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Platypus is a developer tool for creating application wrappers around scripts. In other words, it creates Mac OS X applications that execute a script which is bundled within the application. Command line scripts can thus be run transparently from the graphical window environment, integrating seamlessly with the user interface.
Here are some of the features Platypus has to offer:
Here are some of the features Platypus has to offer:
- Supports shell scripts, Perl, Python, PHP, Ruby, Expect, Tcl, AppleScript
- Supports arbitrary interpreter -- thus support for any script type
- Executing scripts with root privileges via
What's New
Version 4.6:
- "Open" and "Save" menu item option for Platypus-created apps
- Applications can now be set as Services for text or file handling via Services menu
- Configurable document icon for Platypus apps
- New option to set custom arguments for script, not just interpreter, under "Args" (previously "Params")
- Command line tool now supports dumping profile property lists to stdout (see man page)
- Additional interpreter presets: zsh and tcsh
- Extended documentation and FAQ
- New "Edit" button and contextual menu item for Bundled Files List.
- New FastDMGMounter example
- Platypus now defaults to using binary-format property lists. This can be set to XML in create panel.
- Status Bar apps now gracefully remove their status bar item before exiting
- Removed app path as first arg option, it's unnecessary and confusing. App path == $CWD/../..
- Various interface refinements
- Migrated all images to optimized PNGs for smaller file sizes
- Now using LLVM for builds instead of GCC, which makes for smaller code size
- Changed "New Script" preset contents to be a "Hello, World" example in the selected language
- Fixed bug with script path text field tab autocomplete
- Fixed bug in shell command generator which errenously inversed the logic of the -R flag
- Fixed bug which caused crash when editing file in Bundled Files list using built-in editor.
- Fixed bug where text font settings would not be applied
- Fixed bug with contextual menus in Arguments window
- Fixed bug where custom image data application icons failed to be created
- Fixed bug where "Icon" display mode status item would erroneously display a default title
- "Run in background" applications no longer set themselves as front process with output mode "None"
11/12/2011 - Version 4.5
- Upgraded to XCode 4 for builds. Platypus and generated applications now require Mac OS X 10.5 or later
- Dropped PowerPC support. All binaries are now 32-bit/64-bit Intel only
- New Examples menu with a number example profiles, scripts and presets demonstrating Platypus features
- Support for accepting dragged text snippets as arguments to script
- Platypus now displays a progress bar with status messages while creating applications
- New "Create app on script file change" option, which automatically creates and launches a Platypus application when you save changes to script.
- Due to popular demand, "droppable" apps now run script on launch, not just when files are dropped
- "Open in Editor" option for bundled files
- Interface refactored to be always in what was previously "Advanced mode"
- Better handling of icons for apps
- More accurate estimated final app size
- New "Launch app on creation" option in Platypus, to facilitate development workflow
- "Runs in background" windows now come to the front on launch
- Improved application icon and preset icons (512x512px representations)
- Updated man page for command line tool
- Open Recent menu uses Apple's API
- Main window no longer accepts locally dragged and dropped icon files
- Icon view no longer erroneously recognizes locally originating drags as valid
- Revised and extended documentation
- Fixed a text encoding bug with "Secure" scripts
- Fixed text encoding bug in built-in text editor
- Fixed bug in drag and drop handling in Platypus application
- Removed environment editing and signature settings [redundant and obsolete, respectively]
- Removed English.lproj from created apps. It's not need with current lack of localization support.
- Fixed bug in drag and drop on Web View
- Updated to IconFamily 0.9.4
- New FAQ section in the documentation which addresses common questions and issues
- Fixed a bug where droplet apps would lock up on cancelled authentication
- Fixed bug in command line tool where nib parameter was ignored
- Platypus no longer embeds icon data in profiles, which results in smaller file sizes
- A variety of other small bug fixes all over the codebase
- Platypus now identifies .command files as shell scripts
- Additional interpreter pre-set options (/usr/bin/env and /bin/bash)
- Command line tool now no longer requires destination path parameter, defaulting to [name-of-script].app as destination package
- Platypus now recognises more script type suffix variants (e.g. rbx, objpy, osacript, etc.)
- Command line tool now defaults to compiling nib file (can be disabled with -l flag)
- Command line tool is now more intelligent about automatically detecting script type, interpreter, autogenerating bundle identifier, etc. Command line tool parameters change from '-c scriptPath [appName]' to 'scriptPath [appName]'
- More intelligent automatic app name generation based on script filename
Version 4.6:
- "Open" and "Save" menu item option for Platypus-created apps
- Applications can now be set as Services for text or file handling via Services menu
- Configurable document icon for Platypus apps
- New option to set custom arguments for script, not just interpreter, under "Args" (previously "Params")
- Command line tool now supports dumping profile property more...
Requirements
Intel, Mac OS X 10.5 or later
Intel, Mac OS X 10.5 or later
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Platypus is a developer tool for creating application wrappers around scripts. In other words, it creates Mac OS X applications that execute a script which is bundled within the application. Command line scripts can thus be run transparently from the graphical window environment, integrating seamlessly with the user interface.
Here are some of the features Platypus has to offer:
Platypus is free, open-source software and is distributed under the terms and conditions of the Free Software Foundation's GNU General Public License. It is written for the Cocoa application programming interfaces.
Here are some of the features Platypus has to offer:
- Supports shell scripts, Perl, Python, PHP, Ruby, Expect, Tcl, AppleScript
- Supports arbitrary interpreter -- thus support for any script type
- Executing scripts with root privileges via Apple's Security Framework
- Drag and drop files, which are passed to the script as arguments
- Graphical feedback of script execution: progress bar or text window with script output
- Can create applications which run in the background
- Sophisticated app bundle configuration for associated file types, identifier, version etc.
- Graphical interface for bundling support files with script
- Built-in script editor, or linking with external editor of choice
- Set own application icon or select from presets
- Command line tool for automating script application bundling
Platypus is free, open-source software and is distributed under the terms and conditions of the Free Software Foundation's GNU General Public License. It is written for the Cocoa application programming interfaces.
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Olavimmanuel reviewed on 19 Jul 2011
A few bugs, notably using menu item as output, but I see that this may be fixed in the next v.
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My scripts that worked perfectly well under version 4 now only get the path to the application in $1, but $2 is always empty.
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Steven Jay Cohen reviewed on 22 May 2007
I depend on this app so often! A must have!
Anonymous reviewed on 21 May 2005
NOTE: I'm not trying to start an argument here, just trying to warn the developer that they could get in trouble.
amake reviewed on 28 Jan 2005
Anonymous reviewed on 14 Jan 2005
Chizz! Deak! Shenanigans!
Anonymous reviewed on 13 Jan 2005
+3
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CPa rated on 26 Jul 2011
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Yuletide rated on 16 May 2011