# macOS

# Recommended applications

##### MonitorControl

> Controls your external display brightness and volume and shows native OSD. Use menubar extra sliders or the keyboard, including native Apple keys!

[https://github.com/MonitorControl/MonitorControl](https://github.com/MonitorControl/MonitorControl)

##### Maccy

> Maccy is a lightweight clipboard manager for macOS. It keeps the history of what you copy and lets you quickly navigate, search, and use previous clipboard contents.

[https://github.com/p0deje/Maccy](https://github.com/p0deje/Maccy)

##### Magnet

> Every time you multitask with many apps open, you need all the windows arranged accordingly. Magnet makes this process swift and effortless.

[https://magnet.crowdcafe.com/](https://magnet.crowdcafe.com/)

##### Amphetamine

> Amphetamine can keep your Mac, and optionally its display(s), awake through a super simple on/off switch, or automatically through easy-to-configure Triggers.

[https://apps.apple.com/us/app/amphetamine/id937984704?mt=12](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/amphetamine/id937984704?mt=12)

##### iTerm2

> iTerm2 is a replacement for Terminal and the successor to iTerm. It works on Macs with macOS 10.14 or newer. iTerm2 brings the terminal into the modern age with features you never knew you always wanted.

[https://iterm2.com/](https://iterm2.com/)

# General tips & tricks

### Tutorials

[https://www.youtube.com/@macmost](https://www.youtube.com/@macmost)

### Default application per file type

To change the default application for a file type, select a file of the respective type with a right-click and choose 'Get Info'.

[![image.png](https://wiki.int.contec.nl/uploads/images/gallery/2023-11/scaled-1680-/image.png)](https://wiki.int.contec.nl/uploads/images/gallery/2023-11/image.png)

Next, click 'Open with,' select the respective application, and click 'Change All.'

[![image.png](https://wiki.int.contec.nl/uploads/images/gallery/2023-11/scaled-1680-/wz9image.png)](https://wiki.int.contec.nl/uploads/images/gallery/2023-11/wz9image.png)

### Keyboard shortcuts

[https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201236](https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201236)

### Navigation

[https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204100](https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204100)

[https://support.apple.com/nl-nl/guide/mac-help/mh35869/13.0/mac/13.0](https://support.apple.com/nl-nl/guide/mac-help/mh35869/13.0/mac/13.0)

[https://support.apple.com/nl-nl/guide/mac-help/mchlp2469/mac](https://support.apple.com/nl-nl/guide/mac-help/mchlp2469/mac)

[https://support.apple.com/nl-nl/guide/mac-help/mchl534ba392/13.0/mac/13.0](https://support.apple.com/nl-nl/guide/mac-help/mchl534ba392/13.0/mac/13.0)

### Screenshots & screen recording

[https://shottr.cc/](https://shottr.cc/)

[https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201361](https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201361)

[https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT208721](https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT208721)

#### How to take a screenshot on your Mac  


[![mac-take-screenshot-key-combo-diagram.png](https://wiki.int.contec.nl/uploads/images/gallery/2023-02/scaled-1680-/mac-take-screenshot-key-combo-diagram.png)](https://wiki.int.contec.nl/uploads/images/gallery/2023-02/mac-take-screenshot-key-combo-diagram.png)

#### How to capture a portion of the screen  


[![mac-snipping-tool-key-combo-diagram.png](https://wiki.int.contec.nl/uploads/images/gallery/2023-02/scaled-1680-/mac-snipping-tool-key-combo-diagram.png)](https://wiki.int.contec.nl/uploads/images/gallery/2023-02/mac-snipping-tool-key-combo-diagram.png)

#### How to capture a window or menu  


[![mac-key-combo-diagram-shift-command-4-space.png](https://wiki.int.contec.nl/uploads/images/gallery/2023-02/scaled-1680-/mac-key-combo-diagram-shift-command-4-space.png)](https://wiki.int.contec.nl/uploads/images/gallery/2023-02/mac-key-combo-diagram-shift-command-4-space.png)

#### Use the Screenshot toolbar  


[![mac-screenshot-tool-keyboard-shortcut.png](https://wiki.int.contec.nl/uploads/images/gallery/2023-02/scaled-1680-/mac-screenshot-tool-keyboard-shortcut.png)](https://wiki.int.contec.nl/uploads/images/gallery/2023-02/mac-screenshot-tool-keyboard-shortcut.png)

Here you can also change the storage location of your screenshots from ~/Desktop to another folder.

### Spotlight

[https://support.apple.com/en-gb/guide/mac-help/mchlp1008/mac](https://support.apple.com/en-gb/guide/mac-help/mchlp1008/mac)

[![kbs_meta_space.png](https://wiki.int.contec.nl/uploads/images/gallery/2023-02/scaled-1680-/kbs-meta-space.png)](https://wiki.int.contec.nl/uploads/images/gallery/2023-02/kbs-meta-space.png)

Central search function of the Mac, essentially you can find everything in it, from applications to notes and from files to contacts.

### Quick look

[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quick\_Look](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quick_Look)

[https://www.iculture.nl/tips/quicklook-safari-mac/](https://www.iculture.nl/tips/quicklook-safari-mac/)

[![kbs_space.png](https://wiki.int.contec.nl/uploads/images/gallery/2023-02/scaled-1680-/kbs-space.png)](https://wiki.int.contec.nl/uploads/images/gallery/2023-02/kbs-space.png)

Quick View function on your Mac, works in every standard Mac application. It allows you to quickly preview a file using the spacebar. This works, for example, in Finder (file manager), email attachments, etc.