Robb. Knight.

I use MacOS as my primary OS on a 2019 16" MacBook Pro.

There are a number of tweaks and settings I toggle on a fresh install which you can view in my dot files. These dotfiles also include scripts to install all of the apps and command line tools I use.

Keyboard Shortcuts

Finder

• command ⌘ shift ⇧ . - Toggle hidden files in Finder
• command ⌘ shift ⇧ g - Go to folder in Finder
• command ⌘ shift ⇧ n - Create new folder in Finder

Screenshots

• command ⌘ shift ⇧ 4 - Take screenshot of selection
• command ⌘ shift ⇧ 5 - Bring up the screenshot menu(?) to do screen recording, screenshots, and other stuff
• command ⌘ shift ⇧ control ⌃ 4 - Selection screenshot direct to clipboard

Misc

• option ⌥ 3 to type an octothorpe/hashtag #
• option ⌥ shift ⇧ - for an em dash —
• / or ~ to go to folder in a save dialog

Dock

I have my dock hidden with no apps in it by default. I launch everything with Alfred

Adding Custom Alert Sounds

Put the audio files in ~/Library/Sounds and they show up in Preferences > Sound > Sound Effects.

List All URL Schemes

/System/Library/Frameworks/CoreServices.framework/Versions/A/Frameworks/LaunchServices.framework/Versions/A/Support/lsregister -dump URLSchemeBinding

URL Scheme Alfred workflow

Add App to Finder Toolbar

command ⌘ and drag the app to to Finder toolbar to pin it there.

Developer Folder

~./Developer has a special icon on MacOS

Zoom in Preview

Press ` to toggle it

Remove background in Preview

1. Select 'Markup'
2. Select 'Auto Alpha'
3. Click and drag down to select the desired background
4. Press delete on the keyboard
5. Repeat steps 3 & 4 if necessary

Source: 10 Tips - Preview the Mac app people forget about

Built in speed test

networkQuality -v

Keyboard Navigation in Modals

System Settings > Keyboard > Keyboard Navigation

Reminders URL Scheme

x-apple-reminderkit://REMCDReminder/{UUID}

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