Platypus 3.4

Description: Platypus is a Mac OS X development tool for creating application wrappers around scripts, i.e. creating Mac OS X applications that execute a script they are bundled with. Scripts thus run transparently from the graphical window environment, facilitating their execution and blending seamlessly into the user interface.Platypus sports the following features:Authentication dialog for executing script with privilegesSetting custom icons for script applicationsScripts receive paths of dropped files as argumentsScripts receive path to application bundle via $1 (ARGV[0])Interface for copying support files into application bundleSupport for Shell, Perl, Ruby, PHP, Python, Tcl, Expect, AppleScriptSupport for arbitrary interpreter definition -- which effectively means support for any kind of interpreted scripting languageApps can be set to run in the backgroundApps can print script output into a text windowScript encryption and checksumming for secure applicationsCommand line utility for automating the creation of applications

Keywords: development application encryption utility scripts secure script window 

Requirements: Mac OS X 10.3.9; File size: 2048 kb; Updated: 2006-10-20