Hiding Console in Max Standalone

Emmett Husmann's icon

I'm working on a turning a Max project of mine into a standalone, and I just cannot figure out how to stop the Max console from popping up.

Does anyone know how to remove it from a standalone, or even just prevent it from popping up when the user starts the app? Thanks!

PS: If it matters, I'm working on a Mac.

Roman Thilenius's icon

[standalone] object / inspector / status window

Source Audio's icon

only reliable way to get rid of max console is to edit
maxinterface.json file.

Andy Maskell's icon

Add a [standalone] object into you top-level patcher - it requires no connections. Select it and open the Inspector. Near the bottom of the options, you'll see one called "Status Window Visible at Startup" - uncheck that and the Console Window will stop appearing.

Francois Weber's icon

Hi,

Unchecking "Status Window Visible at Startup" doesn't work... The Status Window always opens.
Mac OS 13.2.1
Max 8.5.3
Thanx

Source Audio's icon

sure it does not work,
in first place if you keep same preferences file name
as Max itself, which remembers maxwindow state, position, size ...

Francois Weber's icon

Hi,
@source audio : So, I have known about the [standalone] object for a long time and I use it regularly. The preferences of the application are well declared but despite this, the Status Window opens.

Perhaps you have another suggestion ?
Thanks
François

Source Audio's icon

can you post which os and max version you use ?
I remove all parts of maxinterfaces.json file that I don't need,
in older max versions i simply delete it in standalones,
but max 8 > uses color definitions for few objects,
like umenu etc, so one has to keep color definitions inside.


Francois Weber's icon

Mac OS 13.2.1 & 13.3
Max 8.5.3

I delete maxinterfaces.json file in standalone... but the Status Window still opens.


However, everything works fine on Windows.

Thanx

Source Audio's icon

can't test on anything higher than High Sierra,
but max 8.5.3 has no chance to open max console,
if json file is removed

Francois Weber's icon

However, I did kill the json file and, despite that, the max console window still opens.
I don't know what else to do...

note : The max console window does not open if I launch the "/myapp/Contents/MacOS/myapp" file with the terminal.

Source Audio's icon

Maybe your system translocated your app on first run ?
before you removed json fie