{"podcast":{"title":"AppleVis Podcast","slug":"applevis-podcast-165328","podcast_index_feed_id":165328,"rss_url":"https://www.applevis.com/feed/podcasts","website_url":"https://www.applevis.com","image_url":"https://www.applevis.com/sites/default/files/podcast.png","author":"AppleVis Podcast","episode_count":813,"summary":"AppleVis is the go-to resource for blind and low vision users of Apple technologies. Our Podcast discusses the latest in Apple vision accessibility. Topics cover OS and accessibility features, apps, interviews with developers, roundtable discussions, and more - centering around accessing the maximum potential of Apple hardware, software, and services. Tune in to learn how you can get the most out of your Apple devices, hear the latest accessibility news, and more.","last_synced_at":"2026-09-15T08:20:13.515437+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/applevis-podcast-165328"},"episode":{"title":"How to Manage Login Items on macOS","slug":"how-to-manage-login-items-on-macos","published_at":"2026-01-19T00:37:07+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/applevis-podcast-165328/how-to-manage-login-items-on-macos","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/applevis-podcast-165328","url":"https://www.applevis.com/podcasts/how-manage-login-items-macos","audio_url":"https://www.applevis.com/sites/default/files/podcasts/AppleVisPodcast1701.mp3","summary":"In this episode, Tyler demonstrates how to manage login items on macOS. If there are certain apps or files that you always want open, you can configure them to open automatically when logging into your Mac. To do this, go to System Settings > General > Login items & Extensions, click Add, and select the item in the open dialog. To delete a login item, select it in the table and click Remove. Alternatively, items in the Dock can be added as login items by selecting them and choosing \"open at login\" from the \"options\" submenu in the item's context menu (accessed by pressing VO-Shift-M); uncheck this option to remove it. In addition to login items, Login items & Extensions Settings allows you to manage background items, processes that run even if the app is not open in order to complete certain tasks or respond to changing conditions, such as checking for and installing updates. If there are certain apps you don't want to be able to run background processes, for example, if they're utilizing a disproportionate amount of system resources, you can toggle them off under the \"App background activity\" heading; however, keep in mind that disabling an app's background processes may cause the app to not work as expected, so you may wish to perform additional research before doing so to determine those processes’ functions. If, after uninstalling an app, its background items still appear in this list, you may need to manually delete the files that the app deposited, which can typically be found in the \"Launch Agents\" folders, one of which is in your user Library folder (~/library) and the other in the Library folder at the root of your startup disk (/library), as well as the \"Launch Daemons\" folder in the Library folder at the root of your startup disk. Transcript Di…","meta_description":"In this episode, Tyler demonstrates how to manage login items on macOS. If there are certain apps or files that you always want open, you can configure th…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":null,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/applevis-podcast-165328/episodes/how-to-manage-login-items-on-macos/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/applevis-podcast-165328/how-to-manage-login-items-on-macos.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}