diff --git a/misc_funcs.py b/misc_funcs.py
index 95f7b9f..0f6f60d 100644
--- a/misc_funcs.py
+++ b/misc_funcs.py
@@ -6,6 +6,9 @@
 import svlgui
 from threading import Event, Thread
 import math
+import subprocess 
+import re
+import os
 
 def select_any(self):
 	svlgui.MODE = " "
@@ -66,6 +69,21 @@ def box(x, y, width, height, fill):
 	return box
 
 
+def process_exists(proc_name):
+    ps = subprocess.Popen("ps ax -o pid= -o args= ", shell=True, stdout=subprocess.PIPE)
+    ps_pid = ps.pid
+    output = ps.stdout.read()
+    ps.stdout.close()
+    ps.wait()
+
+    for line in output.split("\n"):
+        res = re.findall("(\d+) (.*)", line)
+        if res:
+            pid = int(res[0][0])
+            if proc_name in res[0][1] and pid != os.getpid() and pid != ps_pid:
+                return True
+    return False
+
 def lastval(arr,index):
 	for i in reversed(arr[:index]):
 		if i: