diff --git a/{{cookiecutter.out_dir}}/lib/main.dart b/{{cookiecutter.out_dir}}/lib/main.dart
index 140fcae..dea0fc1 100644
--- a/{{cookiecutter.out_dir}}/lib/main.dart
+++ b/{{cookiecutter.out_dir}}/lib/main.dart
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import 'package:path/path.dart' as path;
 import 'package:path_provider/path_provider.dart' as path_provider;
 import 'package:serious_python/serious_python.dart';
 import 'package:url_strategy/url_strategy.dart';
+import 'package:window_manager/window_manager.dart';
 
 {% for dep in cookiecutter.flutter.dependencies %}
 import 'package:{{ dep }}/{{ dep }}.dart' as {{ dep }};
@@ -99,6 +100,8 @@ void main(List<String> args) async {
     debugPrint = (String? message, {int? wrapWidth}) => null;
   }
 
+  await setupDesktop();
+
   {% for dep in cookiecutter.flutter.dependencies %}
   {{ dep }}.ensureInitialized();
   {% endfor %}
@@ -156,8 +159,6 @@ Future prepareApp() async {
       setPathUrlStrategy();
     }
   } else {
-    await setupDesktop();
-
     // extract app from asset
     appDir = await extractAssetZip(assetPath, checkHash: true);
 
@@ -198,7 +199,7 @@ Future prepareApp() async {
       environmentVariables["FLET_SERVER_PORT"] = tcpPort.toString();
     } else {
       // use UDS on other platforms
-      pageUrl = "flet.sock";
+      pageUrl = "flet_$pid.sock";
       environmentVariables["FLET_SERVER_UDS_PATH"] = pageUrl;
     }
   }
@@ -227,7 +228,7 @@ Future<String?> runPythonApp(List<String> args) async {
         'Python output TCP Server is listening on port ${outSocketServer.port}');
     socketAddr = "$tcpAddr:${outSocketServer.port}";
   } else {
-    socketAddr = "stdout.sock";
+    socketAddr = "stdout_$pid.sock";
     if (await File(socketAddr).exists()) {
       await File(socketAddr).delete();
     }
@@ -345,4 +346,33 @@ Future<int> getUnusedPort() {
     socket.close();
     return port;
   });
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
+
+bool isDesktop() {
+  return !kIsWeb &&
+      (defaultTargetPlatform == TargetPlatform.windows ||
+          defaultTargetPlatform == TargetPlatform.macOS ||
+          defaultTargetPlatform == TargetPlatform.linux);
+}
+
+Future setupDesktop() async {
+  if (isDesktop()) {
+    WidgetsFlutterBinding.ensureInitialized();
+    await windowManager.ensureInitialized();
+
+    Map<String, String> env = Platform.environment;
+    var hideWindowOnStart = env["FLET_HIDE_WINDOW_ON_START"];
+    var hideAppOnStart = env["FLET_HIDE_APP_ON_START"];
+    debugPrint("hideWindowOnStart: $hideWindowOnStart");
+    debugPrint("hideAppOnStart: $hideAppOnStart");
+
+    await windowManager.waitUntilReadyToShow(null, () async {
+      if (hideWindowOnStart == null && hideAppOnStart == null) {
+        await windowManager.show();
+        await windowManager.focus();
+      } else if (hideAppOnStart != null) {
+        await windowManager.setSkipTaskbar(true);
+      }
+    });
+  }
+}
diff --git a/{{cookiecutter.out_dir}}/linux/my_application.cc b/{{cookiecutter.out_dir}}/linux/my_application.cc
index 65f5571..633f33c 100644
--- a/{{cookiecutter.out_dir}}/linux/my_application.cc
+++ b/{{cookiecutter.out_dir}}/linux/my_application.cc
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ static void my_application_activate(GApplication* application) {
   }
 
   gtk_window_set_default_size(window, 1280, 720);
-  gtk_widget_show(GTK_WIDGET(window));
+  gtk_widget_realize(GTK_WIDGET(window));
 
   g_autoptr(FlDartProject) project = fl_dart_project_new();
   fl_dart_project_set_dart_entrypoint_arguments(project, self->dart_entrypoint_arguments);
diff --git a/{{cookiecutter.out_dir}}/macos/Runner/AppDelegate.swift b/{{cookiecutter.out_dir}}/macos/Runner/AppDelegate.swift
index d53ef64..218f93e 100644
--- a/{{cookiecutter.out_dir}}/macos/Runner/AppDelegate.swift
+++ b/{{cookiecutter.out_dir}}/macos/Runner/AppDelegate.swift
@@ -4,6 +4,6 @@ import FlutterMacOS
 @NSApplicationMain
 class AppDelegate: FlutterAppDelegate {
   override func applicationShouldTerminateAfterLastWindowClosed(_ sender: NSApplication) -> Bool {
-    return true
+    return false
   }
 }
diff --git a/{{cookiecutter.out_dir}}/macos/Runner/MainFlutterWindow.swift b/{{cookiecutter.out_dir}}/macos/Runner/MainFlutterWindow.swift
index 3cc05eb..319d002 100644
--- a/{{cookiecutter.out_dir}}/macos/Runner/MainFlutterWindow.swift
+++ b/{{cookiecutter.out_dir}}/macos/Runner/MainFlutterWindow.swift
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import Cocoa
 import FlutterMacOS
+import window_manager
 
 class MainFlutterWindow: NSWindow {
   override func awakeFromNib() {
@@ -12,4 +13,9 @@ class MainFlutterWindow: NSWindow {
 
     super.awakeFromNib()
   }
+
+  override public func order(_ place: NSWindow.OrderingMode, relativeTo otherWin: Int) {
+    super.order(place, relativeTo: otherWin)
+    hiddenWindowAtLaunch()
+  }
 }
diff --git a/{{cookiecutter.out_dir}}/pubspec.yaml b/{{cookiecutter.out_dir}}/pubspec.yaml
index 570ae27..6a2d493 100644
--- a/{{cookiecutter.out_dir}}/pubspec.yaml
+++ b/{{cookiecutter.out_dir}}/pubspec.yaml
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ dependencies:
 dependency_overrides:
   wakelock_plus: ^1.2.5
   web: ^1.0.0
+  window_manager: ^0.4.3
 
 # {% if 'flet_audio_recorder' in cookiecutter.flutter.dependencies %}
   record: ^5.1.1