// // SystemOSDManager.swift // DynamicIsland // // Adapted from TheBoringWorker-HUD OSDUIManager.swift // Created by GitHub Copilot on 06/09/25. // import Foundation class SystemOSDManager { private init() {} /// Re-enables the system HUD by restarting OSDUIHelper public static func enableSystemHUD() { do { let task = Process() task.executableURL = URL(fileURLWithPath: "/usr/bin/killall") task.arguments = ["-9", "OSDUIHelper"] try task.run() print("System HUD re-enabled") } catch { NSLog("Error while trying to re-enable OSDUIHelper. \(error)") } } /// Disables the system HUD by stopping OSDUIHelper public static func disableSystemHUD() { do { let kickstart = Process() kickstart.executableURL = URL(fileURLWithPath: "/bin/launchctl") // When macOS boots, OSDUIHelper does not start until a volume button is pressed. We can workaround this by kickstarting it. kickstart.arguments = ["kickstart", "gui/\(getuid())/com.apple.OSDUIHelper"] try kickstart.run() kickstart.waitUntilExit() usleep(500000) // Make sure it started let task = Process() task.executableURL = URL(fileURLWithPath: "/usr/bin/killall") task.arguments = ["-STOP", "OSDUIHelper"] try task.run() print("System HUD disabled") } catch { NSLog("Error while trying to hide OSDUIHelper. Please create an issue on GitHub. Error: \(error)") } } }