Mac Setup

A. Dev Setup

1. Terminal Setup
2. Install Xcode Command Line Tools:

   xcode-select --install
   

3. Install Homebrew:

   /bin/bash -c "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/master/install.sh)"
   

   • Update Homebrew: brew update
   • Check Homebrew Cask: brew cask help, if not installed: brew install cask
   • Install Formulae:
     • speedtest-cli brew install speedtest-cli
     • vcprompt brew install vcprompt
4. Setup Bash
5. Check installed git --version
   • Check latest git version
   • Install latest git version

     brew install git
     

   • Check installed git --version
   • Install GitKraken
6. Install nvm-sh/nvm

   curl -o- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/nvm-sh/nvm/v0.35.3/install.sh | bash
   

   • Verify nvm installation: command -v nvm
   • Install lastest Node version:

     nvm install node
     

7. Install VS Code or brew cask install visual-studio-code
   • Install code command
   • Install VS Code Extensions:
     • Themes:
       • Dracula Official dracula-theme.theme-dracula
       • Horizon Theme jolaleye.horizon-theme-vscode
       • Material Theme equinusocio.vsc-material-theme
       • Material Theme Icons equinusocio.vsc-material-theme-icons
       • One Monokai Theme azemoh.one-monokai
       • One Dark Pro zhuangtongfa.material-theme
       • Rainglow daylerees.rainglow
       • Sublime Material Theme jprestidge.theme-material-theme
       • Synthwave '84 robbowen.synthwave-vscode
       • Tokyo Night enkia.tokyo-night
     • Tools:
       • Live Server ritwickdey.LiveServer
       • Bracket Pair Colorizer 2 coenraads.bracket-pair-colorizer-2
       • Prettier - Code formatter esbenp.prettier-vscode
       • Markdown All in One yzhang.markdown-all-in-one
       • Rainbow CSV mechatroner.rainbow-csv
       • ES7 React/Redux/GraphQL/React-Native snippets dsznajder.es7-react-js-snippets
       • Reactjs code snippets xabikos.reactsnippets
8. Install MAMP or brew cask install mamp
9. Install Android Studio or brew cask install android-studio

 

B. Design/Motion Setup

1. Install Git Large File Storage

   brew install git-lfs
   

   • Check git lfs -v
   • Initialize Global Git LFS configuration git lfs install
   • Test status: git lfs status
   • Check design workflow
2. Install Adobe Creative Cloud Desktop App
   • Install Adobe CC Apps:
     • Adobe Photoshop
     • Adobe Illustrator
     • Adobe After Effects
       • Add custom layout .xml file into Macintosh HD/Users/<home_folder>/Library/Preferences/Adobe/After Effects/<latest_version>/ModifiedWorkspaces
     • Adobe Premiere Pro
     • Adobe Media Encoder
     • Adobe Audition
3. Install DaVinci Resolve
4. Install fonts:
   • Affogato
   • Alma Mono
   • Bonkers
   • Bukhari Script
   • Inter UI
   • Migur
   • Monly Lite
   • Monly Serif
   • Montserrat
   • Muller Narrow
   • Nickainley
   • Orkney
   • Poppins (Brand font)
   • Priscilla Script
   • Product Sans
   • Raleway
   • Rex (LeviOsa font)
   • Sensa Brush
   • Sensei
   • Sortdecai Brush Script
   • Sortdecai Cursive Wild Script
   • Still Time
   • Streamster
   • VCR OSD Mono
   • Waterlily

 

C. Productivity Apps

1. Install Dropbox or brew cask install dropbox
2. Install Notion or brew cask install notion
3. Install TickTick
4. Install Alfred or brew cask install alfred
   • Setup Alfred
5. Install Tomato One or Toggl
6. Install Magnet
7. Install Noizio
8. Install Browsers
   • Google Chrome or brew cask install google-chrome
   • Vivaldi or brew cask install vivaldi
     • Setup Vivaldi
   • Mozilla Firefox or brew cask install firefox

 

D. Other Apps

1. Install Spotify or brew cask install spotify
2. Install Telegram
3. Install Enpass
4. Install AppCleaner or brew cask install appcleaner
5. Install Karabiner-Elements or brew cask install karabiner-elements
6. Install Handshaker
7. Install Logitech Options or

   brew tap homebrew/cask-drivers
   brew cask install logitech-options
   

8. Install HP Easy Start driver
9. Install iStat Menus

 

E. Finder & System Setup

1. Menu Bar:
   • Install Itsycl or brew cask install itsycal
     • Setup Istycal:
       • General: Launch at login, Automatically check for updates, First day of week: Monday, Event list shows: 1 day,
       • Appearance: Menu bar: Show month in icon, Show day of week in icon. Datetime: h:mm a, Theme: System, Show event dots → Use colored dots, ~Use larger text.
   • Orgnaize Menu Bar Icons
     • <all_other_icons> spotlight battery w/ % istycal ~users notification
2. System Preferances:
   • General:
     • Uncheck Handoff
     • Check Use font smoothing
   • Keyboard → Shortcuts → Spotlight: Disable Show Spotlight search — replaced with Alfred
   • Energy Saver:
     • Battery: Turn off display after 10 mins
     • Power Adapter: Turn off display after 15 mins
   • Check Show battery status in menu bar
   • If using non-Apple Mechanical Keyboard, go to Keyboard → Modifier Keys to switch keys
3. Finder Setup:
   • Finder Preferances:
     • General → New Finder windows show: <home_folder>
     • Advanced → When performaning a search: Search the Current Folder
   • Organize sidebar:
     • Under Favorites:
       • Macintosh HD
       • <home_folder>
       • Desktop
       • Documents
       • Downloads
       • Dev
       • Design
       • Motion
       • Work
       • Creative Cloud
       • Dropbox
       • Airdrop
     • Under iCloud: iCloud Drive
     • Under Locations: Network, Airport
   • Organize Files and Folders
   • Assign Tags
   • Check iCloud for cleanup