👹 Devils in the defaults

When I moved from Windows/Linux to Mac I found the OS really annoying, as I was missing a lot of the things I’d grown to love with the other platforms. However, it turns out MacOs is more customizable that I gave it credit for, and that more or less all the challenges I faced were possible to overcome.

This post is a collection of the changes I made to MacOs that made my life easier ✨.

🎁 Nice Apps

First of, install a few apps that will change/add the default behavior of window management and the terminal.

Rectangle (Pro)

MacOs basically comes without any real windows management, making it hard to efficintely split your screen into different sections, quickly arrange windows, etc.

Rectangle (Pro) fixes this! I also really recommend getting the Pro version, as it is a completely different product with a lot more features and options. You can expense it!

Notable features

• Window Snapping: Easily snap windows to corners and edges.
• Customizable Shortcuts: Set up custom keyboard shortcuts for window management.
• Window Resizing: Resize adjacent windows after dragging a window edge.
• Window Layouts: Save and restore window layouts for different workflows.
• Stateful Tiling: Enable Windows-style tiling for better organization

Suggested settings

• Enable Windows-style window movement for stateful "win" movement.
• Snap windows to corners and edges for better multitasking.
• Use “stateful” mode by enabling Windows-style tiling/snapping.
• Enable “Resize adjacent windows after dragging window edge”.

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