macos-config.sh

#!/usr/bin/env bash

# Couple of Mac environmental snippets, hat tip to Mathias Bynens
# https://mths.be/macos

# Close any open System Preferences panes, to prevent them from overriding
# settings we’re about to change
osascript -e 'tell application "System Preferences" to quit'

# Ask for the administrator password upfront
sudo -v

# Keep-alive: update existing `sudo` time stamp until script has finished
while true; do sudo -n true; sleep 60; kill -0 "$$" || exit; done 2>/dev/null &


##
## macOS user interface
##

# Set language, locale and units
defaults write NSGlobalDomain AppleLanguages -array "en"
defaults write NSGlobalDomain AppleLocale -string "en_GB@currency=GBP"
defaults write NSGlobalDomain AppleMeasurementUnits -string "Centimeters"
defaults write NSGlobalDomain AppleMetricUnits -bool true

# Set the timezone; see `sudo systemsetup -listtimezones` for other values
sudo systemsetup -settimezone "Europe/Brussels" > /dev/null

# Set accent color to green
defaults write NSGlobalDomain AppleAccentColor -int 3

# Set text highlight color to beeps brand light green
defaults write NSGlobalDomain AppleHighlightColor -string "0.701960 1 0.701960"

# Set sidebar icon size to medium
defaults write NSGlobalDomain NSTableViewDefaultSizeMode -int 2

# Only show scrollbars when scrolling
defaults write NSGlobalDomain AppleShowScrollBars -string "WhenScrolling"

# Expand save panel by default
defaults write NSGlobalDomain NSNavPanelExpandedStateForSaveMode -bool true
defaults write NSGlobalDomain NSNavPanelExpandedStateForSaveMode2 -bool true

# Expand print panel by default
defaults write NSGlobalDomain PMPrintingExpandedStateForPrint -bool true
defaults write NSGlobalDomain PMPrintingExpandedStateForPrint2 -bool true

# Show extensions for all files
defaults write NSGlobalDomain AppleShowAllExtensions -bool true

# Enable full keyboard access for all controls
defaults write NSGlobalDomain AppleKeyboardUIMode -int 3


##
## Accessibility
##

# Use scroll gesture with the Ctrl (^) modifier key to zoom
defaults write com.apple.universalaccess closeViewScrollWheelToggle -bool true
defaults write com.apple.universalaccess HIDScrollZoomModifierMask -int 262144

# Follow the keyboard focus while zoomed in
defaults write com.apple.universalaccess closeViewZoomFollowsFocus -bool true


##
## Audio
##

# Increase sound quality for Bluetooth headphones/headsets
defaults write com.apple.BluetoothAudioAgent "Apple Bitpool Min (editable)" -int 40


##
## Power
##

# Enable lid wakeup
sudo pmset -a lidwake 1

# Restart automatically on power loss
sudo pmset -a autorestart 1

# Restart automatically if the computer freezes
sudo systemsetup -setrestartfreeze on

# Sleep the display after 15 minutes
sudo pmset -a displaysleep 15

# Disable machine sleep while charging
sudo pmset -c sleep 0

# Set machine sleep to 5 minutes on battery
sudo pmset -b sleep 5

# 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


##
## Trackpad/mouse
##

# Trackpad: Enable tap to click for this user and for the login screen
defaults write com.apple.driver.AppleBluetoothMultitouch.trackpad Clicking -bool true
defaults -currentHost write NSGlobalDomain com.apple.mouse.tapBehavior -int 1
defaults write NSGlobalDomain com.apple.mouse.tapBehavior -int 1

# Disable the Launchpad gesture (pinch with thumb and three fingers)
defaults write com.apple.dock showLaunchpadGestureEnabled -int 0


##
## 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 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 ShowHardDrivesOnDesktop -bool true
defaults write com.apple.finder ShowMountedServersOnDesktop -bool true
defaults write com.apple.finder ShowRemovableMediaOnDesktop -bool true

# Show hidden files by default
defaults write com.apple.finder AppleShowAllFiles -bool true

# Show path bar
defaults write com.apple.finder ShowPathbar -bool true

# When performing a search, search the current folder by default
defaults write com.apple.finder FXDefaultSearchScope -string "SCcf"

# Disable warning when changing a file's extension
defaults write com.apple.finder FXEnableExtensionChangeWarning -bool false

# Enable spring loading for directories
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

# Use colummn view in all Finder windows by default
# Four-letter codes for the view modes: `Nlsv`, `icnv`, `clmv`, `glyv`
defaults write com.apple.finder FXPreferredViewStyle -string "clmv"

