I am developing the application in Mac. My requirement is to start the application automatically when user login.
- I have tried adding the plist file in launch agents, But it doesn't achieve my requirement.
Please find the code added in the launch agents
<?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>com.sftk.secure</string>
<key>ProgramArguments</key>
<array>
<string>/Applications/Testing.app/Contents/MacOS/Testing</string>
</array>
<key>RunAtLoad</key>
<true/>
<key>KeepAlive</key>
<false/>
</dict>
</plist>
- I have tried by adding manually in the setting, but it was opened sometimes and closed suddenly. On open manually it works.
Please provide a solution to start the application automatically on system starts
The best way to do this is with the SMAppService API. It supports a bunch of different registration models, including:
- Register your main app as a login item (
mainApp) - Register an embedded app as a login item (
loginItem(identifier:)) - Register an embedded program as a
launchdagent (agent(plistName:)) - Or as a
launchdagent (daemon(plistName:))
The best option depends on the specific UI you want. Registering your main app as a login item might make sense in some circumstances, but I generally find it’s better to use a separate launchd agent and then have your main app act as a UI for that agent. That allows you to continue providing your service even if the user quits your main app.
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