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Mac Apps Launcher

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List and launch applications on macOS.

Source code Documentation

What can you do with Mac Apps Launcher?

  • List all applications installed in the /Applications folder
  • Launch applications by name
  • Open files with specific applications

Install

The installation steps are in the documentation below. Documentation

Documentation

From the project's README on GitHub, refreshed weekly. Links open on GitHub.

Mac Apps Launcher MCP Server

A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server for launching and managing macOS applications.

Features

  • List all applications installed in the /Applications folder
  • Launch applications by name
  • Open files with specific applications

Installation

Add the following to your Claude Config JSON file

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "simulator": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "y",
        "@joshuarileydev/mac-apps-launcher-mcp-server"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Frequently asked questions

What is Mac Apps Launcher?

List and launch applications on macOS.

How do I install Mac Apps Launcher?

Follow the installation steps in its documentation, shown on this page and in its repository.

Is Mac Apps Launcher open source?

Its code is public on GitHub, but the repository does not declare a standard license.

Who maintains Mac Apps Launcher?

It is published by JoshuaRileyDev. AI.tn lists it but does not maintain or endorse it.

From the community awesome-mcp-servers lists and the project's GitHub repository. Listing is not an endorsement: review a server's code and permissions before giving it access to your data.