[GH-ISSUE #1167] Allow the use of a specific LiveContainer for Shortcuts #1024

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opened 2026-03-03 15:38:05 +03:00 by kerem · 3 comments

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2026-03-03 15:38:05 +03:00

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Originally created by @Thejaxinator on GitHub (Feb 20, 2026).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/LiveContainer/LiveContainer/issues/1167

This issue is coming after seeing and reading #1153 .

I’ve been trying for about a half hour now to do as suggested to create a link that will open in live container 2, but nothing works.

Not [livecontainer2://livecontainer-launch?bundle-name=redacted] nothing I can do will make it open in anything but LiveContainer 1 as a link, and trying in a shortcut gives me a swift error for changing anything.

I have an app I cannot convert to shared (need to access its files) and would love stuff like my video streaming apps to just open in LC2.

Originally created by @Thejaxinator on GitHub (Feb 20, 2026). Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/LiveContainer/LiveContainer/issues/1167 This issue is coming after seeing and reading #1153 . I’ve been trying for about a half hour now to do as suggested to create a link that will open in live container 2, but nothing works. Not [livecontainer2://livecontainer-launch?bundle-name=redacted] nothing I can do will make it open in anything but LiveContainer 1 as a link, and trying in a shortcut gives me a swift error for changing anything. ![Image](https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/b2acffde-ee78-4cd9-8c88-d6e0c25d300e) I have an app I cannot convert to shared (need to access its files) and would love stuff like my video streaming apps to just open in LC2.

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2026-03-03 15:38:06 +03:00

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@hugeBlack commented on GitHub (Feb 20, 2026):

just use the open urls action. The launch app shortcut is designed to automatically dispatch apps in all free LiveContainers.

@hugeBlack commented on GitHub (Feb 20, 2026): just use the open urls action. The launch app shortcut is designed to automatically dispatch apps in all free LiveContainers.

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2026-03-03 15:38:06 +03:00

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@hugeBlack commented on GitHub (Feb 20, 2026):

I have an app I cannot convert to shared (need to access its files) and would love stuff like my video streaming apps to just open in LC2.

In 3.7.0 you can add the container as an external container so you can manage its files in your file manager while keeping it as a shared app.

@hugeBlack commented on GitHub (Feb 20, 2026): > I have an app I cannot convert to shared (need to access its files) and would love stuff like my video streaming apps to just open in LC2. In 3.7.0 you can add the container as an external container so you can manage its files in your file manager while keeping it as a shared app.

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@LazaroFilm commented on GitHub (Feb 22, 2026):

just use the open urls action. The launch app shortcut is designed to automatically dispatch apps in all free LiveContainers.

Can you explain how? I created a url from LC2 and it still opened in the main LC.

@LazaroFilm commented on GitHub (Feb 22, 2026): > just use the open urls action. The launch app shortcut is designed to automatically dispatch apps in all free LiveContainers. Can you explain how? I created a url from LC2 and it still opened in the main LC.