diff --git a/gui/gui.pro b/gui/gui.pro
index 5417c1f..e97e05c 100644
--- a/gui/gui.pro
+++ b/gui/gui.pro
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 #
 #-------------------------------------------------
 
-QT       += core concurrent gui
+QT       += core concurrent gui network
 
 greaterThan(QT_MAJOR_VERSION, 4): QT += widgets
 CONFIG += c++17
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@ DEFINES += QT_DEPRECATED_WARNINGS
 #DEFINES += QT_DISABLE_DEPRECATED_BEFORE=0x060000    # disables all the APIs deprecated before Qt 6.0.0
 
 SOURCES += \
+    ipcclient.cpp \
+    ipcserver.cpp \
         main.cpp \
         mainwindow.cpp \
       pdfworker.cpp \
@@ -30,6 +32,9 @@ SOURCES += \
       clicklabel.cpp
 
 HEADERS += \
+    ipc.h \
+    ipcclient.h \
+    ipcserver.h \
         mainwindow.h \
     pdfworker.h \
     pdfpreview.h \
diff --git a/gui/ipc.h b/gui/ipc.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f1ef8a3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gui/ipc.h
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+#ifndef IPC_H
+#define IPC_H
+
+enum IPCCommand
+{
+	DocOpen,
+	FileOpen
+};
+#endif // IPC_H
diff --git a/gui/ipcclient.cpp b/gui/ipcclient.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9f29f6b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gui/ipcclient.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+#include <QDataStream>
+#include "ipcclient.h"
+
+IPCClient::IPCClient(QString socketPath)
+{
+	this->socketPath = socketPath;
+}
+
+bool IPCClient::sendCommand(IPCCommand command, QStringList args)
+{
+	bool result = false;
+	QLocalSocket socket;
+	socket.connectToServer(socketPath);
+	if(socket.isOpen() && socket.isWritable())
+	{
+		QDataStream stream(&socket);
+		stream << command;
+		stream << args;
+		socket.flush();
+		result = true;
+	}
+	else
+	{
+		qDebug() << "Not connected to IPC server";
+	}
+	return result;
+}
diff --git a/gui/ipcclient.h b/gui/ipcclient.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cd3eb2c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gui/ipcclient.h
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+#ifndef IPCCLIENT_H
+#define IPCCLIENT_H
+#include <QLocalSocket>
+#include <QString>
+#include <QStringList>
+#include "ipc.h"
+
+class IPCClient
+{
+  private:
+	QString socketPath;
+
+  public:
+	IPCClient(QString socketPath);
+	bool sendCommand(IPCCommand command, QStringList args);
+};
+
+#endif // IPCCLIENT_H
diff --git a/gui/ipcserver.cpp b/gui/ipcserver.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..01ec349
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gui/ipcserver.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,88 @@
+#include <QFile>
+#include <QDesktopServices>
+#include <QSettings>
+#include <QProcess>
+#include <QUrl>
+#include <QLocalSocket>
+#include <QDataStream>
+#include "ipcserver.h"
+
+IpcServer::IpcServer()
+{
+	connect(&this->spawningServer, &QLocalServer::newConnection, this, &IpcServer::spawnerNewConnection);
+}
+
+bool IpcServer::startSpawner(QString socketPath)
+{
+	QFile::remove(socketPath);
+	return this->spawningServer.listen(socketPath);
+}
+
+bool IpcServer::docOpen(QString path, int pagenum)
+{
+	QSettings settings;
+	QString command = settings.value("pdfviewer").toString();
+	if(command != "" && command.contains("%p") && command.contains("%f"))
+	{
+		QStringList splitted = command.split(" ");
+		if(splitted.size() > 1)
+		{
+			QString cmd = splitted[0];
+			QStringList args = splitted.mid(1);
+			args.replaceInStrings("%f", path);
+			args.replaceInStrings("%p", QString::number(pagenum));
+
+			QProcess::startDetached(cmd, args);
+		}
+	}
+	else
+	{
+		QDesktopServices::openUrl(QUrl::fromLocalFile(path));
+	}
+	return true;
+}
+
+bool IpcServer::fileOpen(QString path)
+{
+	return QDesktopServices::openUrl(QUrl::fromLocalFile(path));
+}
+
+void IpcServer::spawnerNewConnection()
+{
+	QScopedPointer<QLocalSocket> socket{this->spawningServer.nextPendingConnection()};
+	if(!socket.isNull())
+	{
+		if(!socket->waitForReadyRead())
+		{
+			return;
+		}
+		QDataStream stream(socket.get());
+		IPCCommand command;
+		QStringList args;
+		stream >> command;
+		stream >> args;
+		if(args.size() < 1)
+		{
+			stream << "invalid";
+			return;
+		}
+		if(command == DocOpen)
+		{
+			if(args.size() < 2)
+			{
+				stream << "invalid";
+				return;
+			}
+			docOpen(args[0], args[2].toInt());
+		}
+		if(command == FileOpen)
+		{
+			if(args.size() < 1)
+			{
+				stream << "invalid";
+				return;
+			}
+			fileOpen(args[0]);
+		}
+	}
+}
diff --git a/gui/ipcserver.h b/gui/ipcserver.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7f86a8b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gui/ipcserver.h
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+#ifndef IPCSERVER_H
+#define IPCSERVER_H
+#include <QString>
+#include <QLocalServer>
+#include "ipc.h"
+class IpcServer : public QObject
+{
+	Q_OBJECT
+  private:
+	QLocalServer spawningServer;
+	bool docOpen(QString path, int pagenum);
+	bool fileOpen(QString path);
+  private slots:
+	void spawnerNewConnection();
+
+  public:
+	IpcServer();
+	bool startSpawner(QString socketPath);
+};
+
+#endif // IPCSERVER_H
diff --git a/gui/main.cpp b/gui/main.cpp
index cd8766d..06dcfeb 100644
--- a/gui/main.cpp
+++ b/gui/main.cpp
@@ -2,19 +2,51 @@
 #include <QSettings>
 #include <QMessageBox>
 #include <QStandardPaths>
+#include <QProcess>
+
 #include "mainwindow.h"
 #include "searchresult.h"
 #include "pdfpreview.h"
 #include "../shared/common.h"
 #include "../submodules/qssb.h/qssb.h"
+#include "ipcserver.h"
 
