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Based on the post https://droidwin.com/how-to-hide-an-app-at-launch-on-mac-ventura/ an alternative approach could be to use a launch agent. To do this, create a file vienna.LaunchAtLogin.plist (re...
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#1: Initial revision
by
samcarter
·
2023-04-14T21:04:57Z (over 1 year ago)
Based on the post https://droidwin.com/how-to-hide-an-app-at-launch-on-mac-ventura/ an alternative approach could be to use a launch agent.
To do this, create a file `vienna.LaunchAtLogin.plist` (replace `vienna` with the name of the application you'd like to start) and copy the following content to it
```
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd">
<plist version="1.0">
<dict>
<key>Label</key>
<string>vienna.LaunchAtLogin</string>
<key>ProgramArguments</key>
<array>
<string>open</string>
<string>-j</string>
<string>/Applications/Vienna.app</string>
</array>
<key>RunAtLoad</key>
<true/>
</dict>
</plist>
```
(again, replace `Vienna` with the name of your app)
Copy the .plist file to the folder `/Users/<your name>/Library/LaunchAgents`, log out and back in and enjoy your hidden application.
### Caveat:
I tested this with the rss reader Vienna and it works perfectly fine. I tried the same with Mail.app, but while the app starts it nevertheless opens a window.