salman-farooq-sh/mac-automation

A collection of scripts made using python, bash, applescript and Automator for the purpose of automating some repetitive tasks, packaged into a .app file for quick access from Spotlight, Alfred etc.

Some apps have been made through Script Editor.app and others through Automator.app, both of these come preinstalled with macOS.

How to differentiate between them?

Apps made through Automator have the Automator icon.
Apps with the other icon have been made through the Script Editor.

How to make changes to these .app files?

1. For an Automator app, launch Automator.app and for a Script Editor app, launch Script Editor.app.
2. Press ⌘ + O to show the open dialog.
3. Select the app you want to edit.

A brief description of all the apps:

• New Text Document.app: Creates a file named untitled in the current finder window.

• Restart WiFi.app: For the flaky WiFi I have which starts working if you restart it.

• Say Text.app: So that I can improve my pronunciation.

• Toggle Htc 10 Usb Tethering.app: Toggles USB Tethering on my phone without needing to leave the keyboard. Very hardcoded solution.

  • Runtime dependency: adb

• Toggle Insanity.app: A quick toggle for all the custom key remappings I have done so that my laptop can be usable for people besides me.

• Toggle Dark Mode.app: A global switch for toggling dark mode on everything. Currently affecting:

  • macOS dark mode
  • Sublime Text theme
  • VS Code to be added
  • More apps to be added

• Connect/Disconnect Headphones.app: Connect and disconnect paired bluetooth headphones.

  • Runtime dependency: blueutil

• Zip Selected.app: Make an archive from selected/highlighted files and folders in Finder.

• Move To Applications.app: Makes moving newly installed applications to the /Applications folder faster.