macos-defaults
Incomplete list of macOS `defaults` commands with demos ✨ (by yannbertrand)
Boop
A scriptable scratchpad for developers. In slow yet steady progress. (by IvanMathy)
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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.
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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.
Boop
Posts with mentions or reviews of Boop.
We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives
and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-08-29.
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DevToys–A Swiss army knife for developers
There's also Boop, which is open source: https://github.com/IvanMathy/Boop
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Ask HN: Most interesting tech you built for just yourself?
I've been using Boop, it's pretty good for, json, yaml, datetimes, hashing etc! Missing a lot of what you've mentioned, but might be able to get some more ideas from it!
- Tutorial Mac OS
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My list of Setapp apps alternatives
Another alternative to DevUtils would be Boop. Or CyberChef, for that matter (web, but available for local and selfhosted installation).
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Recommendation for Software Engineer/Developer and Software architect apps?
in addition to what's already mentioned, https://github.com/IvanMathy/Boop to convert and format things instead of googling for a converter every time
- Boop, a Scriptable Scratchpad for Developers
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DevToys For mac
Also, Boop.
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What are some good open-source Mac apps you can't live without?
Boop: Collection of utilities/extensions for developers
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Made an app for Windows that aims to be a Swiss Army knife for developers. Sharing some screenshots here.
Though may I suggest checking out Boop? I love how minimal it looks. Maybe you can implement a minimal mode later?
What are some alternatives?
When comparing macos-defaults and Boop you can also consider the following projects:
Kap - An open-source screen recorder built with web technology
DevUtils-app - All-in-one Toolbox for Developers. Native macOS app.
robotjs - Node.js Desktop Automation.
alfred-calculate-anything - Alfred Workflow to calculate anything with natural language
spectacle - Spectacle allows you to organize your windows without using a mouse.
CotEditor - Lightweight Plain-Text Editor for macOS
RectanglePro-Community - Bug reports and discussion for the Rectangle Pro app
DevToys - A Swiss Army knife for developers.
altdrag - :file_folder: Easily drag windows when pressing the alt key. (Windows)
macmediakeyforwarder - Media Key Forwarder for iTunes and Spotify
yabai - A tiling window manager for macOS based on binary space partitioning
MacGesture - Global mouse gestures for macOS
macos-defaults vs Kap
Boop vs DevUtils-app
macos-defaults vs robotjs
Boop vs alfred-calculate-anything
macos-defaults vs spectacle
Boop vs CotEditor
macos-defaults vs RectanglePro-Community
Boop vs DevToys
macos-defaults vs altdrag
Boop vs macmediakeyforwarder
macos-defaults vs yabai
Boop vs MacGesture