macOS Login items via Apple Script

login.sh

# https://developer.apple.com/library/archive/documentation/MacOSX/Conceptual/BPSystemStartup/Chapters/CreatingLoginItems.html
# https://stackoverflow.com/a/69404641

# Using Apple Script

# list loginitems
osascript -e 'tell application "System Events" to get the name of every login item'

# list details of login items
osascript -e 'tell application "System Events" to get the properties of every login item'

# output
# {{name:"EVO", path:"/Applications/EVO.app", class:login item, kind:"Application", hidden:false},
#  {name:"Cron", path:"/Applications/Cron.app", class:login item, kind:"Application", hidden:true}}

# add login item
osascript -e 'tell application "System Events" to make login item at end with properties {path:"/Applications/MyAppName.app", hidden:false}'

# delete login item
osascript -e 'tell application "System Events" to delete login item "MyAppName"'


# Using `defaults` CLI
defaults write loginwindow AutoLaunchedApplicationDictionary -array-add '{ "Name" = "Notes" ; "Path" = "/Applications/Notes.app"; "Hide" = 0; }'