MacOS customizations & tips

macOS.md

Configuration tweaks

Mouse scroll action

defaults write com.apple.dock scroll-to-open -bool TRUE; killall Dock

Clock shown as analog icon into menu bar

defaults write com.apple.menuextra.clock IsAnalog -bool true

Show hidden files in Finder

defaults write com.apple.finder AppleShowAllFiles YES

Enable SSH with keychain auth and permanently add identity

echo $'Host * \n  UseKeychain yes \n  AddKeysToAgent yes \n  IdentityFile ~/.ssh/id_rsa' >> ~/.ssh/config

Disable enlarge animation of windows

defaults write -g NSWindowResizeTime -float 0.003

Re-enables defaults

delete -g NSWindowResizeTime

Disable ReportCrash

https://ss64.com/osx/reportcrash.html

launchctl unload -w /System/Library/LaunchAgents/com.apple.ReportCrash.plist
sudo launchctl unload -w /System/Library/LaunchDaemons/com.apple.ReportCrash.Root.plist

Change default dir for screenshots

mkdir -p ~/Pictures/Screenshots && defaults write com.apple.screencapture location ~/Pictures/Screenshots && killall SystemUIServer

Launchpad icons size

defaults write com.apple.dock springboard-rows -int 4 && defaults write com.apple.dock springboard-columns -int 4 && killall Dock

Restore

defaults write com.apple.dock springboard-rows && defaults write com.apple.dock springboard-columns && killall Dock

Trackpad drag

System Preferences → Accessibility → Pointer Control → Mouse & Trackpad → Trackpad Options link

Middle touchpad click to close items

https://github.com/cl3m/MiddleClick

Enable CMD+Q check in Chrome to avoid wrong quit

Click "Chrome" in the menu bar and check the "Warn Before Quitting"

xcode cli install on system upgrade

xcode-select --install

Homebrew

/usr/bin/ruby -e "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/master/install)"
brew cask
brew tap buo/cask-upgrade

Configuration

Backup & Restore

Restore previously saved bundle dump (howto)

brew bundle --file=~/Brewfile-20200531

Avoid Homebrew updating database aaaaall the times

echo "export HOMEBREW_NO_AUTO_UPDATE=1" >> ~/.bash_profile

Easy app upgrade with Homebrew & Mas

echo "alias brewup='brew -v update; brew -v upgrade; brew -v cask upgrade; mas upgrade; brew -v doctor; brew -v cleanup'" >> ~/.aliases

Common apps

brew cask install authy gimp spotify the-unarchiver vlc

# Limit Spotify cache size
echo "storage.size=512" >> "/Users/fiosue/Library/Application Support/Spotify/prefs"

# Browsers
brew cask install google-chrome
brew cask install brave-browser

# Messaging
brew cask install telegram
brew cask install whatsapp
brew cask install microsoft-teams

Tweaking apps

brew cask install vanilla licecap coconutbattery scroll-reverser monitorcontrol

CLI apps

brew install nmap htop watch tree multitail ffmpeg tree wget ncdu

Development apps

brew install maven gradle node git git-flow-avh svn mysql-client jq swaks

brew install --cask iterm2 docker postman gitkraken sublime-text virtualbox virtualbox-extension-pack drawio

# Docker fix insicure registry
https://stackoverflow.com/a/39492340

# GPG commits signature
brew install gnupg pinentry-mac
echo "pinentry-program $(which pinentry-mac)" >> ~/.gnupg/gpg-agent.conf
gpgconf --kill gpg-agent

Terminal Enhancements

brew install fortune cowthink zsh zsh-completions zsh-syntax-highlighting zsh-autosuggestions
font-meslo-for-powerline

Multiple SSH shell

brew tap parera10/csshx
brew install parera10/csshx/csshx

Mac App Store

If some previously purchased software from the Mac App Store needs to be included, we can use mas to ease the installs.

brew install mas

# Amphetamine
mas install 937984704

# Microsoft Word
mas install 462054704

# Microsoft Excel
mas install 462058435

# Spark email client
mas install 1176895641

# Skitch
mas install 425955336

Switch comma to dot into numpad

brew install karabiner
# Then enable "Swap Dot and Shift+Dot"

Various

Java with SDKman

Link

curl -s https://get.sdkman.io | bash
sdk install java 8.0.275.j9-adpt && sdk home java 8.0.275.j9-adpt
sdk install java 

IntelliJ <-> Android Studio keymaps

cp "/Users/fiosue/Library/Preferences/IntelliJIdea2018.2/jba_config/mac.keymaps/feio _Eclipse Mac OS X_.xml" "/Users/fiosue/Library/Preferences/AndroidStudio3.2/keymaps/feio _Eclipse Mac OS X_.xml"

Xcode toolkit

xcode-select --install

NTFS R/W auto-mount

https://medium.com/@vsulak.svk/enabling-ntfs-write-in-macos-10-15-catalina-the-open-source-way-a5fd0d1cb32e

Scanner & printers

AirPrint drivers could not correctly detect scanner feature. If so use the native driver.