# Activity views

Source: https://developer.apple.com/design/human-interface-guidelines/activity-views
Skill: hig-components-content
Snapshot: 2025-02-02

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# Activity views

## Best practices

**Avoid creating duplicate versions of common actions that are already available in the activity view.**

**Consider using a symbol to represent your custom activity.**

**Write a succinct, descriptive title for each custom action you provide.**

**Make sure activities are appropriate for the current context.**

**Use the Share button to display an activity view.**

## Share and action extensions

  * In iOS and iPadOS, share and action extensions are displayed in the share sheet that appears when people choose an Action button.

  * In macOS, people access share extensions by clicking a Share button in the toolbar or choosing Share in a context menu. People can access an action extension by holding the pointer over certain types of embedded content — like an image they add to a Mail compose window — clicking a toolbar button, or choosing a quick action in a Finder window.

**If necessary, create a custom interface that feels familiar to people.**

**Streamline and limit interaction.**

**Avoid placing a modal view above your extension.**

**If necessary, provide an image that communicates the purpose of your extension.**

**Use your main app to denote the progress of a lengthy operation.**

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