How do I find information on other applications running on the computer on Mac/Cocoa/Obj-C?

Question

I want to find which applications are running, particularly I want to know which one has a window that has focus. So at any given time I want the app to know which applicati

Answer 1

Have a look at GetFrontProcess and CopyProcessName (or GetProcessInformation).

Or have a look at NSWorkspace::activeApplication.

EDIT: the reference documentation says

It is strongly suggested that you use the NSRunningApplication methods currentApplication or active to retrieve this information in post Mac OS X v10.6 targeted applications.