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Q&A Launching hidden application at login under macOS 13 Ventura

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...

posted 1y ago by samcarter‭  ·  edited 1y ago by samcarter‭

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#2: Post edited by user avatar samcarter‭ · 2023-04-14T21:26:17Z (about 1 year ago)
  • 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 by user avatar samcarter‭ · 2023-04-14T21:24:34Z (about 1 year ago)
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.