Applications Tweaks¶
Running Multi Instances of an Application¶
Launch the Script Editor choose temporary folder
Copy the command to be executed to the Script Editor
do shell script "open -n <path to application>"
Example
do shell script "open -n /Applications/'Visual Studio Code.app'"
File > Export
Use the following settings:
- Export As: Your New Application Name
- Where: Applications
- File Format: Application
Change The Icon of Your New Application:
In Finder got to Applications folder. Right Click on the new Your New Application application we just created and click Get Info. Drug the original application icon (or any other) to the in the left corner of the "get info" menu.
Lunch Firefox Profile Manager as Application¶
Launch the Script Editor choose temporary folder
Copy the command to be executed to the Script Editor
do shell script "/Applications/Firefox.app/Contents/MacOS/firefox -ProfileManager &> /dev/null &"
File > Export
Use the following settings:
- Save As: Firefox Profile Manager
- Where: Applications
- File Format: Application
Change The Icon of Your New Firefox Profile Manager Application:
In Finder got to Applications folder. Right Click on the new Firefox Profile Manager application we just created and click Get Info. Drug the original application to the icon in the left corner of the "get info" menu.