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--- howto:several_signal_desktop_instances [2025/08/04 21:03] – [Distribution package] pterophorus
+++ howto:several_signal_desktop_instances [2026/07/21 17:01] (aktuell) – kmille
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 In order to run several Signal desktop instances in parallel, you can pass a ''--user-data-dir=<path>'' commandline option to signal-desktop.
+An easy to use tool that works on every operating system without any hacks is ''signal-account-switcher''. The tool/docs can be found on [[https://github.com/kmille/signal-account-switcher|Github]].
 First find out in which way your existing Signal instance was installed:
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 For distribution package run
   dpkg -l signal-desktop
+(If ''dpkg -l signal-desktop'' delivers no output, but you are sure you've installed Signal via distribution package, proceed to the next step.)
 ===== Linx Flatpak =====
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 ===== Distribution package =====
-Display all files of signal-desktop package:
+In the Signal Desktop package, find the file ending with ''.desktop''.
+This file describes how Signal Desktop is started via the launcher of your GUI. You can customize the file for a second Signal instance.
    dpkg -l signal-desktop | grep .desktop
-Find the file ending with ''.desktop''
+Copy the ''.desktop'' file into your local directory, renaming it with a unique identifyer:
-This file describes how Signal Desktop is started via the launcher of your GUI. You can customize the file for a second Signal instance.
+  cp /usr/share/applications/signal-desktop.desktop ~/.local/share/applications/signal-desktop-<unique-identifyer>.desktop
-Copy the ''.desktop'' file into your local directory:
-  cp /usr/share/applications/signal-desktop.desktop ~/.local/share/applications/signal-desktop-ap.desktop
-Find out the location of your Signal Desktop standard config directory. Possibly it is ''.config/Signal'' in your home directory (press Ctrl + h in order to see system folders in your home directory). When you found the location, create a new directory in the .config directory named like you want to name your new Signal instance, e.g. ''Signal2''
+Find out the location of your Signal Desktop standard config directory. Possibly it is ''.config/Signal'' in your home directory (press Ctrl + h in order to see system folders in your home directory). When you found the location, navigate into the ''.config'' directory and create a new directory named like you want to name your new Signal instance, e.g. ''Signal2''
   mkdir ~/.config/Signal2
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 ''Name'' is the name you assign to your new Signal instance, in this example ''Signal2''.
 ''Exec'' describes the path to your newly created config directory:
-  Exec=/opt/Signal/signal-desktop -user-data-dir=path/to/folder %U
+  Exec=/opt/Signal/signal-desktop -user-data-dir=PATH/TO/FOLDER %U
 Your ''.desktop'' file should now look something like this:
   [Desktop Entry]