diff --git a/src-tauri/src/constants.rs b/src-tauri/src/constants.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..69f4a49a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src-tauri/src/constants.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+pub const MAIN_WINDOW_LABEL: &str = "main";
+pub const POPOUT_WINDOW_LABEL_PREFIX: &str = "popout";
+pub const APP_TITLE: &str = "LiveSplit One";
+pub const INDEX_HTML: &str = "index.html";
+pub const ABOUT_BLANK: &str = "about:blank";
+pub const MAIN_WINDOW_WIDTH: f64 = 850.0;
+pub const MAIN_WINDOW_HEIGHT: f64 = 750.0;
diff --git a/src-tauri/src/main.rs b/src-tauri/src/main.rs
index d5d98959..fb3c8803 100644
--- a/src-tauri/src/main.rs
+++ b/src-tauri/src/main.rs
@@ -4,7 +4,10 @@ use std::{
     borrow::Cow,
     future::Future,
     str::FromStr,
-    sync::{Arc, RwLock},
+    sync::{
+        atomic::{AtomicUsize, Ordering},
+        Arc, RwLock,
+    },
 };
 
 use livesplit_core::{
@@ -13,7 +16,16 @@ use livesplit_core::{
     networking::server_protocol::Command,
     HotkeyConfig, HotkeySystem, StoredAutoSplitterSettings, TimeSpan, TimingMethod,
 };
-use tauri::{Emitter, Manager, WebviewWindow};
+use tauri::{
+    webview::NewWindowResponse, Emitter, Manager, WebviewUrl, WebviewWindow, WebviewWindowBuilder,
+    WindowEvent,
+};
+
+mod constants;
+use constants::{
+    ABOUT_BLANK, APP_TITLE, INDEX_HTML, MAIN_WINDOW_HEIGHT, MAIN_WINDOW_LABEL, MAIN_WINDOW_WIDTH,
+    POPOUT_WINDOW_LABEL_PREFIX,
+};
 
 struct State {
     hotkey_system: RwLock<Option<HotkeySystem<TauriCommandSink>>>,
@@ -225,7 +237,47 @@ fn main() {
             window: RwLock::new(None),
         })
         .setup(move |app| {
-            let main_window = app.webview_windows().values().next().unwrap().clone();
+            let app_handle = app.handle().clone();
+            let popout_counter = Arc::new(AtomicUsize::new(0));
+            let popout_counter_for_handler = popout_counter.clone();
+
+            let main_window = WebviewWindowBuilder::new(
+                app,
+                MAIN_WINDOW_LABEL,
+                WebviewUrl::App(INDEX_HTML.into()),
+            )
+            .title(APP_TITLE)
+            .inner_size(MAIN_WINDOW_WIDTH, MAIN_WINDOW_HEIGHT)
+            .use_https_scheme(true)
+            // WebKitGTK can return `null` for the browser-managed `window.open`
+            // flow. Creating the requested window here keeps the frontend code
+            // portable while giving Tauri full control over Linux popouts.
+            .on_new_window(move |_url, features| {
+                let label = format!(
+                    "{POPOUT_WINDOW_LABEL_PREFIX}-{}",
+                    popout_counter_for_handler.fetch_add(1, Ordering::Relaxed)
+                );
+                let builder = WebviewWindowBuilder::new(
+                    &app_handle,
+                    label,
+                    WebviewUrl::External(ABOUT_BLANK.parse().unwrap()),
+                )
+                .window_features(features)
+                .on_document_title_changed(|window, title| {
+                    let _ = window.set_title(&title);
+                })
+                .title(APP_TITLE);
+
+                match builder.build() {
+                    Ok(window) => NewWindowResponse::Create { window },
+                    Err(err) => {
+                        eprintln!("failed to create popout window: {err}");
+                        NewWindowResponse::Deny
+                    }
+                }
+            })
+            .build()?;
+
             app.state::<State>()
                 .window
                 .write()
@@ -234,6 +286,23 @@ fn main() {
             *sink.0.write().unwrap() = Some(main_window);
             Ok(())
         })
+        .on_window_event(|window, event| {
+            if !matches!(event, WindowEvent::Destroyed) || window.label() != MAIN_WINDOW_LABEL {
+                return;
+            }
+
+            let popouts: Vec<_> = window
+                .app_handle()
+                .webview_windows()
+                .into_iter()
+                .filter(|(label, _)| label.starts_with(POPOUT_WINDOW_LABEL_PREFIX))
+                .map(|(_, popout)| popout)
+                .collect();
+
+            for popout in popouts {
+                let _ = popout.destroy();
