From 5fd43ae08edc17c6847883e3255095158d22fe50 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Abdullah Atta <abdullahatta@streetwriters.co>
Date: Tue, 28 Jul 2026 13:37:41 +0500
Subject: [PATCH] desktop: fix auto start with minimized window on macos

---
 apps/desktop/src/main.ts | 20 ++++++++++++++++++--
 1 file changed, 18 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/main.ts b/apps/desktop/src/main.ts
index 3bf553903..c1d5307e3 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/main.ts
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/main.ts
@@ -92,6 +92,17 @@ async function createWindow() {
   const cliOptions = await parseArguments(process.argv);
   setTheme(getTheme());
 
+  // this workaround is necessary because macos doesn't support
+  // the --hidden flag when launching the app on startup
+  if (
+    process.platform === "darwin" &&
+    app.getLoginItemSettings().wasOpenedAtLogin &&
+    config.desktopSettings.autoStart &&
+    config.desktopSettings.startMinimized
+  ) {
+    cliOptions.hidden = true;
+  }
+
   const mainWindowState = new WindowState({});
   const mainWindow = new BrowserWindow({
     show: !cliOptions.hidden,
@@ -141,8 +152,13 @@ async function createWindow() {
   mainWindow.setMenuBarVisibility(false);
   mainWindowState.manage(mainWindow);
 
-  if (cliOptions.hidden && !(config.desktopSettings.minimizeToSystemTray
-    || config.desktopSettings.closeToSystemTray))
+  if (
+    cliOptions.hidden &&
+    !(
+      config.desktopSettings.minimizeToSystemTray ||
+      config.desktopSettings.closeToSystemTray
+    )
+  )
     mainWindow.minimize();
 
   await mainWindow.webContents.loadURL(`${createURL(cliOptions, "/")}`);