Changelog

1.3.6: Preference option to restore previously open Bunches when launching; Close launched Bunches when closing Bunch; Make !Name.bunch to close a bunch within a Bunch; Avoid infinite loops when opening/closing Bunches within Bunches (a Bunch can’t call itself)

1.3.5: New snippet url method (see docs); New x-success and x-delay parameters for all URL methods; New AppleScript method run snippet to mirror url handler; Allow default values for variables (${var:default}); Don’t freak out if variable placeholders are included in snippets but values are not provided when importing

1.3.3: Launch Bunches on startup with *.startup files; On/Off images for Bunches in menu bar mode; Allow Bunches to be launched like applications; If a Bunch is launched by another Bunch, affect its checkmark; Keyboard shortcuts in menu bar menu; Snippet files not found when they absolutely do exist; Better handling if a fragment isn’t matched; When a Bunch causes errors, gracefully ignore and continue processing other bunches

1.3.1: Handle Do Not Disturb commands on Big Sur; Add syntax for confirm dialog when loading snippets, e.g. <test.snippet ?"Load this snippet?"; Allow Option-click on checked Bunch to clear checkmark; AppleScript command “process text” to process raw Bunch commands

1.2.9: Better at maintaining “open” checkmarks; Reduce delay when storing and changing wallpaper; Add option to delay a launch or command with ~X at the end of line; Big Sur Dock Icon

1.2.8: add (audio mute) and (audio unmute) commands; allow separate input/output muting and volume commands; improved method for setting output volume

1.2.7: Allow !! to launch apps when closing a Bunch; Better error handling for unreadable Bunch files; Allow sections in snippets that can be called individually

1.2.2: Change escape codes for up and down from “\\p” and “\\n” to “\\u” and “\\d”; Add \\h delete, \\a home, \\e end escape codes; Allow leading and trailing space for [ typed string ] commands; Allow system key names in key commands, e.g. {@up}; Allow unicode characters for arrow keys, e.g. {@↑}; Allow hyphenated long-form commands, e.g. {opt-left opt-left cmd-shift-up}; Make about panel appear in foreground when running in menu bar mode

1.2.0: Ability to import “snippets” with variables for repeatable bunch actions

1.1.9: $BUNCH_DND environment variable for shell scripts, shows current Do Not Disturb state; $BUNCH_DOCK environment variable for shell scripts, shows current Dock visibility; $BUNCH_DESKTOP_ICONS environment variable for shell scripts, shows whether Desktop icons are visible

1.1.8: Send key commands using {@~w} in app file params; Type key sequences using [type this out] in app file params; Improve hiding all apps (@@)

1.1.7: New commands dark mode and dark mode off; Optimizations and fixes

1.1.6: Run commands when closing a Bunch: !(hide dock); Dock positioning commands: !(dock [left|right|bottom]); Launch At Login preference handling; Fixes Dock show/hide commands being reversed

1.1.5: Better reporting for Workflow errors; More dependable implementation for “@@” (hide all apps)

1.1.3: AppleScript improvements that will be invisible to the naked eye. Or really any end user.; Donate button twice in the menu bar version. Nobody needs that much prodding. I mean, you’re going to pitch in or you’re not, right?

1.1.2: Bunch can be automated with AppleScript; URL method setPrefs to change certain preferences from script; Bind bunch menu item states to a property so they’re always up-to-date

1.1.1: Additional environment variables for shell scripts; Updated Example.bunch with all the latest goodness; A script line (*&$) preceded by ! will only run that script when closing the Bunch; Status item submenu with Check For Updates (and Donate)

1.1.0: Preferences->”Run in Menu Bar” option; Preferences->”Launch at Login” option

1.0.10: Use & workflowname to run automator workflows; Use $ shell command to run shell scripts/commands; Menu command to clear checkmarks in toggle/single bunch mode (force launched Bunches to launch again); Url method raw for directly loading any Bunch-formatted file or directly passing bunch commands as a string; (dnd on) and (dnd off) commands for Do Not Disturb; Watch bunch folder for changes and refresh automatically; Launching or quitting a Bunch via url command now toggles launched state in Dock menu when Toggle Bunches is active

1.0.9: Add close method to url handler; Add toggle method to url handler; Allow url handler methods to toggle Bunch state in Dock Menu; Show an alert when commands fail to make it easier to diagnose and fix Bunches; Add LaunchBar, Alfred, and CLI scripts to documentation

1.0.8: Add percent (%) before app name to ignore it when quitting Bunch; Add XX as a filename to close all windows for the app\; Desktop icons commands: (hide desktop) and (show desktop)

1.0.7: Toggle Bunches mode, checkmark opened Bunches, click checkmarked Bunch to quit; Single Bunch Mode; Quit Apps in Bunch… submenu; Bunch commands (hide dock) (show dock)

1.0.5: New URL handler x-bunch:; Ability to change location of Bunches folder

1.0.4: Allow URL schemes (in addition to http); Test if app is running or hidden before launching, hiding, quitting; Use NSWorkspace instead of AppleScript where possible; Allow _ suffix to hide app (experimental)

1.0.2: Improve launch speed; Allow ![app name] to quit an app; Build for older macOS versions; Sort Bunches alphabetically in Dock menu

1.0.1: Remove cruft from app menus; Add “Show Bunches in Finder” to Dock and File menus