/LetsMove

A sample that shows how to move a running Mac application to the /Applications directory

Primary LanguageObjective-C

LetsMove

A sample project that demonstrates how to move a running Mac OS X application to the Applications folder.

Usage

Copy the following files into your project:

  • PFMoveApplication.h
  • PFMoveApplication.m
  • NSString+SymlinksAndAliases.h
  • NSString+SymlinksAndAliases.m

In your app delegate's "-[applicationWillFinishLaunching:]" method, call the PFMoveToApplicationsFolderIfNecessary function at the very top.

License

Public domain

Version History

  • 1.8

    • If the app is already there in the Applications folder but not writable, request authentication from user
    • Added Korean localization

  • 1.7.2

    • Fixed an exception that could happen.

  • 1.7.1

    • Refactoring

  • 1.7

    • Only move to ~/Appilcations directory if an app is already in there.

  • 1.6.3

    • Function calls deprecated in 10.7 no longer cause compile time warnings.
    • Added Simplified Chinese and European Portuguese localizations

  • 1.6.2

    • Garbage collection compatibility added
    • Use a new method to check if an application is already running on Mac OS X 10.6 systems or higher

  • 1.6.1

    • Use exit(0) to terminate the app before relaunching instead of [NSApp terminate:]. We don't want applicationShouldTerminate or applicationWillTerminate NSApplication delegate methods to be called, possibly introducing side effects.

  • 1.6

    • Resolve any aliases when finding the Applications directory

  • 1.5.2

    • Cleaned up the code a bit. Almost functionally equivalent to 1.5.1.

  • 1.5.1

    • Fixed a bug with clearing the quarantine file attribute on Mac OS X 10.5

  • 1.5

    • Don't prompt to move the application if it has "Applications" in its path somewhere

  • 1.4

    • Mac OS X 10.5 compatibility fixes

  • 1.3

    • Fixed a rare bug in the shell script that checks to see if the app is already running
    • Clear quarantine flag after copying
    • Compile time option to show normal sized alert supress checkbox button
    • German, Danish, and Norwegian localizations added

  • 1.2

    • Copy application from disk image then unmount disk image
    • Spanish, French, Dutch, and Russian localizations

  • 1.1

    • Prefers ~/Applications over /Applications if it exists
    • Escape key pushes the "Do Not Move" button

  • 1.0

    • First release

Requirements

Builds and runs on Mac OS X 10.4 or higher.

Code Contributors:

  • Andy Kim
  • John Brayton
  • Chad Sellers
  • Kevin LaCoste
  • Rasmus Andersson
  • Timothy J. Wood
  • Matt Gallagher
  • Whitney Young
  • Nick Moore

Translators:

  • Eita Hayashi (Japanese)
  • Gleb M. Borisov (Russian)
  • Wouter Broekhof (Dutch)
  • Rasmus Andersson / Spotify (French and Spanish)
  • Markus Kirschner (German)
  • Fredrik Nannestad (Danish)
  • Georg Alexander Bøe (Norwegian)
  • Marco Improda (Italian)
  • Venj Chu (Simplified Chinese)
  • Sérgio Miranda (European Portuguese)
  • Victor Figueiredo (Brazilian Portuguese)
  • AppLingua (Korean)