Here you find a collection of random scripts that I have written over the years and that I make available to you for free. Enjoy!

randomScripts

Random Scripts

Tools 🛠

randomScripts 🧰

// Name: Show only active App (Heidi)
// Description: Hide all Apps except the one that is currently active
// Snippet: ..heidi
// Video: https://media.schmedu.com/videos/heidi.mp4
// Author: Eduard Uffelmann
// Twitter: @schmedu_
// Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/euffelmann/
// Website: https://schmedu.com

import "@johnlindquist/kit";

let processes = (
    await applescript(`
tell application "System Events"
    set listOfProcesses to (name of every process where background only is false)
end tell
`)
)
    .split(",")
    .map((process) => process.trim());

let apps = await select({ placeholder: "Select the App" }, processes);

await applescript(`
set myList to {${apps.map((app) => `"${app}"`).join(", ")}}
tell application "System Events"
    set visibleApps to name of every application process whose visible is true
    repeat with appl in visibleApps
        if myList does not contain appl then
            set visible of process appl to false
        else
            set the frontmost of process appl to true
        end if
    end repeat
    repeat with appl in myList
        set the frontmost of process appl to true
    end repeat
end tell
`);


Hide all Apps except the one that is currently active

Show only active App (Heidi)

// Name: Show only active App (Heidi)
// Description: Hide all Apps except the one that is currently active
// Author: Eduard Uffelmann
// Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/euffelmann/
// Twitter: @schmedu_
// Website: https://schmedu.com

import "@johnlindquist/kit";

let processes = (
    await applescript(`
tell application "System Events"
    set listOfProcesses to (name of every process where background only is false)
end tell
`)
)
    .split(",")
    .map((process) => process.trim());

let apps = await select({ placeholder: "Select the App" }, processes);

await applescript(`
set myList to {${apps.map((app) => `"${app}"`).join(", ")}}
tell application "System Events"
    set visibleApps to name of every application process whose visible is true
    repeat with appl in visibleApps
        if myList does not contain appl then
            set visible of process appl to false
        else
            set the frontmost of process appl to true
        end if
    end repeat
    repeat with appl in myList
        set the frontmost of process appl to true
    end repeat
end tell
`);


// Author: Eduard Uffelmann
// Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/euffelmann/
// Twitter: @schmedu_
// Website: https://schmedu.com

import "@johnlindquist/kit";

let processes = (
    await applescript(`
tell application "System Events"
    set listOfProcesses to (name of every process where background only is false)
end tell
`)
)
    .split(",")
    .map((process) => process.trim());

let apps = await select({ placeholder: "Select the App" }, processes);

await applescript(`
set myList to {${apps.map((app) => `"${app}"`).join(", ")}}
tell application "System Events"
    set visibleApps to name of every application process whose visible is true
    repeat with appl in visibleApps
        if myList does not contain appl then
            set visible of process appl to false
        else
            set the frontmost of process appl to true
        end if
    end repeat
    repeat with appl in myList
        set the frontmost of process appl to true
    end repeat
end tell
`);


Show only active App (Heidi) 🔧