How do I automatically run an application on USB attach or CD insert on Mac OS X?

Question

Is there any way to automatically launch an application on USB attach or CD insert on Mac OS X? it\'s easy on Windows, but I found that AutoRun.Inf does not wor

Answer 1

If you are looking for something for just yourself, you could write a small mac app that runs in the background and watches for a particular USB device (by id) to be attached and then run the program. Ideally a small XML plist could be used to map device IDs to the correct program to run. The XCode SDK has sample code that monitors for device additional and removal to get you started.