diff --git a/funscript_editor/config/settings.yaml b/funscript_editor/config/settings.yaml
index 3e67fb7..6b41dea 100644
--- a/funscript_editor/config/settings.yaml
+++ b/funscript_editor/config/settings.yaml
@@ -34,3 +34,6 @@ tracking_plausibility_check: False
 
 # timeout for an ffmpeg stream
 ffmpeg_timeout_in_seconds: 15
+
+# open post processing window in maximized mode
+open_postprocessing_maximized: True
diff --git a/funscript_editor/ui/funscript_generator_window.py b/funscript_editor/ui/funscript_generator_window.py
index 48b4e8d..a120a8d 100644
--- a/funscript_editor/ui/funscript_generator_window.py
+++ b/funscript_editor/ui/funscript_generator_window.py
@@ -277,7 +277,11 @@ def __next_postprocessing(self, last_metric, idx_keep, val_keep):
             if found_last:
                 self.postprocessing_widget = PostprocessingWidget(metric, self.score[metric], self.video_info)
                 self.postprocessing_widget.postprocessingCompleted.connect(self.__next_postprocessing)
-                self.postprocessing_widget.show()
+                if "open_postprocessing_maximized" in SETTINGS and SETTINGS["open_postprocessing_maximized"]: 
+                    self.__logger.info("open postprocessing as maximized window")
+                    self.postprocessing_widget.showMaximized()
+                else:
+                    self.postprocessing_widget.show()
                 return
 
         self.__funscript_generated(self.funscripts, "OK", True)