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Some macOS defaults I set on any new system/VM that I have to use.
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| #!/usr/bin/env bash | |
| ################################################################################ | |
| # # | |
| # macOS Preferences Defaults # | |
| # By Mat Emerson # | |
| # # | |
| ################################################################################ | |
| # # | |
| # Some macOS defaults I set on any new system/VM that I have to use. # | |
| # Current version working on MacOS 11 (Big Sur) to MacOS 13 (Ventura) # | |
| # Updated 23rd of Jan 2023 # | |
| # # | |
| ################################################################################ | |
| # # | |
| # Inspired by the macOS defaults files of: # | |
| # Christopher Allen - https://github.com/christophera/ # | |
| # Mathias Bynens - https://github.com/mathiasbynens/dotfiles # | |
| # Kevin Suttle - https://github.com/kevinSuttle/macOS-Defaults # | |
| # # | |
| ################################################################################ | |
| ####################################################################################################### | |
| # # | |
| # To bootstrap, the following curl command will download this script and run it: # | |
| # curl -L https://gist.githubusercontent.com/mdemerson/7e614b75fc6e4657854e5f91bcc176a5/raw | bash # | |
| # # | |
| # Whilst scripts can be useful, they can also be malicious. Ensure that you understand # | |
| # what a script will do before running it. Run only scripts that you trust. # | |
| # # | |
| ####################################################################################################### | |
| # Before we go any further... | |
| ## Make sure we're in macOS, no point continuing otherwise. | |
| if [[ ! "$OSTYPE" == "darwin"* ]]; then | |
| echo "This script is for macOS, you don't appear to be on macOS, exiting script." | |
| exit 1 | |
| fi | |
| ################################################################################ | |
| # # | |
| # Variables # | |
| # # | |
| ################################################################################ | |
| # Computer/machine name | |
| computername="matbookair" | |
| # Backup Stuff | |
| backuproot="$HOME/Backups" | |
| backupfile="plistbackup-$(date +'%s').tar" | |
| backuppath="$backuproot/$backupfile" | |
| ## Mac Hardware Model | |
| osx_hardware_model=$(sysctl -n hw.model) | |
| ## Cpu info | |
| cpu_hardware_model=$(sysctl -n machdep.cpu.brand_string) | |
| cpu_hardware_cores=$(sysctl -n machdep.cpu.core_count) | |
| ## Which version and build of macOS are we executing under? | |
| read -r osx_product_version osx_vers_major osx_vers_minor osx_vers_patch \ | |
| <<< "$(sw_vers -productVersion | awk -F. '{print $0 " " $1 " " $2 " " $3}')" | |
| osx_build_version="$(sw_vers -buildVersion)" | |
| ## What is the friendly name for this machine's macOS version? | |
| case "$osx_product_version" in | |
| "10.4"*) osx_codename="Mac OS X Tiger" ;; | |
| "10.5"*) osx_codename="Mac OS X Leopard" ;; | |
| "10.6"*) osx_codename="Mac OS X Snow Leopard" ;; | |
| "10.7"*) osx_codename="Mac OS X Lion" ;; | |
| "10.8"*) osx_codename="OS X Mountain Lion" ;; | |
| "10.9"*) osx_codename="OS X Mavericks" ;; | |
| "10.10"*) osx_codename="OS X Yosemite" ;; | |
| "10.11"*) osx_codename="OS X El Capitan" ;; | |
| "10.12"*) osx_codename="macOS Sierra" ;; | |
| "10.13"*) osx_codename="macOS High Sierra" ;; | |
| "10.14"*) osx_codename="macOS Mojave" ;; | |
| "10.15"*) osx_codename="macOS Catalina" ;; | |
| "11."*) osx_codename="macOS Big Sur" ;; | |
| "12."*) osx_codename="macOS Monterey" ;; | |
| "13."*) osx_codename="MacOS Ventura" ;; | |
| *) osx_codename="macOS" ;; | |
| esac | |
| osx_distro="$osx_codename $osx_product_version (build $osx_build_version)" | |
| # Plists to backup | |
| pliststobackup=( | |
| "com.apple.dock" | |
| "com.apple.finder" | |
| "com.apple.screencapture" | |
| "com.apple.NetworkBrowser" | |
| "NSGlobalDomain" | |
| "com.apple.desktopservices" | |
| "com.apple.frameworks.diskimages" | |
| "com.apple.Safari" | |
| "com.apple.spaces.plist" | |
| ) | |
| ################################################################################ | |
| # # | |
| # Initial Setup # | |
| # # | |
| ################################################################################ | |
| # Ask for the sudo powers and keep sudo alive | |
| sudo -v | |
| while true; do | |
| sudo -n true | |
| sleep 60 | |
| kill -0 "$$" || exit 0 | |
| done 2>/dev/null & | |
| # Close any open System Preferences windows | |
| osascript -e 'tell application "System Preferences" to quit' | |
| # Set host, localhost, and computer names | |
| if [ -n "$computername" ]; then | |
| sudo scutil --set HostName "$computername" | |
| sudo scutil --set LocalHostName "$computername" | |
| sudo scutil --set ComputerName "$computername" | |
| fi | |
| # Backup Plists | |
| mkdir -p "$backuproot" | |
| for plist in "${pliststobackup[@]}"; do | |
| echo "Backing up $plist" | |
| defaults read "$plist" > "$HOME/$plist.txt" | |
| tar vrf "$backuppath" "$HOME/$plist.txt" > /dev/null 2>&1 | |
| rm "$HOME/$plist.txt" | |
| done | |
| ## Output system info to user | |
| printf "Running %s on a %s.\n" "$osx_distro" "$osx_hardware_model" | |
| printf "system has a %s CPU, with %s Cores\n" "$cpu_hardware_model" "$cpu_hardware_cores" | |
| printf "\n\nOptimising defaults..." | |
| ################################################################################ | |
| # # | |
| # Global # | |
| # # | |
| ################################################################################ | |
| # Set language and text formats | |
| defaults write NSGlobalDomain AppleLanguages -array "en" "au" | |
| defaults write NSGlobalDomain AppleLocale -string "en_AU@currency=AUD" | |
| defaults write NSGlobalDomain AppleMeasurementUnits -string "Centimeters" | |
| defaults write NSGlobalDomain AppleMetricUnits -bool true | |
| # Save to disk (not to iCloud) by default | |
| defaults write NSGlobalDomain NSDocumentSaveNewDocumentsToCloud -bool false | |
| # Disable Resume globally | |
| defaults write com.apple.systempreferences NSQuitAlwaysKeepsWindows -bool false | |
| ## Disable "Natural" Scrolling on trackpad | |
| defaults write NSGlobalDomain com.apple.swipescrolldirection -bool false | |
| ## Set Key repeat Speed | |
| defaults write NSGlobalDomain KeyRepeat -int 1 | |
| ## Disable Automatic Spelling correction | |
| defaults write NSGlobalDomain NSAutomaticSpellingCorrectionEnabled -bool false | |
| ## Disable automatic capitalisation | |
| defaults write NSGlobalDomain NSAutomaticCapitalizationEnabled -bool false | |
| # Disable "smart" dashes | |
| defaults write NSGlobalDomain NSAutomaticDashSubstitutionEnabled -bool false | |
| ## Disable "smart" quotes | |
| defaults write NSGlobalDomain NSAutomaticQuoteSubstitutionEnabled -bool false | |
| ## Disable "Add period on double space" | |
| defaults write NSGlobalDomain NSAutomaticPeriodSubstitutionEnabled -bool false | |
| ## Show file extension in finder | |
| defaults write NSGlobalDomain AppleShowAllExtensions -bool true | |
| ## Set menu bar to auto hide | |
| defaults write NSGlobalDomain _HIHideMenuBar -bool true | |
| ## Set interface to dark | |
| defaults write NSGlobalDomain AppleInterfaceStyle -string "Dark" | |
| ## Set hilight colour to Light green | |
| defaults write NSGlobalDomain AppleHighlightColor -string "0.698039 0.843137 1.000000 Blue" | |
| ## Turn on accent hilighting, select blue | |
| defaults write NSGlobalDomain AppleAccentColor -string 4 | |
| ## Increase the speed of dialogs boxes | |
| defaults write NSGlobalDomain NSWindowResizeTime -float .1 | |
| ## Disable press-and-hold symbol keys | |
| defaults write NSGlobalDomain ApplePressAndHoldEnabled -bool false | |
| ## Disable window animations | |
| # defaults write NSGlobalDomain NSAutomaticWindowAnimationsEnabled -bool false | |
| ## Allow windows to span across spaces | |
| # defaults write com.apple.spaces spans-displays -bool false | |
