Refactor .osx settings and add keyboard shortcuts

Removed various default settings and added keyboard shortcuts for disabling screenshots and Spotlight shortcuts.
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Billy-George Price-Sprackland
2026-05-16 22:45:57 +01:00
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parent 548df0eb50
commit 4d467d4354
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@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@ if [[ $EUID -ne 0 ]]; then
printf "Certain commands will not be run without sudo privileges. To run as root, run the same command prepended with 'sudo', for example: $ sudo $0\n\n" | fold -s -w 80 printf "Certain commands will not be run without sudo privileges. To run as root, run the same command prepended with 'sudo', for example: $ sudo $0\n\n" | fold -s -w 80
else else
RUN_AS_ROOT=true RUN_AS_ROOT=true
# Update existing `sudo` timestamp until `.osx` has finished
while true; do sudo -n true; sleep 60; kill -0 "$$" || exit; done 2>/dev/null & while true; do sudo -n true; sleep 60; kill -0 "$$" || exit; done 2>/dev/null &
fi fi
@@ -36,189 +35,117 @@ fi
# General UI/UX # # General UI/UX #
############################################################################### ###############################################################################
# Expand save panel by default
defaults write NSGlobalDomain NSNavPanelExpandedStateForSaveMode -bool true defaults write NSGlobalDomain NSNavPanelExpandedStateForSaveMode -bool true
# Expand print panel by default
defaults write NSGlobalDomain PMPrintingExpandedStateForPrint -bool true defaults write NSGlobalDomain PMPrintingExpandedStateForPrint -bool true
# Save to disk (not to iCloud) by default
defaults write NSGlobalDomain NSDocumentSaveNewDocumentsToCloud -bool false defaults write NSGlobalDomain NSDocumentSaveNewDocumentsToCloud -bool false
# Automatically quit printer app once the print jobs complete
defaults write com.apple.print.PrintingPrefs "Quit When Finished" -bool true defaults write com.apple.print.PrintingPrefs "Quit When Finished" -bool true
# Restart automatically if the computer freezes
if [[ "$RUN_AS_ROOT" = true ]]; then if [[ "$RUN_AS_ROOT" = true ]]; then
systemsetup -setrestartfreeze on systemsetup -setrestartfreeze on
fi fi
# Disable smart quotes as theyre annoying when typing code
defaults write NSGlobalDomain NSAutomaticQuoteSubstitutionEnabled -bool false defaults write NSGlobalDomain NSAutomaticQuoteSubstitutionEnabled -bool false
# Disable smart dashes as theyre annoying when typing code
defaults write NSGlobalDomain NSAutomaticDashSubstitutionEnabled -bool false defaults write NSGlobalDomain NSAutomaticDashSubstitutionEnabled -bool false
# Set background to dark-grey color
osascript -e 'tell application "Finder" to set desktop picture to POSIX file "/System/Library/Desktop Pictures/Solid Colors/Stone.png"' osascript -e 'tell application "Finder" to set desktop picture to POSIX file "/System/Library/Desktop Pictures/Solid Colors/Stone.png"'
############################################################################### ###############################################################################
# Trackpad, mouse, keyboard, Bluetooth accessories, and input # # Trackpad, mouse, keyboard, Bluetooth accessories, and input #
############################################################################### ###############################################################################
# Trackpad: Haptic feedback (light, silent clicking)
defaults write com.apple.AppleMultitouchTrackpad FirstClickThreshold -int 0 defaults write com.apple.AppleMultitouchTrackpad FirstClickThreshold -int 0
defaults write com.apple.AppleMultitouchTrackpad ActuationStrength -int 0 defaults write com.apple.AppleMultitouchTrackpad ActuationStrength -int 0
# Trackpad: secondary click to bottom-right (requires restart!)
defaults write com.apple.driver.AppleBluetoothMultitouch.trackpad TrackpadRightClick -bool true defaults write com.apple.driver.AppleBluetoothMultitouch.trackpad TrackpadRightClick -bool true
defaults write com.apple.AppleMultitouchTrackpad TrackpadRightClick -bool true defaults write com.apple.AppleMultitouchTrackpad TrackpadRightClick -bool true
defaults write com.apple.driver.AppleBluetoothMultitouch.trackpad TrackpadCornerSecondaryClick -int 2 defaults write com.apple.driver.AppleBluetoothMultitouch.trackpad TrackpadCornerSecondaryClick -int 2
defaults write com.apple.AppleMultitouchTrackpad TrackpadCornerSecondaryClick -int 2 defaults write com.apple.AppleMultitouchTrackpad TrackpadCornerSecondaryClick -int 2
defaults write NSGlobalDomain ContextMenuGesture -int 1 defaults write NSGlobalDomain ContextMenuGesture -int 1
