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Learn how to use Context Menu Preview in SwiftUI with visual code examples for iOS, macOS, watchOS, tvOS, and visionOS." "twitter:image": "https://exploreswiftui.com/_og/d/c_Component%2Ctitle_Context%2BMenu%2BPreview%2Cdescription_A%2Bcontext%2Bmenu%2Bwith%2Bcustom%2Bpreview%2Ccategory_Menu%2Cimage_~L2FwaS9pbWFnZXMvMjUvdmFyaWFudHMvMTU5P3Y9MTc5MDA3MzQ3ODg0MiZyPTImdz0xMjgwJnE9ODUmZj1qcGVn%2CimageMode_crop%2CimagePosition_center%2CimageFrame_~cG9zaXRpb246IGFic29sdXRlOyByaWdodDogMDsgd2lkdGg6IDY0MHB4OyBoZWlnaHQ6IDQ4MHB4OyBkaXNwbGF5OiBmbGV4OyBvdmVyZmxvdzogaGlkZGVuOyBiYWNrZ3JvdW5kOiAjRkZGRkZGOyBib3gtc2hhZG93OiAwIC0xMHB4IDUwcHggcmdiYSgzNyw5OSwyMzUsMC4xOCk7IGJvcmRlci1sZWZ0OiAxcHggc29saWQgcmdiYSgwLDAsMCwwLjA2KTsgdG9wOiA3NXB4OyBib3JkZXItdG9wOiAxcHggc29saWQgcmdiYSgwLDAsMCwwLjA2KTsgYm9yZGVyLWJvdHRvbTogMXB4IHNvbGlkIHJnYmEoMCwwLDAsMC4wNik7IGJvcmRlci10b3AtbGVmdC1yYWRpdXM6IDMycHg7IGJvcmRlci1ib3R0b20tbGVmdC1yYWRpdXM6IDMycHg7%2Cprops_eyJwbGF0Zm9ybXMiOlsiaU9TIiwiaVBhZE9TIiwibWFjT1MiLCJ0dk9TIiwidmlzaW9uT1MiXX0%2Cp_Ii9saWJyYXJ5L21lbnUvY29udGV4dC1tZW51LXByZXZpZXci%2Cs_mOSYqQ3nk5_ZbGz_.png" "twitter:title": "Context Menu Preview | Explore SwiftUI" --- > Index of every page on this site: [llms.txt](https://exploreswiftui.com/llms.txt) **Interactive previews**[ iPhone](https://exploreswiftui.com/iphone?element=25) # **Context Menu Preview** A context menu with custom preview ![Context Menu Preview - iOS on iPhone - Portrait - Liquid Glass - Light Mode - Preview](https://exploreswiftui.com/api/images/25/variants/159?v=1790073478842&r=2&w=800&q=80&f=webp) ### **Platform Compatibility** iOS 16.0+ iPadOS 16.0+ macOS 13.0+ tvOS 16.0+ visionOS 1.0+ ### **Tags** ### **SwiftUI Code** [ Docs]() ``` Text("Buttons") .contextMenu { Button("Button 1", action: action) Button("Button 2", systemImage: "button.vertical.left.press", action: action) Button(action: action) { Text("Button 3") Text("Description 3") } } preview: { Text("Custom Preview") .padding() } ``` ### **Found an issue or have a suggestion?** Created: May 30, 2025Updated: December 27, 2025 ![Connect Wizard](https://exploreswiftui.com/_ipx/f_webp&q_80&s_48x48/images/connect-wizard-icon.png) **Connect Wizard** **Unlock insights App Store Connect doesn’t show you.** [** Get Started **](https://apps.apple.com/app/apple-store/id6747314580?pt=121213751&ct=Explore%20SwiftUI%20Banner&mt=8) ### **More Menu Components ** [**View all **](https://exploreswiftui.com/library/menu) ![Menu Action Button - iOS on iPhone - Portrait - Liquid Glass - Light Mode - Preview](https://exploreswiftui.com/api/images/23/variants/141?v=1790073478842&r=2&w=412&q=75&f=webp) ### **Menu Action Button** Acts like a button and opens the menu on a secondary gesture ![Context Menu - iOS on iPhone - Portrait - Liquid Glass - Light Mode - Preview](https://exploreswiftui.com/api/images/22/variants/147?v=1790073478842&r=2&w=412&q=75&f=webp) ### **Context Menu** Adds a context menu to a view. ![Nested Menu - iOS on iPhone - Portrait - Liquid Glass - Light Mode - Preview](https://exploreswiftui.com/api/images/21/variants/151?v=1790073478842&r=2&w=412&q=75&f=webp) ### **Nested Menu** A Menu inside a Menu ![Menu Divider - iOS on iPhone - Portrait - Liquid Glass - Light Mode - Preview](https://exploreswiftui.com/api/images/20/variants/128?v=1790073478842&r=2&w=412&q=75&f=webp) ### **Menu Divider** A Menu with a Divider ![Menu Section - iOS on iPhone - Portrait - Liquid Glass - Light Mode - Preview](https://exploreswiftui.com/api/images/19/variants/416?v=1790073478842&r=2&w=412&q=75&f=webp) ### **Menu Section** A