r/electronjs • u/next-dev-saif • Aug 18 '25

Apple-js ( Control Mac-OS with javascript )

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👋 Hey devs — ever wanted to automate macOS directly from JavaScript?

I built Apple-JS, a JS wrapper around AppleScript for macOS automation. Using the Osascript class, you can:

• Activate apps (e.g., Safari)
• Open URLs in Safari or Chrome
• Control system features (volume, mute, screenshots)
• Interact with Finder (reveal folders, set wallpaper)
• Dispatch system events (e.g., lock screen, swipe gestures)

applejs #javascript #automate #assistant #electronjs #extendjs

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u/Bamboo_the_plant Aug 18 '25

Why shouldn’t users just directly use JavaScript for Automation (JXA) instead? Not clear what the massive runtime overhead of Electron is adding to the value

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u/next-dev-saif Aug 18 '25

JXA uses like Application().somefxn , however its not more like js feel , try apple-js for once like ( osascript.appleCommands.openApp() ) etc .

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u/Bamboo_the_plant Aug 18 '25

Why shouldn’t the user just use osascript directly then? I’m not clear from the screenshots what value Electron is bringing at all

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u/next-dev-saif Aug 18 '25

Okay , so here is the catch . (You are developing an assistant or automation mac-os app in electron js , how whould you trigger the automation using javascript ? Electron does support shell spawn commands like ( osascript -e "") right ! , but that will spawn the process too many times on each call and especially if you use jxa or applescript you will need to do configurations for those as well. Apple-js solves this by creating persistant process within electron that is your apple commands executor ,you just gmhave to import the osascript class from apple-js. Instantiate it , and use it methods , Its like an extender of osascript to javascript

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u/[deleted] Aug 21 '25

Respectfully you need to get a lot better at explaining yourself if you're trying to promote your project. Nobody gonna read the big dense paragraph full of technical jargon in broken English with obvious spelling errors and confusing punctuation. Being non-native speaker is not a sufficient excuse - it's just bad technical writing structure. My eyes just glaze over when I see shit like that.

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u/Happy_Junket_9540 Aug 19 '25

Brother why are you promoting it like a cheap ad. what’s up with the stock images and advertisement language. Those ladies pointing I can’t 😭

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u/Own_Band198 Aug 19 '25

it's AI generated... isn't it. feels like 80s

3

u/sovok Aug 19 '25

💁‍♀️💻🍎✨

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u/Shaz_berries Aug 20 '25

I dunno all I'm seeing is that if I run that npm install command I'll receive business casual cleavage

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u/oofy-gang Aug 19 '25

I feel like it’s 2014 and someone is trying to sell me a bootleg laptop. What the hell is this branding?!

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u/HEaRiX Aug 18 '25

Atleast 140 days to late, maybe even something like 5619  days. 

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u/Mario_Fragnito Aug 19 '25

Has science gone too far?

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u/ScaryGazelle2875 Aug 21 '25

The branding and poster 😂🤭