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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 4.7:
- New "Uninstall" menu option, which removes all traces of Platypus on a system
- New update mechanism using the Sparkle framework and appcasting
- Command line tool now supports reading script from STDIN
- Command line tool now supports XML plist option
- Migrated away from all deprecated Mac OS X API calls
- Minor interface tweaks
- Fixed bug where script permissions could be erroneously set, resulting in execution failure
- Fixed bug which caused Platypus to crash when creating Droplets
- Fixed bug with icon missing on "New Script" if CLI tool wasn't installed
- Fixed bug with enabled an empty menu item when no profiles were in Profiles list
Version 4.7:
- New "Uninstall" menu option, which removes all traces of Platypus on a system
- New update mechanism using the Sparkle framework and appcasting
- Command line tool now supports reading script from STDIN
- Command line tool now supports XML plist option
- Migrated away from all deprecated Mac OS X API calls
- Minor 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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StevenJayCohen 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
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Badgerone rated on 27 Jan 2012
Toosit rated on 27 Jan 2012
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CPa rated on 26 Jul 2011
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Yuletide rated on 16 May 2011