 int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 {
+	QString socketPath = "/tmp/looqs-spawner";
+	if(argc > 1)
+	{
+		QApplication a(argc, argv);
+		QString arg = argv[1];
+		if(arg == "ipc")
+		{
+			IpcServer *ipcserver = new IpcServer();
+			qDebug() << "Launching ipc";
+			if(!ipcserver->startSpawner(socketPath))
+			{
+				qDebug() << "Error failed to spawn";
+				return 1;
+			}
+			qDebug() << "Launched";
+		}
+		return a.exec();
+	}
+	QProcess process;
+	QStringList args;
+	args << "ipc";
+	if(!process.startDetached("/proc/self/exe", args))
+	{
+		QString errorMsg = "Failed to start IPC server";
+		qDebug() << errorMsg;
+		QMessageBox::critical(nullptr, "Error", errorMsg);
+	}
+
 	struct qssb_policy *policy = qssb_init_policy();
 	std::string appDataLocation = QStandardPaths::writableLocation(QStandardPaths::AppLocalDataLocation).toStdString();
 	std::string cacheDataLocation = QStandardPaths::writableLocation(QStandardPaths::CacheLocation).toStdString();
-
+	std::string sockPath = socketPath.toStdString();
 	policy->namespace_options = QSSB_UNSHARE_NETWORK | QSSB_UNSHARE_USER;
+
 	qssb_append_path_policy(policy, QSSB_FS_ALLOW_READ | QSSB_FS_ALLOW_REMOVE_FILE, "/");
 	qssb_append_path_policy(policy, QSSB_FS_ALLOW_READ | QSSB_FS_ALLOW_REMOVE_FILE | QSSB_FS_ALLOW_WRITE,
 							appDataLocation.c_str());
@@ -44,7 +76,9 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 	qRegisterMetaType<QVector<SearchResult>>("QVector<SearchResult>");
 	qRegisterMetaType<QVector<PdfPreview>>("QVector<PdfPreview>");
 	qRegisterMetaType<PdfPreview>("PdfPreview");
-	MainWindow w;
+
+	IPCClient client{socketPath};
+	MainWindow w{0, client};
 	w.showMaximized();
 
 	return a.exec();
diff --git a/gui/mainwindow.cpp b/gui/mainwindow.cpp
index 9f1487f..7049457 100644
--- a/gui/mainwindow.cpp
+++ b/gui/mainwindow.cpp
@@ -18,10 +18,11 @@
 #include "../shared/looqsgeneralexception.h"
 #include "../shared/common.h"
 
-MainWindow::MainWindow(QWidget *parent) : QMainWindow(parent), ui(new Ui::MainWindow)
+MainWindow::MainWindow(QWidget *parent, IPCClient &client) : QMainWindow(parent), ui(new Ui::MainWindow)
 {
 	ui->setupUi(this);
 	setWindowTitle(QCoreApplication::applicationName());
+	this->ipcClient = &client;
 	QSettings settings;
 
