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Asked: May 11, 20262026-05-11T19:47:49+00:00 2026-05-11T19:47:49+00:00

I need to check if my Qt GUI application is already running in the

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I need to check if my Qt GUI application is already running in the current X session.
That is, I want to forbid running several instances of it. But running several instances by
different users or by the same user on another (i.e. remote) X server should be allowed.

How can this be done?

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    2026-05-11T19:47:49+00:00Added an answer on May 11, 2026 at 7:47 pm

    Qt has already a solution to single instance per user: QtSingleApplication. Check if this suits you.

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