macOS Dock Icon

[hassandraga]

WebUI runs the web browser using this command:
open --new -a "Google Chrome.app" --args --user-data-dir="/Users/_USER_NAME_HERE_/.WebUI/WebUIChromeProfile" --no-first-run --no-proxy-server --safe-mode --disable-extensions --disable-background-mode --disable-plugins --disable-plugins-discovery --disable-translate --disable-features=Translate --bwsi --disable-sync --disable-sync-preferences --disable-component-update --allow-insecure-localhost --app=http://localhost:12345

After the window closes, macOS, by default, keeps the recently used app icons in the Dock. The user can click right and remove the icon, but this is certainly frustrating.

This issue exists in other popular software like Microsoft Visual Code (microsoft/vscode#60579, microsoft/vscode#102975).

You can copy this command and paste it into your macOS terminal to quickly test it, and please if you find any fix/workaround please let us know. Thank you.

[hassandraga]

macOS WebView in WebUI v2.5.0 is considered a new option.

[AlbertShown]

This command will create the Google Chrome dock icon issue:

open --new -a "Google Chrome.app" --args --app=https://google.com

But according to (microsoft/vscode#60579, microsoft/vscode#102975), I hope this command should not create the dock icon issue.

open -b com.google.Chrome --args --app=https://google.com

Can anyone with a macOS confirm this please?

[scomx]

I'm not exactly sure what problem is being discussed but here goes...

On MacOS 15.3.2 Sequoia, open -b com.google.Chrome --args --app=https://google.com will:

• If no Chrome instance is running: opens a new Chrome window and creates a dock icon.
• If a Chrome instance is already running: Focuses the Chrome window and the latest used tab. No duplicate dock icons are created.

In both cases, when closing the Chrome window the dock icon remains with "running in the background" indicator (small dot under icon). To close/remove it one has to right-click the icon and select Quit then Options->Remove from Dock

[hassandraga]

Thank you guys for investigating on this. I'm currently working on it on my personal mac.
The goal here is to open and close a web browser window without running in the background or dock icon.

[AlbertShown]

alias code="open -b com.microsoft.VSCode"
Source: microsoft/vscode#139634 (comment)

[hassandraga]

alias webuiTest="open -b com.google.Chrome --args --app=https://google.com"
webuiTest

Still have the icon issue.

[AlbertShown]

I tested open vscode://file_pathe, works but can't use it with a web browser or WebView.