jesprider / dotfiles

RJ'dotfiles

A tiny collection of dotfiles to make the initial OSX setup easier.

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Apps and tools

Here is a list of tools I'm regularly using. Although the installation of these tools can be automated, I don't do it since I'm not switching laptops too frequently.

Apps

• Browser: Chrome
• Window manager: Rectangle
• Screen recorder: Monosnap
• Code editor: VS Code
• Music: Spotify
• Terminal: Alacritty
  • Migration article

Tools

• Package manager: Brew
• Shell: Oh My Zsh
  • Theme: powerlevel10k (lean style)
• Terminal file manager: Ranger
• Vim-like file manager: vifm
• Code editor: vim
• Terminal multiplexer: tmux
• Command-line finder: fzf
• find alternative: fd
• Disk cleanup tool: Pretty Clean

Chrome extensions

• Vimium
• Edit This Cookie
• JSON Formatter
• Google Translate
• Grammarly

Additional configuration (on top of macos.sh)

• Keyboard: Make "Caps Lock" act as "Ctrl"
• Keyboard: Use F-keys as standard function keys
• Keyboard: Press "fn" to "Do Nothing"
• Trackpad: Allow 3-finger drag
• Mouse: Swipe between pages

Shortcuts

• cmd-space: switch input source (language)
• opt-space: Raycast (or Spotlight)
• Disable mission control shortcuts (interfering with tmux shortcuts): ctrl+up, ctrl+down, ctrl+left, ctrl+right