# Set a blazingly fast keyboard repeat rate, and make it happen more quickly.
# (The KeyRepeat option requires logging out and back in to take effect.)
defaults write NSGlobalDomain InitialKeyRepeat -int 20 defaults write NSGlobalDomain InitialKeyRepeat -int 20
defaults write NSGlobalDomain KeyRepeat -int 1 defaults write NSGlobalDomain KeyRepeat -int 1
# Disable auto-correct
defaults write NSGlobalDomain NSAutomaticSpellingCorrectionEnabled -bool false defaults write NSGlobalDomain NSAutomaticSpellingCorrectionEnabled -bool false
############################################################################### ###############################################################################
# Screen # # Screen #
############################################################################### ###############################################################################
# Save screenshots to Downloads folder.
defaults write com.apple.screencapture location -string "${HOME}/Downloads" defaults write com.apple.screencapture location -string "${HOME}/Downloads"
# Save screenshots in PNG format (other options: BMP, GIF, JPG, PDF, TIFF)
defaults write com.apple.screencapture type -string "png" defaults write com.apple.screencapture type -string "png"
# Disable shadow in screenshots
defaults write com.apple.screencapture disable-shadow -bool true defaults write com.apple.screencapture disable-shadow -bool true
###############################################################################
# Keyboard Shortcuts #
###############################################################################
# Disable screenshot shortcuts
defaults write com.apple.symbolichotkeys AppleSymbolicHotKeys -dict-add 28 "<dict><key>enabled</key><false/></dict>"
defaults write com.apple.symbolichotkeys AppleSymbolicHotKeys -dict-add 29 "<dict><key>enabled</key><false/></dict>"
defaults write com.apple.symbolichotkeys AppleSymbolicHotKeys -dict-add 30 "<dict><key>enabled</key><false/></dict>"
defaults write com.apple.symbolichotkeys AppleSymbolicHotKeys -dict-add 31 "<dict><key>enabled</key><false/></dict>"
# Disable Spotlight shortcuts
defaults write com.apple.symbolichotkeys AppleSymbolicHotKeys -dict-add 64 "<dict><key>enabled</key><false/></dict>"
defaults write com.apple.symbolichotkeys AppleSymbolicHotKeys -dict-add 65 "<dict><key>enabled</key><false/></dict>"
############################################################################### ###############################################################################
# Finder # # Finder #
############################################################################### ###############################################################################
# Set Desktop as the default location for new Finder windows
# For other paths, use `PfLo` and `file:///full/path/here/`
defaults write com.apple.finder NewWindowTarget -string "PfDe" defaults write com.apple.finder NewWindowTarget -string "PfDe"
defaults write com.apple.finder NewWindowTargetPath -string "file://${HOME}/Desktop/" defaults write com.apple.finder NewWindowTargetPath -string "file://${HOME}/Desktop/"
# Show icons for hard drives, servers, and removable media on the desktop
defaults write com.apple.finder ShowExternalHardDrivesOnDesktop -bool true defaults write com.apple.finder ShowExternalHardDrivesOnDesktop -bool true
defaults write com.apple.finder ShowHardDrivesOnDesktop -bool true defaults write com.apple.finder ShowHardDrivesOnDesktop -bool true
defaults write com.apple.finder ShowMountedServersOnDesktop -bool true defaults write com.apple.finder ShowMountedServersOnDesktop -bool true
defaults write com.apple.finder ShowRemovableMediaOnDesktop -bool true defaults write com.apple.finder ShowRemovableMediaOnDesktop -bool true
