macOS

My OS of choice. The setup and configuration is managed via my Dotfiles.

Apps

My main apps:

• Chrome, trying out Arc
• Spotify - Music is always necessary
• VSCode - IDE
• Raycast - “Spotlight”-like Search/Launcher-Bar (previously: Alfred)
• BetterTouchTool - Gestures & Shortcuts

Some open source projects I use daily:

• Brew
• barrier
• Finicky
• Brew
• Mattermost and Jitsi Meet for Work

Other useful apps:

• MonitorControl - Control Brightness, Volume, Contrast, Input Source, Resolution, etc. of your external monitors
• Genki Arcade - Connect with the ShadowCast to view HDMI input via USB-C

Development

• Xcode

Native apps I use:

• Xcode
• Terminal.app
• Finder
• Notes.app
• Logic

Setup

Reset Steps

1. Ensure all data is backed up or can be lost
2. Open System Preferences
3. Click on “System Preferences” in the menu bar and select Erase All Content and Settings
4. Continue

Tips

• Select text within hyperlinks by holding down option while selecting 🤯
• Set caps lock to control or Hyperkey
• Apps in my ~/Applications-folder:

ls -1 /Applications | pbcopy

• Get state of webcam: log stream --predicate 'subsystem contains "com.apple.UVCExtension" and composedMessage contains "Post PowerLog"'

Text Replacement

The following text shortcuts make my life easier across iOS and macOS:

• @@ -> dennismuensterer@aol.com
• @@@ -> dennismuensterer@gmail.com
• @@@@ -> dennismuensterer@icloud.com

Hardware

• My first Mac: MacBook Pro 13“ (early 2011)
  • mactracker
• Touch bar: MacBook Pro 13“ (2018)
  • mactracker
• First Apple Silicon: M3 MacBook Air 13“ (2024)

Resources

• mac-cli - useful command line tools for macOS Developers
• Setup Guides

See also

• iOS