProviderUI
FinanceKit		No public API.
FinanceKitUI		No public API.
FinderSync	pyobjc-framework-FinderSync
ForceFeedback		Will not be wrapped, low-level API
Foundation	pyobjc-framework-Cocoa
FSKit	pyobjc-framework-FSKit
FWAUserLib		Will not be wrapped, framework is deprecated in macOS 10.12 and removed in macOS 13
GameController	pyobjc-framework-GameController
GameCenter	pyobjc-framework-GameCenter	Removed in macOS 10.13.
GameKit	pyobjc-framework-GameKit
GameplayKit	pyobjc-framework-GameplayKit
GLKit		Will not be wrapped, framework is deprecated in macOS 10.14.
GLUT		Will not be wrapped Use PyOpenGL instead.
GroupActivities		Swift only framework.
GSS		Will not be wrapped. Use gssapi instead.
HealthKit	pyobjc-framework-HealthKit
HIDDriverKit		Will not be wrapped, too low level.
Hypervisor		Will not be wrapped, too low level.
ICADevices		Will not be wrapped.
IdentityLookup		No public API on macOS.
ImageCaptureCore	pyobjc-framework-ImageCaptureCore
ImageIO	pyobjc-framework-Quartz	use “import Quartz”.
ImagePlayground		Swift only framework.
IMCore		No public API. Removed in macOS 10.13.
IMServicePlugIn		Removed in macOS 14 Bindings removed in PyObjC 10
IncomingCallNotifications		No public API on macOS. Removed in macOS 10.15.
InputMethodKit	pyobjc-framework-InputMethodKit
InstallerPlugins	pyobjc-framework-InstallerPlugins
InstantMessage	pyobjc-framework-InstantMessage
Intents	pyobjc-framework-Intents
IntentsUI	pyobjc-framework-IntentsUI
IOBluetooth	pyobjc-framework-IOBluetooth
IOBluetoothUI	pyobjc-framework-IOBluetoothUI
IOKit		Will not be wrapped.
IOSurface	pyobjc-framework-IOSurface
IOUSBHost		Will not be wrapped.
iTunesLibrary	pyobjc-framework-iTunesLibrary
JavaScriptCore	pyobjc-framework-WebKit
JavaFrameEmbedding		Will not be wrapped.
JavaNativeFoundation		Will not be wrapped.
JavaRuntimeSupport		Will not be wrapped.
JavaVM		Will not be wrapped.
Kerberos		Will not be wrapped.
Kernel		Will not be wrapped.
KernelManagement	pyobjc-framework-KernelManagement
LatentSemanticMapping	pyobjc-framework-LatentSemanticMapping
LDAP		Will not be wrapped. Use python-ldap instead.
LightweightCodeRequirements		No public API.
LinkPresentation	pyobjc-framework-LinkPresentation
LocalAuthentication	pyobjc-framework-LocalAuthentication
LocalAuthenticationEmbeddedUI	pyobjc-framework-LocalAuthenticationEmbeddedUI
ManagedSettings		No public API on macOS.
ManagedAppDistribution		No public API on macOS.
MapKit	pyobjc-framework-MapKit
MailKit	pyobjc-framework-MailKit
Matter		Not wrapped yet.
MatterSupport		No public API.
MediaAccessibility	pyobjc-framework-MediaAccessibility
MediaExtension	pyobjc-framework-MediaExtension
MediaLibrary	pyobjc-framework-MediaLibrary
MediaPlayer	pyobjc-framework-MediaPlayer
MediaToolbox	pyobjc-framework-MediaToolbox
Message	pyobjc-framework-Message
Metal	pyobjc-framework-Metal
MetalFX	pyobjc-framework-MetalFX
MetalKit	pyobjc-framework-MetalKit
MetalPerformanceShaders	pyobjc-framework-MetalPerformanceShaders
MetalPerformanceShadersGraph	pyobjc-framework-MetalPerformanceShadersGraph
MetricKit	pyobjc-framework-MetricKit
MLCompute	pyobjc-framework-MLCompute
ModelIO	pyobjc-framework-ModelIO
MorphunAssetsUpdater		No public API.
MultipeerConnectivity	pyobjc-framework-MultipeerConnectivity
MusicKit		Swift only framework.
NaturalLanguage	pyobjc-framework-NaturalLanguage
NetFS	pyobjc-framework-NetFS
Network	pyobjc-framework-Network
NetworkExtension	pyobjc-framework-NetworkExtension
NearbyInteraction		No public API on macOS
NetworkingDriverKit		Will not be wrapped, too low level.
NotificationCenter	pyobjc-framework-NotificationCenter
OpenAL		Will not be wrapped. Use PyAL instead. Deprecated in macOS 10.15.
OpenCL		Will not be wrapped. Use pyopencl instead.
OpenDirectory	pyobjc-framework-OpenDirectory
OpenGL		Will not be wrapped. Use PyOpenGL instead.
OSAKit	pyobjc-framework-OSAKit
OSLog	pyobjc-framework-OSLog
ParavirtualizedGraphics		Will not be wrapped.
PassKit	pyobjc-framework-PassKit
PCIDriverKit		Will not be wrapped.
PCSC		Use pyscard instead.
PDFKit	pyobjc-framework-Quartz	Use “import Quartz”.
PassKit	pyobjc-framework-PassKit
PencilKit	pyobjc-framework-PencilKit
PHASE	pyobjc-framework-PHASE
Photos	pyobjc-framework-Photos
PhotosUI	pyobjc-framework-PhotosUI
PreferencePanes	pyobjc-framework-PreferencePanes
ProximityReaderStub		No public API on macOS.
