macos-rollover-window-controls

Remove the traffic light window controls from macOS windows unless they're being hovered over.

Made using ThemeEngine.

Installation

SIP must be disabled for this to work.

If you're using the Graphite appearance (black & white) not the default Blue appearanced (colored), the equivalent files can be found here.

If you're using macOS' Dark Mode (you have "Use dark menu bar and Dock" checked in System Preferences):

1. Open /System/Library/CoreServices/SystemAppearance.bundle/Contents/Resources/ in Finder.
2. Backup the existing DarkAppearance.car file somewhere.
3. Copy the DarkAppearance.car file from this repository into the folder.
4. Log out/log in to refresh it.

If you're not using Dark Mode:

1. Open /System/Library/CoreServices/SystemAppearance.bundle/Contents/Resources/ in Finder.
2. Backup the existing SystemAppearance.car file somewhere.
3. Copy the SystemAppearance.car file from this repository into the folder.
4. Log out/log in to refresh it.

Screenshots

Normal (unhovered):

Hovered:

Gif demo: