22 Ways to Customize Your Mac in 6 Minutes

Switch app and folder icons, automatically rotate wallpapers, add an animated memoji and custom message to your lock screen, or place a now-playing music widget on your desktop.
🔗 Stuff mentioned in the video:
1. Unsplash Wallpapers: apps.apple.com/za/app/unsplas...
2. Free macOS icons: macosicons.com
3. Noir Dark Mode for Safari: apps.apple.com/us/app/noir-da...
4. Sleeve Music Widget: replay.software/sleeve
5. Terminal command for adding categorizers to the dock:
defaults write com.apple.dock persistent-apps -array-add '{"tile-type"="small-spacer-tile";}'; killall Dock
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📖 CHAPTERS 📖
00:00 - Scale Up the Display
00:17 - Hide Menu Bar & Dock
00:31 - Dock Animations
00:44 - Reposition your Dock
00:52 - Auto-Change Wallpapers
01:16 - Free Wallpaper App
01:38 - Accent Color
01:48 - Text Highlight Color
01:56 - Bigger Icons
02:10 - Change App Icons
02:49 - Change Folder Icons
02:56 - Add Folder Wallpaper
03:11 - Add Safari Wallpaper
03:23 - Customize Safari Start Page
03:31 - Dark Mode in Safari
03:47 - Login Message
04:00 - Animated Login Memoji
04:21 - Music Widget on Desktop
04:39 - Change Cursor Color
04:58 - Retro Look
05:08 - Change System Alert Sound
05:22 - Add Spacers to Dock

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[@macvince]

Thanks a lot! Really appreciate your kind words. I try my best to keep it engaging :)

[@JudeMod]

Totally agree

[@butchgo8930]

After so many years on Windows, I bought a MacBook Air. I left everything to its default settings knowing I will clutter it like my PCs and notebooks if I attempt to customize it.

[@macvince]

Sure, I can totally relate - I also leave most of my Mac settings / icons and stuff on default.

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[@macvince]

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Wow, thank you so much!! That's lovely to hear. Glad my videos are useful and enjoyable to watch at the same time :)

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[@macvince]

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[@macvince]

Thank you 🙌 Glad you enjoyed it :)

[@Macaroni_King]

great tips, for 11 you can also cmd+J to get the menu a little faster too plus you can hotswap between folders as you go around changing them on the fly and it'll always know which one you're wanting to change without having to close and re-open the menu every time. 💯

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[@macvince]

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[@macvince]

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Got this Mac cheap when my company was selling off older tech, mostly used windows my whole life, and that very first option has helped me so much XD I'll continue the video now.

[@macvince]

Good to hear, glad I could help!! Thank you for watching :)

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[@macvince]

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[@macvince]

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[@macvince]

Thank you man! I appreciate that, enjoy your first-ever MacBook! If you have any specific questions, feel free to let me know! And I hope the upcoming videos will be of help too, I've got a lot planned! Thanks again and have an amazing day! 😊

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[@macvince]

Really appreciate your kind words and support, that's motivating to hear! Cheers!

[@Nabeel_Riyaz]

Love the editing!! Btw, can't we change the icons of apps like Settings and Apple Music?

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[@macvince]

Glad to hear that!! Enjoy your MacBook Air M2!

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[@macvince]

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[@winmac2565]

Very pleasant video to watch, however, I'm a long-term Mac user, and I knew every single thing you listed already. Keep up the good work though!

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[@macvince]

Thanks man!

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[@jonetrix4981]

Great video! Btw is there any way how to set a custom icon for safari bookmark? Some websites have default icon but some have no icon at all.

[@macvince]

Thank you! Unfortunately, not a native way, I also searched for one for a long time. I only found this on Reddit, which is a workaround, but quite a time-consuming one: github.com/shy-neon/favtool Sorry I couldn't be of more help!

[@citronovastava]

Your edits are sooo neat, fluent and creative man! Hats off

[@macvince]

Thanks a ton! Oh, and I'm a big Logic fan, love your channel profile pic...

[@citronovastava]

Oh my!!! really? That's so cool, what's your fav song? For me its really hard to say, but there are so many good ones, but I would have to say World wide (basically whole young sinatra, hence the picture lol)@@macvince

[@citronovastava]

Also did you ever think about releasing the how to tutorial of how you are making your videos? Keep it up man, thanks@@macvince

[@macvince]

@@citronovastava love the Young Sinatra album! But I‘m also a big fan of the Under Pressure one, so Under Pressure itself and songs like Driving Ms Daisy, Nikki and Soul Food! I‘m a big fan haha And I‘m still planning a small editing behind the scenes, but currently focusing more on creating Mac videos for the channel as this already takes a lot of time. But I’ll keep you updated! Thank you so much for letting me know you‘re interested!

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[@macvince]

Huge idol!! So that means a lot

[@andrewkoch716]

Great video! Where did you find those folder icons though?? Those look great!!

[@kontodokomentowania15]

macosicons website

[@jatin_goyal]

Man, Your editing makes your videos just so fucking smooth to watch

[@macvince]

That's so great to hear, thank you haha :)

[@Bwielenofficial]

Man your wallpapers are soooo good where did u get them?

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Thanks

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Thank uuuuu very much

[@cameronvaughn6247]

your videos are so helpful! could you make some for iPad and iPhone too?

[@macvince]

Thank you! My next video will actually be about iPad - it‘s coming very very soon 😊

[@riccardobasco]

Hi! Just found your channel, it’s amazing thank you! It would be great to have an insight on how you create this edit style videos ! 😊

[@macvince]

Thank you so much! There might be an editing course some time in the future :)

[@ElecPrizyy]

great video

[@macvince]

Thanks!

