Switch Process

Type: Switch Process | Category: Processes | Icon: 🔀

Brings a process/window to the foreground based on matching rules (process name, window title).


Settings

Setting Type Default Description
Process Name TextMatchSetting Exact, "" Match by process name (e.g., msedge, code, chrome)
Process Title Contains TextMatchSetting Contains, "" Match by window title
Go To Previous bool false If the currently focused process already matches, switch to the previous window of that process

Outputs

Output Type Description
Object A ProcessInfo object

Output properties

Property Type Description
FileName string Executable file path
ProcessName string Process name
ProcessId int Process ID
ProcessTitle string Window title
IsFocused bool Whether the process is focused

Default variable mappings

Variable Name Expression Description
process result The process info object

Tips

  • Add a short Delay (50–200ms) after switching so the window has time to become active before sending keystrokes.
  • Use Go To Previous for toggle-style behavior — press a hotkey to switch to an app, press again to go back.