Amazing Mac Tips You've Never Used!

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Snazzy Labs shows some great tips and tricks for macOS Catalina (and prior versions of Mac OS) in this Mac OS X tips video. Keyboard shortcuts, navigation gestures, window management, assistive browser features, and more! Just because we're out of Mac Tips doesn't mean this isn't going to be the last mac video forever. Expect future videos on my favorite apps and modifications you can make to macOS to meet your workflow needs.
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[@ismh]

That podcast sounds good.

[@snazzy]

I have it on good authority you'd be interested.

[@beaniefeenie]

I’m into it. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

[@beezohh3993]

Seth Rogen is that you?

[@UnderEu]

O, rly?

[@adamwatson9112]

Yeahh but... it doesn't have good people in it.

[@Ashanmaril]

These videos are always a list of things I would find incredibly useful but will inevitably forget as soon as the video ends

[@snazzy]

FLASHCARD TIME!

[@alexsantander]

Jajaja agree

[@adityakoparkar]

@@snazzy Could you please please please post ONE MEGA TIPS video which has ALL THE TIPS at one place. I am sure that will help a lot of users.

[@seannot-telling9806]

@@adityakoparkar That would be so nice. Also add to that in the description a list of the ones in that video or a link to a list.

[@seeameya]

Use stickies app and refer them until these shortcuts are a second nature to you.

[@EricRosenfield]

Me: has a Mac for 30 years Snazzy: Most Mac users probably know this Me: did not know that

[@syth-1]

Phantasy Star Fan huh? Who's to say you can't use Mac OS on a non Apple device, It's far better optimised than windows that's for sure, Mac OS itself is great, you're issues stems from Apple hardware, and if anything to go by what you wrote, I feel the same. But Mac OS by en large is great, even if it's 'different',

[@TheNewGreenIsBlue]

@Steve Sherman You'll find that Mac power users are more adept at the command line and keyboard than windows users. You HAVE to know what you're doing on a Mac as in order to get proficient you'll spend more time in the command line. I'm proficient in Windows and Mac and I can tell you that for the regular consumer for both machines is about the same intelligence level... but on a Mac you'll often need to know your way around the command line. In Windows you can just click around preferences until you find what you're looking for.

[@DefiantJazzEnthusiast]

Steve Sherman people like what the like. Why is that so hard for you to understand. Does an person using a Mac affect you personally? If not, why are you so pressed about it?

[@andrewh.4186]

@Steve Sherman My sincere apologies for my part in your terrible emotional suffering. Should Apple users be required to pay reparations to Windows users? Might as well complain about how the existence of Whole Foods drives up costs by normalizing organic food production. The fact is, some people just like a straight forward interface that isn't going to get completely overhauled with an unstable and unrecognizable replacement every random integer between 2-5 years.

[@andrewh.4186]

@Steve Sherman Whole Foods existed for almost 4 decades before being bought out by Amazon. I guess they were pure for 37 years, and are now completely evil. But you do forget, Microsoft got saved from being a totalitarian monopoly only because the Department of Justice stepped in and told them they had to fall back. That, and their product was getting so terrible at that point (well, after) people started looking for better options. Apple, as you correctly point out, is too small of a player to have that level of market control. Beyond that it's just "influence", but not truly monopoly except over those who prefer them (in the same way that Ford has a monopoly on people who will only drive Ford trucks).

[@dane.dagreat]

I’m not going to lie, I have been a Mac user for almost 20 years and 80% of these tips I’m seeing for the first time 🤦🏽‍♂️

[@xoxo-pp7ru]

Bruh 😳👀😹💀🤦

[@AngryAxew]

its ok, old people get a pass, yall dont catch on too quick

[@hossromani]

That’s why it’s Snazzy!

[@AlexEgiyan]

OMG the spotlight Command R is what I've been searching for years

[@fluffycritter]

too bad Spotlight itself can't find it

[@YourMJK]

You can also just press Enter while holding down Command. Much more intuitive than R if you ask me.

