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tudor5808 Author

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Automator to run tasks at a scheduled time?

Is there any way Automator will open an app at a certain time?

MacBook Air 13″, macOS 11.4

Posted on May 27, 2021 1:01 AM

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Camelot

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Posted on May 27, 2021 2:00 PM

There is no built-in scheduler in Automator.

Your options include:

Using Calendar.app, with an event set to run an AppleScript, or with your workflow saved as a Calendar Alarm
Using cron, launchd, or some other external scheduler to launch your script/application.

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