# getRuntimeMode

Returns the runtime mode of Squirrel. 

<table><thead><tr><th width="202">RuntimeMode</th><th>Description</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>design</td><td>Is in Design mode in the designer</td></tr><tr><td>interactive</td><td>Is in Debug mode in the designer</td></tr><tr><td>preview</td><td>Is in Preview mode in the designer</td></tr><tr><td>live</td><td>Is in Runtime (i.e. an exported project being run in the browser)</td></tr></tbody></table>

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Support for this method was added on release 1.12.x
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