# Setting VTK Window Always On Top

**URL:** https://discourse.vtk.org/t/setting-vtk-window-always-on-top/4947
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [January 3, 2021, 4:58pm UTC](https://discourse.vtk.org/t/setting-vtk-window-always-on-top/4947 "2021-01-03T16:58:52Z")
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### Author: ![oduncu90](https://discourse.vtk.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/o/f08c70/32.png) [@oduncu90](https://discourse.vtk.org/u/oduncu90)
#### Post date: [January 3, 2021, 4:58pm UTC](https://discourse.vtk.org/t/setting-vtk-window-always-on-top/4947/1 "2021-01-03T16:58:52Z")

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Are there any methods to show VTK window always on top?

VTK: 8.2  
Python: 3.8.6  
OS: Windows 10

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### Author: ![lassoan](https://discourse.vtk.org/user_avatar/discourse.vtk.org/lassoan/32/50_2.png) [@lassoan](https://discourse.vtk.org/u/lassoan)
#### Post date: [January 3, 2021, 6:42pm UTC](https://discourse.vtk.org/t/setting-vtk-window-always-on-top/4947/2 "2021-01-03T18:42:52Z")

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It is out of VTK’s scope. You can do this either using your GUI toolkit that embeds your VTK render widget (such as Qt); or by calling operating system specific API (e.g., on Windows, you get the window handle and use standard Windows API to modify window properties).