Using an action registry to edit data across users and devices

A system comprising:

• one or more processors, and
• memory having stored instructions that are executable by the one or more processors to perform operations including:
• maintaining an action registry that stores input data types and output data types for applications registered with the action registry, an input data type corresponding to a type of data that an application is capable of receiving and an output data type corresponding to a type of data that an application is capable of outputting;
• receiving a request from a client device for a presentation of the applications that are usable to perform actions on a particular type of data, the request indicating a first application used at the client device to perform actions on the particular type of data;
• identifying a second application for inclusion in the presentation by searching the action registry and matching at least one input data type of the second application to at least one output data type of the first application;
• and
• communicating a response to the client device indicating the second application and a type of action that is performed with the second application, the response causing the client device to display a menu that includes an indication of the second application, the indication being selectable to launch an interface of the second application configured for editing the particular type of data using the type of action.

One or more computer readable storage media storing instructions that are executable by a processing device to perform operations comprising:

• maintaining an action registry that stores input data types and output data types for applications registered with the action registry, an input data type corresponding to a type of data that an application is capable of receiving and an output data type corresponding to a type of data that an application is capable of outputting;
• receiving a request from a client device for a presentation of the applications that are usable to perform actions on a particular type of data, the request indicating a first application used at the client device to perform actions on the particular type of data;
• identifying a second application for inclusion in the presentation by searching the action registry and matching at least one input data type of the second application to at least one output data type of the first application;
• and
• communicating a response to the client device indicating the second application and a type of action that is performed with the second application, the response causing the client device to display a menu that includes an indication of the second application, the indication being selectable to launch an interface of the second application configured for editing the particular type of data using the type of action.