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Change macOS "Standard Menu Item Actions" app name

See original GitHub issue

Electron version: 1.7.10
Electron builder: 19.52.1
Target: macOS

Given package.json

{
    "name": "barcode-to-pc-server",
    ...
    "build": {
        "productName": "Barcode to PC server",
        ...
    }
    ...
}

Expected behavior

I expected to see the package.json>build>productName in the application menu>About/Hide/Quit Is there another property for that?

Actual behavior

I see the package.json>name in the application menu

docs: https://electronjs.org/docs/api/menu#standard-menu-item-actions

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Created 6 years ago
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ahadcovecommented, Jan 13, 2018

In your main.js (Main Electron file) towards the top have app.setName("Your New Name");

https://electronjs.org/docs/api/app#appsetnamename

If that doesn’t work I set productName at the top of my package.json also. Outside of build

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stale[bot]commented, Jul 2, 2019

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