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1#+title: macOS
2#+date: <2024-05-01>
3
4Related:
5
6- [[https://cleberg.net/wiki/hardware/][Hardware]]
7
8My primary OS. Currently running macOS Sonoma 14. This wiki page contains most
9of the apps I have used at one point or another across my different Macbooks.
10
11(=*=) = My favorites
12
13** Configuration
14*** Disable System Services
15- [[https://developer.apple.com/documentation/security/disabling_and_enabling_system_integrity_protection][Disabling and Enabling System Integrity Protection]]
16- Disable Gatekeeper: =sudo spctl --master-disable=
17
18*** Dotfiles
19These are probably out of date, but they give a general idea of how I configure
20my machine.
21
22#+begin_src conf
23# ~/.zshrc
24export PATH="/opt/homebrew/bin:$PATH"
25export PATH="$HOME/.emacs.d/bin:$PATH"
26export EDITOR="/opt/homebrew/bin/emacs -nw"
27ZSH_THEME="bureau"
28plugins=(git zsh-autosuggestions)
29source $ZSH/oh-my-zsh.sh
30#+end_src
31
32#+begin_src conf
33# ~/.zprofile eval "$(/opt/homebrew/bin/brew shellenv)"
34#+end_src
35
36#+begin_src conf
37# ~/.config/skhd/skhdrc
38cmd - return : /Applications/iTerm.app/Contents/MacOS/iTerm2
39cmd + shift - return : /Applications/LibreWolf.app/Contents/MacOS/librewolf
40#+end_src
41
42#+begin_src conf
43# ~/.config/yabai/yabairc
44yabai -m config \
45 mouse_follows_focus off \
46 focus_follows_mouse off \
47 window_origin_display default \
48 window_placement second_child \
49 window_zoom_persist on \
50 window_shadow on \
51 window_animation_duration 0.0 \
52 window_animation_frame_rate 120 \
53 window_opacity_duration 0.0 \
54 active_window_opacity 1.0 \
55 normal_window_opacity 0.90 \
56 window_opacity off \
57 insert_feedback_color 0xffd75f5f \
58 split_ratio 0.50 \
59 split_type auto \
60 auto_balance off \
61 top_padding 15 \
62 bottom_padding 15 \
63 left_padding 15 \
64 right_padding 15 \
65 window_gap 10 \
66 layout bsp \
67 mouse_modifier fn \
68 mouse_action1 move \
69 mouse_action2 resize \
70 mouse_drop_action swap
71echo "yabai configuration loaded.."
72#+end_src
73
74** Software
75*** Browsers
76- [[https://librewolf.net/][Librewolf]] (=*=) - Custom version of Firefox, focused on privacy and security
77 - [[https://bitwarden.com/][Bitwarden]] - An open source password manager
78 - [[https://darkreader.org/][Dark Reader]] - Dark mode for all the websites
79 - [[https://libredirect.github.io/][Libredirect]] - Automatic web redirections
80 - [[https://strongboxsafe.com/][Strongbox]] - Keepass password manager for iOS & macOS
81 - [[https://ublockorigin.com/][uBlock Origin]] - Free, open-source ad content blocker
82- [[https://github.com/ungoogled-software/ungoogled-chromium][Ungoogled Chromium]] - Google Chromium, sans integration with Google
83- [[https://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/manual/html_mono/eww.html][eww]] - Emacs Web Wowser, for TUI browsing
84- [[https://www.torproject.org/][Tor]] - Browse privately
85
86*** Command Line Tools
87- [[https://github.com/mr-karan/doggo][doggo]] - Command-line DNS Client for Humans
88- [[https://github.com/muesli/duf][duf]] - Disk Usage/Free Utility - a better 'df' alternative
89- [[https://github.com/bootandy/dust][dust]] - A more intuitive version of du in rust
90- [[https://github.com/eza-community/eza][eza]] - A modern alternative to ls
91- [[https://github.com/Macchina-CLI/macchina][macchina]] - A system information frontend with an emphasis on performance.
