#defaults

21 solutions

Change where screenshots are saved on Mac
macOSScreenshotTerminaldefaults

Point macOS screen captures at any folder you choose instead of the desktop.

Medium risk ✓ 2026-09-16
Show file extensions for all files on Mac
macOSFilesFinderdefaults

Make Finder display .pdf, .docx, .png and every other extension at all times.

Medium risk ✓ 2026-09-16
Disable the Press-and-Hold Accent Popup on macOS
macOSmacosTerminaldefaults

Make held keys repeat like on a PC instead of showing the diacritics chooser, using ApplePressAndHoldEnabled.

Medium risk ✓ 2026-09-19
Speed Up Keyboard Key Repeat on macOS with defaults
macOSmacosTerminaldefaults

Use `defaults write` on InitialKeyRepeat and KeyRepeat to type faster than the System Settings sliders permit.

Medium risk ✓ 2026-09-19
Read an App's Preferences with defaults
macOSdeveloperdefaultscli

Dump every stored key of a preference domain to see what an app actually saved.

Low risk ✓ 2026-09-18
Remove the Auto-Hide Delay of the macOS Dock
macOSdockmacosdefaults

Set autohide-delay and autohide-time-modifier so the hidden Dock appears immediately when you move the cursor to the screen edge.

Medium risk ✓ 2026-09-19
Hide the Recent Apps Section of the macOS Dock
macOSdockmacosdefaults

Turn off show-recents so the Dock no longer reserves a row for recently used apps.

Medium risk ✓ 2026-09-19
Stop .DS_Store Files on Network Shares and USB Drives
macOSmacosFilesdefaults

Write DSDontWriteNetworkStores and DSDontWriteUSBStores so Finder skips creating .DS_Store on non-local volumes.

Medium risk ✓ 2026-09-19
Make Finder Search the Current Folder by Default
macOSsearchFinderdefaults

Change the scope behind the magnifying glass in Finder windows via defaults.

Medium risk ✓ 2026-09-18
Disable Auto-Correction and Auto-Capitalization System-Wide on macOS
macOSmacosdefaultskeyboard

Turn off spelling autocorrect, auto-capitalization and double-space-to-period via NSGlobalDomain defaults keys.

Medium risk ✓ 2026-09-19
Set Which Folder New Finder Windows Open To
macOSFinderdefaultsproductivity

Replace the default “Recents” target with Documents, Home, or any folder.

Medium risk ✓ 2026-09-18
Show the path bar in Finder on Mac
macOSFinderdefaults

Permanently display the full folder path at the bottom of every Finder window.

Medium risk ✓ 2026-09-16