Running two instances of an application in OS X

peak'peak'
edited February 2011 in advice
Geek!

Open the application normally, start working, and then to open a second file in a separate instance of the same app launch terminal and type:
open -n "path/to/file.pdf"

Comments

  • urbansurgeonurbansurgeon
    edited 6:40PM
    cool beans!
  • nickonicko
    edited 6:40PM
    Word.
  • mickmick
    edited 6:40PM
    ha! ^

    that's pretty sweet, peak', thank you. Tip of the Week Award!
  • StuartStuart
    edited February 2011
    Yeah, that could be pretty useful. Especially with those one window UI apps.

    Not to mention those "go and get a coffee, I'm going to be be busy for the next 15 minutes as I render out this file" apps.

    Nice tip.
  • peak'peak'
    edited 6:40PM
    Apparently it doesn't work with every app! But yes, I can think of a couple of scenarios it would be good for.
  • MeskaMeska
    edited 6:40PM
    Noice!
  • zippiezippie
    edited 6:40PM
    Some apps you can just duplicate to achieve the same.
  • peak'peak'
    edited 6:40PM
    zippie said...Some apps you can just duplicate to achieve the same.
    Yes but that would use more disk space! :wink:
    (Though probably easier)

    Somewhere someones written an automator action to do this.
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