Applescript - list all running applications
applescript
Solution
`tell application "System Events" to get name of every process`
It looks sorted by launch date to me, but I don't know if that's reliable or not.
As for using the answer from SO: you would have to create a small program (or OSAX) in (Objective)-C to access that routine, make the program scriptable, then call that program/OSAX from your script.
Problem
How can i get a list of running applications in the same order they appear when doing ⌘ + ⇥ from within an applescript? I.e. if I use TextEdit, then Preview, then iCal, the order is iCal, Preview, TextEdit This question which asked if there was an API that could produce this list provided this answer: $ cd /System/Library/Frameworks/CoreServices.framework/Frameworks/LaunchServices.framework $ nm LaunchServices | grep __LSCopyApplicationArrayInFrontToBackOrder But how can I access this list from within an applescript?