Open 2 projects at the same time on OSX

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:bust_in_silhouette: Asked By Irul
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How can I open two instances of Godot at the same time? I mean different project on different windows. My friend who uses Linux has no problem with it. But I can’t do it. I use OSX El Capitan.

Thanks in advance

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:bust_in_silhouette: Reply From: jospic

Probably from console:

Godot -e firstProjectScene.tcsn

and in other console instance:

Godot -e secondProjectScene.tcsn

but I never tried it.

.j

The exact command to simply launch a new instance from Mac OSX command line is

/Applications/Godot.app/Contents/MacOS/Godot -e

Note that if you do this, the process will remain active in the terminal. You can pass the -d option to open in the background

/Applications/Godot.app/Contents/MacOS/Godot -e -d

It is possible on your computer that Godot.app lives in /Users/YOUR_USERNAME/Applications rather than root /Applications

kthrosenberg | 2019-11-29 06:27

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:bust_in_silhouette: Reply From: user41420082

I just tried it out and one approach is to copy the Godot.app to another folder. I tried copying it to my Documents folder and opening it and it opened a second instance of Godot along side the one placed in the Applications folder.

Yeah this works well.

I got another answer from Godot group in Facebook too. In case anybody who are looking for the same answer. We can open new instance of a program in OSX using this command:

open -n AwesomeApp.app

so:

open -n /applications/Godot.app

will works

And it applies to any application

:slight_smile:

Irul | 2016-10-09 03:02

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:bust_in_silhouette: Reply From: Hiroshi Saito

Just opening project.godot from Finder works for me. (godot 3.2)

On top: Right button > Open With … and you can choose the Godot version

d2clon | 2023-07-05 18:12

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:bust_in_silhouette: Reply From: Merlin1846

Go to your desktop with Godot closed then click the Godot icon then while leaving Godot open click the icon a second time. Then there should be two Godots open at once.

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:bust_in_silhouette: Reply From: yogipal

Right click the active icon on taskbar and select ‘New Window’. Then you can open another instance of Godot.

Yes, this is simple and beauty

d2clon | 2022-12-15 13:13

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:bust_in_silhouette: Reply From: Ingeniou5

Just open Godot again, when there’s already a project opened