# API Notes: ApplicationServices framework

## Apple documentation

The full API is described in Apple’s documentation, both the C and Objective-C APIs are available (but see the API Notes below).

## API Notes

The ApplicationServices framework is an unbrella framework containing a number of other frameworks:

> - ATS

>   The definitions for this framework (names starting with “ATS”) are not available in Python, all of them appear to be deprecated.

> - ColorSync

> > The definitions for this framework (names starting with “CM”) are not yet available in Python.

> - CoreGraphics

>   This framework is primarily wrapped through the Quartz module in `pyobjc-framework-Quartz`, but all definitions are also available through the ApplicationServices module.

> - CoreText

>   This framework is primarily wrapped through the CoreText module in `pyobjc-framework-CoreText`, but all definitions are also available through the ApplicationServices module.

> - HIServices

>   This framework is fully supported. Definitions can be accessed through both the HIServices and the ApplicationServices modules (both part of `pyobjc-framework-ApplicationServices`

>   `AXValueGetValue` is not yet supported, it requires a manual wrapper.

>   The Internet Config API’s are not supported, they are deprecated and OSX 10.7 and are replaced by LaunchServices.

>   The Process Manager Interfaces are not supported.

>   The Icon Utilities and Icon Services Interfaces are not supported.

> - ImageIO

>   This framework is primarily wrapped through the Quartz module in `pyobjc-framework-Quartz`, but all definitions are also available through the ApplicationServices module.

> - LangAnalysis

>   This framework is deprecated and its definitions (names starting with “LA”) are not available in Python.

> - PrintCore

>   The definitions for non-deprecated functions are available. The “PMObject” class in this framework is not a CoreFoundation or Objective-C class, and this means that users of the API are responsible for calling `PMRetain` and `PMRelease` where appropriate.

>   The definitions related to Apple Evens (such as kPMPrintSettingsAEType) are not supported.

>   `PMPrintSettingsToOptions` and `PMPrintSettingsToOptionsWithPrinterAndPageFormat` require manual bindings and is not yet supported.

> - QD

>   This framework is deprecated an definitions in this framework are not available in Python.

> - SpeechSynthesis

>   Definitions in the framework are not yet available in Python.

Note

This framework is only available on macOS 10.9 and later.