I’m trying to figure out how to open Notion from the command line without it being tied to the terminal window. Right now, when I use start notion in cmd, it opens Notion but keeps the command prompt connected. This means Notion closes if I exit the cmd window. I want it to behave like other apps such as Firefox or Outlook, which launch independently when started this way. I’ve attempted using start /b notion, but it didn’t solve the issue. Any ideas on how to make Notion run separately from the command line? It would be great to have it start up and keep running even after I close the terminal. Thanks for any help or suggestions!
Have you considered using the ‘start’ command with the ‘/b’ flag followed by ‘cmd /c’? This combination often works for detaching processes from the command prompt. Try this:
start /b cmd /c “C:\Path\To\Notion.exe”
Make sure to replace the path with the actual location of Notion on your system. This method launches a separate cmd instance that runs Notion and then terminates, leaving Notion running independently.
If that doesn’t work, you could create a VBScript to launch Notion. Save this as a .vbs file:
CreateObject(“WScript.Shell”).Run “C:\Path\To\Notion.exe”, 0, False
Then run the script from the command line. This approach should reliably launch Notion detached from the terminal.
Let me know if either of these methods solves your issue.
I’ve dealt with this exact issue before when trying to automate some of my workflow. After some trial and error, I found that using the ‘start’ command with the ‘/min’ flag worked well for me. Try this in your command prompt:
start /min “” “C:\Path\To\Notion.exe”
Replace the path with wherever Notion is actually installed on your system. This should launch Notion minimized and detached from the command prompt. It’ll keep running even if you close the terminal window.
If that doesn’t work, another option is to create a small batch file with that command and run it instead. Sometimes that extra layer helps decouple the process from the original command prompt.
Hope this helps solve your problem! Let me know if you need any clarification on the steps.
hey, have u tried using the ‘start’ command with ‘/B’ and ‘cmd /c’ together? like this:
start /B cmd /c “C:\Program Files\Notion\Notion.exe”
This should launch notion independently. make sure to adjust the path if its installed somewhere else on ur pc. let me know if it works!