# Avoid creating .DS_Store files on network or USB volumes
defaults write com.apple.desktopservices DSDontWriteNetworkStores -bool true
defaults write com.apple.desktopservices DSDontWriteUSBStores -bool true

# Enable AirDrop over Ethernet and on unsupported Macs running Lion
defaults write com.apple.NetworkBrowser BrowseAllInterfaces -bool true

# Show the /Volumes folder
sudo chflags nohidden /Volumes


##
## Dock, Mission Control
##

# Enable highlight hover effect for the grid view of a stack (Dock)
defaults write com.apple.dock mouse-over-hilite-stack -bool true

# Minimize windows into their application’s icon
defaults write com.apple.dock minimize-to-application -bool true

# Enable spring loading for all Dock items
defaults write com.apple.dock 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

# Show only open applications in the Dock
defaults write com.apple.dock static-only -bool true

# Don’t show recent applications in Dock
defaults write com.apple.dock show-recents -bool false

# Automatically hide and show the Dock
defaults write com.apple.dock autohide -bool true

# Remove the animation when hiding/showing the Dock
defaults write com.apple.dock autohide-time-modifier -float 0

# Remove the auto-hiding Dock delay
defaults write com.apple.dock autohide-delay -float 0

# Speed up Mission Control animations
defaults write com.apple.dock expose-animation-duration -float 0.1

# Don’t automatically rearrange Spaces based on most recent use
defaults write com.apple.dock mru-spaces -bool false


##
## 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
# 13: Lock Screen

# Top left → no-op
defaults write com.apple.dock wvous-tl-corner -int 0
defaults write com.apple.dock wvous-tl-modifier -int 0

# Top right → Notification Center
defaults write com.apple.dock wvous-tr-corner -int 12
defaults write com.apple.dock wvous-tr-modifier -int 0

# Bottom right → Mission Control
defaults write com.apple.dock wvous-br-corner -int 2
defaults write com.apple.dock wvous-br-modifier -int 0

# Bottom left → no-op
defaults write com.apple.dock wvous-bl-corner -int 0
defaults write com.apple.dock wvous-bl-modifier -int 0


##
## Activity Monitor.app
##

# Show the main window when launching Activity Monitor
defaults write com.apple.ActivityMonitor OpenMainWindow -bool true

# Visualize CPU usage in the Activity Monitor Dock icon
defaults write com.apple.ActivityMonitor IconType -int 5

# Show all processes in Activity Monitor
defaults write com.apple.ActivityMonitor ShowCategory -int 0

# Sort Activity Monitor results by CPU usage
defaults write com.apple.ActivityMonitor SortColumn -string "CPUUsage"
defaults write com.apple.ActivityMonitor SortDirection -int 0


##
## App Store.app
##

# Enable the WebKit Developer Tools in the Mac App Store
defaults write com.apple.appstore WebKitDeveloperExtras -bool true

# Enable Debug Menu in the Mac App Store
defaults write com.apple.appstore ShowDebugMenu -bool true

# Enable the automatic update check
defaults write com.apple.SoftwareUpdate AutomaticCheckEnabled -bool true

# Check for software updates daily, not just once per week
defaults write com.apple.SoftwareUpdate ScheduleFrequency -int 1

# Download newly available updates in background
defaults write com.apple.SoftwareUpdate AutomaticDownload -int 1

# Install System data files & security updates
defaults write com.apple.SoftwareUpdate CriticalUpdateInstall -int 1

# Turn on app auto-update
defaults write com.apple.commerce AutoUpdate -bool true


##
## Contacts.app
##

# Enable the debug menu 
defaults write com.apple.addressbook ABShowDebugMenu -bool true


##
## iTerm 2.app
##

# Don’t display the quit confirmation prompt 
defaults write com.googlecode.iterm2 PromptOnQuit -bool false


##
## Mail.app
##

# 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

# Add the keyboard shortcut ⌘ + Enter to send an email in Mail.app
defaults write com.apple.mail NSUserKeyEquivalents -dict-add "Send" "@\U21a9"

# Display emails in threaded mode, sorted by date (oldest at the top)
defaults write com.apple.mail DraftsViewerAttributes -dict-add "DisplayInThreadedMode" -string "yes"
defaults write com.apple.mail DraftsViewerAttributes -dict-add "SortedDescending" -string "yes"
defaults write com.apple.mail DraftsViewerAttributes -dict-add "SortOrder" -string "received-date"

# Disable inline attachments (just show the icons)
defaults write com.apple.mail DisableInlineAttachmentViewing -bool true


