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Another possible approach is to create a helper app which opens an app without opening a window. I used platypus to create a simple app which will execute a shell script. The settings used for th...
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- Another possible approach is to create a helper app which opens an app without opening a window.
- I used [platypus](https://sveinbjorn.org/platypus) to create a simple app which will execute a shell script.
- The settings used for the app were the following:
![Image alt text](https://powerusers.codidact.com/uploads/lwg9usv7xb5vfgfu8iy9w1nbjq48)- The shell script used by the app is
- ```
- #!/bin/zsh
- open -j /System/Applications/Mail.app
- ```
- After the app is create, add this helper app to your login items.
- Another possible approach is to create a helper app which opens an app without opening a window.
- I used [platypus](https://sveinbjorn.org/platypus) to create a simple app which will execute a shell script.
- The settings used for the app were the following:
- ![Screenshot of the main Platypus window with "None" selected for the interface, "Run in background" option ticked and "Remain running after execution" not ticked](https://powerusers.codidact.com/uploads/lwg9usv7xb5vfgfu8iy9w1nbjq48)
- The shell script used by the app is
- ```
- #!/bin/zsh
- open -j /System/Applications/Mail.app
- ```
- After the app is create, add this helper app to your login items.
#1: Initial revision
Another possible approach is to create a helper app which opens an app without opening a window. I used [platypus](https://sveinbjorn.org/platypus) to create a simple app which will execute a shell script. The settings used for the app were the following: ![Image alt text](https://powerusers.codidact.com/uploads/lwg9usv7xb5vfgfu8iy9w1nbjq48) The shell script used by the app is ``` #!/bin/zsh open -j /System/Applications/Mail.app ``` After the app is create, add this helper app to your login items.