Ueli: Switch to program, if it is already open

[nevara]

Switch to the opened application, if you type in the name of the program you want to open. If it is not open, start a new instance. Like in macOS.

[koobs]

What a coincidence. I was searching for Open Source Wox Launcher alternatives and ended up here, and a request for the best (alfredapp) feature was opened 7 minutes ago.

I'll add my +1 here. This is the critical feature for launchers in order to be maximally valuable in day-to-day use.

I requested this in Wox Launcher a long time ago. Adding detail here in case it helps to understand the use-case details:

Wox-launcher/Wox/issues/450

Edit: Included in the link above are some of my research results on how one may be able to implement this in/for Windows

[Wirsing84]

I installed ueli a few hours ago and I'm in love (coming from Alfred on Mac). See, I ended up in this thread within my first day. PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE Oliver & Community see to this. It would make Ueli so much more useful! THANK YOU und dankeschön :)

[sgruetter]

So this is Windows only? Because on Mac it works as expected (and I'm now too lazy to switch to Windows to test...).

[oliverschwendener]

@sgruetter It depends on the program itself. Google Chrome for example will open up a new window. Adobe Photoshop on the other hand will focus on the window if it exists.

[iyashpal]

+1 for this feature. I am waiting for this update.

[johnnydecimal]

Just got Ueli installed by my IT team, hoping desperately that it replicates the functionality of Alfred on macOS.

Forgive me if this is a Windows limitation vs. Ueli, but launching a program again when I already have an instance open is utterly pointless. I launch Outlook one time a day and I switch to it a hundred times a day.

An application "launcher" thus has very limited use. An application "switcher" is what I need.

I realise I'm bitching about free software, and I apologise, but this is a total deal-breaker.

[salmivas]

@johnnydecimal I absolutely agree. PowerToys Run is already have this feature but it lacks another cool features of Ueli. So searching for running processes is undoubtedly a deal-braker.