One feature that does a great job with that very thing is called Login Items. When you add an app as a Login Item, that app will always automatically start as soon as you log in to the desktop. To some, that may not sound like much. After all, it only takes a couple of clicks to launch an app, right? But what if you’re constantly on the go and, for whatever reason, have to regularly power off your laptop? When you log back in, you have to restart all the apps you use. That’s not terribly efficient. Also: What is MacOS Stage Manager and how do you enable it? I want to show you how easy it is to add apps such that they’ll start upon login. Although this isn’t a game-changer, it might also help you to know how to remove apps from startup, if you happen to have pesky apps that you don’t need to open right away.
How to configure apps to start upon login with MacOS
Let’s get into it.
Requirements
The only thing you’ll need is a device running MacOS, so a MacBook Pro, MacBook Air, or iMac will do just fine. One thing to keep in mind is the version of MacOS you use might not be the same as mine. I’ll be demonstrating on MacOS Ventura v13.0. If you’re using a version of the operating system that is older, the location of the Login Items will be different. The good thing is that MacOS makes it pretty easy to find these things. With that said, it’s time to add an application or two to the login.
Removing apps from the Login Items list
If either you find you no longer want that app to start at login, or you’ve found somehow that rogue apps managed to get configured to do so, to remove them all you have to do is go back to Login Items, select the app you want to remove, and click - (the minus sign). Also: How to force-quit a stubborn app in MacOS And that’s all there is to adding apps such that they automatically start as soon as you log in to your MacOS device.