# Finder: show hidden files by default
# defaults write com.apple.finder AppleShowAllFiles -bool true
# Finder: show all filename extensions (Set to True to enable)
defaults write NSGlobalDomain AppleShowAllExtensions -bool false defaults write NSGlobalDomain AppleShowAllExtensions -bool false
# Finder: show status bar
defaults write com.apple.finder ShowStatusBar -bool true defaults write com.apple.finder ShowStatusBar -bool true
# Finder: allow text selection in Quick Look
defaults write com.apple.finder QLEnableTextSelection -bool true defaults write com.apple.finder QLEnableTextSelection -bool true
# Display full POSIX path as Finder window title
defaults write com.apple.finder _FXShowPosixPathInTitle -bool true defaults write com.apple.finder _FXShowPosixPathInTitle -bool true
# When performing a search, search the current folder by default
defaults write com.apple.finder FXDefaultSearchScope -string "SCcf" defaults write com.apple.finder FXDefaultSearchScope -string "SCcf"
# Disable the warning when changing a file extension
defaults write com.apple.finder FXEnableExtensionChangeWarning -bool false defaults write com.apple.finder FXEnableExtensionChangeWarning -bool false
# Enable spring loading for directories
defaults write NSGlobalDomain com.apple.springing.enabled -bool true defaults write NSGlobalDomain com.apple.springing.enabled -bool true
# Remove the spring loading delay for directories
defaults write NSGlobalDomain com.apple.springing.delay -float 0.1 defaults write NSGlobalDomain com.apple.springing.delay -float 0.1
# Avoid creating .DS_Store files on network volumes
defaults write com.apple.desktopservices DSDontWriteNetworkStores -bool true defaults write com.apple.desktopservices DSDontWriteNetworkStores -bool true
# Enable snap-to-grid for icons on the desktop and in other icon views
/usr/libexec/PlistBuddy -c "Set :DesktopViewSettings:IconViewSettings:arrangeBy grid" ~/Library/Preferences/com.apple.finder.plist
/usr/libexec/PlistBuddy -c "Set :FK_StandardViewSettings:IconViewSettings:arrangeBy grid" ~/Library/Preferences/com.apple.finder.plist
/usr/libexec/PlistBuddy -c "Set :StandardViewSettings:IconViewSettings:arrangeBy grid" ~/Library/Preferences/com.apple.finder.plist
# Set the size of icons on the desktop and in other icon views
/usr/libexec/PlistBuddy -c "Set :DesktopViewSettings:IconViewSettings:iconSize 64" ~/Library/Preferences/com.apple.finder.plist
/usr/libexec/PlistBuddy -c "Set :FK_StandardViewSettings:IconViewSettings:iconSize 64" ~/Library/Preferences/com.apple.finder.plist
/usr/libexec/PlistBuddy -c "Set :StandardViewSettings:IconViewSettings:iconSize 64" ~/Library/Preferences/com.apple.finder.plist
# Use column view in all Finder windows by default
# Four-letter codes for the other view modes: `icnv`, `Nlsv`, `clmv`, `Flwv`
defaults write com.apple.finder FXPreferredViewStyle -string "clmv"
# Show the ~/Library folder
chflags nohidden ~/Library
############################################################################### ###############################################################################
# Dock, Dashboard, and hot corners # # Dock #
############################################################################### ###############################################################################
# Set the icon size of Dock items
defaults write com.apple.dock tilesize -int 30 defaults write com.apple.dock tilesize -int 30
# Speed up Mission Control animations
defaults write com.apple.dock expose-animation-duration -float 0.15 defaults write com.apple.dock expose-animation-duration -float 0.15
# Make Dock icons of hidden applications translucent
defaults write com.apple.dock showhidden -bool true defaults write com.apple.dock showhidden -bool true
