Opening a Linux app
Double-click a tile, and a Linux app opens as a Mac window with its own Dock tile.
Double-click a tile, click its ▶, or right-click and choose Open.
If the instance isn't running, it starts first. A moment later the app appears as a normal Mac window — with its own tile in the Dock, its own name in the menu bar, and its own place in Mission Control and ⌘-Tab.
Three ways in, one path#
| From | How |
|---|---|
| The Applications tab | Double-click or ▶. |
| Spotlight or Finder | Once you've added it to Applications. |
| The Dock | Once you've pinned it. |
When an app has been added to Applications, opening it from the grid goes through that same Mac app — so if it works from one place, it works from all of them.
If it doesn't open#
An orange banner says "Couldn't start app" with the reason. The usual causes, and what to do, are in Linux apps won't appear or open.