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# How to Always Open Apps on the Active Monitor on a Mac
- URL: https://en.blog.themarfa.name/how-to-always-open-apps-on-the-active-monitor-on-a-mac/
- Published: 2026-08-17T06:55:04.000Z
- Updated: 2026-08-17T06:55:04.000Z
- Description: Learn how to always open apps on the active display on your Mac using the SpawnHere utility.
- Author: Konstantin Dokuchaev
- Tags: macos, SpawnHere

When working with multiple monitors, it’s very important to open applications on the exact monitor you need. And if that’s the one you need most—the currently active monitor—then I have a solution.

A small utility called[**SpawnHere**](https://www.kindler-dev.de/apps/spawnhere/) will help you always open new application windows under the cursor—that is, always on the currently active monitor.

![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/71/cf/71cf070c-b8aa-467e-9efd-cf18f7dcf253/content/images/2026/08/CleanShot-2026-08-06-at-08.48.25@2x.png)

The app has almost no settings. However, you can add apps to the exceptions list so they open according to the system’s default behavior.

[Try SpawnHere](https://www.kindler-dev.de/apps/spawnhere/)