Is there a way to make an application start automatically in the background on Mac OS X?
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I'm using BitRock install builder on my C++ project and I want auto update on my project to run automatically. (I did this on Linux by creating a service.)
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Answer:
You could probably use a combination of Automator and the regular OSX start-up functionality (System Preferences|Users|Login Items) to achieve this. I seem to remember that as of OS 10.6 (Leopard) it is possible to save an Automator workflow as a Service. If you are feeling ninja and want a more daemon oriented approach, then Peter Borg's Lingon (http://www.peterborgapps.com/lingon/) is a pretty comprehensive and effective tool.
Steven Shrago at Quora Visit the source
Other answers
You could use Lingon, but your best option is to use the Login Items in the users preference pane. If you click the checkbox next to the name of your app it should start hidden from view, so that would count as background I assume.
Bradley Ringel
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