Personal script for first-time MacOS init. Installs CLI basics, coding agents, and programming languages. Also installs my baseline Vim configuration.

chmod u+x start.sh
./start.sh

The following applications can be installed manually.

• Developer (Apple Developer)
• Final Cut Pro
• GarageBand
• iMovie
• Keynote
• Logic Pro
• MainStage
• Numbers
• Pages
• Photomator
• Xcode

• Figma: Download from figma.com
• foobar2000: Download from foobar2000.org
• Google Chrome: Download from google.com/chrome
• OBS Studio (OBS): Download from obsproject.com
• Obsidian: Download from obsidian.md
• Rectangle: Download from rectangleapp.com
• Visual Studio Code: Download from code.visualstudio.studio.com
• Adobe Creative Cloud (Lightroom Classic, Bridge): Download from adobe.com/creativecloud
• RME Drivers (Fireface USB Settings, Totalmix): Download from rme-audio.de

Set scroll direction to my preference and set fast key-repeat for Vim usefulness.

Trackpad / Mouse

1. Go to System Settings > Trackpad (or Mouse) > Scroll & Zoom.
2. Toggle Natural scrolling off.

Keyboard

1. Go to System Settings > Keyboard.
2. Set Key repeat rate to Fast (Move slider to the far right).
3. Set Delay until repeat to Short (Move slider to the far right).
4. Under Text Input, click Edit....
5. Disable Correct spelling automatically.
6. Disable Capitalize words automatically.

1. Open Finder.
2. In the menu bar, go to Finder > Settings... > General.
3. Under Show these items on the desktop, check Hard disks and External disks.
4. Set New Finder windows show to Home directory.
5. In the menu bar, go to View.
6. Select Show Path Bar.

Placing screenshots under a Screenshots folder instead of directly on desktop will help keeping it tidy.

1. Press Command + Shift + 5 to open the Screenshot utility.
2. Click Options.
3. Under Save to, select Other Location... and choose ~/Desktop/Screenshots.