# Compatibility table

How apps behave when cloned. Tried another one? Open a "Compatibility" issue and
we'll add it.

Method legend:
- Folder = isolation via `--user-data-dir` / `-profile` / environment redirection
  (reliable, no admin).
- Sandboxie / Account = needs Sandboxie mode or a separate Windows account.

| App | Method | Isolation | Notes |
|-----|--------|-----------|-------|
| Chrome / Edge / Brave / Vivaldi | Folder (`--user-data-dir`) | Reliable | Each folder = a fully separate session |
| Opera / Opera GX | Folder (`--user-data-dir`) | With caveats | Point to `opera.exe`, not `launcher.exe` |
| Firefox | Folder (`-profile -no-remote`) | Reliable | |
| Telegram | Folder (`-workdir`) | Reliable | |
| Discord | Folder (`--multi-instance --user-data-dir`) | Reliable | Pick it however you like: `Update.exe`, the stub or the shortcut all resolve to the real versioned exe since v4 |
| Signal | Folder (`--user-data-dir`) | Reliable | |
| Slack | Folder (`--user-data-dir`) | With caveats | Store version won't; use the installed one |
| WhatsApp | Folder / Store | Limited | Electron yes; the Store one needs a separate account |
| Microsoft Teams | Folder / MSIX | Limited | Classic yes; the new one (ms-teams) no |
| Claude Desktop | Folder (`--user-data-dir`) | Reliable | Electron. The `claude.exe` in the install root is a Squirrel stub; v4 resolves it to the real versioned exe |
| Any Microsoft Store (MSIX) app | Package identity + folder | With caveats | v4 activates it by AUMID so it keeps its capabilities, but Windows then starts it and the redirected folders don't reach it: isolation rests on the profile flag alone |
| App with an embedded web panel | Folder + WebView2 | With caveats | v4 gives each clone its own WebView2 data folder (on by default for new clones) |
| Spotify | Sandboxie / Account | Limited | Global single instance |
| Steam | Sandboxie / Account | Limited | Global lock; 1 account active per client |
| Epic Games | Sandboxie / Account | Limited | Single instance, no profile flag |
| Generic Electron app | Folder (`--user-data-dir`) | With caveats | May need its own multi-instance flag |
| Generic native app | Folder (environment) | With caveats | Fails if it uses fixed paths or the registry (HKCU) |

For the "Sandboxie / Account" ones, AppCloner offers those modes in the clone's
edit window (Isolation section).

## What is never a valid target

Pointing a clone at one of these produces a clone that appears to do nothing —
there is no session to isolate. Since v4 AppCloner says so instead of letting you
find out on your own:

- Interpreters and system tools: `powershell.exe`, `cmd.exe`, `wscript.exe`,
  `rundll32.exe`, `explorer.exe`, `java.exe`, `python.exe`…
- `Update.exe` — that is Squirrel's updater, not the app (it is now resolved
  automatically, but picking the app's own exe is clearer).

If a clone of yours predates v4 and misbehaves, run **Revisar y reparar** from its
context menu: it reports exactly what is wrong with it.