Section inside a Menu ![Menu Fixed Order - iOS on iPhone - Portrait - Liquid Glass - Light Mode - Preview](https://exploreswiftui.com/api/images/18/variants/132?v=1790073478842&r=2&w=412&q=75&f=webp) ### **Menu Fixed Order** Order items from top to bottom ![Menu - iOS on iPhone - Portrait - Liquid Glass - Light Mode - Preview](https://exploreswiftui.com/api/images/17/variants/122?v=1790073478842&r=2&w=412&q=75&f=webp) ### **Menu** A control for presenting a menu of actions. ### **Explore Other Components ** [**Browse all **](https://exploreswiftui.com/) ![List Section Separator Tint - iOS on iPhone - Portrait - Flat Design - Light Mode - Preview](https://exploreswiftui.com/api/images/118/variants/287?v=1790073478842&r=2&w=412&q=75&f=webp) ### **List Section Separator Tint** Sets the tint color associated with a section. ![GroupedTabViewStyle - macOS - Liquid Glass - Light Mode - Preview](https://exploreswiftui.com/api/images/160/variants/514?v=1790073478842&r=2&w=412&q=75&f=webp) ### **GroupedTabViewStyle** A tab view style that displays a tab bar that groups its tabs together. ![ProgressView - iOS on iPhone - Portrait - Liquid Glass - Light Mode - Preview](https://exploreswiftui.com/api/images/78/variants/65?v=1790073478842&r=2&w=412&q=75&f=webp) ### **ProgressView** The different ProgressView initializers ![PalettePickerStyle - iOS on iPhone - Portrait - Liquid Glass - Light Mode - Preview](https://exploreswiftui.com/api/images/184/variants/598?v=1790073478842&r=2&w=412&q=75&f=webp) ### **PalettePickerStyle** A picker style that presents the options as a row of compact elements. When used outside of menus, this style is rendered as a segmented picker. If that is the intended usage, consider segmented instead. ![ViewThatFits Vertical - iOS on iPhone - Portrait - Flat Design - Light Mode - Preview](https://exploreswiftui.com/api/images/6/variants/20?v=1790073478842&r=2&w=412&q=75&f=webp) ### **ViewThatFits Vertical** A view that adapts to the available vertical space by providing the first child view that fits. ![Hard ScrollEdgeEffect - iOS on iPhone - Portrait - Liquid Glass - Light Mode - Preview](https://exploreswiftui.com/api/images/83/variants/320?v=1790073478842&r=2&w=412&q=75&f=webp) ### **Hard ScrollEdgeEffect** A scroll edge effect with a hard cutoff and dividing line ![WheelPickerStyle - iOS on iPhone - Portrait - Liquid Glass - Light Mode - Preview](https://exploreswiftui.com/api/images/186/variants/604?v=1790073478842&r=2&w=412&q=75&f=webp) ### **WheelPickerStyle** A picker style that presents the options in a scrollable wheel that shows the selected option and a few neighboring options. ![NavigationLinkPickerStyle - iOS on iPhone - Portrait - Liquid Glass - Light Mode - Preview](https://exploreswiftui.com/api/images/181/variants/560?v=1790073478842&r=2&w=412&q=75&f=webp) ### **NavigationLinkPickerStyle** A picker style represented by a navigation link that presents the options by pushing a List-style picker view. ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@id":"https://exploreswiftui.com/#website","@type":"WebSite","description":"A visual library for SwiftUI APIs, components, and modifiers","inLanguage":"en-US","name":"Explore SwiftUI","url":"https://exploreswiftui.com/","publisher":{"@id":"https://exploreswiftui.com/#identity"}},{"@id":"https://exploreswiftui.com/library/menu/context-menu-preview#webpage","@type":"WebPage","dateModified":"2025-12-27T17:13:59.209Z","datePublished":"2025-05-30T08:25:02.210Z","description":"A context menu with custom preview. 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