2 files changed, 20 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/synchronizer/CMakeLists.txt b/synchronizer/CMakeLists.txt
index 9c422e6..3ea5521 100644
--- a/synchronizer/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/synchronizer/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -15,4 +15,7 @@ target_link_libraries(${PROJECT_NAME}
     KAsync
     ${CMAKE_DL_LIBS}
 )
+if(APPLE)
+    target_link_libraries(${PROJECT_NAME} "-framework CoreFoundation")
+endif()
 install(TARGETS ${PROJECT_NAME} ${KDE_INSTALL_TARGETS_DEFAULT_ARGS})
diff --git a/synchronizer/main.cpp b/synchronizer/main.cpp
index 479a0bf..1a79622 100644
--- a/synchronizer/main.cpp
+++ b/synchronizer/main.cpp
@@ -38,6 +38,9 @@
 #include "log.h"
 #include "test.h"
 #include "definitions.h"
+#ifdef Q_OS_OSX
+#include <CoreFoundation/CoreFoundation.h>
+#endif
 
 static Listener *listener = nullptr;
 
@@ -226,6 +229,20 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 
     qInstallMessageHandler(qtMessageHandler);
 
+#ifdef Q_OS_OSX
+    if (CFBundleRef mainBundle = CFBundleGetMainBundle()) {
+        // get the application's Info Dictionary. For app bundles this would live in the bundle's Info.plist,
+        // for regular executables it is obtained in another way.
+        CFMutableDictionaryRef infoDict = (CFMutableDictionaryRef) CFBundleGetInfoDictionary(mainBundle);
+        if (infoDict) {
+            // Add or set the "LSUIElement" key with/to value "1". This can simply be a CFString.
+            CFDictionarySetValue(infoDict, CFSTR("LSUIElement"), CFSTR("1"));
+            // That's it. We're now considered as an "agent" by the window server, and thus will have
+            // neither menubar nor presence in the Dock or App Switcher.
+        }
+    }
+#endif
+
     //Necessary to hide this QGuiApplication from the dock and application switcher on mac os.
     qputenv("QT_MAC_DISABLE_FOREGROUND_APPLICATION_TRANSFORM", "true");
     QGuiApplication::setAttribute(Qt::AA_PluginApplication);