---
title: current
framework: appkit
role: symbol
role_heading: Type Property
path: appkit/nsrunningapplication/current
---

# current

Returns an NSRunningApplication representing this application.

## Declaration

```swift
class var current: NSRunningApplication { get }
```

## Return Value

Return Value An NSRunningApplication instance for the current application.

## See Also

### Getting running application instances

- [init(processIdentifier:)](appkit/nsrunningapplication/init(processidentifier:).md)
- [runningApplications(withBundleIdentifier:)](appkit/nsrunningapplication/runningapplications(withbundleidentifier:).md)