Manage playgrounds in Swift Playgrounds on iPad
On the My Playgrounds screen, you can view the playgrounds you’ve downloaded or created. You can add, duplicate, rename, share, or delete playground books or app playgrounds. You can also reset playground books.
Note: Playgrounds with under their title haven’t been opened yet.
View playgrounds you’ve downloaded or created
In the Swift Playgrounds app on your iPad, go to the My Playgrounds screen by doing one of the following:
If you’re on the More Playgrounds screen or working in an app playground, tap at the top left.
If you’re working in a playground book, tap at the top left.
Open a playground
In the Swift Playgrounds app on your iPad, go to the My Playgrounds screen, then tap the playground.
If you’re on the More Playgrounds screen or working in an app playground, tap at the top left.
If you’re working in a playground book, tap at the top left.
Note: If the playground you want to open isn’t on the My Playgrounds screen (if, for example, you received it from someone else), tap Locations at the top left and search for it by tapping Recents or other locations (for example, iCloud Drive or On My iPad) and opening folders. If you want to open another playground that comes with Swift Playgrounds, check the More Playgrounds screen for it.
Add or delete a playground
In the Swift Playgrounds app on your iPad, go to the My Playgrounds screen.
If you’re on the More Playgrounds screen or working in an app playground, tap at the top left.
If you’re working in a playground book, tap at the top left.
Do any of the following:
Add a playground: Tap a playground in the More Playgrounds section at the bottom.
You can also tap See All near the bottom right, then tap Get next to the playground on the More Playgrounds screen.
Delete a playground: Tap Select at the top right, tap the playground you want to delete, tap at the top left, then tap Delete.
Duplicate or rename a playground
In the Swift Playgrounds app on your iPad, go to the My Playgrounds screen.
If you’re on the More Playgrounds screen or working in an app playground, tap at the top left.
If you’re working in a playground book, tap at the top left.
Do any of the following:
Duplicate a playground: Tap Select at the top right, tap the playground you want to duplicate, then tap at the top left.
Rename a playground: Tap the name of the playground, tap , then enter a new name.
Search for or view more playgrounds
In the Swift Playgrounds app on your iPad, go to the My Playgrounds screen.
If you’re on the More Playgrounds screen or working in an app playground, tap at the top left.
If you’re working in a playground book, tap at the top left.
Do any of the following:
Search for a playground: Swipe down to show the Filter playgrounds field, tap in the field, then enter all or part of the name.
View more playgrounds: Tap See All near the bottom right.
Note: After you update to a new version of Swift Playgrounds, it may try to update your existing playground books to work with the new version. If you have a playground book that worked in an older version of Swift Playgrounds but doesn’t work in the new version, try closing it, closing Swift Playgrounds, and then reopening them. If that doesn’t work, tap See All to go to the More Playgrounds screen, then tap Get to download a new copy of the playground.