# Unable to configure Vision Client Launcher - "No Launch-able Vision Projects"

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/unable-to-configure-vision-client-launcher-no-launch-able-vision-projects/41089>\
**Category:** Ignition\
**Created:** [December 1, 2020, 3:08pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/unable-to-configure-vision-client-launcher-no-launch-able-vision-projects/41089 "2020-12-01T15:08:22Z")\
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**Author:** ![jgunnoe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/3d9bf3/32.png) [@jgunnoe](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/jgunnoe)\
**Post date:** [December 1, 2020, 3:08pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/unable-to-configure-vision-client-launcher-no-launch-able-vision-projects/41089/1 "2020-12-01T15:08:22Z")

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I have a project created and can launch it from the Designer (Tools \> Launch Project).  
When I open the Vision Client Launcher \> Add Application, my project appears on localhost:8088. I highlight it and hit the “Select Gateway” button and I get “No Launch-able Vision Projects”.

TIA  
Jim

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**Author:** ![Kevin.Herron](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/kevin.herron/32/7259_2.png) [@Kevin.Herron](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Kevin.Herron)\
**Post date:** [December 1, 2020, 3:13pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/unable-to-configure-vision-client-launcher-no-launch-able-vision-projects/41089/2 "2020-12-01T15:13:01Z")

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Does your project have a main window?

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**Author:** ![jgunnoe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/3d9bf3/32.png) [@jgunnoe](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/jgunnoe)\
**Post date:** [December 1, 2020, 3:31pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/unable-to-configure-vision-client-launcher-no-launch-able-vision-projects/41089/3 "2020-12-01T15:31:14Z")

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Yes it does, and it opens when I launch from designer.

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**Author:** ![jcoffman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/jcoffman/32/6429_2.png) [@jcoffman](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/jcoffman)\
**Post date:** [December 1, 2020, 3:37pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/unable-to-configure-vision-client-launcher-no-launch-able-vision-projects/41089/4 "2020-12-01T15:37:05Z")

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This can happen in a few scenarios:

1. there is no main window with at least 1 component (like a button) on it
2. if the project is set to be hidden from the launcher in the [project settings](https://docs.inductiveautomation.com/display/DOC81/Vision+Project+Properties#VisionProjectProperties-VisionLaunchingProperties).

Could you confirm both of those things?

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**Author:** ![jgunnoe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/3d9bf3/32.png) [@jgunnoe](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/jgunnoe)\
**Post date:** [December 1, 2020, 3:38pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/unable-to-configure-vision-client-launcher-no-launch-able-vision-projects/41089/5 "2020-12-01T15:38:28Z")

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Both confirmed…

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**Author:** ![jcoffman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/jcoffman/32/6429_2.png) [@jcoffman](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/jcoffman)\
**Post date:** [December 1, 2020, 3:47pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/unable-to-configure-vision-client-launcher-no-launch-able-vision-projects/41089/6 "2020-12-01T15:47:57Z")

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Is the project inheritable? forgot about that one. If its inheritable its not launch-able either

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**Author:** ![jgunnoe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/3d9bf3/32.png) [@jgunnoe](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/jgunnoe)\
**Post date:** [December 1, 2020, 3:52pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/unable-to-configure-vision-client-launcher-no-launch-able-vision-projects/41089/7 "2020-12-01T15:52:14Z")

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That was it!

Not at all obvious that one…

Thanks!

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**Author:** ![pturmel](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/pturmel/32/3295_2.png) [@pturmel](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/pturmel)\
**Post date:** [December 1, 2020, 4:01pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/unable-to-configure-vision-client-launcher-no-launch-able-vision-projects/41089/8 "2020-12-01T16:01:34Z")

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Think “Inheritable” =\> “Library” and it’ll make more sense.

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**Author:** ![jminner](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/45deac/32.png) [@jminner](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/jminner)\
**Post date:** [April 22, 2025, 4:25pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/unable-to-configure-vision-client-launcher-no-launch-able-vision-projects/41089/10 "2025-04-22T16:25:43Z")

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It also needs to be "Enabled" in the gateway. This is set to true by default but I have encountered this being disabled when restoring a gateway from a backup file on a new machine.
