Apple MDM & DDM Policy Explorer

Explore the full catalogue of Apple Mobile Device Management (MDM) and Declarative Device Management (DDM) policies for macOS and iOS. Use the interactive explorer to search, filter, and reference policy keys for use with Microsoft Intune, Jamf, or any standards-compliant MDM solution.

Policy categories

  • Configuration Profile
  • Declarative Configuration
  • Declarative Activation
  • Declarative Asset
  • Declarative Management

Desktop (com.apple.desktop)

com.apple.desktop

The payload that configures the desktop wallpaper.

macOS(10.10)
Branch: release

Settings (2)

SettingTypeRequiredDefaultManual InstallSupported OS
locked
locked
Deprecated (macOS 10.13)
If `true`, locks the desktop picture. Replaced with allowWallpaperModification in macOS 10.13.
booleanoptionalfalse
Yes
macOS (legacy - 10.13)
override-picture-path
override-picture-path
The path to the desktop picture. If set, this picture is always locked.
stringoptional
Yes
macOS (10.10+)