# SDL_HINT_MAC_BACKGROUND_APP A variable controlling whether to force the application to become the foreground process when launched on macOS. ## Header File Defined in [](https://github.com/libsdl-org/SDL/blob/main/include/SDL3/SDL_hints.h) ## Syntax ```c #define SDL_HINT_MAC_BACKGROUND_APP "SDL_MAC_BACKGROUND_APP" ``` ## Remarks The variable can be set to the following values: - "0": The application is brought to the foreground when launched. (default) - "1": The application may remain in the background when launched. This hint needs to be set before [SDL_Init](SDL_Init)(). ## Version This hint is available since SDL 3.2.0. ---- [CategoryAPI](CategoryAPI), [CategoryAPIMacro](CategoryAPIMacro), [CategoryHints](CategoryHints)