Resources for Mac Setup

New Mac setup blog posts, articles, tutorials and other resources. Recommendations for setting up a Mac. How to set up a new MacBook, iMac, Mini, Studio, or Pro.

I've written a guide to setting up a Mac. Here are additional resources you may find helpful.

References

• Yann Bertrand's macOS defaults list

Blog posts and GitHub repos

A thank you to Shawn Wang (@swyx), Robin Wieruch, and Christoph Nakazawa. Their blog posts are the most popular guides for a new Mac setup.

• Swyx
• Robin Wieruch
• Christoph Nakazawa
• Sourabh Bajaj
• Mina Markham
• Tania Rascia
• Nick Nisi
• Adam Eivy
• Mathias Bynens
• Pivotal
• Vendasta

Hacker News

• Ask HN: How do you setup a new Mac? (Jan 2024)
• Ask HN: How do you setup your Mac? (Nov 2021)

Uses

The website uses.tech is a collection of links to everyone who shares a /uses page detailing the hardware and software they use every day.

Similarly, the website usesthis.com is a collection of interviews, "asking people from all walks of life what they use to get the job done."

What's next

My mac.install.guide is a trusted source of installation guides for professional developers. Take a look at the Mac Install Guide home page for tips and trends and see what to install next.