[GH-ISSUE #1145] Make MonitorControl start work before starting MacOS (before login)? #676

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opened 2026-05-05 06:29:13 -06:00 by gitea-mirror · 1 comment

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Originally created by @slepoy1 on GitHub (Aug 24, 2022).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/MonitorControl/MonitorControl/issues/1145

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Hello. Is it possible to make MonitorControl start work before typing password (during OS loading)? Thanks.

Originally created by @slepoy1 on GitHub (Aug 24, 2022). Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/MonitorControl/MonitorControl/issues/1145 ### Before opening the issue, have you...? - [X] Searched for existing issues ### Discussion Hello. Is it possible to make MonitorControl start work before typing password (during OS loading)? Thanks.

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@waydabber commented on GitHub (Aug 26, 2022):

Unfortunately this is not normally possible. You might be able to use launchctl to start the app as root but this is entirely untested and it might not produce the desired results (also the app quite heavily relies on the menubar being available).

@waydabber commented on GitHub (Aug 26, 2022): Unfortunately this is not normally possible. You might be able to use `launchctl` to start the app as root but this is entirely untested and it might not produce the desired results (also the app quite heavily relies on the menubar being available).

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