| ## Spring loaded directories | |
| defaults write NSGlobalDomain com.apple.springing.enabled -bool true | |
| ## Delay for spring loaded directories | |
| defaults write NSGlobalDomain com.apple.springing.delay -float 0.3 | |
| ## Disable writing of .DS_Store files on network or USB volumes | |
| defaults write com.apple.desktopservices DSDontWriteNetworkStores -bool true | |
| defaults write com.apple.desktopservices DSDontWriteUSBStores -bool true | |
| ## Set sidebar icon size to medium | |
| defaults write NSGlobalDomain NSTableViewDefaultSizeMode -int 2 | |
| ## Always expand save panel | |
| defaults write NSGlobalDomain NSNavPanelExpandedStateForSaveMode -bool true | |
| defaults write NSGlobalDomain NSNavPanelExpandedStateForSaveMode2 -bool true | |
| ## Always expand print panel | |
| defaults write NSGlobalDomain PMPrintingExpandedStateForPrint -bool true | |
| defaults write NSGlobalDomain PMPrintingExpandedStateForPrint2 -bool true | |
| ################################################################################ | |
| # # | |
| # Activity Monitor # | |
| # # | |
| ################################################################################ | |
| # Show the main window when launching Activity Monitor | |
| defaults write com.apple.ActivityMonitor OpenMainWindow -bool true | |
| # Visualize CPU usage in the Activity Monitor Dock icon | |
| defaults write com.apple.ActivityMonitor IconType -int 5 | |
| # Show all processes in Activity Monitor | |
| defaults write com.apple.ActivityMonitor ShowCategory -int 0 | |
| # Sort Activity Monitor results by CPU usage | |
| defaults write com.apple.ActivityMonitor SortColumn -string "CPUUsage" | |
| defaults write com.apple.ActivityMonitor SortDirection -int 0 | |
| ################################################################################ | |
| # # | |
| # Application Specific # | |
| # # | |
| ################################################################################ | |
| # Don’t display a prompt when quitting iTerm | |
| defaults write com.googlecode.iterm2 PromptOnQuit -bool false | |
| # Disable backswipe on trackpads in Google Chrome | |
| defaults write com.google.Chrome AppleEnableSwipeNavigateWithScrolls -bool false | |
| defaults write com.google.Chrome.canary AppleEnableSwipeNavigateWithScrolls -bool false | |
| # Disable backswipe on Magic Mouse in Google Chrome | |
| defaults write com.google.Chrome AppleEnableMouseSwipeNavigateWithScrolls -bool false | |
| defaults write com.google.Chrome.canary AppleEnableMouseSwipeNavigateWithScrolls -bool false | |
| # Use the system-native print preview dialog in Google Chrome | |
| defaults write com.google.Chrome DisablePrintPreview -bool true | |
| defaults write com.google.Chrome.canary DisablePrintPreview -bool true | |
| # Expand the print dialog by default in Google Chrome | |
| defaults write com.google.Chrome PMPrintingExpandedStateForPrint2 -bool true | |
| defaults write com.google.Chrome.canary PMPrintingExpandedStateForPrint2 -bool true | |
| # Automatically quit printer app once print jobs complete. | |
| defaults write com.apple.print.PrintingPrefs "Quit When Finished" -bool true | |
| ## Set screenshots to save to nextcloud directory (Check dir exists first) | |
| [ -d "$HOME/Nextcloud/Pictures/Screenshots" ] && defaults write com.apple.screencapture location -string "$HOME/Nextcloud/Pictures/Screenshots" | |
| ## Turn off Screenshot shadows | |
| defaults write com.apple.screencapture disable-shadow -bool true | |
| ## Set screenshots to .png format | |
| defaults write com.apple.screencapture type -string "png" | |
| ################################################################################ | |
| # # | |
| # Bluetooth # | |
| # # | |
| ################################################################################ | |
| # Increase sound quality for Bluetooth headphones/headsets | |
| defaults write com.apple.BluetoothAudioAgent "Apple Bitpool Min (editable)" -int 40 | |
