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Debloat Mac OS ( use at your own risk )
# I use MacOS VMs from github for iOS development.
# By no suprise they are a bit slow and have a lot of things I don't use
# Hence this script for lighter and better VM for my iOS development and builds
# GUI and animation related things to tweak
defaults write NSGlobalDomain NSAutomaticWindowAnimationsEnabled -bool false
defaults write NSGlobalDomain NSWindowResizeTime -float 0.001
defaults write -g QLPanelAnimationDuration -float 0
defaults write com.apple.dock autohide-time-modifier -float 0
defaults write com.apple.dock launchanim -bool false
sudo sysctl debug.lowpri_throttle_enabled=0
# There are in general many services used by Apple
# So if you find any other useless service that can be removed please leave a comment
# use the following to see all services in play: `launchctl list`
# Some general services that I don't use
sudo launchctl remove com.apple.CallHistoryPluginHelper
sudo launchctl remove com.apple.AddressBook.abd
sudo launchctl remove com.apple.ap.adprivacyd
sudo launchctl remove com.apple.ReportPanic
sudo launchctl remove com.apple.ReportCrash
sudo launchctl remove com.apple.ReportCrash.Self
sudo launchctl remove com.apple.DiagnosticReportCleanup.plist
sudo launchctl remove com.apple.ap.adprivacyd
sudo launchctl remove com.apple.siriknowledged
sudo launchctl remove com.apple.helpd
sudo launchctl remove com.apple.mobiledeviceupdater
sudo launchctl remove com.apple.screensharing.MessagesAgent
sudo launchctl remove com.apple.TrustEvaluationAgent
sudo launchctl remove com.apple.iTunesHelper.launcher
sudo launchctl remove com.apple.softwareupdate_notify_agent
sudo launchctl remove com.apple.appstoreagent
sudo launchctl remove com.apple.familycircled
# I don't use Safari so...
sudo launchctl remove com.apple.SafariCloudHistoryPushAgent
sudo launchctl remove com.apple.Safari.SafeBrowsing.Service
sudo launchctl remove com.apple.SafariNotificationAgent
sudo launchctl remove com.apple.SafariPlugInUpdateNotifier
sudo launchctl remove com.apple.SafariHistoryServiceAgent
sudo launchctl remove com.apple.SafariLaunchAgent
sudo launchctl remove com.apple.SafariPlugInUpdateNotifier
sudo launchctl remove com.apple.safaridavclient
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