https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/RSS/?TopicID=d9ae9968-9dcc-4c53-817b-ea0778fa1c54 DisplayFusion RSS: Feature Request: Open programs/apps on specific monitor Sun, 19 Apr 2026 16:22:10 GMT en hourly 1 https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/RSS/?TopicID=d9ae9968-9dcc-4c53-817b-ea0778fa1c54 https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/feature-request-open-programsapps-on-specific-monitor/?ID=d9ae9968-9dcc-4c53-817b-ea0778fa1c54#48 Fri, 28 Aug 2020 09:41:20 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/feature-request-open-programsapps-on-specific-monitor/?ID=d9ae9968-9dcc-4c53-817b-ea0778fa1c54#48 DisplayFusion Posted in error ]]> https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/feature-request-open-programsapps-on-specific-monitor/?ID=d9ae9968-9dcc-4c53-817b-ea0778fa1c54#47 Tue, 09 Apr 2019 13:36:22 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/feature-request-open-programsapps-on-specific-monitor/?ID=d9ae9968-9dcc-4c53-817b-ea0778fa1c54#47 DisplayFusion No worries, glad I could help! ]]> https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/feature-request-open-programsapps-on-specific-monitor/?ID=d9ae9968-9dcc-4c53-817b-ea0778fa1c54#46 Mon, 08 Apr 2019 20:24:43 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/feature-request-open-programsapps-on-specific-monitor/?ID=d9ae9968-9dcc-4c53-817b-ea0778fa1c54#46 DisplayFusion I feel silly that I didn't came up with it myself. Works like a charm now - thank you very much! ]]> https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/feature-request-open-programsapps-on-specific-monitor/?ID=d9ae9968-9dcc-4c53-817b-ea0778fa1c54#45 Mon, 08 Apr 2019 18:31:14 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/feature-request-open-programsapps-on-specific-monitor/?ID=d9ae9968-9dcc-4c53-817b-ea0778fa1c54#45 DisplayFusion Have you already tried putting the window title in the Window Text condition of the Trigger rule? If that doesn't work, you can also try the Window Class (you can drag and drop the blue target on the window to grab it). ]]> https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/feature-request-open-programsapps-on-specific-monitor/?ID=d9ae9968-9dcc-4c53-817b-ea0778fa1c54#44 Mon, 08 Apr 2019 18:10:14 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/feature-request-open-programsapps-on-specific-monitor/?ID=d9ae9968-9dcc-4c53-817b-ea0778fa1c54#44 DisplayFusion Hi Keith!

Thanks for helping me out.
I've tried it with a trigger - but I'd take any method to make it work ]]> https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/feature-request-open-programsapps-on-specific-monitor/?ID=d9ae9968-9dcc-4c53-817b-ea0778fa1c54#43 Mon, 08 Apr 2019 15:17:19 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/feature-request-open-programsapps-on-specific-monitor/?ID=d9ae9968-9dcc-4c53-817b-ea0778fa1c54#43 DisplayFusion @diFitches: Are you trying to use that window in a Trigger rule, or scripted function? ]]> https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/feature-request-open-programsapps-on-specific-monitor/?ID=d9ae9968-9dcc-4c53-817b-ea0778fa1c54#42 Sat, 06 Apr 2019 17:47:24 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/feature-request-open-programsapps-on-specific-monitor/?ID=d9ae9968-9dcc-4c53-817b-ea0778fa1c54#42 DisplayFusion Is it possible to determine a window out of running processes?

I use YAWcam to monitor one of my apartment windows (cat comes in through that one). Problem is that I can only select the general program executable, but the window I want to move is called 'Yawcam - Preview' and I cant find how to add that one. ]]> https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/feature-request-open-programsapps-on-specific-monitor/?ID=d9ae9968-9dcc-4c53-817b-ea0778fa1c54#41 Thu, 27 Sep 2018 15:31:28 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/feature-request-open-programsapps-on-specific-monitor/?ID=d9ae9968-9dcc-4c53-817b-ea0778fa1c54#41 DisplayFusion Sounds good! ]]> https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/feature-request-open-programsapps-on-specific-monitor/?ID=d9ae9968-9dcc-4c53-817b-ea0778fa1c54#40 Thu, 27 Sep 2018 07:59:31 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/feature-request-open-programsapps-on-specific-monitor/?ID=d9ae9968-9dcc-4c53-817b-ea0778fa1c54#40 DisplayFusion Hi Keith,
I'll do some tests with the solution you suggested.
At the moment I have implemented the delay by means of a batch file that opens the four clients, and waiting 10 seconds between each command, using the DOS command "CHOICE /T 10 /D S /N", that exactly waits 10 seconds before going on.
At the moment it seems to work.
I will also try with the delay directly in Displayfusion.