| ################################################################################ | |
| # # | |
| # Disk Operation # | |
| # # | |
| ################################################################################ | |
| ## Skip disk image verification | |
| defaults write com.apple.frameworks.diskimages skip-verify -bool true | |
| defaults write com.apple.frameworks.diskimages skip-verify-locked -bool true | |
| defaults write com.apple.frameworks.diskimages skip-verify-remote -bool true | |
| ## unhide the User Library Folder | |
| chflags nohidden ~/Library/ | |
| ################################################################################ | |
| # # | |
| # Dock # | |
| # # | |
| ################################################################################ | |
| ## Put the Dock on left of screen. | |
| defaults write com.apple.dock orientation -string "left" | |
| ## Set the icon size of Dock items to 27 pixels | |
| defaults write com.apple.dock tilesize -int 27 | |
| ## Show only active apps on dock | |
| defaults write com.apple.dock static-only -bool true | |
| ## Autohide Dock | |
| defaults write com.apple.dock autohide -bool true | |
| ## Speed up Dock hiding (instant) | |
| defaults write com.apple.dock autohide-time-modifier -float 0 | |
| ## Speed up Dock unhide (instant) | |
| defaults write com.apple.dock autohide-delay -float 0 | |
| ## Make hidden apps appear translucent in Dock | |
| defaults write com.apple.dock showhidden -bool true | |
| ## Don't show recent items in Dock | |
| defaults write com.apple.dock show-recents -bool false | |
| # Set window minimise effect to "scale" | |
| defaults write com.apple.dock mineffect -string "scale" | |
| ################################################################################ | |
| # # | |
| # Finder # | |
| # # | |
| ################################################################################ | |
| ## Enable text selection in Quick Look | |
| defaults write com.apple.finder QLEnableTextSelection -bool true | |
| ## Show hidden files in finder | |
| defaults write com.apple.finder AppleShowAllFiles -bool true | |
| ## Hide desktop icons | |
| defaults write com.apple.finder CreateDesktop -bool false | |
| ## Turn off "You're changing a file extension" warning | |
| defaults write com.apple.finder FXEnableExtensionChangeWarning -bool false | |
| ## Use current directory as search scope when using finder | |
| # This Mac : `SCev` | |
| # Current Folder : `SCcf` | |
| # Previous Scope : `SCsp` | |
| defaults write com.apple.finder FXDefaultSearchScope -string "SCcf" | |
| ## Display posix path in finder window title | |
| defaults write com.apple.finder _FXShowPosixPathInTitle -bool true | |
| ## Finder defaults to column view | |
| # Icon View : `icnv` | |
| # List View : `Nlsv` | |
| # Column View : `clmv` | |
| # Cover Flow : `Flwv` | |
| defaults write com.apple.finder FXPreferredViewStyle -string "clmv" | |
| ## Add finder quit option | |
| defaults write com.apple.finder QuitMenuItem -bool true | |
| ## Disable all finder animations | |
| defaults write com.apple.finder DisableAllAnimations -bool true | |
| # Show icons for hard drives, servers, and removable media on the desktop | |
| defaults write com.apple.finder ShowExternalHardDrivesOnDesktop -bool false | |
| defaults write com.apple.finder ShowHardDrivesOnDesktop -bool false | |
| defaults write com.apple.finder ShowMountedServersOnDesktop -bool false | |
| defaults write com.apple.finder ShowRemovableMediaOnDesktop -bool false | |
| # Show path bar | |
| defaults write com.apple.finder ShowPathbar -bool true | |
| # Arrange by: | |
| # Kind, Name, Application, Date Last Opened, | |
| # Date Added, Date Modified, Date Created, Size, Tags, None | |
| defaults write com.apple.finder FXPreferredGroupBy -string "Name" | |
| ## Keep folders on top when sorting by name | |
| defaults write com.apple.finder _FXSortFoldersFirst -bool true | |
| ## New window start folder | |
| # Computer : `PfCm` | |
| # Volume : `PfVo` | |
| # $HOME : `PfHm` | |
| # Desktop : `PfDe` | |
