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plutil

1 techniquemacOSLOOBinsGPL-3.0

Set app to run with dock icon hidden

Defense EvasionmacOS

plutil can be used to set the "LSUIElement" attribute to true which will force the targeted app to run without the UI and dock icon.

plutil -insert LSUIElement -string "1" /Applications/TargetApp.app/Contents/Info.plist
Evidence
Upstream reference
Environment
Local host
Compatibility
Imported from LOOBins; availability and behaviour depend on macOS version, privacy permissions and installed components. Not lab tested here.
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