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| - | The *Activate a Specific Application* action switches you to the specified application. | + | ====== Activate a Specific Application ====== |
| - | You can optionally bring all windows to the front, or only one window. You can optionally ask the application to open its initial window (eg an Untitled document). | + | This action switches to, and launches if necessary, the specified application. It is the equivalent of using the macOS App Switcher, or launching the application by any means. |
| - | If the application is already at the front, you can choose to leave it there, or hide or quit it, or switch to the previous application. | + | {{ activate-a-specific-application-action.png?nolink&634x539 | Activate a Specific Application Action }} |
| - | You can (v9.0+) select whether to match the application in the normal way (based on the path or the bundle ID), or require the path, or just by the bundle ID. | + | |
| + | ===== How To Use ===== | ||
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| + | - **Select the App from the "Activate:" Popup** | ||
| + | - **In the same Popup, choose how to identify the app**: (v9.0+) | ||
| + | * Match Using Default (first by path, then by Bundle ID if needed) | ||
| + | * Match Only by Path | ||
| + | * Match Only by Bundle ID | ||
| + | - **Check the Options To Use** | ||
| + | * Check to Show all windows or Unchecked to show only the FrontMost Window | ||
| + | * Reopen the app's initial window(s) | ||
| + | * If the application is already at the front, you can choose to | ||
| + | * leave it there. | ||
| + | * or switch to the previous application. | ||
| + | * or bring its windows to the front. | ||
| + | * or reopen its initial windows. | ||
| + | * or hide it. | ||
| + | * or hide other applications. | ||
| + | * or quit it. | ||
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| + | ===== Activating an Application by Variable ===== | ||
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| + | This Action requires that you select the App during Macro design, and you cannot use a Variable for the name. | ||
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| + | However, there are several alternatives that will allow you to use a Variable for the App Name: | ||
| + | - **[[action:Use_Variable|Use Variable]]** to set the Frontmost App. This will have the same effect as Activating the app. | ||
| + | - **[Activate Application by Name String -- Custom PlugIn](https://forum.keyboardmaestro.com/t/activate-application-by-name-string/1806)** -- A third-party custom PlugIn that will allow you to set the application by its name in a Variable. | ||
| + | - Use the `open` shell command with the [[action:Execute_a_Shell_Script|Execute a Shell Script]] action. | ||
| + | - Use the [[action:Open_a_File_Folder_or_Application|Open an Application]] action with a variable path. | ||
| ===== See Also ===== | ===== See Also ===== | ||
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