 	db = QSqlDatabase::addDatabase("QSQLITE");
@@ -136,29 +137,7 @@ void MainWindow::pdfPreviewReceived(PdfPreview preview)
 		label->setPixmap(QPixmap::fromImage(preview.previewImage));
 		label->setToolTip(preview.documentPath);
 		ui->scrollAreaWidgetContents->layout()->addWidget(label);
-		connect(label, &ClickLabel::leftClick,
-				[docPath, previewPage]()
-				{
-					QSettings settings;
-					QString command = settings.value("pdfviewer").toString();
-					if(command != "" && command.contains("%p") && command.contains("%f"))
-					{
-						QStringList splitted = command.split(" ");
-						if(splitted.size() > 1)
-						{
-							QString cmd = splitted[0];
-							QStringList args = splitted.mid(1);
-							args.replaceInStrings("%f", docPath);
-							args.replaceInStrings("%p", QString::number(previewPage));
-
-							QProcess::startDetached(cmd, args);
-						}
-					}
-					else
-					{
-						QDesktopServices::openUrl(QUrl::fromLocalFile(docPath));
-					}
-				});
+		connect(label, &ClickLabel::leftClick, [this, docPath, previewPage]() { ipcDocOpen(docPath, previewPage); });
 		connect(label, &ClickLabel::rightClick,
 				[this, docPath, previewPage]()
 				{
@@ -301,17 +280,27 @@ void MainWindow::createSearchResutlMenu(QMenu &menu, const QFileInfo &fileInfo)
 				   [&fileInfo] { QGuiApplication::clipboard()->setText(fileInfo.fileName()); });
 	menu.addAction("Copy full path to clipboard",
 				   [&fileInfo] { QGuiApplication::clipboard()->setText(fileInfo.absoluteFilePath()); });
-	menu.addAction("Open containing folder",
-				   [&fileInfo]
-				   {
-					   QString dir = fileInfo.absolutePath();
-					   QDesktopServices::openUrl(QUrl::fromLocalFile(dir));
-				   });
+	menu.addAction("Open containing folder", [this, &fileInfo] { this->ipcFileOpen(fileInfo.absolutePath()); });
+}
+
+void MainWindow::ipcDocOpen(QString path, int num)
+{
+	QStringList args;
+	args << path;
+	args << QString::number(num);
+	this->ipcClient->sendCommand(DocOpen, args);
+}
+
+void MainWindow::ipcFileOpen(QString path)
+{
+	QStringList args;
+	args << path;
+	this->ipcClient->sendCommand(FileOpen, args);
 }
 
 void MainWindow::treeSearchItemActivated(QTreeWidgetItem *item, int i)
 {
-	QDesktopServices::openUrl(QUrl::fromLocalFile(item->text(1)));
+	ipcFileOpen(item->text(1));
 }
 
 void MainWindow::showSearchResultsContextMenu(const QPoint &point)
diff --git a/gui/mainwindow.h b/gui/mainwindow.h
index f6a3dd0..40eb12f 100644
--- a/gui/mainwindow.h
+++ b/gui/mainwindow.h
@@ -8,8 +8,10 @@
 #include <QKeyEvent>
 #include <QFutureWatcher>
 #include <QSqlDatabase>
+#include <QLocalSocket>
 #include "pdfworker.h"
 #include "../shared/looqsquery.h"
+#include "ipcclient.h"
 namespace Ui
 {
 class MainWindow;
@@ -20,7 +22,7 @@ class MainWindow : public QMainWindow
 	Q_OBJECT
 
   public:
-	explicit MainWindow(QWidget *parent = 0);
+	explicit MainWindow(QWidget *parent, IPCClient &client);
 	~MainWindow();
   signals:
 	void beginSearch(const QString &query);
@@ -28,6 +30,7 @@ class MainWindow : public QMainWindow
 
   private:
 	Ui::MainWindow *ui;
+	IPCClient *ipcClient;
 	QFileIconProvider iconProvider;
 	bool pdfDirty;
 	QSqlDatabase db;
@@ -45,6 +48,9 @@ class MainWindow : public QMainWindow
 	LooqsQuery currentQuery;
 	int pdfPreviewsPerPage;
 	void createSearchResutlMenu(QMenu &menu, const QFileInfo &fileInfo);
+	void ipcDocOpen(QString path, int num);
+	void ipcFileOpen(QString path);
+
   private slots:
 	void lineEditReturnPressed();
 	void treeSearchItemActivated(QTreeWidgetItem *item, int i);
diff --git a/shared/shared.pro b/shared/shared.pro
index 88072ea..1e943ee 100644
--- a/shared/shared.pro
+++ b/shared/shared.pro
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@ TEMPLATE = lib
 CONFIG += staticlib
 CONFIG += c++17
 
+INCLUDEPATH += $$PWD/../sandbox/qssb.h/
+
 # The following define makes your compiler emit warnings if you use
 # any feature of Qt which has been marked as deprecated (the exact warnings
 # depend on your compiler). Please consult the documentation of the
diff --git a/submodules/qssb.h b/submodules/qssb.h
index 75f607b..692c9b5 160000
--- a/submodules/qssb.h
+++ b/submodules/qssb.h
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit 75f607bc350354ed31fd0977311917e13241e703
+Subproject commit 692c9b54b7b5fdca6a416d91d3f34d15af185c33