It’s annoying on macOS that, if you have an app running in one desktop, and try to open another instance in a separate desktop by clicking on it or spotlight, the OS will jump to the original one, instead of opening a new instance.
This can be solved by Automator app. You can do some pre-build actions or run scripts with it, and Actions created with Automator can be indexed by spotlight.
You can open new instances of applications either with shell command or applescript.
- With shell command
Run
open -na <app>to open a new instance of app. Note that this may mess up your dock since it will likely create separate icons for each instance. Refer to the manual (man open) for more info.