#!/bin/bash ############################################################################## # Security improvements for Mac OS systems # # Covers Siri, firewall, account security, connections and network protocols # # # # CAUTION: This script will apply changes to your OS X system configuration # # Be sure to read it through carefully, and remove anything you don't want. # # # # Options: # # --silent - Don't log any status outputs # # --skip-intro - Skip the warning and intro section # # --yes-to-all - Don't prompt user to agree to changes # # # # Licensed under MIT - (C) Alicia Sykes 2022 # ############################################################################## ############################################################ # Initialize variables, check requirements, and print info # ############################################################ # Record start time start_time=`date +%s` # Get params params="$params $*" # Color variables PRIMARY_COLOR='\033[1;33m' ACCENT_COLOR='\033[0;34m' INFO_COLOR='\033[0;30m' INFO_COLOR_U='\033[4;30m' SUCCESS_COLOR='\033[0;32m' WARN_1='\033[1;31m' WARN_2='\033[0;31m' RESET_COLOR='\033[0m' # Current and total taslks, used for progress updates current_event=0 total_events=90 if [ ! "$(uname -s)" = "Darwin" ]; then echo -e "${PRIMARY_COLOR}Incompatible System${RESET_COLOR}" echo -e "${ACCENT_COLOR}This script is specific to Mac OS,\ and only intended to be run on Darwin-based systems${RESET_COLOR}" echo -e "${ACCENT_COLOR}Exiting...${RESET_COLOR}" exit 1 fi if [[ ! $params == *"--skip-intro"* ]]; then clear # Prints intro message echo -e "${PRIMARY_COLOR} MacOS App Preference Script${RESET_COLOR}" echo -e "${ACCENT_COLOR}Settings will be applied to the following apps:" echo -e " - Finder" echo -e " - Safari" echo -e " - Mail App" echo -e " - Terminal" echo -e " - Time Machine" echo -e " - Activity Monitor" echo -e " - Mac App Store" echo -e " - Photos App" echo -e " - Messages App" echo -e " - Chromium" echo -e " - Transmission" # Informs user what they're running, and cautions them to read first echo -e "\n${INFO_COLOR}You are running ${0} on\ $(hostname -f | sed -e 's/^[^.]*\.//') as $(id -un)${RESET_COLOR}" echo -e "${WARN_1}IMPORTANT:${WARN_2} This script will make changes to your system." echo -e "${WARN_2}Ensure that you've read it through before continuing.${RESET_COLOR}" # Ask for user confirmation before proceeding (if skip flag isn't passed) if [[ ! $params == *"--yes-to-all"* ]]; then echo -e "\n${PRIMARY_COLOR}Would you like to proceed? (y/N)${RESET_COLOR}" read -t 15 -n 1 -r if [[ ! $REPLY =~ ^[Yy]$ ]]; then echo -e "${ACCENT_COLOR}\nNo worries, nothing will be applied - feel free to come back another time." echo -e "${PRIMARY_COLOR}Exiting...${RESET_COLOR}" exit 0 fi fi fi # Check have got admin privilages if [ "$EUID" -ne 0 ]; then echo -e "${ACCENT_COLOR}\nElevated permissions are required to adjust system settings." echo -e "${PRIMARY_COLOR}Please enter your password...${RESET_COLOR}" script_path=$([[ "$0" = /* ]] && echo "$0" || echo "$PWD/${0#./}") params="--skip-intro ${params}" sudo "$script_path" $params || ( echo -e "${ACCENT_COLOR}Unable to continue without sudo permissions" echo -e "${PRIMARY_COLOR}Exiting...${RESET_COLOR}" exit 1 ) exit 0 fi # Helper function to log progress to console function log_msg () { current_event=$(($current_event + 1)) if [[ ! $params == *"--silent"* ]]; then if (("$current_event" < 10 )); then sp='0'; else sp=''; fi echo -e "${PRIMARY_COLOR}[${sp}${current_event}/${total_events}] ${ACCENT_COLOR}${1}${INFO_COLOR}" fi } # Helper function to log section to console function log_section () { if [[ ! $params == *"--silent"* ]]; then echo -e "${PRIMARY_COLOR}[INFO ] ${1}${INFO_COLOR}" fi } echo -e "\n${PRIMARY_COLOR}Starting...