My Mac Setup

This repo contains info on all the apps / tools / settings I use on my Mac.

Table of Contents

• Usage
• Homebrew
• OS Settings
  • Finder
  • Dock
• Application Settings
  • Raycast
  • Rectangle
  • Stretchly

Usage

1. Clone this repository
2. Run setup.sh
3. Configure the OS Settings and Application Settings described below by hand.
4. Enjoy your freshly installed mac! 🎉

Homebrew

I use Homebrew for most of the installation of my apps and tools. Each of these are specified inside brew-casks.txt or brew-formulae.txt depending if is an actual program or just a cli/binary.

OS Settings

These are my preferred settings for all native macos features.

Finder

• Finder -> Preferences
  • General -> Show these items on the desktop -> Select None
  • General -> New Finder windows show -> Select user directory
  • Sidebar -> Show these items in the sidebar
    • Airdrop
    • Applications
    • Downloads
    • Desktop
    • iCloud Drive
    • Workspace
    • Locations (Select all online/offline locations)
  • Advanced -> Show all filename extensions -> Yes
  • Advanced -> Show warning before changing an extension -> No
  • Advanced -> When performing a search -> Search the current folder
• View
  • as List
  • Sort By -> Kind
  • Show Status Bar
  • Show Path Bar
  • Show Tab Bar

Dock

• System Preferences
  • Dock & Menu Bar
    • Show recent applications in Dock -> No

Application Settings

These are my preferred settings for all third party macos applications.

Raycast

• Extensions
  • Clipboard History
    • Hotkey -> CMD + Shift + C

Rectangle

• Repeated commands -> cycle 1/2, 2/3 and 1/3 on half actions

Stretchly

• Settings
  • Start Stretchly automatically when logging in -> Yes
  • Show breaks in -> Full screen
  • Show exercise tips during breaks -> Yes
  • Show breaks on all monitors -> Yes
  • Monitor system idle time -> Yes
  • Show breaks even in Do Not Disturb mode -> Yes
• Schedule
  • Enable Mini Breaks -> Yes
    • Break for -> 20 seconds
    • Every -> 15 minutes
    • Show notification before Mini Break starts -> No
    • Enable Postponement for Mini Break -> Yes
  • Enable Long Breaks
    • Break for -> 5 minutes
    • Every -> 90 minutes
    • Show notification before Long Break starts -> No
    • Enable Postponement for Long Break -> Yes
• Theme
  • Menubar icon -> Monochrome