# Feature request: Option to open a note in a separate window from Spotlight

**URL:** <https://community.bear.app/t/feature-request-option-to-open-a-note-in-a-separate-window-from-spotlight/16744>\
**Category:** Feature Request\
**Created:** [May 16, 2025, 9:29pm UTC](https://community.bear.app/t/feature-request-option-to-open-a-note-in-a-separate-window-from-spotlight/16744 "2025-05-16T21:29:26Z")\
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**Author:** ![andy2](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/user_avatar/community.bear.app/andy2/32/6181_2.png) [@andy2](https://community.bear.app/u/andy2)\
**Post date:** [May 16, 2025, 9:29pm UTC](https://community.bear.app/t/feature-request-option-to-open-a-note-in-a-separate-window-from-spotlight/16744/1 "2025-05-16T21:29:26Z")

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Currently, when I open a Bear note from Spotlight, it opens the main app window with the note.

I’d like for it instead to open the note in a separate window.

Of course, a setting to select one of those behaviours would be fine too. In fact, it would likely be preferred.