${RESET_COLOR}" ########## # Finder # ########## log_section "Finder" log_msg "Open new tabs to Home" defaults write com.apple.finder NewWindowTarget -string "PfHm" log_msg "Open new windows to file root" defaults write com.apple.finder NewWindowTargetPath -string "file:///" log_msg "Show hidden files" defaults write com.apple.finder AppleShowAllFiles -bool true log_msg "Show file extensions" defaults write NSGlobalDomain AppleShowAllExtensions -bool true log_msg "Don't ask before emptying trash" defaults write com.apple.finder WarnOnEmptyTrash -bool false log_msg "View all network locations" defaults write com.apple.NetworkBrowser BrowseAllInterfaces -bool true log_msg "Show the ~/Library folder" chflags nohidden ~/Library && xattr -d com.apple.FinderInfo ~/Library log_msg "Show the /Volumes folder" sudo chflags nohidden /Volumes log_msg "Allow finder to be fully quitted with ⌘ + Q" defaults write com.apple.finder QuitMenuItem -bool true log_msg "Show the status bar in Finder" defaults write com.apple.finder ShowStatusBar -bool true log_msg "Show the path bar in finder" defaults write com.apple.finder ShowPathbar -bool true log_msg "Display full POSIX path as Finder window title" defaults write com.apple.finder _FXShowPosixPathInTitle -bool true log_msg "Expand the General, Open and Privileges file info panes" defaults write com.apple.finder FXInfoPanesExpanded -dict \ General -bool true \ OpenWith -bool true \ Privileges -bool true log_msg "Keep directories at top of search results" defaults write com.apple.finder _FXSortFoldersFirst -bool true log_msg "Search current directory by default" defaults write com.apple.finder FXDefaultSearchScope -string "SCcf" log_msg "Don't show warning when changing extension" defaults write com.apple.finder FXEnableExtensionChangeWarning -bool false log_msg "Don't add .DS_Store to network drives" defaults write com.apple.desktopservices DSDontWriteNetworkStores -bool true log_msg "Don't add .DS_Store to USB devices" defaults write com.apple.desktopservices DSDontWriteUSBStores -bool true log_msg "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 log_msg "Open a new Finder window when a volume is mounted" defaults write com.apple.frameworks.diskimages auto-open-ro-root -bool true defaults write com.apple.frameworks.diskimages auto-open-rw-root -bool true log_msg "Open a new Finder window when a disk is mounted" defaults write com.apple.finder OpenWindowForNewRemovableDisk -bool true log_msg "Show item info" /usr/libexec/PlistBuddy -c "Set :DesktopViewSettings:IconViewSettings:showItemInfo true" ~/Library/Preferences/com.apple.finder.plist /usr/libexec/PlistBuddy -c "Set :FK_StandardViewSettings:IconViewSettings:showItemInfo true" ~/Library/Preferences/com.apple.finder.plist /usr/libexec/PlistBuddy -c "Set :StandardViewSettings:IconViewSettings:showItemInfo true" ~/Library/Preferences/com.apple.finder.plist /usr/libexec/PlistBuddy -c "Set DesktopViewSettings:IconViewSettings:labelOnBottom false" ~/Library/Preferences/com.apple.finder.plist log_msg "Enable snap-to-grid for icons on the desktop and finder" /usr/libexec/PlistBuddy -c "Set :DesktopViewSettings:IconViewSettings:arrangeBy grid" ~/Library/Preferences/com.apple.finder.plist /usr/libexec/PlistBuddy -c "Set :FK_StandardViewSettings:IconViewSettings:arrangeBy grid" ~/Library/Preferences/com.apple.finder.plist /usr/libexec/PlistBuddy -c "Set :StandardViewSettings:IconViewSettings:arrangeBy grid" ~/Library/Preferences/com.apple.finder.plist log_msg "Set grid spacing for icons on the desktop and finder" /usr/libexec/PlistBuddy -c "Set :DesktopViewSettings:IconViewSettings:gridSpacing 100" ~/Library/Preferences/com.apple.finder.plist /usr/libexec/PlistBuddy -c "Set :FK_StandardViewSettings:IconViewSettings:gridSpacing 100" ~/Library/Preferences/com.apple.finder.plist /usr/libexec/PlistBuddy -c "Set :StandardViewSettings:IconViewSettings:gridSpacing 100" ~/Library/Preferences/com.apple.finder.plist log_msg "Set