Create an Executable Shortcut on macOS

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Eliran Wong edited this page Jun 1, 2022 · 13 revisions

Create an Executable Shortcut on macOS

With UBA installed, you can create an executable shortcut on macOS.

With that, you can launch UniqueBible.app from Applications directory or a spotlight search.

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Steps:

Open Automator

Launch Automator from Applications directory

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Choose "Application"

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Create a workflow

Drag the file UniqueBible/uba.py to the Automator.

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In search field, enter "open", and drag "Open Finder Items" to the area on the right side.

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Save as an Application
Change Icon

1 - Open Automator

4 - Change Icon

Right-click the UniqueBible app in Applications directory, and select "Get Info".

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Drag the UniqueBible.app icon from UniqueBible/htmlResources/UniqueBibleApp.png to the top part of the "Info" panel.

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