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[GH-ISSUE #537] [Feature Request] Option to prevent multiple instances #1898

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opened 2026-03-01 18:50:03 +03:00 by kerem · 0 comments
kerem commented 2026-03-01 18:50:03 +03:00
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Originally created by @Quisquose on GitHub (Oct 17, 2019).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/NickeManarin/ScreenToGif/issues/537

When launching ScreenToGif from a shortcut (e.g. Start Menu or hotkey) it runs a new instance every time.

Seeing as it's possible to have all ScreenToGif windows closed and only have a system tray icon present, it's easy to forget that ScreenToGif is already running, so you ended up going back to the Start Menu (or pressing your own launch hotkey) to open it. This results in yet another instance of the program running, and you can end up with multiple identical icons in the system tray.

Having an option to restrict ScreenToGif to one instance would mean that if ScreenToGif is already loaded that any subsequent attempts to launch the program would just activate the existing instance instead of launching a new one.

Originally created by @Quisquose on GitHub (Oct 17, 2019). Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/NickeManarin/ScreenToGif/issues/537 When launching ScreenToGif from a shortcut (e.g. Start Menu or hotkey) it runs a new instance every time. Seeing as it's possible to have all ScreenToGif windows closed and only have a system tray icon present, it's easy to forget that ScreenToGif is already running, so you ended up going back to the Start Menu (or pressing your own launch hotkey) to open it. This results in yet another instance of the program running, and you can end up with multiple identical icons in the system tray. Having an option to restrict ScreenToGif to one instance would mean that if ScreenToGif is already loaded that any subsequent attempts to launch the program would just activate the _existing_ instance instead of launching a new one.
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