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appify — create the simplest possible Mac app from a shell script
#!/bin/bash
if [ "$1" = "-h" -o "$1" = "--help" -o -z "$1" ]; then cat <<EOF
appify v3.0.1 for Mac OS X - http://mths.be/appify
Creates the simplest possible Mac app from a shell script.
Appify takes a shell script as its first argument:
`basename "$0"` my-script.sh
Note that you cannot rename appified apps. If you want to give your app
a custom name, use the second argument:
`basename "$0"` my-script.sh "My App"
Copyright (c) Thomas Aylott <http://subtlegradient.com/>
Modified by Mathias Bynens <http://mathiasbynens.be/>
EOF
exit; fi
APPNAME=${2:-$(basename "$1" ".sh")}
DIR="$APPNAME.app/Contents/MacOS"
if [ -a "$APPNAME.app" ]; then
echo "$PWD/$APPNAME.app already exists :("
exit 1
fi
mkdir -p "$DIR"
cp "$1" "$DIR/$APPNAME"
chmod +x "$DIR/$APPNAME"
echo "$PWD/$APPNAME.app"
@davidroettger
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Hi,
my script looks like this

#!/bin/bash
cd /Users/dr/Documents/Leo/leo-editor
python launchLeo.py

and i added the execution permission for my .sh file.

The applified application dies immediately and I see the following entry in the console log:

15/08/16 12:52:55,087 com.apple.xpc.launchd[1]: (com.apple.xpc.launchd.oneshot.0x10000046.leo[12195]) Service exited with abnormal code: 1

os is 10.11.5

@labor4
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labor4 commented Nov 21, 2016

here's a hack to make it open in Mac Terminal:
https://github.com/labor4/ya-appify

@oubiwann
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oubiwann commented Dec 9, 2016

I forked this and added option-parsing, overridable icons file, and some other bits: https://gist.github.com/oubiwann/453744744da1141ccc542ff75b47e0cf

@aleclarson
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aleclarson commented Jul 26, 2017

Trying to run Electron without using electron-packager.

I can get open MyApp.app in the Terminal to work.

But not when I double-click from the Finder, or right-click and select "Open".

Here are the repro steps:

  • Create MyApp.app/Contents/MacOS/MyApp
  • Modify the shell script:
#!/bin/bash
cd $(dirname "$0")/../../..
./node_modules/.bin/electron .
  • Call chmod +x MyApp.app/Contents/MacOS/MyApp
  • Confirm open MyApp.app works as intended
  • Confirm double-clicking in the Finder does nothing

Any help would be awesome.

Edit

Looks like it wasn't working because node_modules/.bin/electron spawns a child process.

This works as intended:

../node_modules/electron/dist/Electron.app/Contents/MacOS/Electron .

@Panther22881
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can any one help???
im only new to mac and command line entry im trying to see if any on can turn 2 commands into a ON / OFF switch/toggle? that i can just click to open from desktop or something with a status icon so you know it on or off

ON:
"sudo pmset -b sleep 0; sudo pmset -b disablesleep 1"

OFF:
sudo pmset -b sleep 5; sudo pmset -b disablesleep 0

@willbprog127
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willbprog127 commented Mar 30, 2018

Thanks so much for this!

I tried the Automater way of doing it, but it wasn't ideal. After removing the parameter variable from my command ("$@"), it worked fine...the applified app wouldn't launch with it there.

@Bachsau
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Bachsau commented Apr 14, 2018

When you're troubleshooting problems, it might look like changes to the shebang line or such things could do the trick, but they do not. The problem is that macOS caches app information which might result in things not working even after you modified the bundle. If that is the case, just run "touch" on your application's bundle. That will make macOS re-read your Info.plist.

@Geri-Borbas
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Adding plist and make sure that schell scripts and plist values have the same name as the app made it work fine.

@thedzy
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thedzy commented Oct 21, 2018

You can grab out of my frameworks and just edit the script continained.
https://github.com/thedzy/Run-script-as-an-Applicaiton

@dlpigpen
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How to add icon to this mac app generated?

@timelessthee
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You can grab out of my frameworks and just edit the script continained.
https://github.com/thedzy/Run-script-as-an-Applicaiton

Thank you for this. Much appreciated.

@Inthenew
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don't do /Users/--------/Desktop/appify.sh: Permission denied
instead do sh /Users/--------/Desktop/appify.sh

@mgdmdz
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mgdmdz commented Jul 28, 2022

Hi, is there an option to run the app as hidden?

@80N35
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80N35 commented Aug 3, 2022

This is the only "appify" script that is working on Catalina. Thanks, friend. Do you want to fork Conky-Mac with me. I have great configs but really haven't done serious code since the 90's in LA.

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