Add final step to Action/Macro Script: Minimize Photoshop window

Multiple files are processed and converted by the image processor. The Image Processor, in contrast to the Batch command, allows you to process files without first generating an activity. In the image processor, you can perform any of the following tasks:

1. Convert a group of files to the JPEG, PSD, or TIFF formats separately or all three at once.
2. Use the same settings to process a collection of camera raw files.
3. Image resizing to fit inside predetermined pixel boundaries.
4. Save a collection of files as sRGB conversions or colour profiles and save them as JPEG images for the web.
5. Copyright metadata should be included in the transformed photos.

@Too Long23393079qrki – The following script will run IrfanView:

/*
Run IrfanView from Photoshop.jsx
https://community.adobe.com/t5/photoshop-ecosystem-discussions/add-final-step-to-action-macro-script-minimize-photoshop-window/m-p/13616016
*/

runIrfanView();

function runIrfanView() {
    var os = $.os.toLowerCase().indexOf('mac') >= 0 ? "mac" : "windows";
    if (os === 'mac') {
        alert("This script is only intended for Windows OS!");
    } else {
        try {
            var progPath = "C:\\Program Files\\IrfanView\\i_view64.exe";
            var progPathOpen = File(progPath);
            progPathOpen.execute();
        } catch (e) {
            alert("Error!" + "\r" + e + ' ' + e.line);
        }
    }
}

Information on saving, installing and running scripts is here:

https://prepression.blogspot.com/2017/11/downloading-and-installing-adobe-scripts.html

Once installed into the Presets/Scripts folder, you can record it as a step into the action from File > Scripts using a relative name (suggested for use on multiple PCs).

If you alternatively use the File > Scripts > Browse... command, the full absolute path to the script will be used instead.

I am not aware of a way to do this via an action. I am not aware of a direct way to do this with a script, however, one can indirectly do this by bringing another program to the front (Finder on Mac, File Explorer on Win or another program. Such a script could be incorporated into the action.

Are you looking for a Mac, Win or cross-platform solution?