Automation (AppleScript & Shortcuts)

Peach Commander is scriptable, so you can drive it from AppleScript and from the Shortcuts app. A handful of core verbs let a script navigate the panels, select files by a mask, copy or move the current selection, and run any Peach Commander command by its id — reusing exactly the same actions the menus use, so a scripted step behaves like a manual one. It's handy for repetitive chores: filing downloads, staging a build's output, or wiring a file step into a larger Shortcut.

See the dictionary

1. Open Script Editor (in /Applications/Utilities).
2. Choose Window ▸ Library, then double-click Peach Commander (add it with + if it isn't listed).
3. The dictionary opens, listing the commands and properties below.

The first time a script controls Peach Commander, macOS asks you to allow it (System Settings ▸ Privacy & Security ▸ Automation). Approve it once and later scripts run without prompting.

What you can read

Property	Meaning
active folder	POSIX path of the active panel's folder.
inactive folder	POSIX path of the other panel's folder.
selection paths	The selected items in the active panel (or the item under the cursor).

The verbs

Command	What it does
go to "<path>" [in left\|right]	Open a folder in a panel (default: the active panel).
select "<mask>"	Select items in the active panel by a wildcard mask, e.g. *.pdf.
copy items to "<folder>"	Copy the active panel's selection to a folder.
move items to "<folder>"	Move the active panel's selection to a folder.
run command "<id>"	Run any command by its id, e.g. cm_PackFiles.

Copy and move use the same background transfer queue as F5/F6, so progress and any overwrite prompts appear exactly as they do for a manual operation.

Example

tell application "Peach Commander"
    go to "~/Downloads" in left
    select "*.pdf"
    copy items to "~/Documents/PDFs"
    return selection paths
end tell

Using it from Shortcuts

In the Shortcuts app, add the Run AppleScript action and paste a script like the one above. That lets you fold a Peach Commander step into a larger Shortcut — for example, triggered by a folder change or a hotkey.

Notes

• The command id you pass to run command is the same cm_* id shown in the command browser (see The Start menu & custom commands).
• Scripting always acts on the active panel; use go to … in left / in right first if you need a specific side.
• Peach Commander is a single-window app, so scripts target that window's two panels.