---
title: isActive
framework: appkit
role: symbol
role_heading: Instance Property
path: appkit/nsapplication/isactive
---

# isActive

A Boolean value indicating whether this is the active app.

## Declaration

```swift
var isActive: Bool { get }
```

## Discussion

Discussion The value of this property is true if the app is active or false if it’s not.

## See Also

### Related Documentation

- [activate(ignoringOtherApps:)](appkit/nsapplication/activate(ignoringotherapps:).md)

### Activating and deactivating the app

- [Passing control from one app to another with cooperative activation](appkit/passing-control-from-one-app-to-another-with-cooperative-activation.md)
- [activate()](appkit/nsapplication/activate().md)
- [deactivate()](appkit/nsapplication/deactivate().md)
- [yieldActivation(to:)](appkit/nsapplication/yieldactivation(to:).md)
- [yieldActivation(toApplicationWithBundleIdentifier:)](appkit/nsapplication/yieldactivation(toapplicationwithbundleidentifier:).md)
- [NSApplication.ActivationOptions](appkit/nsapplication/activationoptions.md)