I would like to add a new item to the Finder sidebar. I found out that the Finder keeps the list of "places" in `~/Library/Preferences/com.apple.sidebarlists.plist. I was able to read the file using Carbon API and saw that each item had Name, icon and alias.
Using a 3rd party application such as PlistEdit Pro I was able to update the alias. My question is how to update the alias using Carbon API. Was not able to find a way to create alias that will open in Finder. It seem that both Dropbox and PlistEditor Pro was able to find the way.
Update for 2015
The
LSSharedFileList
header says this has moved to the CoreServices framework. In fact, if you Cmd-Shift-O (in Xcode) and type LSSharedFileList, then navigate to the only result, you'll see in the jump bar that the header is indeed now contained withinCoreServices.framework
. In any case, the key is stillkLSSharedFileListFavoriteItems
.Example:
Usage:
@Asmus : By default 'command + T' is the shortcut to add a folder to sidebar in finder. Applescript pointed by u is working fine when keyboard shortcut key 'command + T' is assigned manually to other tasks.
Take a look here:
You want to look for the key kLSSharedFileListFavoriteItems, which handles the items under "Places" in the Sidebar. I guess you could try to do something similar to this, using LSSharedFileListCreate to create kLSSharedFileListFavoriteItems.
Or you could use the applescript posted here, which would be way easier, but not the "Right Way"©