Can't auto start apps on scratchpads

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Hyprland version 
~ ❯ hyprctl version
Hyprland 0.52.1 built from branch v0.52.1 at commit 967c3c7404d4fa00234e29c70df3e263386d2597 clean (version: bump to 0.52.1).
Date: Sun Nov 9 23:31:36 2025
Tag: v0.52.1, commits: 6564

Libraries:
Hyprgraphics: built against 0.3.0, system has 0.3.0
Hyprutils: built against 0.10.2, system has 0.10.2
Hyprcursor: built against 0.1.13, system has 0.1.13
Hyprlang: built against 0.6.3, system has 0.6.6
Aquamarine: built against 0.9.5, system has 0.9.5

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Hi.

My system is latest Omarchy;
I try set to auto start few apps on the scratchpads, but never works properly. Usually 1 app open on the right scratchpad the rest just goes to workspace 2. I tried several solution, but still not works. I can’t find any solution in the hyprland wiki or just i cant understand, and even grok can’t give me the right settings.

here is my conf:

autostart.conf

#Extra autostart processes
#exec-once = uwsm-app – my-service

#KDEconnect:

exec-once = /usr/bin/kdeconnectd&!
exec-once = /usr/bin/kdeconnect-indicator&!

#Focus monitor

exec-once = hyprctl dispatcher focusmonitor 1

#auto start apps

#exec-once = [workspace 2 silent]doublecmd
exec-once = [workspace 2 silent] $TERMINAL -e yazi
exec-once = [workspace 2 silent] ghostty
exec-once = [workspace 3 silent] brave
#exec-once = [workspace 1 silent] omarchy-launch-webapp “https://grok.com”

exec-once = [workspace special:signal silent] signal-desktop
exec-once = [workspace special:email silent] omarchy-launch-webapp “Proton Mail
exec-once = [workspace special:email silent] omarchy-launch-webapp “Proton Mail
exec-once = [workspace special:grok silent] omarchy-launch-webapp “https://grok.com”

#exec-once = hyprpm reload

#Auto connect proton vpn
#exec-once = /home/korobert/.config/waybar/scripts/vpn-toggle.sh

Thank you for any help.

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on current latest git exec rules only work if the process never forks, browsers almost always do. In the next release, this will be fixed, but it still won’t make server-style apps work because that’s impossible to do (e.g. an app that doesn’t launch itself a new window, but says “oh it’s already running” and asks a different process to open a window)

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Hi. thank you the quick answer. :+1:

Also Thank You your hard work with Hyprland! It is amazing!
I am working in IT ( unfortunately not coding ) but i still live to use it!
Thank you!