I want to Open 2 instance but duplicate does not work

[melih (mel)]

When I duplicate Cursor on my Mac computer and open Cursor 2, Cursor continues to open. So I can’t run them as two separate applications. Every time, I have to switch my Cursor account. Is there any solution for this? I want to work 2 differenct Cursor account 2 different app.

[deanrie]

Hey. Unfortunately, you won’t be able to use two accounts in two different windows, but you can try this method:

Seamless Account Switching in Cursor

While we don’t have direct support for this, there may be a workaround! When launching Cursor from the terminal, you can add a parameter --user-data-dir, which lets you change where Cursor’s settings and data are stored. To achieve what you want, you can probably make a shortcut that launches Cursor with a different directory set, which will enable you to be logged into a different account, and also have different settings and project history, independent from the standard directory Cursor wou…

[IGHOR (Ihor July)]

Sadly –user-data-dir didn’t help, but good news, Parall - The Parallel App Launcher for macOS does fix it. You can create two shortcuts for Cursor, and both will work at the same time.
You need to set option to override HOME to some path, different for each shortcut.
Parall is available in the Mac App Store, more information here https://parall.app

[deanrie]

Thank you for the suggestion, it’s helpful.