PubSub	pyobjc-framework-PubSub	Removed in macOS 10.15.
PushKit	pyobjc-framework-PushKit
PushToTalk		No public API on macOS.
Python		Will not be wrapped.
QTKit		Removed in macOS 10.15. Bindings dropped in PyObjC 7
Quartz	pyobjc-framework-Quartz
Quartz / ImageKit	pyobjc-framework-Quartz	use “import Quartz”.
Quartz / QuartzComposer	pyobjc-framework-Quartz	Use “import Quartz”
Quartz / QuartzFilters	pyobjc-framework-Quartz	Use “import Quartz”.
Quartz / QuickLookUI	pyobjc-framework-Quartz	Use “import Quartz”.
QuartzCore	pyobjc-framework-Quartz	Use “import Quartz”.
QuickLook	pyobjc-framework-Quartz	Use “import Quartz”.
QuickLookThumbnailing	pyobjc-framework-QuickLookThumbnailing
QuickTime		Will not be wrapped. Removed in macOS 10.15.
RealityFoundation		Swift only framework.
RealityKit		Swift only framework.
ReplayKit	pyobjc-framework-ReplayKit
Ruby		Will not be wrapped, use Python
RubyCocoa		Will not be wrapped, use Python
SafetyKit	pyobjc-framework-SafetyKit
SafariServices	pyobjc-framework-SafariServices
SceneKit	pyobjc-framework-SceneKit
ScreenCaptureKit	pyobjc-framework-ScreenCaptureKit
ScreenSaver	pyobjc-framework-ScreenSaver
ScreenTime	pyobjc-framework-ScreenTime
Scripting		This framework is (long) deprecated, use “import Foundation” instead. Removed in macOS 10.15.
ScriptingBridge	pyobjc-framework-ScriptingBridge
SecureConfigDB		No public API on macOS
Security	pyobjc-framework-Security	use “import Foundation” instead.
SecurityFoundation	pyobjc-framework-SecurityFoundation
SecurityInterface	pyobjc-framework-SecurityInterface
SensitiveContentAnalysis	pyobjc-framework-SensitiveContentAnalysis
SiriAudioIntentUtils		No public API on macOS.
SensorKit		No public API on macOS.
ServerNotification		Removed in macOS 10.9.
ServiceExtensions		No public API on macOS.
ServiceExtensionsCore		No public API on macOS.
ServiceManagement	pyobjc-framework-ServiceManagement
SharedWithYouCore	pyobjc-framework-SharedWithYouCore
SharedWithYou	pyobjc-framework-SharedWithYou
ShazamKit	pyobjc-framework-ShazamKit
Social	pyobjc-framework-Social
SoundAnalysis	pyobjc-framework-SoundAnalysis
Speech	pyobjc-framework-Speech
SpriteKit	pyobjc-framework-SpriteKit
StickerFoundation		No public API on macOS.
StickerKit		No public API on macOS.
StoreKit	pyobjc-framework-StoreKit
SwiftData		Swift only framework.
SwiftUI		Swift only framework.
SwiftUICore		Swift only framework.
SyncServices	pyobjc-framework-SyncServices
Symbols	pyobjc-framework-Symbols
System		No public API.
SystemConfiguration	pyobjc-framework-SystemConfiguration
SystemExtensions	pyobjc-framework-SystemExtensions
TabularData		Swift only framework.
Tcl		Will not be wrapped, use Python
TipKit		No public API.
Tk		Will not be wrapped, use tkinter.
ThreadNetwork	pyobjc-framework-ThreadNetwork
TipsNext		No public API.
Translation		No public API.
TWAIN		Will not be wrapped. Use the “ImageCaptureCore” framework instead.
USBDriverKit		Will not be wrapped, too low level.
UserNotifications	pyobjc-framework-UserNotifications
UserNotificationsUI	pyobjc-framework-UserNotificationsUI
UniformTypeIdentifiers	pyobjc-framework-UniformTypeIdentifiers
vecLib		Will not be wrapped.
VideoDecodeAcceleration		Will not be wrapped. Deprecated in macOS 10.11.
VideoSubscriberAccount	pyobjc-framework-VideoSubscriberAccount
VideoToolbox	pyobjc-framework-VideoToolbox
Virtualization	pyobjc-framework-Virtualization
Vision	pyobjc-framework-Vision
VisionKit		Only available in Catalist. .
vmnet		Will not be wrapped, too low level.
WebKit	pyobjc-framework-WebKit
WidgetKit		Swift only framework.
XgridFoundation		Removed in macOS 10.8.
UIKit		Not wrapped yet.
WeatherKit		Swift only framework.
WorkoutKit		Swift only framework.
xpc	pyobjc-framework-libxpc

Frameworks that are marked as “Will not be wrapped” will not be wrapped, mostly because these frameworks are not useful for Python programmers. Frameworks that are marked with “Not wrapped yet” will be wrapped in some future version of PyObjC although there is no explicit roadmap for this.

Frameworks that are marked as “Swift only framework” have a public API for Swift, but not for other languages. These frameworks cannot be wrapped by PyObjC.

Please file an issue if you have a usecase for accessing one of the unwrapped frameworks from Python, this helps prioritizing work.