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Lingon lets you run things automatically on your Mac.
Features:
Features:
- Lingon can start an app, a script or run a command automatically when you want
- You can schedule it at a specific time, regularly or when something happens
- You can make sure that an app automatically restarts if it crashes
- Lingon can do all this for you and much more
What's New
Version 3.1:
- Added option to run job when a file or a folder has been modified
- Added option to run job on a given day of the month
- Added a warning and help to fix it when trying to run an uncompiled AppleScript
- Fixed a few possible issues when using complex commands in What
- Improved Help
- Some other bug fixes and improvements
Requirements
- Intel
- Mac OS X 10.7 or later
- 64-bit processor
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Lingon lets you run things automatically on your Mac.
Features:
Features:
- Lingon can start an app, a script or run a command automatically when you want
- You can schedule it at a specific time, regularly or when something happens
- You can make sure that an app automatically restarts if it crashes
- Lingon can do all this for you and much more
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Akjim reviewed on 13 Apr 2012
We need distributed sourcing and we need robust fully functional applications.
If you won't provide me these things I'll do without. I hope more people will see the dangers of Apple's app store and opt instead to use Macupdate as their preferred source, and purchase directly from the author. Vote with your money!
Excellent program, I will not purchase any upgrades to this or other applications through the apple app store. This is end of life for this application at my location. Revival only possible through a change of policy by the developer.
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Psychiatry reviewed on 06 Jan 2012
Lingon 2 allows you to modify system Launch Agents and Launch Daemons in addition to creating and modifying your own. It shows the system PLists in addition to your own. It allows you to use the administrator password to modify the system PLists. Lingon2 also has an expert mode which shows the full text of the Plists. This allows you to modify settings which aren't shown in the visual portion of the editor.
Lingon 3 only allows you to create and modify your own user Launch Agent and Launch Daemon Plists. It does not allow you to modify the system Plists nor create them. This is a HUGE LOST IN FUNCTIONALITY. Lingon 3's interface has also been dumbed down so much it is laughable. The loss of functionality is very very sad.
Lingon 2 is far superior to Lingon 3. Lingon 2 is available for now in the Mac App store for $5 and it worth the price. Unfortunately it won't be upgraded for Lion. But it works for Lion. However, you should check the settings on the expert side to make sure you aren't missing anything and that the visual interface doesn't wipe out some setting.
You can use other PList editors and even text editors to modify Plists in general. Lingon 2 and Lingon 3 make the process easier by visually presenting the settings to you.
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BlackMacX reviewed on 20 Oct 2011
I use Lingon to run a daily updater for my iTunes, RSS reader, mail and other such tools as well as a login Applescript that controls the order of my menubar items and also a web browser (and various cache (Flash, etc)) cleaner (for Firefox, Safari, Chrome and Camino) at scheduled times of the date.
Could it be better, yes; I have suggested the ability to include in the When section a day of the week function (like in many Cron apps). If it comes, great; if not, I'm fine with that.
It isn't a hard app to learn; but it's not for everyone and not for every situation; but I find it useful.
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I bought it some time ago thru MAS mainly as a way to thank the dev for making this great and useful tool.
Lingon 3 is not showing as an update but rather as a different app.
So aparently there's no way to go from version 2 to version 3 without fully buying it again.
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He pointed me to the proper FAQ regarding this question, that can be found here: http://sometimesitmatters.com/post/9781895447/faq-on-lingon-3-changes
My apologies to him for not finding this before posting here.
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Why have you made changes from version 2?
The App Store rules are great for users but they impose some strict regulations on us developers and that has meant that one or two features had to be removed, which is good for all of us in the long run.
Can I create a job for every user?
No, the Mac App Store rules forbid that you escalate privileges so you can’t save a file for every user, only the current.
Can I run a job as root?
No, there is no way to run it as root by using Lingon to comply with the Mac App Store rules.
Read the full details in the FAQ:
http://sometimesitmatters.com/post/9781895447/faq-on-lingon-3-changes
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Donmontalvo reviewed on 04 Sep 2011
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Ronadam reviewed on 24 Jul 2011
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There is no demo version. That's an old open source version, and it isn't even the latest one.
The related link that says it is for version 1.2.1 actually points to Smultron.
This is the correct address for the developer's web site:
http://www.peterborgapps.com/lingon/
Version 2.1.1 is the last free version, and the last one for 10.4, 10.5, and PowerPC:
http://sourceforge.net/projects/lingon/files/Lingon/2.1.1/LingonSource-2.1.1.zip/download
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http://sourceforge.net/projects/lingon/files/Lingon/2.1.1/Lingon-2.1.1.zip/download
The link previously posted is for the source code.
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bahama-mama rated on 06 Mar 2012
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Pewy rated on 13 Jan 2011
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