LaunchD Task Scheduler App Reviews

Tried getting cron to work for a bit and decided it wasn’t worth it. I then looked up how to do a scheduled launchd job and rolled my eyes when I saw the xml. I just wanted to have a script run. Found this little app and am very pleased. Very simple and works. It also has a decent icon which I know is shallow but a lot of these small utilities don’t so I appreciate it.

Installation and implementation of jobs was very simple. I had a question when I first started using the app and received a quick response from the developer. I have not had a single problem with the app. I highly recommend this app.

I set up my script to run as shown in one of the screenshots, but the scheduled time came and went, and nothing happened. No errors or anything.

if you are a novice, you might find some of the interface misleading. Like where it says "program/script", for example! Dont just be putting in your script there… its not gonna work. If you want to run an applescript, you better put put this: osascript /yourpath/yourscriptname.scpt and be sure to check the box "arguments" - the script path and name is an argument passed to the osascript PROGRAM. (if yer a Mac noob like me, you might not know that osascript is the program that executes the applescripts…) Anyway, after digging into system error logs, and after much Googling, I was able to figure this out, and get it running. And if you are as MacNoobnificent as myself, be warned that wherever your script lives, you need to make sure it has executable permissions. I did this via the console, cding to the folder where i put the script, and fixing up with chmod 777 MyScriptname.scpt ( and also chmod -x MyScriptName.scpt - just to be on the safe side). Once I got all that sorted, the LaunchD Task Scheduler worked just as advertised...

It is not clear to me wether it is the application or OS X itself, but none of the services I configured runned as expected. Don’t rely on it.

I find useful this app and it works good, but there is a problem on deleting jobs and even if I delete it, the job still working...

This was perfect for what I needed - allows me to schedule actions (drive reconnects etc directly through launchd). For new users, do make sure you understand the process for inserting things into launch (make sure you run apps from the contents of the app, rather than trying to run the app itself)

Great. Did exactly what I wanted and simply. I had previously made the mistake of buying a competing app which was more expensive (lingon). I was rather dissapointed and a little annoyed to be honest that I had not found this app sooner. Oh well you live and you learn! Tip: If you want a simple to use LaunchD app with lots of functionality this is the one. I would personally say avoid LINGON.

Simple, clean interface. Works well. I almost purchased lingon 3, as suggested on Nathan Griggs blog, but I read a few of the reviews. Then, I read the reviews for LaunchD Task Scheduler. This app makes life easier. Nice!

Excellent app, great price and amazing support!! This app saves me a bunch of time, works perfecly. The developer responds very quickly (even when the problem is my fault!) and is very helpful!

This tool makes it very easy to schedule apps to run or scripts. The interface is intuitive and simple. Potentially even more valuable, the support for this app is excellent. I asked a question on a Sunday afternoon and received a response back within 20 minutes. Very helpful. Nothing but good to say about it!

I bought this app so that I could schedule a script for repairing disk permissions periodically. A nice surprise was it shows all scheduled tasks, including ones that were created by the system and other applications. It’s a great tool for managing all of your scheduled tasks which are set to run through launchD. It’s super easy to use, intuitive and performs flawlessly.

I use this app to run little “applets” which keep local backups of my client websites current every night while I sleep. Bargain!

Promising, but disappointing. Initially starts up reading ~/Library/LaunchAgents but has no ability that I can see to open /Library nor set a preference to its LaunchAgents directory. Also failed to parse an existing valid .plist If all you want is to write LaunchAgents for your home directory it seems fine. If you want to edit installed .plist in your /Library it’s no good.

I had some initial problems getting it working and, as another reviewer mentioned, got immediate help via email on a Sunday afternoon. After several emails back and forth, we figured it out. For those that might run into the same problem, the ~/Library folder is hidden by default in Mac OS X v10.9. You have to unhide it for this program to work. Here’s the command: chflags nohidden ~/Library Once this is done, the application works great and really hands launchctl to you on a silver platter. I highly recommend it.

Initially, I was having some trouble getting the program to launch some AppleScripts that I had written, but due to the awesome customer support, I got it running in no time! The author of the program is quick to reply to emails asking questions and not only went back and forth several times to make sure that I got the app to do what I wanted, but he went the extra step to update the program so that future users like me won’t get confused. This app is powerful and so awesome!

As the previous reviewer said, all worked well, but I did need some help. Customer support was very quick (20 minutes) and after a couple of emails the issue was resolved.

Auto detection of my automator application stubs make this application even better! love it.

worth every penny.

Sometimes this app launches a scheduled job and sometimes it doesn’t. Web site offers no help. Very inconsistant results.