New Mac Setup Checklist

Once in a while, I get a new Mac for work, and I have to go through the same setup.

System Settings

Accessibility → Display → Show window title icons → On

Accessibility → Zoom → Use scroll gesture with modifier keys to zoom → On ¹

Appearance → Show scroll bars → Always

Menu Bar → Clock Options… → Display the time with seconds

Menu Bar → “Automatically hide and show the menu bar” → Never

Desktop & Dock → Window title bar double-click action → Zoom

Desktop & Dock → Show suggested and recent apps in Dock → Off

Desktop & Dock → Click wallpaper to reveal desktop → Only in Stage Manager

Desktop & Dock → Windows → Close windows when quitting an application → Off ²

Desktop & Dock → Mission Control → Group windows by application → On

Keyboard → Text Input | Input Sources → Edit… → Capitalise words automatically → Off

Safari

Settings → Advanced → Show full website address → On

Settings → Advanced → Show features for web developers → On

Xcode

Settings → Navigation → Navigation → With Option → Use Next Editor Pane

Settings → Navigation → Navigation → With Option And Shift → Use Separate Editor Pane

Settings → Shortcuts | New → Window Tab → command + T

Settings → Shortcuts | Navigators → Show Navigator (View Menu) → command + 0

Settings → Shortcuts | Navigators → New Tab → Blank

Settings → Shortcuts | Navigators → Show Coding Assistant → Blank

Settings → Shortcuts | Show Coding Tools → Show Coding Tools… → Blank

Settings → Inspectors → Show Inspector (View Menu) → command + option + 0

Settings → Editing → Indentation | Syntax-Aware Indentation → Indent switch statements → Swift

Finder

Create “Developer” folder in your home directory, this is the right place for your projects

App Store

App Store → App Store Settings → Set Automatic Updates → Off

App Store → App Store Settings → In-App Ratings & Reviews → Off

Work

Outlook → Settings → Events → Reminder style → macOS Notification Centre