Isaac Sim App Selector

The Isaac Sim App Selector allows users to quickly start different Isaac Sim modes and locate file paths.

This table outlines the UI elements of the Isaac Sim App Selector.

Ref #	Option	Result
1	Isaac Sim Full	Selects the main Isaac Sim Application.
2	Isaac Sim Full Streaming	Selects a headless Isaac Sim with livestreaming via Isaac Sim WebRTC Streaming Client.
3	Package Utilities	Package Path: Open package directory in the file browser or terminal, or copy the package path. Open In Terminal: This is useful if you want to run the Python Environment or directly execute the launch scripts to run Isaac Sim. Clear Caches: Run script to clear the texture, shader and kit caches. Follow the prompts to clear a specific cache.
4	Additional Arguments	Starts the selected app with the added command line flags. Some useful commands below: -v for verbose logging in the terminal --reset-user reset user config --reset-user --/app/window/width=1920 set the application window width --reset-user --/app/window/height=1080 set the application window height --reset-user --/app/renderer/resolution/width=1920 set the renderer resolution width --reset-user --/app/renderer/resolution/height=1080 set the renderer resolution height --/renderer/activeGpu=0 to set the GPU used by Isaac Sim to the specified number Note: Run Isaac Sim with the --help flag to see additional command line flags.
5	ROS Options	ROS Bridge Extension - Select a ROS Bridge to run (ROS/ROS2). Leave blank to disable the ROS Bridge. Use Internal ROS2 Internal Libraries - Select the ROS2 distro internal library to run Isaac Sim with. Applicable when no local ROS2 installation is available.
6	Settings	Other settings. Set selection as new default app - This is useful when use with the next option “Automatically start default app”. - Select the a mode (#1-#4) above then click the checkbox. Click START or CLOSE to save this setting. Automatically start default app - This option will skip running the Isaac Sim App Selector and run the selected default app directly. Keep App Selector window opened - When selected, the Isaac Sim App Selector window will not close when the START button is pressed. Show startup console - When selected, Isaac Sim runs in a terminal window then the START button is pressed.
7	Start	Press the START button to run the selected mode of Isaac Sim

Note

The configuration file for the Isaac Sim App Selector is located at ~/.local/share/ov/data/Kit/Isaac-Sim_App_Selector/<version>/user.config.json

Here is the default config file:

"persistent": {
  "ext": {
      "isaacsim.app.selector": {
          "default_app": "omni.isaac.sim",
          "auto_start": false,
          "persistent_selector": false,
          "show_console": true,
          "extra_args": "",
          "ros_bridge_extension": 0,
          "ros_internal_libs": 0
      }
  }
}