[@loganbranc28]

This has got to be the best way of customizing your Mac. I think I mite start using my Mac more then iPad

[@paul.guinehut]

For the app icons, it works also with the native Mac apps, like Safari or Pages. You just need the password or Touch ID

[@aw7ken]

It doesn´t work for me. ¿How did you do it?

[@paul.guinehut]

@@aw7ken Like he said in the video but I don’t know it worked for me

[@aw7ken]

@@paul.guinehut You´r lucky because for my M2 Air doesn´t work. It just stays at it is, even when I try to change it. I already change folders Icons, but couldn´t do anything with Safari Icon. GL! And Thanks for your reply

[@xKayNee]

Sadly the icon changes back to default after updating an app.

[@SomWithAnM]

Great vid, but after you change the app icons, is there any way to change them back?

[@macvince]

Thank you! Yep, just click on them and hit the Backspace/delete key. This deletes your new icon and resets it to the original one.

[@Frederik-xk8og]

any alternative app for auto dark/light mode? Because the one in system settings doesn't work

[@macvince]

Here's part 2: kzbin.info/www/bejne/qXWVqKlmmp1pi6c Thank you for watching! 😊You‘ll find all links related to the video in the description (+ the terminal command for the dock spacers)!

[@SamH-fo2vm]

may i ask how do you reset the app icon to default?

[@macvince]

@@SamH-fo2vm Just select the new app icon in the Info window and hit the Delete key! :)

[@SamH-fo2vm]

@@macvince bro tysm, never thought u would reply, keep making these great videos, every1 who watch enjoys ur contents! :D

[@macvince]

@@SamH-fo2vm Thank you bro! Of course I do, I read every comment! :D I certainly don't take all those kind words for granted, so thank you so much for taking the time to stop by! Would love to hear from you again 😊

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[@bartoskydesign]

Thanks for your videos Vince... And please how can I do to customize my native apps like Safari , Apple Music etc..?

[@macvince]

Thank you for watching! You mean general customization options or changing the app icon? The app icon change sadly is only possible with third-party apps not downloaded from the AppStore...

[@maverick091]

I just bought a macbook pro and loving it so far. The only problem for me is the keyboard layout right now as I'm used to windows keyboard layout. Other than that no real issues for me.

[@herryanil4669]

Awesome! How do you edit your videos? :)

[@lucasrpeixoto]

best channel ever!

[@macvince]

Wow, thank you so much!

[@rezamehdikhanloo6856]

Hi again, bro do you have any tutorial to know how you edit your video’s? Your animations and motions are great!!

[@macvince]

Thank you so much!! I really appreciate that - I'm actually working on a course on how I edit my videos, but that will still take some time. So if you're interested, stay tuned! :)

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I don't know why you are having less than 100k Subscribers 😑One of The BEST channel for Mac Community.

[@macvince]

Made my day! I'm trying 😅 Thank you so much!

[@garryhall9660]

there are a lot of Mac experts on You tube. there no doubt you are the best.

[@macvince]

Wow, so motivating to hear! Thank you!!

[@hworknet]

Wow 🔥

[@THEJAYOOO]

hey could you please post this background which u also used in the folder and safari background?

[@nishanthb2327]

Cool video! I like your wallpapers where did you get that?

[@macvince]

Hey, thank you! Most of them are Apple‘s own wallpapers, I‘ve just blurred them slightly! And the blue one is from Adobe Stock :)

[@ilahabalakishieva]

Hi, I would like to change the accent color of my Mac but I don't like the colors shown in the settings. can I customize it? especially the green color in your video is the one I want the most. Appreciate the video tho!

[@macvince]

Hey, sadly, you can only choose from the colors in the Settings... Sorry! And thanks!

[@h4rveyd4vid]

where did you get the orange desktop background from! I love it

[@macvince]

Hey, it's the macOS Ventura wallpaper in dark mode. I just added a bit of blur to it :)

[@VZ1023]

hello vince, I tried the terminal command for adding categorizers to the dock, how can I change it back to the original setting after input the code that you provided. thank you.

[@macvince]

Hey! You can simply drag the spacers/categorizers out of the dock like any other app, no need to reset the settings.

[@VZ1023]

@@macvince thank you Moreover, I’d like to ask you to create a video for the paid apps There are many great paid apps here, yet, some of them are overpriced and overrated. Can you create a video for us to identify which of those apps are worthy the money investment Thank you

[@midogaming2141]

You NEED to do an Editing Tutorial!!

[@matejkral597]

Nice video man... little note not all apps are completely free, but still nice job mate thanks!

[@macvince]

Thanks for that! Appreciate the comment man!

[@vitusyu9583]

I would like to know how to change my desktop profile (including desktop wallpaper, Safari bookmarks, etc) from a personal leisure setting to a work setting easily? Or does it exist?

[@macvince]

Unfortunately, you can't automatically change the desktop wallpaper, but you can use Focus modes to automatically switch to a different Safari profile, and then also have different bookmarks in this profile.

[@user-gg7vx2mx4c]

Is there also Mac optimization and acceleration?

[@joshua.olatunji]

Love your videos ngl, was looking forward to how to change folders colours but you didn't say anything on that.

[@macvince]

Thanks for the feedback! Sorry I missed that part. You can either download colored icons from Google Images, or create your own in a photo editing app. I'll definitely try to explain in an upcoming video.