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#!/bin/bash |
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# =============================================== |
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# ActivityWatch hidden setup for macOS |
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# Author: ChatGPT (for Duy) |
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# =============================================== |
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set -e |
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APP_PATH="/Applications/ActivityWatch.app" |
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PLIST_PATH="$HOME/Library/LaunchAgents/com.activitywatch.daemon.plist" |
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INFO_PLIST="$APP_PATH/Contents/Info.plist" |
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echo "🔧 Setting up ActivityWatch background service..." |
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# 1️⃣ Check if app exists |
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if [ ! -d "$APP_PATH" ]; then |
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echo "❌ ActivityWatch.app not found in /Applications." |
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echo "Please install ActivityWatch first from https://activitywatch.net" |
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exit 1 |
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fi |
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# 2️⃣ Add LSUIElement flag to hide Dock icon |
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echo "🫥 Hiding ActivityWatch Dock icon..." |
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sudo /usr/libexec/PlistBuddy -c "Add :LSUIElement bool true" "$INFO_PLIST" 2>/dev/null || \ |
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sudo /usr/libexec/PlistBuddy -c "Set :LSUIElement true" "$INFO_PLIST" |
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sudo touch "$APP_PATH" |
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# 3️⃣ Create LaunchAgent |
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echo "⚙️ Creating LaunchAgent plist..." |
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mkdir -p "$HOME/Library/LaunchAgents" |
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cat > "$PLIST_PATH" <<EOF |
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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> |
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<!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple Computer//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" |
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"http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd"> |
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<plist version="1.0"> |
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<dict> |
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<key>Label</key> |
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<string>com.activitywatch.daemon</string> |
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<key>ProgramArguments</key> |
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<array> |
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<string>$APP_PATH/Contents/MacOS/aw-qt</string> |
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</array> |
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<key>RunAtLoad</key> |
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<true/> |
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<key>KeepAlive</key> |
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<true/> |
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<key>StandardOutPath</key> |
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<string>/tmp/activitywatch.log</string> |
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<key>StandardErrorPath</key> |
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<string>/tmp/activitywatch.err</string> |
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</dict> |
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</plist> |
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EOF |
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# 4️⃣ Load LaunchAgent |
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echo "🚀 Loading LaunchAgent..." |
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launchctl unload "$PLIST_PATH" 2>/dev/null || true |
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launchctl load "$PLIST_PATH" |
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# 5️⃣ Hide app from Finder |
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echo "🙈 Hiding app from Finder..." |
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sudo chflags hidden "$APP_PATH" |
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echo "✅ ActivityWatch setup complete!" |
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echo "It will now run silently in the background on startup." |
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echo "Check status with: launchctl list | grep activitywatch" |