icon size on desktop and in finder" /usr/libexec/PlistBuddy -c "Set :DesktopViewSettings:IconViewSettings:iconSize 80" ~/Library/Preferences/com.apple.finder.plist /usr/libexec/PlistBuddy -c "Set :FK_StandardViewSettings:IconViewSettings:iconSize 80" ~/Library/Preferences/com.apple.finder.plist /usr/libexec/PlistBuddy -c "Set :StandardViewSettings:IconViewSettings:iconSize 80" ~/Library/Preferences/com.apple.finder.plist ######################################## # Safari & Webkit Privacy Enchanements # ######################################## log_section "Safari and Webkit" log_msg "Don't send search history to Apple" defaults write com.apple.Safari UniversalSearchEnabled -bool false defaults write com.apple.Safari SuppressSearchSuggestions -bool true log_msg "Allow using tab to highlight elements" defaults write com.apple.Safari WebKitTabToLinksPreferenceKey -bool true defaults write com.apple.Safari com.apple.Safari.ContentPageGroupIdentifier.WebKit2TabsToLinks -bool true log_msg "Show full URL" defaults write com.apple.Safari ShowFullURLInSmartSearchField -bool true log_msg "Set homepage" defaults write com.apple.Safari HomePage -string "about:blank" log_msg "Don't open downloaded files automatically" defaults write com.apple.Safari AutoOpenSafeDownloads -bool false log_msg "Hide favorites bar" defaults write com.apple.Safari ShowFavoritesBar -bool false log_msg "Hide sidebar" defaults write com.apple.Safari ShowSidebarInTopSites -bool false log_msg "Disable thumbnail cache" defaults write com.apple.Safari DebugSnapshotsUpdatePolicy -int 2 log_msg "Enable debug menu" defaults write com.apple.Safari IncludeInternalDebugMenu -bool true log_msg "Search feature matches any part of word" defaults write com.apple.Safari FindOnPageMatchesWordStartsOnly -bool false log_msg "Remove unneeded icons from bookmarks bar" defaults write com.apple.Safari ProxiesInBookmarksBar "()" log_msg "Enable developer options" defaults write com.apple.Safari IncludeDevelopMenu -bool true defaults write com.apple.Safari WebKitDeveloperExtrasEnabledPreferenceKey -bool true defaults write com.apple.Safari com.apple.Safari.ContentPageGroupIdentifier.WebKit2DeveloperExtrasEnabled -bool true defaults write NSGlobalDomain WebKitDeveloperExtras -bool true log_msg "Enable spell check" defaults write com.apple.Safari WebContinuousSpellCheckingEnabled -bool true log_msg "Disable auto-correct" defaults write com.apple.Safari WebAutomaticSpellingCorrectionEnabled -bool false log_msg "Disable auto-fill addressess" defaults write com.apple.Safari AutoFillFromAddressBook -bool false log_msg "Disable auto-fill passwords" defaults write com.apple.Safari AutoFillPasswords -bool false log_msg "Disable auto-fill credit cards" defaults write com.apple.Safari AutoFillCreditCardData -bool false log_msg "Disable auto-fill misc forms" defaults write com.apple.Safari AutoFillMiscellaneousForms -bool false log_msg "Enable fraud warnings" defaults write com.apple.Safari WarnAboutFraudulentWebsites -bool true log_msg "Disable web plugins" defaults write com.apple.Safari WebKitPluginsEnabled -bool false defaults write com.apple.Safari com.apple.Safari.ContentPageGroupIdentifier.WebKit2PluginsEnabled -bool false log_msg "Disable Java" defaults write com.apple.Safari WebKitJavaEnabled -bool false defaults write com.apple.Safari com.apple.Safari.ContentPageGroupIdentifier.WebKit2JavaEnabled -bool false defaults write com.apple.Safari com.apple.Safari.ContentPageGroupIdentifier.WebKit2JavaEnabledForLocalFiles -bool false log_msg "Prevent pop-ups" defaults write com.apple.Safari WebKitJavaScriptCanOpenWindowsAutomatically -bool false defaults write com.apple.Safari com.apple.Safari.ContentPageGroupIdentifier.WebKit2JavaScriptCanOpenWindowsAutomatically -bool false log_msg "Dissallow auto-play" defaults write com.apple.Safari WebKitMediaPlaybackAllowsInline -bool