macos-ux-improved

Compilation of various tools to improve user experience on macos.

What it does:

• Installs tools listed below
• Remaps shift+backspace to delete forward

How to use

It's pretty simple. Just execute install.sh. You might need to chmod +x the file first. Don't run it as sudo, or the config files will only apply to root user.

Tools

Homwbrew

https://brew.sh/
Package manager for convenient installation of various things, including many of the tools listed here.

Installation:

/bin/bash -c "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/HEAD/install.sh)"

Alt-tab

https://alt-tab-macos.netlify.app/
Windows-like alt-tab functionality. Better than built-in cmd-tab because it shows open windows, not just apps. Also, it ignores Finder.

Installation (with brew):

brew install --cask alt-tab

Rectangle

https://github.com/rxhanson/Rectangle
Manual window management (snap windows to zones of screen with keyboard shortcuts). Similar to the what you can do when you click and hold on the fullscreen button, but uses keybaord shortcuts.

Installation (with brew):

brew install --cask rectangle

Karabiner-Elements

https://github.com/pqrs-org/Karabiner-Elements
Key remapper for macOS.

Installation (with brew):

brew install --cask karabiner-elements

UX settings I use that I don't want to track down again

Disable Dock (hides it for 1000 seconds):

defaults write com.apple.dock autohide-delay -float 1000; killall Dock