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Asked: 2026-05-27T02:00:21+00:00

I need to create a package, that should include my application, my pluggin and

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I need to create a package, that should include my application, my pluggin and a script. The idea, is to create a script that leaves my application running as a service, because I need to launch my application on the computer start up. I read about services but I am new and it is hard for me to understand how to do it. Any Ideas? Thanks

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  1. Editorial Team

    You cite Growl as an example. Growl is:

    1. A non-document-based application.
    2. That runs in the background.
    3. And adds itself (with the user’s permission) to Login Items.

    The first part is easy; Xcode has templates for that.

    To make it run in the background, but still capable of showing UI, set LSUIElement in your Info.plist. If your app will never show UI, you probably want LSBackgroundOnly instead. Both of these are documented in the Information Property List Key Reference.

    For the last part, that’s been previously covered on Stack Overflow. (Updates to that answer: I left Growl a few months ago, and I’m pretty sure they’re using LSSharedFileList now.)

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