Apps like Delayed Launcher

[Jigga Beef]

I have used the delayed launcher app for a few years. It was a better way to schedule the app at Start-Ups better than OS X could in 2012.

Its a 32 bit app and I don't anticipate it will be supported since there hasn't been an update in years.

Perhaps OS X launch Items has gotten better but I did like delayed launcher alot. Does anyone else use any other apps for launching apps at startup?

 

[casperes1996]

What did it offer you that launchd does not?

 

[Jigga Beef]

What did it offer you that launched does not?

I liked that it offered a way to set up the order in which the apps were opened, and set delays between them. My computer was bit slower when I originally downloaded it so that might not be an issue now.

 

[BrianBaughn]

I'm pretty sure you could use a script to do the same thing...startup items in a particular order with pauses in between...or even create an application, to run at startup, with Automator using "Pause" and "Launch Application".

 

[casperes1996]

I'm pretty sure you could use a script to do the same thing...startup items in a particular order with pauses in between...or even create an application, to run at startup, with Automator using "Pause" and "Launch Application".

Probably the best solution, yeah.

 

[Feek]

I'm pretty sure you could use a script to do the same thing...startup items in a particular order with pauses in between...or even create an application, to run at startup, with Automator using "Pause" and "Launch Application".

Probably the best solution, yeah.

I wouldn't say it's the 'best solution', the best solution would be an update to Delayed Launcher which does all the above with a few mouse clicks.

 

[Feek]

Actually, replying to myself. I thought more about this and realised I could schedule this easily through cron. I created a simple script that I dumped in documents/scripts called reboot_app.sh

#!/bin/bash
sleep 60
Open /Applications/Myapplication.app

Then added a line in crontab using sudo crontab -e which runs the script on reboot.

@reboot /users/feek/documents/scripts/reboot_app.sh

Job. done.

 

[Weaselboy]

Just saw your thread... I use AppleScript to do the same thing and I run it manually using Alfred. But you could tweak this for your usage then save the script as an app then launch as a login item.

Accomplishes the same thing and it might be easier to make changes later.

delay 60
tell application "AppName" to launch

 

[Feek]

Interesting idea - I do dabble in *nix with a whole bunch of Raspberry Pis in the house doing lots of different things so making changes to the way I do it easy enough. I suppose it depends how deeply one is comfortable working in the terminal.

 

[Weaselboy]

Interesting idea - I do dabble in *nix with a whole bunch of Raspberry Pis in the house doing lots of different things so making changes to the way I do it easy enough. I suppose it depends how deeply one is comfortable working in the terminal.

Ah gotcha... sounds like your way would be very easy for you then.

I'm running a Pi with Pi-hole and Homebridge. It has been a fun hobby to tinker with.

 

[MacClueless]

What did it offer you that launchd does not?

I needed to hear this today. Thanks.