# Prevent open more than one app instance

**URL:** <https://community.shotgridsoftware.com/t/prevent-open-more-than-one-app-instance/11380>\
**Category:** Pipeline Integrations\
**Created:** [January 27, 2021, 4:34pm UTC](https://community.shotgridsoftware.com/t/prevent-open-more-than-one-app-instance/11380 "2021-01-27T16:34:25Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![Jaziel](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/shotgunsoftware/user_avatar/community.shotgridsoftware.com/jaziel/32/3640_2.png) [@Jaziel](https://community.shotgridsoftware.com/u/Jaziel)\
**Post date:** [January 27, 2021, 4:34pm UTC](https://community.shotgridsoftware.com/t/prevent-open-more-than-one-app-instance/11380/1 "2021-01-27T16:34:25Z")

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Hi to all, when we open an app from the Shotgun menu (Maya in this case) a new window open, but when we click again another window opens, so we can have X number of the same app opened, is there a method to prevent this?

![{49B0CFDF-8824-47C4-B84A-33FBC3B76132}](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/shotgunsoftware/original/2X/6/6270226c14586cae797db176f8e8399f3ef16493.png)

thanks in advance!

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**Author:** ![philip.scadding](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/shotgunsoftware/user_avatar/community.shotgridsoftware.com/philip.scadding/32/30_2.png) [@philip.scadding](https://community.shotgridsoftware.com/u/philip.scadding)\
**Post date:** [January 29, 2021, 2:54pm UTC](https://community.shotgridsoftware.com/t/prevent-open-more-than-one-app-instance/11380/2 "2021-01-29T14:54:01Z")

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Unfortunately as far as I know, there isn’t a way without modifying the app itself.