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Cleanup cmd+tab and the dock by launching apps in the background. You can still open their main windows with Alfred/Spotlight.
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goodbye-skype.sh
# Go away
defaults write "$(mdfind kMDItemCFBundleIdentifier = 'com.skype.skype')/Contents/Info.plist" "LSUIElement" -string "1" && killall Skype
# Come back
defaults write "$(mdfind kMDItemCFBundleIdentifier = 'com.skype.skype')/Contents/Info.plist" "LSUIElement" -string "0" && killall Skype
# If you get any requests to use the keychain, they should go away the next time you restart your mac. You may be asked to sign into Skype again.
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goodbye-spotify.sh
# Go away
defaults write "$(mdfind kMDItemCFBundleIdentifier = 'com.spotify.client')/Contents/Info.plist" "LSUIElement" -string "1" && killall Spotify
# Come back
defaults write "$(mdfind kMDItemCFBundleIdentifier = 'com.spotify.client')/Contents/Info.plist" "LSUIElement" -string "0" && killall Spotify
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rohmann commented Oct 26, 2015

To determine a bundle ID for any given application you can use mdls. Here's an example of how to do it for Skype:

cd /Applications # Or if you're using Homebrew Cask it will be more like: /opt/homebrew-cask/Caskroom/Skype/latest
mdls Skype.app | grep CFBundleIdentifier

You'll see the bundle identifier show up in quotes

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mgroth0 commented Mar 18, 2017

Spotify crashes on startup for me if LSUIElement is set to 1

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