macos-defaults VS hammerspoon

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

macOS has something similar also with defaults [1].

https://macos-defaults.com/#%F0%9F%99%8B-what-s-a-defaults-c...

https://macos-defaults.com/ https://www.defaults-write.com/ There are plenty more neat things to tinker with.

Wiki of OS settings with visual examples as well as instructions on configuring them via the command line

Sure you can. It’s just not called a registry. https://macos-defaults.com/

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.

Another option for hacking something like this together could be HammerSpoon. I’ve spent some time with it, but haven’t tried integrating with Apple Notes, I mostly did stuff at the file system level to keep it easy.

https://www.hammerspoon.org/

For basic window tiling, I stumbled across Hammerspoon and the MiroWindowsManager spoon.

https://github.com/miromannino/miro-windows-manager

https://www.hammerspoon.org/

I use hammerspoon a lot and it seemed like scheduling SelfControl could be done using it so I created Hammer Control. Check it out!

Hammerspoon - Price: Free Desktop automation tool for macOS that allows you to write Lua scripts to control your Mac.

Assuming no one has a cut-and-dried solution that just works, would something like this be possible with say, AppleScript or another scripting tool like Hammerspoon? I've not used either of these tools before, but would be open to seeking out a scripting solution on my own if it's viable. Or am I going to run into insurmountable security restrictions?

Spark (not the email app). There are others like Hotkey and Hammerspoon.

I have tried different tools for this including Rectangle, but I've finally settled with hammerspoon. It solves the problem of window-management but you can also use it to create custom keyboard shortcuts and much more.