If you did not have a bash script already, I'd tell you to do as per the [answer][1] given by XXXXXX. But if your already have a bash script (say, named `~/open_apps.sh`), you can create an Apple Script with the Script Editor application that says: ```applescript do shell script "~/open_apps.sh" ``` And then, Save the script to your Desktop, for instance, using Application as the file format, leaving unchecked the checkboxes for Show startup screen and Stay open after run handler. [1]: https://apple.stackexchange.com/a/430494/9314