TidBITS

macOS 26.4’s Script Editor Won’t Open Some Older AppleScripts

After upgrading to macOS 26.4, some users found Script Editor refusing to open certain older AppleScripts—even though most of the scripts still ran fine from apps like BBEdit. Here’s how to fix ...
TidBITS

#1797: OS 26.4 updates, Mac Pro discontinued, Script Editor issues in macOS 26.4, Input Source-related login failures, US router ban

Apple has discontinued the Mac Pro with no replacement planned. The move ends a 20-year run for Apple’s most expandable desktop, though the Mac Studio and Thunderbolt 5 have made its PCIe-based ...
Macworld

How to use Script Editor to re-authorize a balky AppleScript in macOS Catalina and later

If you’ve kicked around with a Mac for more than a few years and you read Macworld, you almost certainly have an AppleScript or seven that you rely on for certain custom features. I wrote a very ...
AppleInsider

How to get started with macOS AppleScript: dictionaries, syntax, and more

AppleScript is Apple's powerful automation language for macOS. Here's how to use it to speed up your workflow when using your Mac. AppleScript was born in the early 1990's at Apple in an attempt to ...
Ars Technica

Opening Chrome with URL via AppleScript works from Script Editor or bash; works only partially from launchd?

I am trying to schedule a refresh of a YouTube Stream Now stream, and the only way I've figured to do it is via reloading a particular YouTube URL*. I have an always-on Mac mini, so I wrote an ...