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AppDuo
Clone a Mac app into separate copies, each with its own name, icon and data, to run two accounts side by side.
GPL-3.0 · Downloads from github.com
- License
- GPL-3.0
- Open source
- Source
- GitHub
- tamia6
- Verified
- 2026
About AppDuo
AppDuo makes additional copies of an installed app, each with its own bundle name, icon and data, so that two or more instances can run at once and stay signed in to different accounts. The project's own example is running a second WeChat with a different icon and separate Dock badges and notifications. A "hard clone" mode also renames the process, which lets compatible proxy clients route each copy differently.
Cloning rewrites and re-signs app bundles, so it depends on the target app tolerating that. Releases are separate Apple silicon and Intel DMGs with ad-hoc signatures that are not notarized, and a Homebrew tap is offered; the README is primarily in Chinese with an English version.
Information
- Source code
- tamia6/AppDuo
- License
- GPL-3.0
- Website
- tamia6.github.io
- Download
- github.com
- Category
- Utilities
- Evidence checked
- Tags
Maco links to each project’s official download. Check its release notes for macOS version and Apple silicon support. The verification date records our license and source review, not a security audit.
Sources and image credits
- github.com/tamia6/AppDuo
- github.com/tamia6/AppDuo/blob/main/LICENSE
- github.com/tamia6/AppDuo/releases
- tamia6.github.io/AppDuo/en/
- icon.png: tamia6 and AppDuo contributors. GPL-3.0 repository asset; project name and icon retained by the author.
License and artwork notices
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