To access the list of applications that automatically start at login
- Open Settings
- Enter login into the search box and select Login items
The following table contains the owner of some of the items found in the Allow in background list.
| Item | Used by | Required? |
| Adobe Acrobat Reader DC | Adobe Acrobat Reader | off |
| Chef Software, Inc. | Chef | off |
| Corsair Memory, Inc | Elgado Stream Deck driver | Enable it to be able to autodetect the Elgado Stream Deck insertion |
| CVP365 | off | |
| CyberArk EPM | on | |
| DisplayLink Manager | DisplayLink docking station driver | on |
| Docker | Docker Desktop application | off |
| Docker Inc | Docker Desktop application | off |
| EnterpriseDB Corporation | PostgreSQL server | Required to be able to access the local server |
| Google LLC | off | |
| Google Updater | off | |
| GoToMeeting | off | |
| HP Inc. | off | |
| Microsoft AutoUpdate | off | |
| Microsoft Office Licensing | Microsoft Office | Most likely needed to check the license |
| Microsoft OneDrive | OneDrive | on |
| Microsoft Teams | off | |
| Onedrive | Onedrive | on |
| Palo Alto Networks | Required to be able to use GlobalProtect | |
| Rectangle | Rectangle window manager | Required to be able to use hotkeys to arrange windows |
| Rogue Amoeba Software, Inc | Audio softwares for macOS | was on, turned off to see what uses it |
| Snagit | Snagit | Required to be able to use hotkeys to capture the screen |
| Support | off | |
| Tenable, Inc | Nessus agent | off |
| Zachary Elia | Zachary Elia’s applications. bclm: macOS command-line utility to limit max battery charge | Required to be able to monitor the battery charge percentage. |
| Zoom | Zoom | on |