How to open native mail in osx app
To open the native Mail app in macOS from your app, you can use the following methods:
Method 1: Using the open
command
You can use the open
command in your app to open the Mail app. The syntax is:
open -a Mail
This will open the Mail app and create a new window.
Method 2: Using the NSWorkspace
class
You can use the NSWorkspace
class to open the Mail app programmatically. Here's an example:
import AppKit
let workspace = NSWorkspace.shared
workspace.open([URL(fileURLWithPath: "/Applications/Mail.app")])
This will open the Mail app and create a new window.
Method 3: Using the NSWorkspace
class with a URL
You can also use the NSWorkspace
class to open the Mail app with a specific URL. For example, to open the Mail app with a new email composed to a specific address:
import AppKit
let workspace = NSWorkspace.shared
let url = URL(string: "mailto:[email protected]")!
workspace.open([url])
This will open the Mail app with a new email composed to the specified address.
Method 4: Using the LSOpenFromURLs
function
You can use the LSOpenFromURLs
function to open the Mail app with a specific URL. For example:
#include <LaunchServices/LaunchServices.h>
CFArrayRef urls = CFArrayCreate(NULL, (const void **)&url, 1, NULL);
LSOpenFromURLs(urls, NULL);
CFRelease(urls);
This will open the Mail app with a new email composed to the specified address.
Note that these methods require the Mail app to be installed and configured on the user's system. If the Mail app is not installed or is not configured, these methods will not work.