my-mac-setup

mac tools for a windows/linux origin developer

Basic tools

name	link	note
Firefox	https://www.mozilla.org/fr/firefox/new/
Bitwarden	https://bitwarden.com/download/	also available in mac store
Yubiko Authenticator	https://www.yubico.com/products/yubico-authenticator/#h-download-yubico-authenticator	also available in mac store
Discord	https://discord.com/
Telegram Lite	https://desktop.telegram.org/	available in mac store
Obsidian	https://obsidian.md/	note-taking tool

Firefox extensions

name	link	note
uBlock Origin	https://addons.mozilla.org/fr/firefox/addon/ublock-origin/	Block Ads
Consent-O-Matic	https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/consent-o-matic/	refuse all tracking cookies, hide banner
SponsorBlock	https://addons.mozilla.org/fr/firefox/addon/sponsorblock/	Skip sponsor in videos
Return YouTube Dislike	https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/return-youtube-dislikes/
Firefox Multi-Account Containers	https://addons.mozilla.org/fr/firefox/addon/multi-account-containers/	usefull to manage different identities on same sites
Bitwarden	https://addons.mozilla.org/fr/firefox/addon/bitwarden-password-manager/
FreshRSS-Notify	https://addons.mozilla.org/fr/firefox/addon/freshrss-notify-webextension/	Get notifications of my rss feeds
React Developer Tools	https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/react-devtools/
JSON Lite	https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/json-lite/	view json file in browser
XML Viewer Plus	https://addons.mozilla.org/fr/firefox/addon/xml-viewer/	View XML in browser

Utils tools

name	link	note
french-nf-azerty-mac	https://github.com/cyril-L/french-nf-azerty-mac	French NF Z 71‐300 Layout
Karabiner-Elements	https://karabiner-elements.pqrs.org/	A powerful and stable keyboard customizer for macOS. To combine with PC-Style Shortcuts
PC-Style Shortcuts	https://ke-complex-modifications.pqrs.org/#pc_shortcuts	allow to use classical Windows/Linux Shortcuts style
BetterDisplay	https://github.com/waydabber/BetterDisplay#readme	I used it to have HiDPI FHD resolution on my external screen
Rectangle	https://rectangleapp.com/	intuitive tiling snaps
Raycast	https://www.raycast.com/	Better Spotligth brew install --cask raycast
AltTab	https://alt-tab-macos.netlify.app/	window navigation brew install --cask alt-tab

Thanks to @JonathanReez for Karabiner and Shortcuts tip. Also, about karabiner > Settings > Simple Modifications > LDLC AZERTY+ (A4Tech)

• keypad_period > m (like that numpad dot will input a dot instead comma)
• non_us_backslash > grave_accent_and_tilde (because my @ and < key are inverted)
• grave_accent_and_tilde > non_us_backslash

Dev tools

name	link	note
Homebrew	https://brew.sh/index_fr	MacOS Package manager
git	https://git-scm.com/download/mac	brew install git
gpg	https://gnupg.org/	brew install gpg
pinentry	https://github.com/GPGTools/pinentry	brew install pinentry-mac
volta	https://volta.sh/	Node.js version manager
Jetbrains Toolbox	https://www.jetbrains.com/fr-fr/toolbox-app/	IDE Installer tool from jetbrains
WebStorm	https://www.jetbrains.com/fr-fr/webstorm/	HTML - CSS - JS IDE from Jetbrains
Zed	https://zed.dev/download	lightweight text editor
iTerm2	https://iterm2.com/downloads.html	better terminal
fig	https://fig.io/	terminal autocomplete brew install --cask fig
Visual Studio Code	https://code.visualstudio.com/	code editing tool
Docker Desktop	https://www.docker.com/products/docker-desktop/	application containerizer

git setup

echo '.idea' >> ~/.gitignore
git config --global user.name 'tpoisseau'
git config --global user.email '[email protected]'
git config --global core.excludesfile /Users/tpoisseau/.gitignore
git config --global init.defaultBranch main

git ssh setup

Generate https://docs.github.com/en/authentication/connecting-to-github-with-ssh/generating-a-new-ssh-key-and-adding-it-to-the-ssh-agent#generating-a-new-ssh-key

ssh-keygen -t ed25519 -C "[email protected]" -f ~/.ssh/id_ed25519_tpoisseau_github
touch ~/.ssh/config
open ~/.ssh/config

with content

Host github.com
  AddKeysToAgent yes
  UseKeychain yes
  IdentityFile ~/.ssh/id_ed25519_tpoisseau_github

Add in GH account
https://docs.github.com/en/authentication/connecting-to-github-with-ssh/adding-a-new-ssh-key-to-your-github-account#adding-a-new-ssh-key-to-your-account

pbcopy < ~/.ssh/id_ed25519_tpoisseau_github

https://github.com/settings/ssh/new

ssh -T [email protected]

git gpg setup

Genrate https://docs.github.com/en/authentication/managing-commit-signature-verification/generating-a-new-gpg-key#generating-a-gpg-key

gpg --full-generate-key
# use [email protected] as email
gpg --list-secret-keys --keyid-format=long
gpg --armor --export <sec>

https://github.com/settings/gpg/new

git config --global --unset gpg.format
git config --global user.signingkey <sec>
git config --global commit.gpgsign true

if [ -r ~/.zshrc ]; then echo 'export GPG_TTY=$(tty)' >> ~/.zshrc; \
  else echo 'export GPG_TTY=$(tty)' >> ~/.zprofile; fi

if [ -r ~/.bash_profile ]; then echo 'export GPG_TTY=$(tty)' >> ~/.bash_profile; \
  else echo 'export GPG_TTY=$(tty)' >> ~/.profile; fi

echo "pinentry-program $(which pinentry-mac)" >> ~/.gnupg/gpg-agent.conf
killall gpg-agent