| # Documents : `PfDo` | |
| # All My Files : `PfAF` | |
| # Other… : `PfLo` | |
| defaults write com.apple.finder NewWindowTarget -string 'PfHm' | |
| ## Disable warning before emptying Trash | |
| defaults write com.apple.finder WarnOnEmptyTrash -bool false | |
| ## Empty Trash securely by default | |
| defaults write com.apple.finder EmptyTrashSecurely -bool true | |
| ## Expand the following File Info panes: | |
| # “General”, “Open with”, and “Sharing & Permissions” | |
| defaults write com.apple.finder FXInfoPanesExpanded -dict \ | |
| General -bool true \ | |
| OpenWith -bool true \ | |
| Privileges -bool true | |
| ## Don't automatically open a new Finder window when a volume is mounted | |
| defaults write com.apple.frameworks.diskimages auto-open-ro-root -bool false | |
| defaults write com.apple.frameworks.diskimages auto-open-rw-root -bool false | |
| defaults write com.apple.finder OpenWindowForNewRemovableDisk -bool false | |
| ################################################################################ | |
| # # | |
| # Hot Corners # | |
| # # | |
| ################################################################################ | |
| # Possible values: | |
| # 0: no-op | |
| # 2: Mission Control | |
| # 3: Show application windows | |
| # 4: Desktop | |
| # 5: Start screen saver | |
| # 6: Disable screen saver | |
| # 7: Dashboard | |
| # 10: Put display to sleep | |
| # 11: Launchpad | |
| # 12: Notification Center | |
| ## Bottom left screen corner → Start screen saver | |
| # defaults write com.apple.dock wvous-bl-corner -int 10 # sleep display | |
| # defaults write com.apple.dock wvous-bl-modifier -int 0 | |
| ################################################################################ | |
| # # | |
| # Mac app store # | |
| # # | |
| ################################################################################ | |
| # Install System data files & security updates | |
| defaults write com.apple.SoftwareUpdate CriticalUpdateInstall -int 1 | |
| # Download newly available updates in background | |
| # defaults write com.apple.SoftwareUpdate AutomaticDownload -int 1 | |
| # Turn on app auto-update | |
| # defaults write com.apple.commerce AutoUpdate -bool true | |
| # Allow the App Store to reboot machine on macOS updates | |
| # defaults write com.apple.commerce AutoUpdateRestartRequired -bool true | |
| ################################################################################ | |
| # # | |
| # Messages # | |
| # # | |
| ################################################################################ | |
| # Disable automatic emoji substitution (i.e. use plain text smileys) | |
| # defaults write com.apple.messageshelper.MessageController SOInputLineSettings -dict-add "automaticEmojiSubstitutionEnablediMessage" -bool false | |
| # Disable smart quotes as it’s annoying for messages that contain code | |
| defaults write com.apple.messageshelper.MessageController SOInputLineSettings -dict-add "automaticQuoteSubstitutionEnabled" -bool false | |
| # Disable continuous spell checking | |
| defaults write com.apple.messageshelper.MessageController SOInputLineSettings -dict-add "continuousSpellCheckingEnabled" -bool false | |
| ################################################################################ | |
| # # | |
| # Mission Control # | |
| # # | |
| ################################################################################ | |
| ## Speed up Mission Control animations | |
| defaults write com.apple.dock expose-animation-duration -float 0.12 | |
| ################################################################################ | |
| # # | |
| # Network # | |
| # # | |
| ################################################################################ | |
| ## Allow airdrop on wired network | |
| defaults write com.apple.NetworkBrowser BrowseAllInterfaces -bool true | |
| ################################################################################ | |
| # # | |
| # Notifications and Prompts # | |
| # # | |