+            }
+        })
         .invoke_handler(tauri::generate_handler![
             set_hotkey_config,
             set_hotkey_activation,
diff --git a/src-tauri/tauri.conf.json b/src-tauri/tauri.conf.json
index 96cb84ca..7089b001 100644
--- a/src-tauri/tauri.conf.json
+++ b/src-tauri/tauri.conf.json
@@ -20,14 +20,7 @@
   "plugins": {},
   "app": {
     "withGlobalTauri": true,
-    "windows": [
-      {
-        "title": "LiveSplit One",
-        "width": 850,
-        "height": 750,
-        "useHttpsScheme": true
-      }
-    ],
+    "windows": [],
     "security": {
       "csp": null
     }
diff --git a/src/localization/chinese-simplified.ts b/src/localization/chinese-simplified.ts
index 761929de..d25a1e09 100644
--- a/src/localization/chinese-simplified.ts
+++ b/src/localization/chinese-simplified.ts
@@ -114,6 +114,8 @@ export function resolveChineseSimplified(text: Label): string {
             return "游戏时间";
         case Label.PopOut:
             return "弹出窗口";
+        case Label.PopOutFailed:
+            return "无法打开新窗口。";
         case Label.About:
             return "关于";
         case Label.Back:
diff --git a/src/localization/dutch.ts b/src/localization/dutch.ts
index e890020b..6bc9e064 100644
--- a/src/localization/dutch.ts
+++ b/src/localization/dutch.ts
@@ -114,6 +114,8 @@ export function resolveDutch(text: Label): string {
             return "Speltijd";
         case Label.PopOut:
             return "Pop‑out";
+        case Label.PopOutFailed:
+            return "Kan geen nieuw venster openen.";
         case Label.About:
             return "Over";
         case Label.Back:
diff --git a/src/localization/english.ts b/src/localization/english.ts
index ca0b9c44..8c865e7f 100644
--- a/src/localization/english.ts
+++ b/src/localization/english.ts
@@ -114,6 +114,8 @@ export function resolveEnglish(text: Label): string {
             return "Game Time";
         case Label.PopOut:
             return "Pop Out";
+        case Label.PopOutFailed:
+            return "Failed to open a new window.";
         case Label.About:
             return "About";
         case Label.Back:
diff --git a/src/localization/french.ts b/src/localization/french.ts
index 9e13cb62..c8beed71 100644
--- a/src/localization/french.ts
+++ b/src/localization/french.ts
@@ -114,6 +114,8 @@ export function resolveFrench(text: Label): string {
             return "Temps de jeu";
         case Label.PopOut:
             return "Fenêtre détachée";
+        case Label.PopOutFailed:
+            return "Impossible d’ouvrir une nouvelle fenêtre.";
         case Label.About:
             return "À propos";
         case Label.Back:
diff --git a/src/localization/german.ts b/src/localization/german.ts
index d8c6f88f..55fe949d 100644
--- a/src/localization/german.ts
+++ b/src/localization/german.ts
@@ -114,6 +114,8 @@ export function resolveGerman(text: Label): string {
             return "Spielzeit";
         case Label.PopOut:
             return "Pop‑out";
+        case Label.PopOutFailed:
+            return "Neues Fenster konnte nicht geöffnet werden.";
         case Label.About:
             return "Über";
         case Label.Back:
diff --git a/src/localization/index.ts b/src/localization/index.ts
index 2dec3e5f..40392452 100644
--- a/src/localization/index.ts
+++ b/src/localization/index.ts
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ export enum Label {
     RealTime,
     GameTime,
     PopOut,
+    PopOutFailed,
     About,
     Back,
     AboutVersionPrefix,
diff --git a/src/localization/italian.ts b/src/localization/italian.ts
index 57fcdc4a..ad0b8ea5 100644
--- a/src/localization/italian.ts
+++ b/src/localization/italian.ts
@@ -114,6 +114,8 @@ export function resolveItalian(text: Label): string {
             return "Tempo di gioco";
         case Label.PopOut:
             return "Finestra separata";
+        case Label.PopOutFailed:
+            return "Impossibile aprire una nuova finestra.";
         case Label.About:
             return "Informazioni";
         case Label.Back:
diff --git a/src/localization/japanese.ts b/src/localization/japanese.ts
index c289dae1..50e01f06 100644
--- a/src/localization/japanese.ts
+++ b/src/localization/japanese.ts
@@ -114,6 +114,8 @@ export function resolveJapanese(text: Label): string {
