Wire-desktop: Preference to automatically launch

[mcg]

It's possible to manually add Wire to auto-start, but it would be nice for the app to provide a preference to add this easily.

[Finnerale]

A minimized auto-start would be cool too :+1:

[ConorIA]

In the short-term, can you add the app to your startup applciations? I have Wire start automatically because it is included in my start-up programs, which I think is the easiest way to do it! Though a 'start minimized' option might be useful.

As a bit of a case-study: Rambox is an app that does AutoLaunch via Electron. (See).
When I had the app installed, I thought it was really invaisive. I would disable the option, and remove it from my startup programs, but every time there was an update, the darn program would auto-launch again. This was my experience on Linux, but I didn't like it.

Edit: Here is another implementation by Nylas N1, which really just adds a shortcut to the relevant auto-start folder, it seems.

[mcg]

My experience is a "Start on login" pref that is usually not checked. Once checked it adds itself to startup applications. Start minimized(in the tray) is also nice option.

[ConorIA]

I've been working on the latter. :)

[shvchk]

For now I'm using --startup argument in autostart to launch Wire minimized. Thanks to @ConorIA for the tip :smiley:

[Nateowami]

@shvchk Thanks! Is --startup an option specific to Wire, or is it an Electron thing? I don't see any documentation for it.

[ConorIA]

@Nateowami it is specific to Wire. By the way, auto launch is coming in the next release!