Defaults - Manage macOS User Configuration | Online Free DevTools by Hexmos

Manage macOS user configuration with Defaults. Read, write, and delete application preferences via the command line. Free online tool, no registration required.

defaults

Read and write macOS user configuration for applications. More information: https://keith.github.io/xcode-man-pages/defaults.1.html.

  • Read system defaults for an application option:

defaults read "{{application}}" "{{option}}"

  • Read default values for an application option:

defaults read -app "{{application}}" "{{option}}"

  • Search for a keyword in domain names, keys, and values:

defaults find "{{keyword}}"

  • Write the default value of an application option:

defaults write "{{application}}" "{{option}}" {{-type}} {{value}}

  • Speed up Mission Control animations:

defaults write com.apple.Dock expose-animation-duration -float 0.1

  • Delete all defaults of an application:

defaults delete "{{application}}"