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Run two Zoom accounts on Mac

Verified Native tier

Signing into a second Zoom account normally signs you out of the first. A MacDupl instance keeps both signed in at the same time, each in its own app.

7-day free trial · $19 once · macOS 13+ · notarized by Apple

What you get

Use the download from zoom.us

Install it from the vendor's own download page, not the Mac App Store. App Store builds are sandboxed: their data lives in a shared container that a copy would still read, so they can't be cloned. MacDupl's picker grays those builds out and shows you this same advice.

Verified hands-on. Zoom additionally gets per-instance Keychain isolation, which is what stops one login from evicting the other.

How to set it up

  1. Pick the app
    Open MacDupl and choose Zoom from the list of apps installed on your Mac.
  2. Name and colour it
    Call it “Work”, “Personal” or a client's name, and give it one of nine icon tints.
  3. Hit Create
    About two seconds later there's a new Zoom in your Dock — sign into the second Zoom account — the other stays signed in, no more sign-out loop.

Questions about Zoom

Why did signing into a second account log me out before?

Zoom stores its credentials in a single shared location. MacDupl gives each instance its own isolated Keychain, so two accounts can hold sessions at once.

Does “Login with Google” work in an instance?

Yes. macOS delivers a sign-in callback link to one app only, so MacDupl points those links at whichever instance is frontmost. MacDupl needs to be running for that; the optional background setting keeps it available even with the window closed.

Can I be in two meetings at once?

Each instance is a separate app with its own account, so both can be running. Whether that's useful depends on your camera and microphone — macOS asks each instance for those permissions separately.

Does the App Store version work?

No — install the direct download from zoom.us, which clones normally.

Try it on your own Mac

The free trial classifies every app in your Applications folder instantly, so you can see exactly how Zoom is handled before paying anything.