While this isn’t its primary focus, Lingon X is the best tool I’ve found for beginner through advanced users. I was directed to Lingon by a colleague for a reason other than scheduling, though: to troubleshoot startup problems.
Programmers and those who work directly with Unix commands, PHP scripts, shell scripts, and other code will find the ease of setting up and scheduling jobs enormously better than working at the command line. Choosing “Launch again if crashes” in step 4 above can ensure it’s always available. Control how and when it’s run at one or more recurring intervals, whether it’s launched at startup, and whether it restarts if it crashes.įor instance, if you always want a specific app active whenever you’re using macOS, setting it as a startup application should work-but it could crash, you could quit it by accident, or macOS could decide it’s not active.Enter the text for a script or command or select an application or shortcut.Select Application, Script, Command, or Shortcut.(That last option may be required for certain low-level tasks and should be used with care.) Name the scheduled action and pick whether it should run for just your logged-in macOS user, all users, or as root.In Lingon, click the + icon at the top of the window, and the app guides you through four steps:
Set up recurring schedules for actions, like a Shortcut or script.