Deployment Options
Customize how Mimiq behaves for your facility or environment.
Activating
Activating a license can be done via the API:
mimiq://activate?key=[your license key]
Deactivation works via the same mechanism:
mimiq://deactivate
Autostart
By default, Mimiq launches when you log into your computer, but you can control whether Mimiq autostarts.
In
Terminal.app
, tell Mimiq whether or not to autostart when you log into macOS.
Disable autostart
defaults write video.hedge.Mimiq.Mac launchAtLogin -bool false
Enable autostart
defaults write video.hedge.Mimiq.Mac launchAtLogin -bool true
Commit the setting in Mimiq.
If Mimiq has already launched (i.e. in the menu bar):
Quit Mimiq
Relaunch Mimiq.
Restart your Mac.
If Mimiq hasn't launched yet (i.e. not present in the menu bar):
Launch Mimiq.
Quit-then-relaunch Mimiq.
Restart your Mac.
Then, use this Terminal command to check Mimiq's current autostart setting:
defaults read video.hedge.Mimiq.Mac launchAtLogin
launchAtLogin = 0
- Mimiq will not autostart when you log into macOS.launchAtLogin = 1
- Mimiq autostarts when you log into macOS.
Hide volumes and Workspaces list
In
Terminal.app
, tell Mimiq whether or not to display the list of volumes and Workspaces after it launches.
Disable displaying the list of volumes and workspaces
defaults write video.hedge.Mimiq.Mac disableWindowPopup -bool true
Enable displaying the list of volumes and workspaces
defaults write video.hedge.Mimiq.Mac disableWindowPopup -bool false
Commit the setting in Mimiq.
If Mimiq has already launched (i.e. in the menu bar):
Quit Mimiq
Relaunch Mimiq.
Restart your Mac.
If Mimiq hasn't launched yet (i.e. not in the menu bar):
Launch Mimiq.
Quit-then-relaunch Mimiq.
Restart your Mac.
Then, you can use this Terminal command to check whether Mimiq will display its list of volumes and Workspaces after it launches:
defaults read video.hedge.Mimiq.Mac disableWindowPopup
disableWindowPopup = 1
- Mimiq will not display the list of volumes and Workspaces when you log into macOS, even if Mimiq launches when you log in.disableWindowPopup = 0
- Mimiq will display the list of volumes and Workspaces when you log into macOS.
Suppress app updates
In
Terminal.app
, tell Mimiq whether or not to display app update notifications after it launches.
Disable app update notifications
defaults write video.hedge.Mimiq.Mac disableUpdateNotifications -bool true
Enable app update notifications
defaults write video.hedge.Mimiq.Mac disableUpdateNotifications -bool false
Commit the setting in Mimiq.
If Mimiq has already launched (i.e. in the menu bar):
Quit Mimiq
Relaunch Mimiq.
Restart your Mac.
If Mimiq hasn't launched yet (i.e. not in the menu bar):
Launch Mimiq.
Quit-then-relaunch Mimiq.
Restart your Mac.
Then, use this Terminal command to check whether Mimiq will display app update notifications after it launches.
defaults read video.hedge.Mimiq.Mac disableUpdateNotifications
disableUpdateNotifications = 1
- Mimiq will not display app update notifications when you log into macOS.disableUpdateNotifications = 0
- Mimiq will display app update notifications when you log into macOS.
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