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fallroot/getAppList.js

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getAppList.js
ObjC.import('Cocoa')
const windows = ObjC.deepUnwrap($.CGWindowListCopyWindowInfo($.kCGWindowListOptionOnScreenOnly | $.kCGWindowListExcludeDesktopElements, $.kCGNullWindowID))
Array.from(new Set(windows.map(w => w.kCGWindowOwnerName)))
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Was getting a TypeError on macOS 12.3.1. Had to add ObjC.castRefToObject:

ObjC.import('Cocoa')

const windows = ObjC.deepUnwrap(ObjC.castRefToObject($.CGWindowListCopyWindowInfo($.kCGWindowListOptionOnScreenOnly | $.kCGWindowListExcludeDesktopElements, $.kCGNullWindowID)))
Array.from(new Set(windows.map(w => w.kCGWindowOwnerName)))

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