# Enable the 'reduce transparency' option. Save GPU cycles.
defaults write com.apple.universalaccess reduceTransparency -bool true defaults write com.apple.universalaccess reduceTransparency -bool true
# 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 right screen corner → Mission Control
defaults write com.apple.dock wvous-br-corner -int 2 defaults write com.apple.dock wvous-br-corner -int 2
defaults write com.apple.dock wvous-br-modifier -int 0 defaults write com.apple.dock wvous-br-modifier -int 0
# Top right screen corner → Put display to sleep
defaults write com.apple.dock wvous-tr-corner -int 10 defaults write com.apple.dock wvous-tr-corner -int 10
defaults write com.apple.dock wvous-tr-modifier -int 0 defaults write com.apple.dock wvous-tr-modifier -int 0
# Bottom left screen corner → Desktop
defaults write com.apple.dock wvous-bl-corner -int 4 defaults write com.apple.dock wvous-bl-corner -int 4
defaults write com.apple.dock wvous-bl-modifier -int 0 defaults write com.apple.dock wvous-bl-modifier -int 0
############################################################################### ###############################################################################
# Safari & WebKit # # Safari #
############################################################################### ###############################################################################
# Enable the Develop menu and the Web Inspector in Safari
defaults write com.apple.Safari IncludeDevelopMenu -bool true defaults write com.apple.Safari IncludeDevelopMenu -bool true
defaults write com.apple.Safari WebKitDeveloperExtrasEnabledPreferenceKey -bool true defaults write com.apple.Safari WebKitDeveloperExtrasEnabledPreferenceKey -bool true
defaults write com.apple.Safari com.apple.Safari.ContentPageGroupIdentifier.WebKit2DeveloperExtrasEnabled -bool true
# Add a context menu item for showing the Web Inspector in web views
defaults write NSGlobalDomain WebKitDeveloperExtras -bool true defaults write NSGlobalDomain WebKitDeveloperExtras -bool true
############################################################################### ###############################################################################
# Mail # # Mail #
############################################################################### ###############################################################################
# Copy email addresses as `foo@example.com` instead of `Foo Bar <foo@example.com>` in Mail.app
defaults write com.apple.mail AddressesIncludeNameOnPasteboard -bool false defaults write com.apple.mail AddressesIncludeNameOnPasteboard -bool false
############################################################################### ###############################################################################
@@ -226,12 +153,7 @@ defaults write com.apple.mail AddressesIncludeNameOnPasteboard -bool false
############################################################################### ###############################################################################
if [[ "$RUN_AS_ROOT" = true ]]; then if [[ "$RUN_AS_ROOT" = true ]]; then
# 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" sudo defaults write /.Spotlight-V100/VolumeConfiguration Exclusions -array "/Volumes"
# Restart spotlight
killall mds > /dev/null 2>&1 killall mds > /dev/null 2>&1
fi fi
@@ -239,38 +161,32 @@ fi
# Activity Monitor # # Activity Monitor #
############################################################################### ###############################################################################
# Show the main window when launching Activity Monitor
defaults write com.apple.ActivityMonitor OpenMainWindow -bool true defaults write com.apple.ActivityMonitor OpenMainWindow -bool true
# Show all processes in Activity Monitor
defaults write com.apple.ActivityMonitor ShowCategory -int 0 defaults write com.apple.ActivityMonitor ShowCategory -int 0
############################################################################### ###############################################################################
# Messages # # Messages #
############################################################################### ###############################################################################
# Disable smart quotes as its annoying for messages that contain code
defaults write com.apple.messageshelper.MessageController SOInputLineSettings -dict-add "automaticQuoteSubstitutionEnabled" -bool false 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 defaults write com.apple.messageshelper.MessageController SOInputLineSettings -dict-add "continuousSpellCheckingEnabled" -bool false
############################################################################### ###############################################################################
# App Store # # App Store #
############################################################################### ###############################################################################
# Disable in-app rating requests from apps downloaded from the App Store.
defaults write com.apple.appstore InAppReviewEnabled -int 0 defaults write com.apple.appstore InAppReviewEnabled -int 0
############################################################################### ###############################################################################
# Kill/restart affected applications # # Kill/restart affected applications #
############################################################################### ###############################################################################
# Restart affected applications if `--no-restart` flag is not present.
if [[ ! ($* == *--no-restart*) ]]; then if [[ ! ($* == *--no-restart*) ]]; then
for app in "cfprefsd" "Dock" "Finder" "Mail" "SystemUIServer" "Terminal"; do for app in "cfprefsd" "Dock" "Finder" "Mail" "SystemUIServer" "Terminal"; do
killall "${app}" > /dev/null 2>&1 killall "${app}" > /dev/null 2>&1
done done
fi fi
killall SystemUIServer > /dev/null 2>&1
printf "Please log out and log back in to make all settings take effect.\n" printf "Please log out and log back in to make all settings take effect.\n"