{"id":12165,"date":"2026-07-17T07:51:20","date_gmt":"2026-07-17T07:51:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/support.alfaview.com\/?page_id=12165"},"modified":"2026-07-17T07:53:46","modified_gmt":"2026-07-17T07:53:46","slug":"open-multiple-instances-of-alfaview","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/support.alfaview.com\/en\/developers\/open-multiple-instances-of-alfaview\/","title":{"rendered":"Open multiple instances of alfaview"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-alfaview-callout\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you want to open multiple instances of alfaview, please note the following:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Audio Feedback or Echo Issues:<\/strong> The audio from one room may be picked up by the microphone and played back to another instance due to speaker output. This results in a disruptive echo or feedback between rooms. Use headphones instead of speakers, or mute your microphone when you\u2019re not speaking.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Use of System Resources: <\/strong>Each running instance consumes CPU, RAM, and bandwidth. This increased resource usage can lead to crashes or overheating. Please ensure that your system has sufficient performance.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Network and Bandwidth:<\/strong> Each running alfaview instance requires its own bandwidth. High bandwidth usage can lead to stuttering, asynchronous audio output, or connection drops.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To open alfaview multiple times so you can be in several rooms at the same time, please follow these steps:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"windows\">Windows<a href=\"#windows\" class=\"av-heading-anchor\"><i class=\"bi bi-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Create a shortcut: To do this, search for \u201calfaview\u201d in the Start menu, right-click on it, and select \u201cCreate Shortcut.\u201d<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Right-click on the new shortcut and select \u201cProperties.\u201d<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Add the following parameter to the end of the line in the \u201cTarget\u201d field:<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>--allowmultiple<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Example:<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>\"C:\\Program Files\\alfaview\\alfaview.exe\" --allowmultiple<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Click \u201cOK.\u201d<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Open the desired number of instances of alfaview using the new shortcut.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Each instance opens in a separate window and uses the same profile.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-alfaview-callout\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Windows may only allow one app at a time to access the default camera. Enable multi-camera mode under Settings > Bluetooth &amp; Devices > Cameras, and select the camera you&#8217;re using. Scroll down and click the <button class=\"av-button--primary av-button\">Edit<\/button> button next to the &#8220;Advanced camera options&#8221;. Enable the option &#8220;Let multiple apps use your camera&#8221;.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"macos-macos-ventura-13-and-later\">macOS (macOS Ventura 13 and later)<a href=\"#macos-macos-ventura-13-and-later\" class=\"av-heading-anchor\"><i class=\"bi bi-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Open alfaview as usual.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Open the terminal: Press Cmd + Spacebar, type \u201cTerminal,\u201d and press Enter.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Enter the following command to open additional instances:<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>open -n -a \"alfaview\"<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Each instance opens in a separate window and uses the same profile.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-alfaview-callout\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If alfaview is not installed in the \/Applications\/ folder, adjust the path in the command (e.g., open -n -a \u201c\/path\/to\/alfaview.app\u201d).<br>If open -n does not work, try the following instead:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>osascript -e 'tell app \"alfaview\" to activate'\nosascript -e 'tell app \"alfaview\" to activate'<\/code><\/pre>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"linux\">Linux<a href=\"#linux\" class=\"av-heading-anchor\"><i class=\"bi bi-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Open the terminal by pressing Ctrl + Alt + T.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Enter the following command to open two instances:<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>alfaview --allowmultiple &amp;<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>If you want to open more than two instances, repeat the entry.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Each instance opens in a separate window and uses the same profile.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>To open alfaview multiple times so you can be in several rooms at the same time, please follow these steps: Windows Create a shortcut: To do this, search for \u201calfaview\u201d in the Start menu, right-click [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":0,"parent":561,"menu_order":10,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-12165","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/support.alfaview.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/12165","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/support.alfaview.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/support.alfaview.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/support.alfaview.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/support.alfaview.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12165"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/support.alfaview.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/12165\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12177,"href":"https:\/\/support.alfaview.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/12165\/revisions\/12177"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/support.alfaview.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/561"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/support.alfaview.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12165"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}