# Ignition view switch to intouch view

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-view-switch-to-intouch-view/102846>\
**Category:** Ignition\
**Tags:** vision\
**Created:** [February 25, 2025, 2:50pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-view-switch-to-intouch-view/102846 "2025-02-25T14:50:03Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![lyhkch](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/lyhkch/32/9381_2.png) [@lyhkch](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/lyhkch)\
**Post date:** [February 25, 2025, 2:50pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-view-switch-to-intouch-view/102846/1 "2025-02-25T14:50:03Z")

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With intouch viewer and ignition vision running on a computer, how to switch between the two programs via a script ?

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**Author:** ![Benjamin\_Furlani](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/benjamin_furlani/32/66084_2.png) [@Benjamin\_Furlani](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Benjamin_Furlani)\
**Post date:** [February 25, 2025, 5:16pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-view-switch-to-intouch-view/102846/2 "2025-02-25T17:16:33Z")

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Assuming you're using windows

you could use `AppActivate` from powershell

```Python
Add-Type -AssemblyName Microsoft.VisualBasic
[Microsoft.VisualBasic.Interaction]::AppActivate("Notepad")

```

This won't do you any good if the windows are minimzed. Restoring them from minimized takes more work, but it should work to swap them if they are both up using `AppActivate`.

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**Author:** ![bmusson](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/bmusson/32/87530_2.png) [@bmusson](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/bmusson)\
**Post date:** [February 25, 2025, 5:25pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-view-switch-to-intouch-view/102846/3 "2025-02-25T17:25:27Z")

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I’d use AutoHotkey for this.

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**Author:** ![lyhkch](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/lyhkch/32/9381_2.png) [@lyhkch](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/lyhkch)\
**Post date:** [February 26, 2025, 12:02am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-view-switch-to-intouch-view/102846/4 "2025-02-26T00:02:05Z")

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Thanks, I will try.