# Enable full keyboard access for all controls (e.g. enable Tab in modal dialogs) defaults write NSGlobalDomain AppleKeyboardUIMode -int 3 # Enable subpixel font rendering on non-Apple LCDs defaults write NSGlobalDomain AppleFontSmoothing -int 2 # Enable the 2D Dock defaults write com.apple.dock no-glass -bool true # Automatically hide and show the Dock defaults write com.apple.dock autohide -bool true # Make Dock icons of hidden applications translucent defaults write com.apple.dock showhidden -bool true # Disable menu bar transparency defaults write NSGlobalDomain AppleEnableMenuBarTransparency -bool false # Show remaining battery time; hide percentage defaults write com.apple.menuextra.battery ShowPercent -string "NO" defaults write com.apple.menuextra.battery ShowTime -string "YES" # Always show scrollbars defaults write NSGlobalDomain AppleShowScrollBars -string "Always" # Allow quitting Finder via ⌘ + Q; doing so will also hide desktop icons defaults write com.apple.finder QuitMenuItem -bool true # Show all filename extensions in Finder defaults write NSGlobalDomain AppleShowAllExtensions -bool true # Expand save panel by default defaults write NSGlobalDomain NSNavPanelExpandedStateForSaveMode -bool true # Expand print panel by default defaults write NSGlobalDomain PMPrintingExpandedStateForPrint -bool true # Disable the “Are you sure you want to open this application?” dialog defaults write com.apple.LaunchServices LSQuarantine -bool false # Disable shadow in screenshots defaults write com.apple.screencapture disable-shadow -bool true # Enable highlight hover effect for the grid view of a stack (Dock) defaults write com.apple.dock mouse-over-hilte-stack -bool true # Enable spring loading for all Dock items defaults write enable-spring-load-actions-on-all-items -bool true # Show indicator lights for open applications in the Dock defaults write com.apple.dock show-process-indicators -bool true # Don’t animate opening applications from the Dock defaults write com.apple.dock launchanim -bool false # Disable press-and-hold for keys in favor of key repeat defaults write NSGlobalDomain ApplePressAndHoldEnabled -bool false # Set a blazingly fast keyboard repeat rate defaults write NSGlobalDomain KeyRepeat -int 0 # Disable auto-correct defaults write NSGlobalDomain NSAutomaticSpellingCorrectionEnabled -bool false # Disable window animations defaults write NSGlobalDomain NSAutomaticWindowAnimationsEnabled -bool false # Enable AirDrop over Ethernet and on unsupported Macs running Lion defaults write com.apple.NetworkBrowser BrowseAllInterfaces -bool true # Disable disk image verification defaults write com.apple.frameworks.diskimages skip-verify -bool true defaults write com.apple.frameworks.diskimages skip-verify-locked -bool true defaults write com.apple.frameworks.diskimages skip-verify-remote -bool true # Automatically open a new Finder window when a volume is mounted defaults write com.apple.frameworks.diskimages auto-open-ro-root -bool true defaults write com.apple.frameworks.diskimages auto-open-rw-root -bool true # Display full POSIX path as Finder window title defaults write com.apple.finder _FXShowPosixPathInTitle -bool true # Increase window resize speed for Cocoa applications defaults write NSGlobalDomain NSWindowResizeTime -float 0.001 # Avoid creating .DS_Store files on network volumes defaults write com.apple.desktopservices DSDontWriteNetworkStores -bool true # Disable the warning when changing a file extension defaults write com.apple.finder FXEnableExtensionChangeWarning -bool false # Show item info below desktop icons /usr/libexec/PlistBuddy -c "Set :DesktopViewSettings:IconViewSettings:showItemInfo true" ~/Library/Preferences/com.apple.finder.plist # Disable the warning before emptying the Trash defaults write com.apple.finder WarnOnEmptyTrash -bool false # Empty Trash securely by default defaults write com.apple.finder EmptyTrashSecurely -bool true # Require password immediately after sleep or screen saver begins defaults write com.apple.screensaver askForPassword -int 1 defaults write com.apple.screensaver askForPasswordDelay -int 0 # Enable tap to click (Trackpad) defaults write com.apple.driver.AppleBluetoothMultitouch.trackpad Clicking -bool true # Map bottom right Trackpad corner to right-click defaults write com.apple.driver.AppleBluetoothMultitouch.trackpad TrackpadCornerSecondaryClick -int 2 defaults write com.apple.driver.AppleBluetoothMultitouch.trackpad TrackpadRightClick -bool true # Disable Safari’s thumbnail cache for History and Top Sites defaults write com.apple.Safari DebugSnapshotsUpdatePolicy -int 2 # Enable Safari’s debug menu defaults write com.apple.Safari IncludeDebugMenu -bool true # Remove useless icons from Safari’s bookmarks bar defaults write com.apple.Safari ProxiesInBookmarksBar "()" # Only use UTF-8 in Terminal.app defaults write com.apple.terminal StringEncodings -array 4 # Disable the Ping sidebar in iTunes defaults write com.apple.iTunes disablePingSidebar -bool true # Disable all the other Ping stuff in iTunes defaults write com.apple.iTunes disablePing -bool true # Disable send and reply animations in Mail.app defaults write com.apple.Mail DisableReplyAnimations -bool true defaults write com.apple.Mail DisableSendAnimations -bool true # Disable Resume system-wide defaults write NSGlobalDomain NSQuitAlwaysKeepsWindows -bool false # Enable Dashboard dev mode (allows keeping widgets on the desktop) defaults write com.apple.dashboard devmode -bool true # Reset Launchpad [ -e ~/Library/Application\ Support/Dock/*.db ] && rm ~/Library/Application\ Support/Dock/*.db # Show the ~/Library folder chflags nohidden ~/Library # Disable local Time Machine backups hash tmutil &> /dev/null && sudo tmutil disablelocal # Fix for the ancient UTF-8 bug in QuickLook (http://mths.be/bbo) # Commented out, as this is known to cause problems when saving files in Adobe Illustrator CS5 :( #echo "0x08000100:0" > ~/.CFUserTextEncoding # Kill affected applications for app in Safari Finder Dock Mail; do killall "$app"; done