[@harrykatsaros]

YourMJK yeah I worked this out when gen 2 Spotlight first hit the Mac back in Leopard. I think first gen Spotlight in Tiger was totally different as it had its own window view separate from the Finder. But yeah it’s pretty obvious... Return to open the file and just Command + Return to show in Finder.

[@mohabaliil8428]

Command space it works too tho

[@trd2418]

Wait before you discover alfred.

[@MatthiasKleine]

6:55 I drag and drop the file directly on the „choose file“ button instead of opening the dialog first

[@cyanara_art]

same

[@lian1238]

Who's the gerbil, now?

[@titanox_2155]

I guess Microsoft devs see it the same way

[@AstonishedByTheLackOfCake]

literally this

[@pennypacker176]

I was like: why the fuck would I open the dialog. I was thinking Im missing something. Just MacOS things I guess...

[@trippytrains6289]

7:00 As a new Mac user coming from Windows, you just gave me 5 more years of lifetime with this trick.

[@Gianni135]

haha

[@barymac5840]

Ikr it's amazing 😍

[@viriv]

except drag 'n drop is a thing so its a stupid trick lol (use linux myself tho)

[@BonBaisers]

in windows it's possible too, just drag a file to the textbox on the bottom of any loading window... you're welcome.

[@trippytrains6289]

BonBaisers Thanks, but in Windows is not that necessary.

[@Drakhra]

9:28 *cmd + option + backspace

[@Drakhra]

cmd + backspace = move to trash good thing is, if you don't wanna get rid of something, it ain't gone

[@heshuimu]

+1

[@wclifton968gameplaystutorials]

Windows and most other operating systems: Shift+Delete

[@loveinkill]

if the file/folder is on local volume > cmd + option + backspace network volume > cmd + backspace

[@UnderEu]

THANK YOU!

[@DryRoastedLemon]

2:01 - In regards to window management: you can also hold down the Option key while hovering over the maximize button. That reveals options that allow you to snap a window to the left or the right without it switching to the iPadOS-esque full screen mode. I much prefer this over the very stiff feeling iPadOS method. Might be a Catalina thing. I don’t know.

[@OsamaRana]

I'm on mojave and doing the option+click toggles between two sizes of the window, presumably the last two window sizes for that program.

[@jishnukanth5543]

Cool, finally mac OS has it.. So u can SNAP windows like in Windows 10 with this trick

[@shining359]

cool! but it is slower than magnet

[@DryRoastedLemon]

EFS Very true! I much prefer using Magnet, too. I just thought I’d point it out :)

[@joshparker132]

omg i tried looking for this earlier online and couldn't find any official methods!! thank you :))

[@stefanandrejevic2570]

7:06 you can literally drag the file you want into the "choose file" area on windows. Works on most websites.

[@wambman]

Snazzy, you are the only youtuber out there that gives actual tips & tricks. Loved all of those videos. The hot corners tip just blew me away. Here are some of my tips from over the years: - in every file select prompt, press cmd + D to go to your Desktop. Easy for quickly navigating to that single-purpose screenshot you just made. - in Terminal, enter defaults write com.apple.dock mineffect -string suck to activate the "Suck" minimize effect. - in the Dock preferences, set "Prefer tabs when opening documents" to "Always". Work those tabs! - Spotlight sucks. Download Alfred. Set cmd+space as your Alfred shortcut. Forget about Spotlight forever. - Go to System Preferences > Keyboard > Shortcuts > Keyboard and set a shortcut for "Move focus to the menu bar" (i like to use cmd + alt + space). This will allow you to navigate the menu bar with keystrokes, which is wayyyy faster than moving your mouse over there and going over all the menu items. Also, makes you look like a magician. - Speaking of menus, toggling alt with a menu open will show you alt-ernative shortcuts. - in Finder, when in List View, press cmd+J. This will allow you to make the icons in your list bigger, which I find to be more orderly. - you probably knew you can alt-click the green button on any window. Works on the new drop-down menu as well. Full screen sucks, we all know it. - cmd + Tab for the app switcher. Press Q while still holding down cmd to quit the selected app. Quickly quit apps you dont need. That's all I can think of right now.

