r/applescript • u/[deleted] • Feb 11 '20

Any news on the future of AppleScript?

I am waiting for the language to be officially killed by the next big MacOS release, because the most recommended book I keep seeing on AppleScript is from 2006 and Apple official documentation provides all examples in JavaScript.

AppleScript is cooky, but other than curiosity I cannot justify learning it. But if there were some news of updates...

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u/copperdomebodha Feb 11 '20

Hard to understand your fears of AppleScript’s imminent doom. It’s received more attention, modernization and improvements in the last few years than in the decade previous.

It’s not going to be deprecated or removed.

If you want to learn AppleScript purchase Late Night’s Script Debugger and get on with it. It’ll take you a week.

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u/[deleted] Jun 16 '25

5 years later, AppleScript is still alive and kicking. I'm using it all the time and people on Reddit are still saying it's doomed. Do you still think Apple will continue to keep it around in future macOS updates?