ueli Setting to open currently running app

Would it be possible to get a setting that opens the current instance of an app if it's already running? For example, if you have chrome open in the background and write chrome into the search bar, it will open a new window instead of the current one.

Jan 27 '23 18:01 MohamedElgharbawy

Not sure about this but I think this is the responsibility of every application itself. Chrome for example opens a new window while Adobe Photoshop brings the currently running instance to the foreground.

Jan 28 '23 18:01 oliverschwendener

It should be possible, this app seems to make it work: https://github.com/kvakulo/Switcheroo

Jan 28 '23 20:01 MohamedElgharbawy

I'm not saying that it's impossible to bring the currently running instance to the foreground. But it's hard to distinguish between apps that can run more than one window instance, so it's hard to build a UI that offers both options "new instance" and "show currently running app".

Jan 28 '23 21:01 oliverschwendener

Instead of figuring out the logic for multiple window instances, could this just be a setting that opens the currently running app if there is one, and if there's not, open a new instance (so only one window)?

Jan 28 '23 21:01 MohamedElgharbawy

Could you have a mode where it lists all the open windows and lets you switch between them? Like switcheroo mode?

Feb 16 '23 03:02 ironyman

Closing this as it is a duplicate of #86

May 14 '24 18:05 oliverschwendener