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Apple’s macOS has long allowed users to automatically run apps upon login, but in macOS Ventura, Apple has moved them. Here’s how to find and access Login Items.
Since its initial release in 2000, macOS has always allowed users to add things to run when logged into the system. Login Items are still accessible through the System Settings app, but buried a bit in Ventura.
In 2022, Apple moved the list of login items from the Users & Groups Preferences pane to the General Preferences menu.
How to Access Login Items in macOS Ventura
To access Login Items, open the /Applications/System Settings application and, on the left, click General. Next, right-click Login Items. At the top of the next pane, there is a section called “Open at login”.
To add an app, click the “+” button in the lower left corner, then navigate to the app you want to run on login and click the Open button.
You can remove an item from the list to run it on login by clicking the “-” button.
In Ventura, you can also enable and disable background apps individually in the “Allow in background” section under “Open at login”.
Some third-party installers may add items to the Open at Login list when you run an installer. Check back regularly to see what items have been added to the list.
A quick Finder shortcut to add items to the Open at Login list is to right-click or click an item in the Dock and select Options->Open at Login from the context menu.
After you add items to the Open at Login list, the next time you log into your Mac, each item will automatically run.