Thanks
David ]]> https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/feature-request-open-programsapps-on-specific-monitor/?ID=d9ae9968-9dcc-4c53-817b-ea0778fa1c54#39 Wed, 26 Sep 2018 17:30:53 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/feature-request-open-programsapps-on-specific-monitor/?ID=d9ae9968-9dcc-4c53-817b-ea0778fa1c54#39 DisplayFusion You can do it the way you're doing it, that's a decent workaround for sure. If you set the "Delay before checking match conditions" value in each Trigger rule to "1000" does that make any difference? You'll need to click Apply in the main settings window before that change would take effect. ]]> https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/feature-request-open-programsapps-on-specific-monitor/?ID=d9ae9968-9dcc-4c53-817b-ea0778fa1c54#38 Wed, 26 Sep 2018 11:18:26 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/feature-request-open-programsapps-on-specific-monitor/?ID=d9ae9968-9dcc-4c53-817b-ea0778fa1c54#38 DisplayFusion Hi Keith,
I would open four instances at the same time.

The problem is as follows: I have a videosurveillance client software, used to show video streams from IP cameras.
Now, this client can send different views of the cameras on different monitors, but, above all,when you close the client, and afterwards you open it again, it remebers the last position of the windows, before it was closed.

So the client restores exactly the views on each monitor, in the same position they were the last time.

Now, for some reason it very long to explain, I have to open four instances of this client, each one connected to a different videoserver, and FORCE each client to open its main window ( just one for each client ) on each monitor in the position I choose ( i Have four monitors with extended desktop ).

I have managed this , by using a workaround: in crograms/ I have created four copies of the folders of the client software, with all the executables, dll, etc, and renamed each folder in order do have four different paths: for example : crograms/client1/client.exe, crograms/client2/client.exe, crograms/client3/client.exe, crograms/client4/client.exe.

Then i created four triggers, "windows created", where "match conditions" is the process filename, and each trigger is associated with each different complete path and filename of the process.

This workaround works, but for some reason, possibly accordingly to the order in which you close the windows ( or for some other misterious reason ), sometime it doesn't work, and the windows just open overlapped on the first two monitors in a radnom way ( or with a scheme I could not understand ).

So I thought thet maybe I am doing something wrong or using displayfusion in some unusual way, and maybe there is some more elegant and correct solution ( es. not using four paths but just one path and open four instances of the program from this path )

sorry for the long explanation, hope i have been clear...

David ]]> https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/feature-request-open-programsapps-on-specific-monitor/?ID=d9ae9968-9dcc-4c53-817b-ea0778fa1c54#37 Mon, 17 Sep 2018 18:08:18 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/feature-request-open-programsapps-on-specific-monitor/?ID=d9ae9968-9dcc-4c53-817b-ea0778fa1c54#37 DisplayFusion It may be possible with a scripted function. How many instances do you usually open, and do you open them all at once, or at different times throughout the day? ]]> https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/feature-request-open-programsapps-on-specific-monitor/?ID=d9ae9968-9dcc-4c53-817b-ea0778fa1c54#36 Mon, 17 Sep 2018 14:52:15 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/feature-request-open-programsapps-on-specific-monitor/?ID=d9ae9968-9dcc-4c53-817b-ea0778fa1c54#36 DisplayFusion Hi,
is there any chance to open different instances of the same application on different monitors, according , for example, to the process instance ID ?
For exemple, i would like to open a first instance of a videosurveillance client software on monitor1, the second instance on monitor2, the third instance on monitor3, and the fourth and last instance on monitor 4.
Any further instance should start again form the first monitor to the fourth, and so on...

Is there any way to implement this ?

Thank you
David ]]> https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/feature-request-open-programsapps-on-specific-monitor/?ID=d9ae9968-9dcc-4c53-817b-ea0778fa1c54#35 Thu, 06 Sep 2018 18:29:34 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/feature-request-open-programsapps-on-specific-monitor/?ID=d9ae9968-9dcc-4c53-817b-ea0778fa1c54#35 DisplayFusion Glad to hear it, thanks for the kind words! ]]> https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/feature-request-open-programsapps-on-specific-monitor/?ID=d9ae9968-9dcc-4c53-817b-ea0778fa1c54#34 Thu, 06 Sep 2018 11:43:06 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/feature-request-open-programsapps-on-specific-monitor/?ID=d9ae9968-9dcc-4c53-817b-ea0778fa1c54#34 DisplayFusion Hi Keith Lammers ,

It helped a lot!

It's working flawlessly now.

Thank you for for your quick, concise and precise response!

And thanks for making such a useful app! ]]> https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/feature-request-open-programsapps-on-specific-monitor/?ID=d9ae9968-9dcc-4c53-817b-ea0778fa1c54#33 Thu, 06 Sep 2018 00:24:18 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/feature-request-open-programsapps-on-specific-monitor/?ID=d9ae9968-9dcc-4c53-817b-ea0778fa1c54#33 DisplayFusion If you move the Kodi rule above the wildcard rule, and enable the "Stop Processing" checkbox in the Kodi rule, that should prevent it from getting moved by the wildcard rule.

