launch

A versatile command-line tool for opening URLs, specifying apps by ID, printing documents, and more
Oct 09, 2026
Rating:
4.0 on 2 votes
Category:
Productivity › Office Tools
Developer:
com.AutoDesSys
License:
Freeware
Total downloads:
25
Latest version:
1.6

Description

A versatile command-line program that can do everything open does and more. It can open URLs, specify applications by their creator or bundle ID, print documents, launch applications in the background, run Carbon applications in Classic mode, provide intelligible error reports, and show detailed information about any item on disk. It is a powerful tool that offers enhanced functionality for launching and managing applications on your Mac.

You can download launch 1.6 for Mac from our software library for free. The software belongs to Productivity Tools. This Mac download was checked by our antivirus and was rated as malware free. The bundle identifier for this app is com.mimio.launch.

The current installer available for download occupies 35 KB on disk. The most popular versions among launch for Mac users are 11.2, 1.1 and 1.0. The most frequent installer filename for the program is: launch-1.1.tar.gz. This free software for Mac OS X was originally designed by com.AutoDesSys.

From the developer:

launch does everything open (Apple's command-line launching program) does, and:
- opens URLs, directly or in your preferred helper application
- lets you specify applications by their four-character creator (e.g. 'ToyS') or Java-style bundle ID (e.g. com.apple.

You may want to check out more Mac applications, such as Linked Applications Launcher, Super Launch or Launch it!, which might be similar to launch.

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