[@kaminaricos]

Glad to see you highlight the "stationary pad" feature! The recording services department at my college uses that for Pro Tools so that we can create a whole new file faster than using a template. It's super helpful!

[@habeebweeb]

2:30 If you hold option you also get the option to resize the window to half the screen instead of it being a pseudo fullscreen type thing. I'm real glad mac finally has this natively but it would be a lot better if it were a lot easier to access like how windows does it.

[@gettoana]

mind. blown.

[@twoah927]

2:19 magnet is the single item that has allowed me to switch from windows to mac, i love it.

[@alexsantander]

Thank you for these tips, I have been using Mac for years and most of them I didn’t knew

[@sittieainie9871]

Thanks so much! I've recently ventured into MacOS via a 2019 Macbook Pro 13" from a Dell XPS 13", I love the fresh look and how snappy things operate and seamlessly with my iOS devices as well. However, there's these little learning curves I'm currently struggling with and your video has solved a bunch of them. Thanks!

[@Contreramanjaro]

These Mac tips videos remind me of my first semester in college where everyone had a new Mac and shared shortcuts like they were secrets.

[@Jay-ds2eu]

still do that now !

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[@georgeelsham]

I ALWAYS accidentally trigger my hot corners. Love that tip!

[@snazzy]

Cheers!

[@jandurek]

I haven't been using hot corners at all because I tend to accidentally trigger them. I might give them a shot now

[@miketrame4090]

You can merge all windows with preview too, I use it all the time reviewing lecture slides before exams :)

[@Pcpiee]

Thanks for the cmd+L tip for browsers! Seems to work literally almost everywhere, even in ie11 in windows!

[@craighart]

6:38 Actually if you want to upload something in browser, you can just simply drag the file on "Choose File" button, works both on macOS and Windows.

[@drgabi18]

6:48 Snazzy, on Windows you can just CTRL C the file and in the Choose File window (or Open window) you just CTRL V and in the File Name section the full path to the file you copied will be there.

[@wclifton968gameplaystutorials]

or drag the file into text box at the bottom of the window

[@drgabi18]

@@wclifton968gameplaystutorials Yup Or SHIFT RIGHT CLICK on the file and press the "Copy as path" context action Whatever floats your boat basically lol

[@amsocool99]

He doesn't use Windows as his main OS so I can understand why he thinks there arent other ways to get around this.

[@drgabi18]

@Nigel Kipling I'm still on Windows 7 so I have no clue how horrible it is on Windows 10, if they replaced it with a UWP variant or etc. Right now _it just works_ ™

[@curiosityintrigue]

I'm so glad to be reminded about Option + CMD + V. Watching his presentation style is so much better than just reading about shortcuts.

[@cwfeldmann]

I've known about the Save/Open Dialogue box trick and I tell people all the time is it THE key functionality that I choose Mac over PC for my daily driver. I love everything else about Macs too but that one feature saves me the most amount of time, at least from what I perceive. I love it and thank you for pointing it out, Snazzy!

[@web_dev_cz]

7:00 you can also drag the file over the "choose file" button and it works. on windows too

[@riponrip4574]

Nah, windows should burn in the depths of death

[@web_dev_cz]

@@riponrip4574 very constructive criticism 👍 😂😂

[@nithindanday7747]

1:02 this man really has his iCloud drive backed up on his Google drive

[@TheRickyH]

New to mac, these helped immensely. Thank you.

[@JayKerr]

I've been using a Mac since the IIsi came out and I never knew about Command-L. Thanks! Very handy!

[@xseman]

6:42 Actualy you can drag image to "Choose File" button and it works :)

[@Doge317]

This! Even works on most (if not all) OS.

[@littlelamp100]

i usually just copy the file path from the top of the file explorer

[@Etienne_H]

That too.. Fucking hate Windows and their users who think it's fine to live without those and many more…

[@Etienne_H]

@@littlelamp100 How tedious yuck

[@littlelamp100]

# well tbh i miss having quick access to the file path in finder maybe it’s just because i’ve used windows most of my life but there really should be a file path up there...

[@markloving11]

Ctrl cmd q! I’ve been using a Mac since 2010, HOW DID I NOT KNOW ABOUT THIS!!! Thanks a Quinn! 👍🤘

[@PieroUlloa]

I think this was introduced in Mojave

[@pozersk8er]

Piero Ulloa should be in earlier versions as well

[@donatoazavedo5120]

I have High Sierra it is there. Maybe always there but only got a menu item in HS.

[@BixbyConsequence]

If you're like most Mac users you simply invoke the screensaver by moving the cursor to the hot corner, thereby locking the Mac with a flick of the wrist.

[@diginoon]

Nice one, I’ve been using Apple computers since the Apple 2e days and I still learnt something new today... perhaps a ‘best of’ next up.

[@york824]

The switching between windows within same application tip is a life-saver! It drove me crazy even after years of using macOS after switching from Windows and Linux that the Dock doesn't show all the windows I opened. Thank you sooooo much for this!

[@Advcrazy]

Omg I’ve cursed apple so many times for not just showing the location of the file in spotlight...why don’t they just show it without a secret function like having to press command??!! 🤨 Thanks for the tip!! My quality of life just improved significantly!

[@Leggir]

Rewatching with Ad-Blocker turned off.

[@snazzy]

Thanks so much for your support!!! :D

[@webbonyoutube]

Keeping it on because of the clickb8

[@nitsanbh]

Amazing. Gonna watch it again. I've been needing those so much

[@warpigroadkill]

I use spectacle for window management. It’s awesome for dual screens and heavy window work. I use hot corners to lock my display.

[@BehradDavoudi]

oh god now i feel like an idiot after spending a whole day writing an applescript that highlights the safari URL bar....

[@RobbieSkaff]

Lol I feel

[@hellNo116]

you just broke the most important rule of coding. you should always if they is a solution already :p

[@lolerie]

@@hellNo116 and there always is... always...

[@jzmmm]

fyi in windows, it's ctrl+L

[@bramwall]

@@jzmmm OR Alt+D which is a lot easier to to with one hand

[@saadplayz18]

Me: Why I’m watching this video when I don’t have MacBook, but I have an iPad 6. 😂.

[@mecongberlin]

SaadPlayz yeah and I have a MacBook but start building a PC😀

[@SovonHalder]

Quin please don't stop making these videos. I like to think myself as a power user and these tips; 40% of them I didn't know before. Spotlight to browse, merge all windows to tabs, stationary pad, move files holding command, DOCK toggle, command click app on dock to browse install location. These are pretty cool.

[@ThinkCleverAndSmart]

I'm considering myself a power used but I still learn new things every time you make a video like this. Thanks man!

[@closeben]

“This video doesn’t have an ad” *proceeds to give an ad*

[@Sawy7]

Ah, I see some KDE Plasma in the background.

[@ivanf.8489]

Yes. And that wallpaper seems like Manjaro. He's turning to the dark side, xD

[@collincutler2278]

I LOVE these videos. Thank you for saving me time and use my Mac faster.

[@aidynguilbert4492]

I love that Mabel's 'High Expectations' is in your recently played. We love a king with eclectic taste 🙌🏼

[@wammo12345]

My internal monologue still says "Apple-Shift-3" and "Apple-Shift-4" etc, for screen shots, because in the olden days my keyboard had what I thought a of as "an apple key", a key not present on other systems. Occasionally I say to somebody "press Apple Shift 3 ...." And they don't know what I mean...

[@talkin-ape]

I'm the same, been on Mac since System 6. Command will always be the Apple key to me.

[@user-ei7ed6zy9k]

"everyone that uses mac knows that you can...." My dumb@ss pretending to already know it

[@MattHalpain]

great list of macOS tips, as i find them to be useful and relevant, thank you

[@krelyan9750]

Excellent tips. Very useful. Thank you very much.

[@seanvinci]

Great list of tips! For easy access to the Applications folder, you can also add it to the dock. For the 'command + tab' trick of easily navigating through your open applications, while you're in that application tab view, you can use 'command + ~' to move backwards through the list. Hope these additions will help someone!

[@kitchenproject1577]

As always, very useful info, thx for sharing

[@piotrzakrzewski5643]

man! theres always somethink great I didn't know about. love the finder window combine tip.

[@richardhanmer]

As always, a great video! Here's something I've always used on my macs since 2002 and I didn't spot it. It's to do with opening and finding the Applications folder. I just have the Applications folder sitting on the Dock and have it open as a Stack (Automatic layout). I've also got my Downloads folder next to it as well.

[@phileoness]

Excellent tips. Thanks

[@xoniq-vr]

That hotkeys with corners is golden! Didn't know this, but love the interactive corners. Now with a standard hotkey this is even better. Thanks Snazz!

[@coolaidjohnny]

Great tips. I’ll use the hyperlink one soon!

[@NightFlyer]

Absolute LOVE the videos, kinda sad as i remember the first Mac Tip video you made!

[@feratul9173]

Good tips you got there, been using macOS from last year and keep learning new things......

[@danielboes]

This video has really shown me a lot of useful tips - thank you ;-) I really appreciated watching it - which apps you keep in the Menubar on your Mac? It looks really clean and useful

[@luuuuuud]

I've been a long time mac user and this is the first time I've heard about dragging a window with cmd-click. Absolute life changer, thanks for that one! btw: when uploading a file via a browser you can also simply drag the file to the "Choose File" button, instead of clicking the button and going through the choose file dialog.

[@yanx1020]

It's very helpful, thank you so much!

[@MichaelWhyte01]

I love your Mac Tip videos....as a relative new Mac user (less than 5 years) I find these simple tips hugely informative and useful...Will miss this series...I guess I will have to go through your archives...and watch all the older ones...

[@vacation_generation]

Excellent video. Been using a mac now for some years, and even now at work! But don't know half the 'time saving' stuff you pointed out on this video. I need to watch again as half went in one ear and out the other.

[@baileycrowley1734]

These are some of my favourite videos! I genuinely see myself using some of these tips as part of my everyday! Thanks!

[@GrantGelinasBrown]

I've been using a Mac for years and there was basically ONE thing in this video I knew. Thank you! Excellent stuff!

[@tanaka-kun6388]

Omg- this really helped me. Especially the command and r key with spotlight

[@yangyin9556]

Thank you 🙏 I have learned so much from you about it again 😃

[@ColinRobertson_LLAP]

Quinn, you make my mac life that much better every time you release one of these. I don't know what I'd do without my (virtually) instant dock hide/unhide and now you solved one of my long standing annoyances with Spotlight-being able to FIND the file, not just open it! Thanks man!

[@mandulabao]

Hi Quinn, excellent video. Thanks a lot. I have a question. My MacBook, in the right top corner under Volume icon it sometimes detects my wireless Sonos speaker, sometimes it doesn't. And even when it can detect the speaker, it cannot connect to it. Same for Spotify app. It is really annoying. But on my iPhone no such problem. So I can conclude the speaker itself has no problem. Not sure if you know how to fix it. Thanks in advance.

[@VladKov]

Great!!! Never knew how to delete a file avoiding Trashcan for years, after switching from Windows! And how to find a path via spotlight!!! So happy! Thank you 🙏🏻

[@SrJah]

First tip is a life saver! Thanks

[@arnoczkyzoltan6158]

Very good one. Thank you!

[@berndkiltz]

Wahhh!! Thank you for the Opt Cmd D one - This is GOLD to me!!!!

[@reddblurr]

That spotlight tip was gold! Thank you!

[@draztiqmeshaz6226]

I'm gonna miss these... As soon as I go through all of them and develop muscle memory for everything I use. Thanks man, adding years to my life!

[@samuelsalt3890]

Really Helpful, Thanks

[@marcelbarriel]

Subscribed to the Podcast, nice video thanks

[@ibgrafx7760]

Been a mac user since ‘90. Some of these are new to me and I hate it that I didn’t know some of them but love that i found it. Thanks!!

[@shoebucket]

I've been looking for something like Cmd-` for a long time! I love doing Ctrl-Tab for cycling through various tabs on a browser window, but I often have 2 or 3 browser windows each with multiple tabs, and haven't until now had a good way of getting to those without using the mouse/trackpad. Thanks!

[@Epro95]

Definitely going to use the merge all windows tip as well as the path shortcut for spotlight

[@musasoyyo]

WOW! I've been a Mac user for several years now, and always look for ways to speed up my work flow using commands and even programming hotkeys for everything I can using periferals such as Shuttle Pro and software such as controllermate tu use midi controls as keyboard shortcuts, but in this video I learned really useful new tips and tricks. I thought this was going to be a video of the same old tricks everyone uses.

[@anandshah71]

Some tips are awesome never knew. Thanks What’s great app /utility for multi copy paste on both OS X and iOS

[@JPCruz]

I copy browser links a thousand times per day. That Command+L tip saved my life! Also, it was one of the old Mac Tips videos that brought me to your channel, about 2 years ago. Love those vids!

[@ashleycharman]

Amazing! Thank you!

[@VitoCagnazzi]

Very helpful! Thanks a lot ☺️

[@albertosordina7777]

Great channel! Worth a subscription for sure :) Is there somewhere a video about getting a coloured shadow behind the font on the desktop? Like on file names etc.? I remember there was an easy way to do that on Lion/Mountain Lion but I guess that's gone from the finder preferences now (I'm on Sierra). So, is it still possible? Thanks in advance

[@bitrot42]

The Spotlight path and browser URL key combos are pure gold! Both will be seriously useful for me, and I had no idea they existed. Thanks for more awesome tips!

[@M3lCHOR]

the hyper link tip is very useful thanks

[@ahriman6669]

Another awesome video like always 👍🏼

[@stevekelly9399]

Just the first spotlight trick is worth the watch! Thanks dude.

[@bkboii24]

These were very good. Thanks!

[@bszphoto]

Great! The first couple I had never known before!

[@bamdadkhan]

3:28 - i've been using os x for more than 10 years and never noticed this. thank you, you saved me a great deal of annoyance with semi-fullscreen apps and games like wineskin ones. : )

[@pxelguyplays]

Back in the day I subscribed for these types of videos. I still love them

[@PerryKiblerboy-of-destiny]

I didn't know about cmd/cmd+r from search, that's amazing

[@tristanlukens7158]

You can use control and shift too with the hot corners! Great video!

[@serano5023]

That was helpful, thanks 👍🏻

[@WarriorsPhoto]

I seriously doubt this will be your last in this series Quinn. You make great tip videos and there'll be more tips you'll find and share with us. Thank you sir.

[@matheusoliveira224]

Wow! One of the best Mac Tips I've seen around KZbin. Thanks for sharing, brother!

[@gorillaman283]

That hotkey improvement is fantastic

[@JoPinlix]

Hey Quinn. Love your mac's tips. One question: how to use the command+grave on the non-US keyboard on macbook?