Lingon X is based on the great Lingon 3 and extends it with new features like running jobs as root and on multiple dates. It can also monitor all jobs in the background and show a notification when something changes. It is now even easier to use yet much more powerful. If you want to create or edit a launchd configuration file you can do that in Lingon through an assistant or in an easy graphical way (or through an built-in text editor, should you want to) Versions:. Download is for shareware version 2.3.8. Lingon X 8.1.1 for OS X 10.14.4-11.0. Lingon X 7.6.1 for OS X 10.14.4-11.0. Legacy versions.
Editor’s note: The following review is part of Macworld’sSummer of Mac Gems series. Each business day until the middle of August 2008, the Macworld staff will use the Mac Gems blog to briefly cover a favorite free or low-cost program. Visit the Mac Gems homepage for a list of past Mac Gems.
Peter Borg’s Lingon isn’t a program that everyone needs. But if you’re someone who tinkers with the Unix side of OS X, it may be of interest to you.
For years, the way to schedule tasks in Unix was through a scheduler known as cron. While cron is still supported in OS X, the approved method of scheduling tasks is a program known as launchd. Unfortunately, writing a launchd task is much more complex than writing a cron task–launchd requires a full XML plist file to set up scheduled tasks, whereas cron required a relatively-simpler text file.
Enter Lingon. Using a simple GUI, Lingon lets you easily create launchd tasks. You enter some information about your task, including the Unix program you’d like to run and the conditions under which that program will be run, click Save, and you’re done. If you desire, you can directly edit the XML by clicking the Expert Mode button–though I’ve never found a need to do so, at least with the relatively simple scheduling tasks I’ve used Lingon to create.
[prMac.com] Stockholm, Sweden - Lingon X 8 from Peter Borg Apps helps you to run whatever you want, whenever you want on your Mac. Lingon X can start an app, run a script or a command whenever you want. You can schedule it to run at a specific time, regularly or when something special happens. It can also make sure that an app or a script automatically restarts if it crashes.Lingon X is very easy to use yet extremely powerful. It is a fully featured launchd editor and has also many advanced features like running jobs as root and see the log for each job. It can also monitor all jobs in the background and show a notification when something changes.
The new Lingon X 8 is the best ever Lingon with many new features and improvements:Lingon X 6
* Use the new sidebar to just show the jobs you want to see
* Organize jobs with tags
* Can now set a custom icon for each job
* Create an app from a script to help with permissions
* Shows if a job is actually running
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* Shows your cron jobs* Simplified with a more elegant interface
* Improved how a new job is created and the info shown
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* Optimized for macOS Big Sur
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* Many, many other improvements and bug fixesSystem Requirements:
* macOS Mojave 10.14.4 or later
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What Is Lingon
Lingon X 8 is available now for $14.99 USD - upgrade and site licenses are available.