browser_remover_combined.sh

gistfile1.txt

#!/bin/bash

# Check if the app names are provided as a command line argument
if [ -z "$4" ]; then
    echo "Usage: $0 <app_names>"
    exit 1
fi

# Get the app names from the fourth argument and split them into an array
IFS="," read -ra app_names <<< "$4"

# SwiftDialog variables, these must be filled in or removed as variables
SDIcon="/Library/Management/Files/MMS.icns"
SDTitle="Your Title Here"
SDMessage="Your Message Here"

loggedInUser=$( scutil <<< "show State:/Users/ConsoleUser" | awk '/Name :/ && ! /loginwindow/ { print $3 }' )
loggedInUserHomeDir=$(echo ~$loggedInUser)

# Function to remove a file or directory if it exists, used at the end
remove_if_exists() {
    local file_or_dir="$1"
    if [ -e "$file_or_dir" ]; then
        rm -rf "$file_or_dir"
    fi
}

# Array to store results for JSON content
results=()

# Create the JSON content with proper indentation
json_content="{\"checkbox\": ["

# Iterate through app names
for app_name in "${app_names[@]}"; do
    app_path="/Applications/$app_name.app"
    if [[ -d "$app_path" ]]; then
        # Generate the dialog content for each app
        results+=("{\"label\": \"$app_name\", \"checked\": false, \"disabled\": false, \"icon\": \"$app_path\"}")
    fi
done

# Add the results to the JSON content
for ((i = 0; i < ${#results[@]}; i++)); do
    json_content+="${results[i]}"
    if ((i < ${#results[@]} - 1)); then
        json_content+=', '
    fi
done
json_content+="]}"

# Pass the JSON content to the 'dialog' command
selected_apps_json=$(echo "$json_content" | /usr/local/bin/dialog --messageposition top --checkboxstyle switch,small --jsonstring "$json_content" -i "$SDIcon" -t "$SDTitle" -m "$SDMessage")

# Iterate through the selected apps and execute removal actions
for app_name in "${app_names[@]}"; do
    if [[ "$selected_apps_json" == *"$app_name\" : \"true"* ]]; then
        echo "Selected app for removal: $app_name"
        app_path="/Applications/$app_name.app"

        pkill -f "$app_path" || true
        lines=$(pgrep -f "$(echo "$app_path" | sed -E 's/(.)/[\1]/')" | wc -l | xargs || true)
        if [[ $lines -gt 0 ]]; then
            /usr/local/bin/dialog --mini -t "$app_name is still running" -m "Please quit $app_name and try again" -i "$app_path"
            exit 1
        fi
        /usr/local/bin/dialog --width 300 --height 120 -t "Now removing $app_name" --titlefont "size=18" -i none --timer 3

        # Find and remove receipt files for the original app name
        bundle_identifiers=$(pkgutil --pkgs | grep -i "$app_name")
        app_no_spaces=$(echo "$app_name" | tr -d ' ')  # Remove spaces from app name

        # Loop through the bundle identifiers and generate the forget commands for the original app name
        for bundle_id in $bundle_identifiers; do
            forget_command="sudo pkgutil --forget $bundle_id"
            echo "Forgetting: $forget_command"
            eval "$forget_command"
        done

        lower_app=$(echo "$app_name" | tr '[:upper:]' '[:lower:]')
        lower_app_no_spaces=$(echo "$app_no_spaces" | tr '[:upper:]' '[:lower:]')  # Remove spaces from app name

        # Remove files and directories only if they exist
        remove_if_exists "$app_path"
        remove_if_exists "$app_no_spaces.app"  # Remove with spaces removed
        remove_if_exists "$loggedInUserHomeDir/Library/Application Support/$app_name.app"
        remove_if_exists "$loggedInUserHomeDir/Library/Application Support/$app_name"
        remove_if_exists "$loggedInUserHomeDir/Library/Containers/$app_name"*
        remove_if_exists "$loggedInUserHomeDir/Library/Caches/$app_name.app"
        remove_if_exists "$loggedInUserHomeDir/Library/Caches/$app_name"
        remove_if_exists "$loggedInUserHomeDir/Library/$app_name.app"
        remove_if_exists "$loggedInUserHomeDir/Library/Preferences/"*"$app_name"*".plist"
        remove_if_exists "$loggedInUserHomeDir/Library/Saved Application State/$app_name.savedState"
        remove_if_exists "$loggedInUserHomeDir/Library/WebKit/$app_name"
        remove_if_exists "$loggedInUserHomeDir/Library/Application Support/$lower_app.app"
        remove_if_exists "$loggedInUserHomeDir/Library/Application Support/$lower_app"
        remove_if_exists "$loggedInUserHomeDir/Library/Containers/$lower_app"*
        remove_if_exists "$loggedInUserHomeDir/Library/Caches/$lower_app.app"
        remove_if_exists "$loggedInUserHomeDir/Library/Caches/$lower_app"
        remove_if_exists "$loggedInUserHomeDir/Library/$lower_app.app"
        remove_if_exists "$loggedInUserHomeDir/Library/Preferences/"*"$lower_app"*".plist"
        remove_if_exists "$loggedInUserHomeDir/Library/Saved Application State/$lower_app.savedState"
        remove_if_exists "$loggedInUserHomeDir/Library/WebKit/$lower_app"

        # If the app name contains spaces, loop through the bundle identifiers for the app with spaces removed
        if [ "$app_name" != "$app_no_spaces" ]; then
            bundle_identifiers_no_spaces=$(pkgutil --pkgs | grep -i "$app_no_spaces")
            for bundle_id in $bundle_identifiers_no_spaces; do
                forget_command="sudo pkgutil --forget $bundle_id"
                echo "Forgetting: $forget_command"
                eval "$forget_command"
            done

            # Remove files and directories for the app with spaces removed
            remove_if_exists "$loggedInUserHomeDir/Library/Application Support/$lower_app_no_spaces.app"
            remove_if_exists "$loggedInUserHomeDir/Library/Application Support/$lower_app_no_spaces"
            remove_if_exists "$loggedInUserHomeDir/Library/Containers/$lower_app_no_spaces"*
            remove_if_exists "$loggedInUserHomeDir/Library/Caches/$lower_app_no_spaces.app"
            remove_if_exists "$loggedInUserHomeDir/Library/Caches/$lower_app_no_spaces"
            remove_if_exists "$loggedInUserHomeDir/Library/$lower_app_no_spaces.app"
            remove_if_exists "$loggedInUserHomeDir/Library/Preferences/"*"$lower_app_no_spaces"*".plist"
            remove_if_exists "$loggedInUserHomeDir/Library/Saved Application State/$lower_app_no_spaces.savedState"
            remove_if_exists "$loggedInUserHomeDir/Library/WebKit/$lower_app_no_spaces"
        fi
    fi
done

It certainly isn't perfect, but it serves our purpose for now.

Realised it doesn't do a proper removal for Brave Browser at all.

Tweaked it so you can pass the apps as a jamf variable $4. Untested.