On OS X, can you force Chrome to open a new window on your current desktop rather than switch to the desktop that currently has Chrome opened?

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Say I have Desktop 1 (D1) and Desktop 2 (D2). I am currently focused on D2 and want to open a new Chrome window but there is already a window open in D1. I want to make it so that when I click the Chrome icon in the dock it opens a new window on the existing desktop rather than switching to the desktop with an open window. Is there a way to do this for all applications (new "instance" rather than switching focus to an existing one)?

Brett Shepard

Posted 2015-03-10T20:54:18.663

Reputation: 71

Answers

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If you right click the Dock icon & select Options > None
then later, right-clicking the Dock icon & selecting New Window will open on the current Space.

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I'm not certain how well that will work if you have "Displays have separate Spaces" enabled (& I'm not messing up my 6-Space, 2-Display layout to find out;) in System Prefs > Mission Control.

Tetsujin

Posted 2015-03-10T20:54:18.663

Reputation: 22 456

doesn't work. it will still redirect me to another open chrome window – Mike Rodov – 2017-07-31T05:53:07.917

This is no longer applicable for newer macs....how do we do this in macOs high Sierra? – Rujoota Shah – 2019-10-11T18:39:46.183

Asked: 2015-03-10T20:54:18.663

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