             return "ゲーム時間";
         case Label.PopOut:
             return "ポップアウト";
+        case Label.PopOutFailed:
+            return "新しいウィンドウを開けませんでした。";
         case Label.About:
             return "このアプリについて";
         case Label.Back:
diff --git a/src/localization/korean.ts b/src/localization/korean.ts
index 5c33ddf4..b402b9c2 100644
--- a/src/localization/korean.ts
+++ b/src/localization/korean.ts
@@ -114,6 +114,8 @@ export function resolveKorean(text: Label): string {
             return "게임 시간";
         case Label.PopOut:
             return "팝아웃";
+        case Label.PopOutFailed:
+            return "새 창을 열지 못했습니다.";
         case Label.About:
             return "정보";
         case Label.Back:
diff --git a/src/localization/polish.ts b/src/localization/polish.ts
index 3e3d031d..f7375a49 100644
--- a/src/localization/polish.ts
+++ b/src/localization/polish.ts
@@ -114,6 +114,8 @@ export function resolvePolish(text: Label): string {
             return "Czas gry";
         case Label.PopOut:
             return "Otwórz w oknie";
+        case Label.PopOutFailed:
+            return "Nie udało się otworzyć nowego okna.";
         case Label.About:
             return "O programie";
         case Label.Back:
diff --git a/src/localization/portuguese-brazil.ts b/src/localization/portuguese-brazil.ts
index 4c39896d..a488895f 100644
--- a/src/localization/portuguese-brazil.ts
+++ b/src/localization/portuguese-brazil.ts
@@ -114,6 +114,8 @@ export function resolveBrazilianPortuguese(text: Label): string {
             return "Tempo de jogo";
         case Label.PopOut:
             return "Pop‑out";
+        case Label.PopOutFailed:
+            return "Não foi possível abrir uma nova janela.";
         case Label.About:
             return "Sobre";
         case Label.Back:
diff --git a/src/localization/portuguese.ts b/src/localization/portuguese.ts
index 87775d4f..c66f357e 100644
--- a/src/localization/portuguese.ts
+++ b/src/localization/portuguese.ts
@@ -114,6 +114,8 @@ export function resolvePortuguese(text: Label): string {
             return "Tempo de jogo";
         case Label.PopOut:
             return "Pop‑out";
+        case Label.PopOutFailed:
+            return "Não foi possível abrir uma nova janela.";
         case Label.About:
             return "Sobre";
         case Label.Back:
diff --git a/src/localization/russian.ts b/src/localization/russian.ts
index 7f67f28a..bb48c6b1 100644
--- a/src/localization/russian.ts
+++ b/src/localization/russian.ts
@@ -114,6 +114,8 @@ export function resolveRussian(text: Label): string {
             return "Игровое время";
         case Label.PopOut:
             return "Окно отдельно";
+        case Label.PopOutFailed:
+            return "Не удалось открыть новое окно.";
         case Label.About:
             return "О программе";
         case Label.Back:
diff --git a/src/localization/spanish.ts b/src/localization/spanish.ts
index 9441bef0..43e66545 100644
--- a/src/localization/spanish.ts
+++ b/src/localization/spanish.ts
@@ -114,6 +114,8 @@ export function resolveSpanish(text: Label): string {
             return "Tiempo de juego";
         case Label.PopOut:
             return "Ventana emergente";
+        case Label.PopOutFailed:
+            return "No se pudo abrir una nueva ventana.";
         case Label.About:
             return "Acerca de";
         case Label.Back:
diff --git a/src/ui/LiveSplit.tsx b/src/ui/LiveSplit.tsx
index 0442c4e3..fd356e85 100644
--- a/src/ui/LiveSplit.tsx
+++ b/src/ui/LiveSplit.tsx
@@ -1294,12 +1294,11 @@ async function openPopupWindow(
         // It's fine if it fails, as not all browsers support this.
     }
 
-    const childWindow = window.open(
-        "",
-        "_blank",
-        `popup,width=${width},height=${height}`,
-    );
-    return childWindow;
+    try {
+        return window.open("about:blank", "_blank");
+    } catch {
+        return null;
+    }
 }
 
 async function popOut(
@@ -1311,6 +1310,9 @@ async function popOut(
 ) {
     const childWindow = await openPopupWindow(width, height);
     if (!childWindow) {
+        toast.error(
+            `${resolve(Label.PopOut, generalSettings.lang)}: ${resolve(Label.PopOutFailed, generalSettings.lang)}`,
+        );
         return;
     }