Skip to content

Instantly share code, notes, and snippets.

@sirmews
Created June 24, 2014 05:23
Show Gist options
  • Save sirmews/3b13196c3abd7c7e625a to your computer and use it in GitHub Desktop.
Save sirmews/3b13196c3abd7c7e625a to your computer and use it in GitHub Desktop.
Disable OS X desktop animations
# window animation
defaults write NSGlobalDomain NSAutomaticWindowAnimationsEnabled -bool NO
# mail.app animation
defaults write com.apple.Mail DisableReplyAnimations -bool YES
defaults write com.apple.Mail DisableSendAnimations -bool YES
# mission control animation
## disable
defaults write com.apple.dock expose-animation-duration -int 0
## enable
defaults delete com.apple.dock expose-animation-duration
killall Dock
# launchpad animation
## disable
defaults write com.apple.dock springboard-show-duration -int 0
defaults write com.apple.dock springboard-hide-duration -int 0
killall Dock
## enable
defaults delete com.apple.dock springboard-show-duration
defaults delete com.apple.dock springboard-hide-duration
killall Dock
Sign up for free to join this conversation on GitHub. Already have an account? Sign in to comment