MacOS
Software
- Brew
- bash
- bash-completion
- coreutils
- jq
- iTerm2
- Rectangle Pro
- Maccy
Configurations
OS
Apple ID
- Login to Apple ID
- Enable
Find My
- Disable
iCloud
note
Sometimes the user's default image overwrites the user avatar of the Apple ID. You might need to recover the user avatar after logging in to the Apple ID.
Touch ID & Password
- Configure Touch ID
Keyboard
- Add input sources
- Press 🌐 key ->
Show Emoji & Symbols
- Key repeat rate ->
Fastest
- Delay until repeat ->
Shortest
- Keyboard Shortcuts
- Input sources >
Select next source in Input menu
>option + space
- Function keys >
Use F1, F2, etc. keys as standard function keys
- Screenshots >
Save picture of selected area to the clipboard
>shift + command + 4
- Input sources >
Trackpad
- More Gestures >
Swipe between pages
>Scroll left or right with two fingers
Desktop & Dock
- Hot Corners...
- Disable all corners
Dock
- Make it smaller
- Enable
Automatically hide and show the Dock
. It reduces the wasted screen space. - Disable
Show suggested and recent apps in Dock
Software Configurations
Shell
- Install
bash
andbash-completion
usingbrew
- Add brew installed
bash
to/etc/shells
- Run
chsh
to change the shell to brew installedbash
Finder
- Add
Path
to toolbar - Add desired folders to sidebar
Visual Studio Code
- Follow this to create an automator service to open Visual Studio Code from finder.
Maccy
- Enable
Launch at login
- Change shortcut to
control + shift + v
- Enable
Paste automatically
Desktop Tweaks
- Remove unused apps from the dock
- Resize the dock and make it smaller
- Remove unused icons from the top bar (Press
command
and drag the icon out of the top bar)