false defaults write com.apple.SafariTechnologyPreview WebKitMediaPlaybackAllowsInline -bool false defaults write com.apple.Safari com.apple.Safari.ContentPageGroupIdentifier.WebKit2AllowsInlineMediaPlayback -bool false defaults write com.apple.SafariTechnologyPreview com.apple.Safari.ContentPageGroupIdentifier.WebKit2AllowsInlineMediaPlayback -bool false log_msg "Use Do not Track header" defaults write com.apple.Safari SendDoNotTrackHTTPHeader -bool true log_msg "Auto-update Extensions" defaults write com.apple.Safari InstallExtensionUpdatesAutomatically -bool true ################## # Apple Mail App # ################## log_section "Apple Mail App" log_msg "Copy only email address, not name" defaults write com.apple.mail AddressesIncludeNameOnPasteboard -bool false log_msg "Use ⌘ + Enter shortcut to quick send emails" defaults write com.apple.mail NSUserKeyEquivalents -dict-add "Send" "@\U21a9" log_msg "Display messages in thread mode" defaults write com.apple.mail DraftsViewerAttributes -dict-add "DisplayInThreadedMode" -string "yes" log_msg "Sort messages by date" defaults write com.apple.mail DraftsViewerAttributes -dict-add "SortOrder" -string "received-date" log_msg "Sort by newest to oldest" defaults write com.apple.mail DraftsViewerAttributes -dict-add "SortedDescending" -string "yes" log_msg "Disable inline attachment viewing" defaults write com.apple.mail DisableInlineAttachmentViewing -bool true ################ # Terminal App # ################ log_section "Terminal App" log_msg "Set Terminal to only use UTF-8" defaults write com.apple.terminal StringEncodings -array 4 log_msg "Enable secure entry for Terminal" defaults write com.apple.terminal SecureKeyboardEntry -bool true log_msg "Apply custom Terminal theme" theme=$( /dev/null && sudo tmutil disablelocal ############################################################################### # Activity Monitor # ############################################################################### log_section "Activity Monitor" log_msg "Show the main window when launching Activity Monitor" defaults write com.apple.ActivityMonitor OpenMainWindow -bool true log_msg "Visualize CPU usage in the Activity Monitor Dock icon" defaults write com.apple.ActivityMonitor IconType -int 5 log_msg "Show all processes in Activity Monitor" defaults write com.apple.ActivityMonitor ShowCategory -int 0 log_msg "Sort results by CPU usage" defaults write com.apple.ActivityMonitor SortColumn -string "CPUUsage" defaults write com.apple.ActivityMonitor SortDirection -int 0 ################### # Apple Mac Store # ################### log_section "Apple Mac Store" log_msg "Allow automatic update checks" defaults write com.apple.SoftwareUpdate AutomaticCheckEnabled -bool true log_msg "Auto install criticial security updates" defaults write com.apple.SoftwareUpdate CriticalUpdateInstall -int 1 log_msg "Enable the debug menu" defaults write com.apple.appstore ShowDebugMenu -bool true log_msg "Enable extra dev tools" defaults write com.apple.appstore WebKitDeveloperExtras -bool true #################### # Apple Photos App # #################### log_section "Apple Photos App" log_msg "Prevent Photos from opening automatically when devices are plugged in" defaults -currentHost write com.apple.ImageCapture disableHotPlug -bool true ###################### # Apple Messages App # ###################### log_section "Apple Messages App" log_msg "Disable automatic emoji substitution" defaults write com.apple.messageshelper.MessageController SOInputLineSettings -dict-add "automaticEmojiSubstitutionEnablediMessage" -bool false log_msg "Disable smart quotes" defaults write com.apple.messageshelper.MessageController SOInputLineSettings -dict-add "automaticQuoteSubstitutionEnabled" -bool false ############################################################# # Address Book, Dashboard, iCal, TextEdit, and