92- [[https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp][yt-dlp]] - A youtube-dl fork with additional features and fixes
93
94*** Communications
95- [[https://element.io/][Element]] - Matrix's default GUI client
96- [[https://github.com/tulir/gomuks][gomuks]] - A terminal based Matrix client
97- [[https://www.thunderbird.net/][Thunderbird]] (=*=) - An open source email client by Mozilla
98- [[https://signal.org/][Signal]] (=*=) - A simple, powerful, and secure messenger
99
100*** Development
101- [[https://www.docker.com/products/docker-desktop/][Docker Desktop]] - Docker containers for your desktop
102 - [[https://github.com/open-webui/open-webui][open-webui]] - User-friendly WebUI for LLMs
103- [[https://iterm2.com/][iTerm2]] (=*=) - The best terminal for macOS, hands down
104- [[https://podman-desktop.io/][Podman Desktop]] (=*=) - Open source tool for containers and Kubernetes
105- [[https://developer.apple.com/xcode/][Xcode]] - Apple's IDE
106- [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Z_shell][zsh]] (=*=) - My shell preference due to its plugin and theme community
107 - [[https://github.com/zsh-users/zsh-autosuggestions][zsh-autosuggestions]] - Fish-like autosuggestions for zsh
108 - [[https://github.com/zsh-users/zsh-syntax-highlighting][zsh-syntax-highlighting]] - Fish shell like syntax highlighting for Zsh
109
110*** Editors
111- [[https://github.com/doomemacs/doomemacs][Doom Emacs]] (=*=) - An Emacs framework, great for working in org-mode
112- [[https://obsidian.md/][Obsidian]] - A nice Markdown-based editor based on a "vault" structure. Offers a
113 paid sync solution and community extensions
114- [[https://standardnotes.com/][Standard Notes]] - A simple text editor focused on privacy and security. Offers
115 a paid sync solution and community extensions
116- [[https://vscodium.com/][VSCodium]] - VS Code without proprietary blobs
117
118*** Media
119- [[https://skylum.com/luminar][Luminar]] - Luminar offers top-notch photo editing features- [[https://www.minecraft.net/][Minecraft]] - Block mining simulator
120- [[https://netnewswire.com/][NetNewsWire]] - A free and open source RSS reader for Mac, iPhone, and iPad
121- [[https://www.plex.tv/][Plex]] (=*=) - Desktop client for the Plex Media Server
122- [[https://store.steampowered.com/][Steam]] - The top gaming marketplace for computers
123- [[https://transmissionbt.com/][Transmission]] (=*=) - A Fast, Easy and Free Bittorrent Client
124- [[https://www.videolan.org/vlc/][VLC]] - A free and open source cross-platform multimedia player
125
126*** Package Management
127- [[https://brew.sh/][Homebrew]] (=*=) - The Missing Package Manager for macOS (or Linux)
128- [[https://www.macports.org/][MacPorts]] - A system to compile, install, and manage open source software
129
130*** Utilities
131- [[https://betterdisplay.pro/][BetterDisplay]] - Allows you to tweak a ton of features of built-in and external
132 screens, such as scaling, configuration overrides, and color/brightness
133 upscaling
134- [[https://bitwarden.com/][Bitwarden]] - An open source password manager
135- [[https://icemenubar.app/][Ice]] (=*=)- A powerful menu bar management tool
136- [[https://obdev.at/products/littlesnitch/index.html][LittleSnitch]] - Shows all network connections on your Macbook, including system
137 and privileged services
138- [[https://obdev.at/products/microsnitch/index.html][MicroSnitch]] - Camera & microphone monitoring and alterting service
139- [[https://mullvad.net/][Mullvad]] (=*=) - A private VPN service
140- [[https://ollama.com/][Ollama]] - Run Llama 2, Code Llama, and other models locally on your machine
141 - [[https://github.com/kghandour/Ollama-SwiftUI][Ollama Swift]] - User Interface made for Ollama.ai using Swift
142- [[https://orbstack.dev/][OrbStack]] - A fast and convenient GUI to manage Docker contains and Linux VMs
143- [[https://www.raycast.com/][Raycast]] - A collection of tools and shortcuts, an alternative to Spotlight
144- [[https://github.com/koekeishiya/skhd][skhd]] (=*=) - Simple hotkey daemon for macOS
145- [[https://strongboxsafe.com/][Strongbox]] - Keepass password manager for iOS & macOS
146- [[https://syncthing.net/][Syncthing]] (=*=) - Continuous file synchronization
147- [[https://www.bresink.com/osx/TinkerTool.html][TinkerTool]] - Unlock hidden configuration options for macOS
148- [[https://github.com/koekeishiya/yabai][yabai]] (=*=) - Automatic window tiling