Parall - Run multiple instances of the same app on your Mac
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Parall lets you run multiple instances of macOS apps and turn websites into Web App Shortcuts with unique Dock icons, custom data paths, HOME overrides, environment variables, Dock effects, file/folder shortcuts, and command-line launchers.
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Congrats on the launch, Ighor. Do the shortcuts survive app updates, or do they need recreating after the original app updates?
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@protsenkoalexandra Thanks! Parall shortcuts survive app updates. Once the main app is updated, it is enough to restart the Parall shortcut to get it to launch the latest version of your app.
You would want to re-generate Parall shortcut if you wish to change its Dock icon, Dock effects, or apply the latest Parall update.
The HOME override is the actual feature here, not the multiple instances. I run three agent CLIs that all write config into ~/ and they stomp each other constantly, so I've been solving it with separate macOS user accounts like an animal. Since this is Mac App Store, does the sandbox actually let a shortcut set HOME and custom env vars for the child process, or does that only hold for apps you launch from its own Dock icon?