Disk Utility # ############################################################# log_section "Address Book, Calendar, TextEdit" log_msg "Enable the debug menu in Address Book" defaults write com.apple.addressbook ABShowDebugMenu -bool true log_msg "Enable Dashboard dev mode" defaults write com.apple.dashboard devmode -bool true log_msg "Use plaintext for new text documents" defaults write com.apple.TextEdit RichText -int 0 log_msg "Use UTF-8 for opening text files" defaults write com.apple.TextEdit PlainTextEncoding -int 4 log_msg "Use UTF-8 for saving text files" defaults write com.apple.TextEdit PlainTextEncodingForWrite -int 4 log_msg "Enable the debug menu in Disk Utility" defaults write com.apple.DiskUtility DUDebugMenuEnabled -bool true defaults write com.apple.DiskUtility advanced-image-options -bool true log_msg "Auto-play videos when opened with QuickTime Player" defaults write com.apple.QuickTimePlayerX MGPlayMovieOnOpen -bool true ######################################## # Google Chrome & Google Chrome Canary # ######################################## log_section "Chromium" log_msg "Use the system-native print preview dialog" defaults write com.google.Chrome DisablePrintPreview -bool true defaults write com.google.Chrome.canary DisablePrintPreview -bool true log_msg "Expand the print dialog by default" defaults write com.google.Chrome PMPrintingExpandedStateForPrint2 -bool true defaults write com.google.Chrome.canary PMPrintingExpandedStateForPrint2 -bool true #################### # Transmission.app # #################### log_section "Transmission" log_msg "Store incomplete downloads in the Downloads/torrents dir" defaults write org.m0k.transmission UseIncompleteDownloadFolder -bool true defaults write org.m0k.transmission IncompleteDownloadFolder -string "${HOME}/Documents/Torrents" log_msg "Store completed downloads in Downloads directory" defaults write org.m0k.transmission DownloadLocationConstant -bool true log_msg "Dont prompt for confirmation before downloading" defaults write org.m0k.transmission DownloadAsk -bool false defaults write org.m0k.transmission MagnetOpenAsk -bool false log_msg "No confirmation before removing non-downloading transfers" defaults write org.m0k.transmission CheckRemoveDownloading -bool true log_msg "Trash original torrents" defaults write org.m0k.transmission DeleteOriginalTorrent -bool true log_msg "Hide the donate message" defaults write org.m0k.transmission WarningDonate -bool false log_msg "Hide the legal disclaimer" defaults write org.m0k.transmission WarningLegal -bool false log_msg "Set IP blocklists" defaults write org.m0k.transmission BlocklistNew -bool true defaults write org.m0k.transmission BlocklistURL -string "http://john.bitsurge.net/public/biglist.p2p.gz" defaults write org.m0k.transmission BlocklistAutoUpdate -bool true log_msg "Randomize port on launch" defaults write org.m0k.transmission RandomPort -bool true ################################# # Restart affected applications # ################################# log_section "Finishing Up" log_msg "Restarting affecting apps" for app in "Activity Monitor" \ "Address Book" \ "Calendar" \ "Contacts" \ "Finder" \ "Mail" \ "Messages" \ "Photos" \ "Safari" \ "Terminal" \ "iCal"; do killall "${app}" &> /dev/null done ##################################### # Print finishing message, and exit # ##################################### echo -e "${PRIMARY_COLOR}\nFinishing...${RESET_COLOR}" echo -e "${SUCCESS_COLOR}✔ ${current_event}/${total_events} tasks were completed \ succesfully in $((`date +%s`-start_time)) seconds${RESET_COLOR}" echo -e "\n${PRIMARY_COLOR} .:'\n __ :'__\n .'\`__\`-'__\`\`.\n \ :__________.-'\n :_________:\n :_________\`-;\n \`.__.-.__.'\n${RESET_COLOR}" if [[ ! $params == *"--quick-exit"* ]]; then echo -e "${ACCENT_COLOR}Press any key to continue.${RESET_COLOR}" read -t 5 -n 1 -s fi exit 0