JXA-Cookbook/JXA-Cookbook resource

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A community cookbook (hosted as a GitHub wiki) of examples and recipes for JavaScript for Automation (JXA) on macOS. It teaches how to control applications, run shell scripts, create command-line tools, and use dialogs with JavaScript instead of AppleScript.

Use cases

• learn how to script macOS apps with JavaScript
• create a shebang command-line script using JXA
• display alert and prompt dialogs from JavaScript for Automation
• run shell commands from a JXA script
• require npm modules inside JXA using Browserify
• find JXA examples beyond Apple's official documentation

When to choose

• you want to automate macOS applications using JavaScript instead of AppleScript
• you need practical, example-driven recipes for JXA tasks
• you are building macOS services or CLI scripts with JavaScript for Automation

When to avoid

• you need official, exhaustive API reference documentation
• you are scripting on platforms other than macOS
• you need a maintained library or tool rather than reference examples

Facets

learning-resource · maturity maintenance

documentation developer-tools cli operating-systems developer-tools tutorials jxa javascript-for-automation osascript apple-scripting cookbook wiki automation command-line macos javascript

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