# Multiple windows of same collection
**URL:** https://discourse.notenik.app/t/multiple-windows-of-same-collection/473
**Category:** Bug Reports
**Created:** [May 13, 2024, 10:00pm UTC](https://discourse.notenik.app/t/multiple-windows-of-same-collection/473 "2024-05-13T22:00:49Z")
**Posts on this page:** 7
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### Author:  [@wgrace](https://discourse.notenik.app/u/wgrace)
#### Post date: [May 13, 2024, 10:00pm UTC](https://discourse.notenik.app/t/multiple-windows-of-same-collection/473/1 "2024-05-13T22:00:49Z")
This may be by design, but when I launch a Notenik collection via a **Link** in another Collection, and that link is shortcut (e.g. `notenik://open?shortcut=melville`) it will open the collection, or if the collection is already open in another window, it will switch to that open window:
However, if the link is a file path, not a shortcut, it will open multiple windows of the collection (e.g. `notenik://open?path=/Users/username/projects/project/collection-folder`)
Which gets annoying when using a collection as a central project launcher.
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### Author:  [@hbowie](https://discourse.notenik.app/u/hbowie)
#### Post date: [May 14, 2024, 12:31pm UTC](https://discourse.notenik.app/t/multiple-windows-of-same-collection/473/2 "2024-05-14T12:31:14Z")
This is not the intent. Let me try to fix this.
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### Author:  [@hbowie](https://discourse.notenik.app/u/hbowie)
#### Post date: [May 15, 2024, 2:47pm UTC](https://discourse.notenik.app/t/multiple-windows-of-same-collection/473/3 "2024-05-15T14:47:38Z")
Check out the [latest beta](https://discourse.notenik.app/t/notenik-14-4-3-available-for-beta-testing-on-may-15th-2024/474) and let me know if this fixes the issue.
Thanks for reporting!
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### Author:  [@wgrace](https://discourse.notenik.app/u/wgrace)
#### Post date: [May 17, 2024, 1:33am UTC](https://discourse.notenik.app/t/multiple-windows-of-same-collection/473/4 "2024-05-17T01:33:06Z")
Thanks @hbowie, that works as intended now.
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### Author:  [@ThePrinter](https://discourse.notenik.app/u/ThePrinter)
#### Post date: [August 30, 2026, 7:57pm UTC](https://discourse.notenik.app/t/multiple-windows-of-same-collection/473/5 "2026-08-30T19:57:47Z")
I hope it’s appropriate to report a similar instance of this bug in this thread.
I’m experiencing multiple windows of the same collection opening when clicking collection links **but only after closing the window to the target collection**.
What I mean is that if I launch Notenik and open a collection then collection links (whether they are activated from another collection or from another app entirely) will lead me to the target collection in the window that it opened in. As expected.
**If I close that window** then click a link leading to it, the corresponding note or collection will open fine the first time. However **all subsequent activations of a Notenik URL will spawn new windows of the same collection**.
This occurs when opening a collection from the Navigation Board, as well as when a tag link is pressed when viewing a note in Display mode.
I’ve observed the behavior with both shortcut and path URLs.
I recorded a screen capture:
> **[Download CleanShot 2026-08-30 at 15.41.15.mp4 | LimeWire](https://limewire.com/d/LjVK5?lmwr-ftv=1)**
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### Author:  [@hbowie](https://discourse.notenik.app/u/hbowie)
#### Post date: [August 31, 2026, 4:33pm UTC](https://discourse.notenik.app/t/multiple-windows-of-same-collection/473/6 "2026-08-31T16:33:25Z")
Thanks for reporting. Let me look into this.
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### Author:  [@hbowie](https://discourse.notenik.app/u/hbowie)
#### Post date: [September 1, 2026, 12:45am UTC](https://discourse.notenik.app/t/multiple-windows-of-same-collection/473/7 "2026-09-01T00:45:22Z")
Hopefully the [new beta](https://discourse.notenik.app/t/notenik-19-5-1-available-for-beta-testing-on-august-31st-2026/898) will address this issue. Let me know, once you get a chance to test. Thanks!