How to get the name of the running application in iOS

Question

If the application name under the icon on the home screen is "My Awesome App" how do you get that string within the application at runtime?

Answer 1

I’d try

[[NSBundle mainBundle] objectForInfoDictionaryKey:@"CFBundleDisplayName"];

although presumably you know your own app’s name and can just use it…

Answer 2

Swift 3 & 4

Bundle.main.object(forInfoDictionaryKey: "CFBundleName") as? String ?? ""
Bundle.main.object(forInfoDictionaryKey: "CFBundleDisplayName") as? String ?? ""

Swift 2.2

NSBundle.mainBundle().objectForInfoDictionaryKey("CFBundleName")
NSBundle.mainBundle().objectForInfoDictionaryKey("CFBundleDisplayName")

More about 'CFBundleName' and 'CFBundleDisplayName'

The following is from Apple's documentation on Core Foundation Keys

CFBundleName, “Bundle name”, The short name of the bundle; not intended to be seen by the user. See CFBundleName for details. (Recommended, Localizable)

CFBundleDisplayName, “Bundle display name”, The user-visible name of the bundle; used by Siri and visible on the Home screen in iOS. See CFBundleDisplayName for details. (Required, Localizable)

Answer 3

[[NSBundle mainBundle] objectForInfoDictionaryKey:@"CFBundleName"];

Answer 4

Just because I love the Xcode 4.5 new way to get an array item. :)

- (NSString*)project_getAppName {
    return NSBundle.mainBundle.infoDictionary[@"CFBundleDisplayName"];
}

Answer 5

For Xamarin.iOS use:

return ((NSString)NSBundle.MainBundle.InfoDictionary["CFBundleName"]).ToString();

Answer 6

#include <stdlib.h>

// work for iOS and MacOSX and ~23 times faster than get name from bundle
NSString *app = [NSString stringWithUTF8String:getprogname()];

Answer 7

Swift 3/4

let appName =  Bundle.main.object(forInfoDictionaryKey: kCFBundleNameKey as String) as? String

Answer 8

NSString* applicationName = [entry objectForKey:(id)kCGWindowOwnerName];

Here is a good post with examples of what you are looking for. The OP didn't accept anything, which is unfortunate, but the answers are useful.

Answer 9

Swift 3

let appName = Bundle.main.infoDictionary?["CFBundleName"] as? String

Answer 10

Attention:

If you local your app name in different language, you should use the blow code to get the true localized display name:

Bundle.main.object(forInfoDictionaryKey: "CFBundleName") as? String ?? ""
Bundle.main.object(forInfoDictionaryKey: "CFBundleDisplayName") as? String ?? ""

ranther than the blow:

Bundle.main.object(forInfoDictionaryKey: kCFBundleNameKey as String) as? String