# Designing for visionOS

Source: https://developer.apple.com/design/human-interface-guidelines/designing-for-visionos
Skill: hig-platforms
Snapshot: 2025-02-02

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# Designing for visionOS

**Space.**

**Immersion.**

**Passthrough.**

**Spatial Audio.**

**Eyes and hands.**

**Ergonomics.**

**Accessibility.**

## Best practices

**Embrace the unique features of Apple  Vision Pro.**

**Consider different types of immersion as you design ways to present your app’s most distinctive moments.**

**Use windows for contained, UI-centric experiences.**

**Prioritize comfort.**

  * Display content within a person’s [field of view](https://developer.apple.com/design/human-interface-guidelines/spatial-layout#Field-of-view), positioning it relative to their head. Avoid placing content in places where people have to turn their head or change their position to interact with it.

  * Avoid displaying [motion](https://developer.apple.com/design/human-interface-guidelines/motion#visionOS) that’s overwhelming, jarring, too fast, or missing a stationary frame of reference.

  * Support [indirect gestures](https://developer.apple.com/design/human-interface-guidelines/gestures#visionOS) that let people interact with apps while their hands rest in their lap or at their sides.

  * If you support direct gestures, make sure the interactive content isn’t too far away and that people don’t need to interact with it for extended periods.

  * Avoid encouraging people to move too much while they’re in a fully [immersive experience](https://developer.apple.com/design/human-interface-guidelines/immersive-experiences).

**Help people share activities with others.**

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