##
## Photos.app
##

# Prevent Photos from opening automatically when devices are plugged in
defaults -currentHost write com.apple.ImageCapture disableHotPlug -bool true


##
## Messages.app
##

# Disable automatic emoji substitution (i.e. use plain text smileys)
defaults write com.apple.messageshelper.MessageController SOInputLineSettings -dict-add "automaticEmojiSubstitutionEnablediMessage" -bool false


##
## Safari.app
##

# Update extensions automatically
defaults write com.apple.Safari InstallExtensionUpdatesAutomatically -bool true

# Don’t send search queries to Apple
defaults write com.apple.Safari UniversalSearchEnabled -bool false
defaults write com.apple.Safari SuppressSearchSuggestions -bool true

# Make Safari’s 'find in page' default to Contains instead of Starts With
defaults write com.apple.Safari FindOnPageMatchesWordStartsOnly -bool false

# Enable “Do Not Track”
defaults write com.apple.Safari SendDoNotTrackHTTPHeader -bool true

# Press Tab to highlight each item on a web page
defaults write com.apple.Safari WebKitTabToLinksPreferenceKey -bool true
defaults write com.apple.Safari com.apple.Safari.ContentPageGroupIdentifier.WebKit2TabsToLinks -bool true

# Show the full URL in the address bar (note: this still hides the scheme)
defaults write com.apple.Safari ShowFullURLInSmartSearchField -bool true

# Warn about fraudulent websites
defaults write com.apple.Safari WarnAboutFraudulentWebsites -bool true

# Set Safari’s home page to `about:blank` for faster loading
defaults write com.apple.Safari HomePage -string "about:blank"

# Prevent Safari from opening ‘safe’ files automatically after downloading
defaults write com.apple.Safari AutoOpenSafeDownloads -bool false

# Hide Safari’s sidebar in Top Sites
defaults write com.apple.Safari ShowSidebarInTopSites -bool false

# Enable Safari’s debug menu
defaults write com.apple.Safari IncludeInternalDebugMenu -bool true

# Enable the Develop menu and the Web Inspector in Safari
defaults write com.apple.Safari IncludeDevelopMenu -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

# Disable AutoFill
defaults write com.apple.Safari AutoFillFromAddressBook -bool false
defaults write com.apple.Safari AutoFillPasswords -bool false
defaults write com.apple.Safari AutoFillCreditCardData -bool false
defaults write com.apple.Safari AutoFillMiscellaneousForms -bool false

# Disable Java
defaults write com.apple.Safari WebKitJavaEnabled -bool false
defaults write com.apple.Safari com.apple.Safari.ContentPageGroupIdentifier.WebKit2JavaEnabled -bool false
defaults write com.apple.Safari com.apple.Safari.ContentPageGroupIdentifier.WebKit2JavaEnabledForLocalFiles -bool false

# Block pop-up windows
defaults write com.apple.Safari WebKitJavaScriptCanOpenWindowsAutomatically -bool false
defaults write com.apple.Safari com.apple.Safari.ContentPageGroupIdentifier.WebKit2JavaScriptCanOpenWindowsAutomatically -bool false


##
## Screenshot.app
##

# Disable shadow in screenshots
defaults write com.apple.screencapture disable-shadow -bool true

# Save screenshots to the desktop
defaults write com.apple.screencapture location -string "${HOME}/Desktop"

# Save screenshots in PNG format (other options: BMP, GIF, JPG, PDF, TIFF)
defaults write com.apple.screencapture type -string "png"


##
## Terminal.app
##

# Only use UTF-8 in Terminal.app
defaults write com.apple.terminal StringEncodings -array 4

# Enable Secure Keyboard Entry in Terminal.app
# See: https://security.stackexchange.com/a/47786/8918
defaults write com.apple.terminal SecureKeyboardEntry -bool true


##
## Time Machine.app
##

# Prevent Time Machine from prompting to use new hard drives as backup volume
defaults write com.apple.TimeMachine DoNotOfferNewDisksForBackup -bool true


##
## Print Center.app
##

# Automatically quit printer app once the print jobs complete
defaults write com.apple.print.PrintingPrefs "Quit When Finished" -bool true


# Force quit affected applications if they're running
for app in "Activity Monitor" \
	"cfprefsd" \
	"Contacts" \
	"Dock" \
	"Finder" \
	"Mail" \
	"Messages" \
	"Photos" \
	"Safari" \
	"SystemUIServer" \
	"Terminal"; do
	killall "${app}" &> /dev/null
done

echo "Configuration script completed."