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@dergachev
dergachev / GIF-Screencast-OSX.md
Last active January 15, 2026 07:26
OS X Screencast to animated GIF

OS X Screencast to animated GIF

This gist shows how to create a GIF screencast using only free OS X tools: QuickTime, ffmpeg, and gifsicle.

Screencapture GIF

Instructions

To capture the video (filesize: 19MB), using the free "QuickTime Player" application:

@mathiasbynens
mathiasbynens / appify
Created November 12, 2010 13:46 — forked from subtleGradient/appify
appify — create the simplest possible Mac app from a shell script
#!/bin/bash
if [ "$1" = "-h" -o "$1" = "--help" -o -z "$1" ]; then cat <<EOF
appify v3.0.1 for Mac OS X - http://mths.be/appify
Creates the simplest possible Mac app from a shell script.
Appify takes a shell script as its first argument:
`basename "$0"` my-script.sh
//
// Regular Expression for URL validation
//
// Author: Diego Perini
// Created: 2010/12/05
// Updated: 2018/09/12
// License: MIT
//
// Copyright (c) 2010-2018 Diego Perini (http://www.iport.it)
//
@erikh
erikh / hack.sh
Created March 31, 2012 07:02 — forked from DAddYE/hack.sh
OSX For Hackers
#!/usr/bin/env sh
##
# This is script with usefull tips taken from:
# https://github.com/mathiasbynens/dotfiles/blob/master/.osx
#
# install it:
# curl -sL https://raw.github.com/gist/2108403/hack.sh | sh
#
@pmarreck
pmarreck / encrypt_decrypt.sh
Last active December 17, 2025 16:51
Some easy bash scripts to encrypt/decrypt data, for anyone who wants to go all cloak&dagger. (bitcoin private keys, etc.)
# Encryption functions. Requires the GNUpg "gpg" commandline tool. On OS X, "brew install gnupg"
# Explanation of options here:
# --symmetric - Don't public-key encrypt, just symmetrically encrypt in-place with a passphrase.
# -z 9 - Compression level
# --require-secmem - Require use of secured memory for operations. Bails otherwise.
# cipher-algo, s2k-cipher-algo - The algorithm used for the secret key
# digest-algo - The algorithm used to mangle the secret key
# s2k-mode 3 - Enables multiple rounds of mangling to thwart brute-force attacks
# s2k-count 65000000 - Mangles the passphrase this number of times. Takes over a second on modern hardware.
# compress-algo BZIP2- Uses a high quality compression algorithm before encryption. BZIP2 is good but not compatible with PGP proper, FYI.
@omz
omz / ShortcutGenerator.py
Created December 9, 2013 11:01
ShortcutGenerator
# This script adds a "Webclip" shortcut to your homescreen.
# The shortcut can be used to open a web page in full-screen mode,
# or to launch a custom URL (e.g. a third-party app).
# You'll be asked for a title, a URL, and an icon (from your camera roll)
import plistlib
import BaseHTTPServer
import webbrowser
import uuid
from io import BytesIO
@brandonb927
brandonb927 / osx-for-hackers.sh
Last active November 11, 2025 10:27
OSX for Hackers: Yosemite/El Capitan Edition. This script tries not to be *too* opinionated and any major changes to your system require a prompt. You've been warned.
#!/bin/sh
###
# SOME COMMANDS WILL NOT WORK ON macOS (Sierra or newer)
# For Sierra or newer, see https://github.com/mathiasbynens/dotfiles/blob/master/.macos
###
# Alot of these configs have been taken from the various places
# on the web, most from here
# https://github.com/mathiasbynens/dotfiles/blob/5b3c8418ed42d93af2e647dc9d122f25cc034871/.osx
@markjaquith
markjaquith / gist:4500280
Last active November 9, 2025 10:21
Bash command to fix a quirk with Sublime Text 2's "subl" command. Sometimes, when using it, under hard-to-pinpoint circumstances, it will open up Sublime Text 2 completely blank (i.e. the file you asked it to open will not be open). This snippet fixes that by essentially kicking subl under the table to wake it up and then passing on the command …
function subl() {
if [[ ! -p /dev/stdin ]]; then
command subl > /dev/null 2>&1
fi
command subl "$@"
}
@liamcain
liamcain / Refresh.tmTheme
Created January 22, 2012 15:49
Refresh: colorscheme for Sublime Text 2 or Textmate (modified from IR_Black)
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd">
<plist version="1.0">
<dict>
<key>name</key>
<string>Refresh</string>
<key>settings</key>
<array>
<dict>
<key>settings</key>
@vitorgalvao
vitorgalvao / Get Title and URL.applescript
Last active November 7, 2025 10:08
AppleScript and JavaScript for Automation to get frontmost tab’s url and title of various browsers.
-- AppleScript --
-- This example is meant as a simple starting point to show how to get the information in the simplest available way.
-- Keep in mind that when asking for a `return` after another, only the first one will be output.
-- This method is as good as its JXA counterpart.
-- Webkit variants include "Safari", "Webkit", "Orion".
-- Specific editions are valid, including "Safari Technology Preview".
-- "Safari" Example:
tell application "Safari" to return name of front document