# isPlayingOrWillChangePlaymode

> Editor application state which is true only when the Editor is currently in or about to enter Play mode. (Read Only)

## Definition

* **Type:** Property
* **Namespace:** [UnityEditor](/engine/6000.6/script-reference/unityeditor.md)
* **Assembly:** UnityEditor.CoreModule

```csharp
public static bool isPlayingOrWillChangePlaymode { get; }
```

### Remarks

The value is `true` when the Editor is either in Play mode or will enter Play mode after finishing in-progress tasks such as compiling scripts. The value is `false` when the Editor is not in Play mode or will exit Play mode after finishing in-progress tasks.

**Note**: Despite its name, `isPlayingOrWillChangePlaymode` is not `true` every time the Play mode state will change, but specifically when it will change from Edit mode to Play mode. Subscribe to [EditorApplication.playModeStateChanged](/engine/6000.6/script-reference/unityeditor/editorapplication/playmodestatechanged.md) to capture different changes in Play mode state, including exit from Play mode.

Additional Resources: [EditorApplication.isPlaying](/engine/6000.6/script-reference/unityeditor/editorapplication/isplaying.md), [EditorApplication.isCompiling](/engine/6000.6/script-reference/unityeditor/editorapplication/iscompiling.md).