| ################################################################################ | |
| # Get rid of "You didn't unplug this properly" notifications | |
| # defaults write /Library/Preferences/SystemConfiguration/com.apple.DiskArbitration.diskarbitrationd.plist \ | |
| # DADisableEjectNotification -bool true | |
| # To get the "You didn't unplug this properly" notifications back | |
| # defaults delete /Library/Preferences/SystemConfiguration/com.apple.DiskArbitration.diskarbitrationd.plist \ | |
| # DADisableEjectNotification | |
| # Disable Notification Center and remove the menu bar icon | |
| launchctl unload -w /System/Library/LaunchAgents/com.apple.notificationcenterui.plist 2> /dev/null | |
| # Disable the “Are you sure you want to open this application?” dialog | |
| defaults write com.apple.LaunchServices LSQuarantine -bool false | |
| ################################################################################ | |
| # # | |
| # Safari # | |
| # # | |
| ################################################################################ | |
| ## Show hovering overlay on links | |
| defaults write com.apple.Safari ShowOverlayStatusBar -bool true | |
| ## Safari opens with: last session | |
| defaults write com.apple.Safari AlwaysRestoreSessionAtLaunch -bool false | |
| ## Safari should open with a blank window | |
| # 0: Home page | |
| # 1: Empty Page | |
| # 2: Same Page | |
| # 4: Start Page | |
| # 5: Tabs for Favourites | |
| defaults write com.apple.Safari NewWindowBehavior -int 1 | |
| # Enable Safari Debug menu | |
| defaults write com.apple.Safari IncludeInternalDebugMenu -bool true | |
| # Enable “Do Not Track” | |
| defaults write com.apple.Safari SendDoNotTrackHTTPHeader -bool true | |
| # Update extensions automatically | |
| defaults write com.apple.Safari InstallExtensionUpdatesAutomatically -bool true | |
| ################################################################################ | |
| # # | |
| # Spaces # | |
| # # | |
| ################################################################################ | |
| ## Don't Rearrange spaces automatically | |
| defaults write com.apple.dock mru-spaces -bool false | |
| ################################################################################ | |
| # # | |
| # Spotlight # | |
| # # | |
| ################################################################################ | |
| # Disable Spotlight indexing for any volume that gets mounted and has not yet | |
| # been indexed before. | |
| # Use `sudo mdutil -i off "/Volumes/foo"` to stop indexing any volume. | |
| sudo defaults write /.Spotlight-V100/VolumeConfiguration Exclusions -array "/Volumes" | |
| # Make sure indexing is enabled for the root volume | |
| sudo mdutil -i on / > /dev/null | |
| ################################################################################ | |
| # # | |
| # Time Machine # | |
| # # | |
| ################################################################################ | |
| # Prevent Time Machine from prompting to use new hard drives as backup volume | |
| defaults write com.apple.TimeMachine DoNotOfferNewDisksForBackup -bool true | |
| # Disable local Time Machine backups | |
| hash tmutil &> /dev/null && sudo tmutil disable local | |
| ################################################################################ | |
| # # | |
| # Finish up # | |
| # # | |
| ################################################################################ | |
| # Restart apps that may have been affected | |
| for app in "Activity Monitor" \ | |
| "Address Book" \ | |
| "Calendar" \ | |
| "cfprefsd" \ | |
| "diskarbitrationd" \ | |
| "Dock" \ | |
| "Finder" \ | |
| "Google Chrome" \ | |
| "Mail" \ | |
| "Messages" \ | |
| "Photos" \ | |
| "Safari" \ | |
| "SystemUIServer" \ | |
| "App Store" \ | |
| "iCal"; do | |
| killall "${app}" &> /dev/null | |
| done | |
| echo "All done..." | |
| echo "You should run 'sudo find / -name \".DS_Store\" -delete' and then reboot to finish up." | |
| exit 0 |
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