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# macOS

I've been a mac user for over 10 years and now heavily relies on Apple ecosystem.

I try to keep my setup as minimal as possible. I stick with built-in apps whenever it possible. First of all, they are good enough for me, and second - because they are part of Apple ecosystem they support all cool features, like [Continuity](https://www.apple.com/macos/continuity/). I also install apps via AppStore whenever possible.

## Apps

### Safari

My main browser for everyday surfing. I don't use any extensions for it.

#### Some tips:

* [Page preview](https://www.igeeksblog.com/how-to-preview-web-page-in-safari-on-mac/) - killer feature
* Use `⌘ + /` to toggle full link preview displayed in the bottom left corner
* Any page can be saved to Apple Books as a PDF via Share menu.

### Quicklook

Quicklook preview is the reason I love macOS so much. I use several plugins with it:

* [QLColorCode](https://github.com/anthonygelibert/QLColorCode) - preview source code with syntax highlighting
* [qlstephen](https://github.com/whomwah/qlstephen) - preview files without extensions
* [QLVideo](https://github.com/Marginal/QLVideo) - preview media (e.g. webm, mkv)

I also wrote [QLColorCodeThemer](https://github.com/unmade/QLColorCodeThemer) to change QLColorCode color style based on macOS theme. I use `base16/eighties` for a Dark mode and `base16/one-light` with light theme.

### Terminal

I use standard macOS terminal with [my own theme](https://github.com/unmade/terminal-in-rainbows) for it.

![terminal](https://i.imgur.com/R8IkLwK.png)

Since macOS Catalina I've switched to [Zsh](http://zsh.sourceforge.net) as my main shell.

### Notable Mentions

* [DjView](http://djvu.sourceforge.net) - relatively good open source `djvu` viewer, it can also export

  documents to PDF
* [Fanny](https://www.fannywidget.com) - allows you to monitor CPU/GPU temperature and fans speed 
* [Intel Power Gadget](https://software.intel.com/en-us/articles/intel-power-gadget) - a tool to monitor your CPU
* [Raw Photo Processor (RPP)](https://www.raw-photo-processor.com/RPP/Overview.html) - a RAW converter to work with colors
* [SlowQuitApps](https://github.com/dteoh/SlowQuitApps) - prevent you accidentally pressing `⌘ + Q`
* [Serviio](https://serviio.org) - a programm to stream movis from mac to SmartTV
* [Transmission](https://transmissionbt.com) - simple BitTorrent client
* [TunnelBlick](https://tunnelblick.net) - a great OpenVPN client for macOS
* [VLC](https://www.videolan.org/vlc/index.html) - this is what I use to watch movies

## Notes

### Remote access

You can access another mac from your mac. The other mac should [enable file sharing](https://support.apple.com/guide/mac-help/set-up-file-sharing-on-mac-mh17131/mac).

Use these commands:

* `smb://192.168.255.255` - to mount shared mac in Finder
* `vnc://192.168.255.255` - for Screen Sharing

### Working with NTFS

From time to time you need to work with NTFS HDD. The best option would be to use \[Paragon], there is another freeware app called [Mounty](https://mounty.app).

## Links

* [Development of Apple's original Macintosh](https://www.folklore.org/index.py)