Click the "+" button beneath the current list of Mac startup programs, then browse your filesystem to find the Mac application you want to automatically start up when you log in, or.To add your own Mac startup item, take one of these two approaches: If you have multiple user login accounts on your Mac system, Step 1 is to log into your Mac as the desired user.Ģ) Click the Apple icon in the Mac menu bar, then click System Preferences.ģ) Click the Accounts icon on the System Preferences dialog:Ĥ) Make sure the right user is selected in the "My Accounts" pane on the Accounts dialog, and then click the Login Items tab:ĥ) Add the desired program to the Mac Login Items pane.Īs you can see from the following image, the Login Items pane will show all the applications that have already been configured as Mac startup applications: Here are the steps you'll need:ġ) Log in to your Mac as the desired user. For instance, you may know that when you log in to your Mac, you're always going to want to run Mail or Safari, or you may want to run a remote control application like VNC.Īdding a Mac startup process is a simple process. There are many reasons for configuring a Mac application to be an automatic Mac startup program. For other Mac applications, like a command line program, the approach is different, and I'll cover that in a separate article. If you have a normal Mac application that you want to setup as a Mac startup program (also called a Mac "startup item"), the process is fairly simple, and I'll demonstrate the approach in this article. Mac startup/login programs FAQ: How do I set up a Mac program to automatically startup when I log in?
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