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.app is an extension given to application bundles on Mac OS X.

.app is an extension given to both Mac OS X and iOS applications.

The bundle typically includes everything the application needs to run, such as references, frameworks, resources, and localization information.

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Alternatives to Platypus (which builds a mac .app that runs a script when user double clicks it), which run on Linux?

I already have software which runs on mac, which can be driven by a main 'runner' script. However, I want the software to be packaged as a .app. On a mac, I can run 'platypus' (https://www.sveinbjorn.org/platypus), and it will create a very nice…
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Mac OS .app package is ignoring the Info.plist

I've written a simple bash script which I have in turn manually bundled into a .app. All I have is the .app container directory, a Contents sub-folder, a MacOS sub-sub-folder, the bash script executable, and the Info.plist file. The executable is in…
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Find version of installed application in OS X

I am creating an application which collects the information of the installed applications in OS X. I tried to find all applications installed in the Applications folder with ".app" extension I have created a function which get me some of the…
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What do I set the working directory of a MacOS app bundle launched from my Java app?

I've done some searching around both on this site and Google but haven't been able to find any information. I have a Java application that launches .app files in Mac OS. Now I understand that the .app extension is not really an executable but…
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Location of Documents folder for an app loaded via jailbreak

I'm testing my app on a jailbroken iPhone. In my code I use [NSUserDefaults standardUserDefaults]. I'm putting my app on the phone via SSH, and so it doesn't generate a folder in /var/mobile/Applications. If the app were there, any use of…
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Renaming a Mac OS X App

I want to rename the app I'm working on. I have changed the Bundle Name to the new name and I've also renamed the whole Xcode project. But for some reason the the .app file has the original name. Is there something I'm missing? Thank you in advance!…
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What is the best way to convert jar to mac app using a maven plugin?

Recently I had been trying to solve the problem of generating mac os .app from java jar file using maven plugin. appbundle-maven-plugin is a popular plugin of doing this, but it doesn't work for M1 macs, as I've seen. Then I came up with a very…
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How to create an app bundle running a shell script in MacOS Catalina?

I used to wrap my shell scripts in some .app bundles to make the scripts more accessible for my coworkers. To do so I created the folder structure and saving the .plist file along with the .icns and of course the executable shell script. Since I…
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How to pack jre into java app bundle?

A few days I trying start my java application bundle on Mac. I have learned many articles, tutorials and discussions, but I don't understand if there exist any way to use java from bundle (Java is not installed on OS). I want put different versions…
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Package different file types with pkgbuild

So I'm packaging a printer tool for our company consisting two .pkg files (drivers) and an .app file. Right now I'm using the following command to build the package: pkgbuild --root ./content --script ./scripts --identifier com.MyGreatCompany…
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How to find out if an instance of my .app is already running or not?

My app is getting installed in the Application folder. But I can copy this .app file and paste it on my desktop. When I try to run this .app file on my desktop, two instances are running on my system. How do I prevent this?
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Execute a .app file from within a java program

I need to execute an external program from within my java application. I'm programming on a mac and have a .app application I'd like to run when the user selects it. It runs successfully on windows using: String cmd =…
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Changing WxPython app Mac menu bar title?

I've made a .app with my WxPython script, and it's just about finished. The problem is, the menu bar title reads "Python". How can this be changed? Would I use wx.Menu()/wx.MenuBar(), or is this a problem with the .app file itself?
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How to launch an iOS application in Simulator from Terminal and AppleScript

I have made an iOS application in Xcode and built it. It has created an .app bundle. I am able to launch the app in Simulator or on the device successfully from Xcode or iTunes, but now I want to launch it in Simulator through AppleScript from…
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iOS app does not have a Build directory with .app in - for binary upload

I have an iOS app which I need to upload the binary of. From what I could find online, I have to ZIP the .app folder and upload that. Problem is I cannot find my .app directory. In my other apps I do find it. But in this specific one, there is no…
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