WinOnTop

Allows to trigger figure's "Always On Top" state in Matlab

https://github.com/i3v/WinOnTop

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WINONTOP allows to trigger figure's "Always On Top" state

% INPUT ARGUMENTS:

# figureHandle - Matlab's figure handle, scalar
# isOnTop - logical scalar or empty array

% USAGE:

* WinOnTop( hfigure, true ); - switch on "always on top"
* WinOnTop( hfigure, false ); - switch off "always on top"
* WinOnTop( hfigure ); - equal to WinOnTop( hfigure,true);
* WinOnTop(); - equal to WinOnTop( gcf, true);
* WasOnTop = WinOnTop(...); - returns boolean value "if figure WAS on top"
* isOnTop = WinOnTop(hfigure,[]) - get "if figure is on top" property

For Matlab windows, created via `hf=uifigure()` use `uifigureOnTop()`, see:
https://www.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/fileexchange/73134-uifigureontop

% LIMITATIONS:

* java enabled
* figure must be visible
* figure's "WindowStyle" should be "normal"
* figureHandle should not be casted to double, if using HG2 (R2014b+)

Cite As

Igor (2026). WinOnTop (https://github.com/i3v/WinOnTop), GitHub. Retrieved .

Categories

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General Information

MATLAB Release Compatibility

  • Compatible with any release

Platform Compatibility

  • Windows
  • macOS
  • Linux

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Version Published Release Notes Action
1.6.0.0

link for uifigureOnTop

1.5.0.0

connected to github; renamed "test_" to "demo_"

1.4.0.0

fixed IsOnTop vs isOnTop bug

1.3.0.0

Another "is using Handle Graphics v2" check mechanism,
Trying to fix zip file getting damaged by Mathworks site.
fixed duplicate license.txt files

1.2.0.0

adapted for changes in matlab graphics system (since R2014b)

1.1.0.0

couple of critical fixes

1.0.0.0

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