mas
:package: Mac App Store command line interface (by mas-cli)
macos-defaults
Incomplete list of macOS `defaults` commands with demos ✨ (by yannbertrand)
| mas | macos-defaults | |
|---|---|---|
| 19 | 13 | |
| 10,603 | 840 | |
| 0.6% | - | |
| 6.1 | 8.3 | |
| about 1 month ago | 4 days ago | |
| Swift | JavaScript | |
| MIT License | MIT License |
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Stars - the number of stars that a project has on GitHub. Growth - month over month growth in stars.
Activity is a relative number indicating how actively a project is being developed. Recent commits have higher weight than older ones.
For example, an activity of 9.0 indicates that a project is amongst the top 10% of the most actively developed projects that we are tracking.
mas
Posts with mentions or reviews of mas.
We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives
and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-08-21.
- macOS updates for Apple Silicon Macs are larger than reported
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What are your New Build essentials?
I have a script that installs Homebrew and App Store CLI. Then it automatically installs most of the apps I need. I use homebrew to create an up to date list for this script.
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The new Obsidian icon
More info on Mac App Store integration: https://github.com/mas-cli/mas
- mas: a command line interface for the Mac App Store
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Boomer Wants to Learn Mac
Command Line Tools: iTerm 2 alternative to the default Terminal homebrew mas homebrew bundle
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How to easily migrate Homebrew formulas to another MacBook?
I mainly use the Homebrew to manage almost every app or program, even apps on the App Store using mas. It becomes a bit of a pain when I set up a new MacBook because it takes time for me to look for the list of the apps and programs on my main MacBook and install one them by one on my new MacBook.
- Issues with installing applications on Macos
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Questions about MacOS
Most of my workflow could replicated under Mac. For the "horrible" window management I use amethyst (auto tiling) and Magnet (windows like) for search I use raycast and for software management I do use the cli with homebrew, mas and ports. The cool thing with homebrew cask you can install all programms from the web that aren't in the App Store and the App Store apps will be updated via mas. You can even update your mac with the terminal so everything like in linux.
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Avoiding the AppStore
I found this. https://github.com/mas-cli/mas
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Similar to for Veeam for Apple OS X?
Instead, perhaps consider file based backups, and reloading apps. For example, you can have a shell script that can fetch Homebrew, from there, fetch most non-App Store apps with brew install commands, and for App Store apps, use mas for those.
macos-defaults
Posts with mentions or reviews of macos-defaults.
We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives
and similar projects. The last one was on 2024-02-12.
- Native macOS fix for applications hiding under the MacBook Pro notch
- macOS Defaults List
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Good times create weak men
Almost every setting can be automated via `defaults write`, so there's barely never a need to even look at the system preferences/settings UI. [1] lists many of them.
[1]: https://macos-defaults.com
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Everything that uses configuration files should report where they're located
macOS has something similar also with defaults [1].
https://macos-defaults.com/#%F0%9F%99%8B-what-s-a-defaults-c...
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Pointer acceleration can be disabled in Sonoma!
https://macos-defaults.com/ https://www.defaults-write.com/ There are plenty more neat things to tinker with.
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Boomer Wants to Learn Mac
Wiki of OS settings with visual examples as well as instructions on configuring them via the command line
- Uncomplete list of macOS defaults commands with demos
- macOS defaults list: create dotfiles for almost all macOS settings
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GeForce RTX 4090 Reportedly Peaks at 493W to Hit 3.1 GHz
Sure you can. It’s just not called a registry. https://macos-defaults.com/
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Windows to MBP 16". What are your must tools/apps ?
Since you’re a sysadmin, you may appreciate the whole infrastructure as code philosophy so check out homebrew, mas, and homebrew bundle as well as configuring OS settings via the command line.
What are some alternatives?
When comparing mas and macos-defaults you can also consider the following projects:
eqMac - macOS System-wide Audio Equalizer & Volume Mixer 🎧
Kap - An open-source screen recorder built with web technology
phpmon - Lightweight, native Mac menu bar app that helps you manage multiple PHP installations, locate config files and more. Also interacts with Laravel Valet.
robotjs - Node.js Desktop Automation.
linearmouse - The mouse and trackpad utility for Mac.
spectacle - Spectacle allows you to organize your windows without using a mouse.
dotbot - A tool that bootstraps your dotfiles ⚡️
RectanglePro-Community - Bug reports and discussion for the Rectangle Pro app
nix - Nix, the purely functional package manager
altdrag - :file_folder: Easily drag windows when pressing the alt key. (Windows)
homebrew-bundle - 📦 Bundler for non-Ruby dependencies from Homebrew, Homebrew Cask and the Mac App Store.
Boop - A scriptable scratchpad for developers. In slow yet steady progress.