# electron-single-instance

> Allows only one instance of an application to run at a time. Helpful for Electron apps in Windows

Latest version **0.0.2** (published 2015-11-10) · MIT license · 0 weekly downloads

## Install

```sh
npm install electron-single-instance
pnpm add electron-single-instance
yarn add electron-single-instance
bun add electron-single-instance
```

## Health

**Score 15/100 (F)** — status: abandoned.

Positive: no vulnerabilities.

Warnings: low downloads; no types; no esm support; pre 1.0.

Negative: abandoned; low maintenance score.

## Facts

| | |
|---|---|
| Version | 0.0.2 |
| Published | 2015-11-10 |
| First published | 2015-08-31 |
| Weekly downloads | 0 |
| License | MIT |
| TypeScript types | none |
| Module format | CommonJS |
| Dependencies | 0 |
| Known vulnerabilities | 0 |
| Install scripts | no |
| Author | Republic Wireless |
| Maintainers | rmrw |
| Keywords | electron, windows |

## Links

- npm: https://www.npmjs.com/package/electron-single-instance
- Repository: https://github.com/republicwireless-open/electron-single-instance
- Homepage: https://github.com/republicwireless-open/electron-single-instance#readme
- Issues: https://github.com/republicwireless-open/electron-single-instance/issues
- npm.io page: https://npm.io/package/electron-single-instance

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## Recent versions

- 0.0.2 (latest) — 2015-11-10
- 0.0.1 — 2015-08-31

## README

# Electron Single Instance

Simple module to help apps developed using [Electron] (http://electron.atom.io/) from opening multiple instances. This is particularly an issue on Windows.

## Usage

From your application:
- var ESI = require('electron-single-instance');
- ESI.ensureSingleInstance('application name', mainWindow); //mainWindow is optional
- If your application is not running, it will be launched.
- If your application is already running, your mainWindow will be focused.

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