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Dev tools · June 18, 2021

launchk

Manage launchd agents and daemons from a snappy terminal UI

launchk launched on June 18, 2021 with 68 votes, #1,091 of 3,650 launches that month and more than 50% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 5 years on.

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What it does

Your Mac is running a lot of things: easily sort and filter by agents/daemons owned by your user or the system, see what's running, and optionally edit its plist, start, stop, or reload. All from the terminal you are already using!

Rust/Cursive TUI for observing launchd agents and daemons - intellekthq/launchk

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