living on edge
living on edge

Reputation: 461

Launch multiple instances of application in Mac

I tried with LSMultipleInstancesProhibited = FALSE, in Info.plist, but it is opening one instance,

I need to launch multiple instances of application from one installation directory on Mac

Upvotes: 32

Views: 33289

Answers (2)

hoogw
hoogw

Reputation: 5525

terminal:

open -n -a APPLICATION-NAME

-n, --new Open a new instance of the application even if one is already running.

-a, -- Opens with the specified application.

How to Launch GUI Applications from the Terminal

http://osxdaily.com/2007/02/01/how-to-launch-gui-applications-from-the-terminal/

Upvotes: 6

P.O.W.
P.O.W.

Reputation: 2215

Open Terminal and type:

open -n -a "APPLICATION NAME"

Upvotes: 60

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