MacOs

Enable Touch ID for sudo

cd /etc/pam.d
sudo cp sudo_local.template sudo_local
sudo nano sudo_local

In that file, navigate to the line that contains with pam_tid.so and delete the hashtag (#) at the beginning. Save the file out by pressing Control-X, typing ‘Y’ to save your changes, and hitting Return.

TextEdit: Use Plain Text Mode as Default

defaults write com.apple.TextEdit RichText -int 0

Avoid creating .DS_Store files on network or USB volumes

defaults write com.apple.desktopservices DSDontWriteNetworkStores -bool true
defaults write com.apple.desktopservices DSDontWriteUSBStores -bool true

Disable auto-correct

defaults write -g NSAutomaticSpellingCorrectionEnabled -bool false

Finder: allow quitting via ⌘ + Q; doing so will also hide desktop icons

defaults write com.apple.finder QuitMenuItem -bool true && killall Finder

Disable the crash reporter

defaults write com.apple.CrashReporter DialogType -string "none"

Disable Siri telemetry

defaults write com.apple.assistant.support 'Siri Data Sharing Opt-In Status' -int 2

Disable potential DNS leaks

sudo defaults write /Library/Preferences/com.apple.mDNSResponder.plist NoMulticastAdvertisements -bool YES

Disable the sound effects on boot

sudo nvram SystemAudioVolume=" "
sudo nvram StartupMute=%01

Disable opening and closing window animations

defaults write NSGlobalDomain NSAutomaticWindowAnimationsEnabled -bool false

Disable smart quotes and dashes as they’re annoying when typing code

defaults write NSGlobalDomain NSAutomaticQuoteSubstitutionEnabled -bool false
defaults write NSGlobalDomain NSAutomaticDashSubstitutionEnabled -bool false

Finder: show all filename extensions

defaults write NSGlobalDomain AppleShowAllExtensions -bool true

Finder: show status bar

defaults write com.apple.finder ShowStatusBar -bool true

Finder: show path bar

defaults write com.apple.finder ShowPathbar -bool true

Keep folders on top when sorting by name

defaults write com.apple.finder _FXSortFoldersFirst -bool true

Disable disk image verification

defaults write com.apple.frameworks.diskimages skip-verify -bool true
defaults write com.apple.frameworks.diskimages skip-verify-locked -bool true
defaults write com.apple.frameworks.diskimages skip-verify-remote -bool true

Always open everything in Finder's list view.

Use list view in all Finder windows by default

Four-letter codes for the other view modes: icnv, clmv, Flwv

defaults write com.apple.finder FXPreferredViewStyle -string "Nlsv"

Disable the warning before emptying the Trash

defaults write com.apple.finder WarnOnEmptyTrash -bool false

Disable hot corners

defaults write com.apple.dock wvous-tl-corner -int 0
defaults write com.apple.dock wvous-tr-corner -int 0
defaults write com.apple.dock wvous-bl-corner -int 0
defaults write com.apple.dock wvous-br-corner -int 0

Don't show recently used applications in the Dock

defaults write com.Apple.Dock show-recents -bool false

Only use UTF-8 in Terminal.app

defaults write com.apple.terminal StringEncodings -array 4