Hope that helps! ]]> https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/feature-request-open-programsapps-on-specific-monitor/?ID=d9ae9968-9dcc-4c53-817b-ea0778fa1c54#32 Tue, 04 Sep 2018 17:44:58 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/feature-request-open-programsapps-on-specific-monitor/?ID=d9ae9968-9dcc-4c53-817b-ea0778fa1c54#32 DisplayFusion Hi,

I'm using the trigger rule to open all windows open on the monitor where the mouse is.

I have an application (kodi) that i lauch with a remote on my external monitor.
I've set Kodi to only open on my external monitor by using the trigger rule on display fusion and by using the settings in kodi to lock the app in a specific monitor.

My problem is that kodi keeps opening in the monitor where the mouse is rehardless of the other rules i've applied.

So i was wondering if it was possible to exlude an app from the "all the windows open in the monitor where the mouse is" trigger rule? ]]> https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/feature-request-open-programsapps-on-specific-monitor/?ID=d9ae9968-9dcc-4c53-817b-ea0778fa1c54#31 Tue, 06 Feb 2018 19:19:08 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/feature-request-open-programsapps-on-specific-monitor/?ID=d9ae9968-9dcc-4c53-817b-ea0778fa1c54#31 DisplayFusion The only other thing I would try is setting the Trigger Event to "Window Focused." If the window isn't sending a new window notification, DisplayFusion won't be able to pick up the "Window Created" event, but Window Focused should work every time the window gets focus. ]]> https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/feature-request-open-programsapps-on-specific-monitor/?ID=d9ae9968-9dcc-4c53-817b-ea0778fa1c54#30 Mon, 05 Feb 2018 19:08:55 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/feature-request-open-programsapps-on-specific-monitor/?ID=d9ae9968-9dcc-4c53-817b-ea0778fa1c54#30 DisplayFusion Unfortunately, that did not work. Is there anything else I could try? ]]> https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/feature-request-open-programsapps-on-specific-monitor/?ID=d9ae9968-9dcc-4c53-817b-ea0778fa1c54#29 Fri, 02 Feb 2018 18:59:38 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/feature-request-open-programsapps-on-specific-monitor/?ID=d9ae9968-9dcc-4c53-817b-ea0778fa1c54#29 DisplayFusion I can't see the .exe name in that screenshot, but I would recommend changing the Process Filename field to using a wildcard for the path, like this:

*ProLaw.exe

(I'm assuming that's the exe name, so you might need to modify that in your rule). ]]> https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/feature-request-open-programsapps-on-specific-monitor/?ID=d9ae9968-9dcc-4c53-817b-ea0778fa1c54#28 Fri, 02 Feb 2018 17:15:19 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/feature-request-open-programsapps-on-specific-monitor/?ID=d9ae9968-9dcc-4c53-817b-ea0778fa1c54#28 DisplayFusion I have attached it for you. ]]> https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/feature-request-open-programsapps-on-specific-monitor/?ID=d9ae9968-9dcc-4c53-817b-ea0778fa1c54#27 Thu, 01 Feb 2018 19:26:15 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/feature-request-open-programsapps-on-specific-monitor/?ID=d9ae9968-9dcc-4c53-817b-ea0778fa1c54#27 DisplayFusion Could you attach a screenshot of the Trigger rule you've created so far? ]]> https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/feature-request-open-programsapps-on-specific-monitor/?ID=d9ae9968-9dcc-4c53-817b-ea0778fa1c54#26 Wed, 31 Jan 2018 17:54:40 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/feature-request-open-programsapps-on-specific-monitor/?ID=d9ae9968-9dcc-4c53-817b-ea0778fa1c54#26 DisplayFusion It is a SQL (physical) server running our Time and Billing System. ]]> https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/feature-request-open-programsapps-on-specific-monitor/?ID=d9ae9968-9dcc-4c53-817b-ea0778fa1c54#25 Tue, 23 Jan 2018 14:43:25 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/feature-request-open-programsapps-on-specific-monitor/?ID=d9ae9968-9dcc-4c53-817b-ea0778fa1c54#25 DisplayFusion What kind of server is it? Is it a Citrix XenApp server, or Microsoft RemoteApp? ]]> https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/feature-request-open-programsapps-on-specific-monitor/?ID=d9ae9968-9dcc-4c53-817b-ea0778fa1c54#24 Fri, 19 Jan 2018 15:18:56 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/feature-request-open-programsapps-on-specific-monitor/?ID=d9ae9968-9dcc-4c53-817b-ea0778fa1c54#24 DisplayFusion Hello. Is it possible to have an application running directly from a server to open on a specific monitor (it is an .exe)? I have the trigger set, however, the application will only open on my primary monitor. ]]>