List Running launchd User Agents on macOS

01Command

$ launchctl list | head -30

02What it does

launchctl list shows three columns: the service label, its PID (a dash means the job is loaded but not currently running), and the exit code of the last run — an unexpectedly non-zero status is a hint that something keeps crashing. Run without sudo it only lists services in your own GUI/UID domain, which is exactly what user LaunchAgents in ~/Library/LaunchAgents should be. Pair it with `launchctl print gui/$(id -u)/<label>` when you need full details of one entry.

03Risk

04Undo

✓No undo needed — this command does not change persistent state.

05Sources

• launchctl - Interfaces with launchd to manage services
  SS64 · technical · 2026-09-17
  Evidence: Documents `launchctl list`: 'List all of the jobs loaded in their own domain' with PID, status and label columns; run without sudo it lists your user domain.
• launchctl(1) man page
  Xcode Man Pages (keith.github.io) · technical · 2026-09-17
  Evidence: Man page for launchctl: the `list` subcommand prints the label, PID (or '-' if not running) and last exit status of each service in the caller's domain.

Last verified: 2026-09-19 · Category: System & Settings

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