TinkerTool running on macOS Mojave with 'General' preferences pane open. | |
Initial release | December 7, 2010 |
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Stable release | |
Operating system | macOS |
Available in | Multilingual |
Type | Utilities |
License | Freeware |
Website | www.bresink.com/osx/TinkerTool.html |
Usage |
Oct 18, 2019 TinkerTool is an application that gives you access to additional preference settings Apple has built into Mac OS X. This allows to activate hidden features in the operating system and in some of the applications delivered with the system. The tool makes sure that preference changes can only affect the current user. Tinkertool free download - TinkerTool, TinkerTool System, MacPilot, and many more programs.
TinkerTool is a freeware application for macOS that allows the user to customise the system by exposing hidden preferences to a graphical user interface (GUI).[1] It is developed by German developer Marcel Bresink Software-Systeme. Its latest release is version 7.4.2, which is optimised for macOS Catalina and many features that came with it.[2]
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Features[edit]
TinkerTool gives users access to hidden system and application preferences that Apple has built into macOS, but not integrated into GUI preferences menus. Although users can typically access these through Terminal operations, TinkerTool assembles them and provides a GUI similar to Apple’s System Preferences application for easier access.
By using Apple’s hidden preferences, the application only commits changes that are reversible and affect the preferences of the current user account. Administrative privileges or background processing are not required. The application also supports a reset option to reset all preferences to Apple's defaults, or to the state that existed before using the application.
History[edit]
Initially, TinkerTool worked with all versions of macOS. However, over the years, compatibility with particular versions of macOS was spun off into separate applications: TinkerTool Classic, TinkerTool Classic Generation 2, TinkerTool 4, TinkerTool 5, TinkerTool 6, and the current TinkerTool. Support therefore goes back to Mac OS X 10.1 Puma and later.[3]
![Review Review](/uploads/1/2/5/7/125720311/881396914.png)
Versions[edit]
TinkerTool versions are specific to versions of macOS and are not backward compatible. The program will not work correctly if used with an OS for which it was not designed.
- Mac OS X 10.2 Jaguar: TinkerTool Classic, v3.9.5
- Mac OS X 10.3 Panther: TinkerTool Classic, v3.9.5
- Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger: TinkerTool Classic Generation 2, v4.5
- Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard: TinkerTool Classic Generation 2, v4.5
- Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard: TinkerTool 4, v4.97
- Mac OS X 10.7 Lion: TinkerTool 4, v4.97
- OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion: TinkerTool 4, v4.97
- OS X 10.9 Mavericks: TinkerTool 5, v5.7
- OS X 10.10 Yosemite: TinkerTool 5, v5.7
- OS X 10.11 El Capitan: TinkerTool 5, v5.7
- macOS 10.12 Sierra: TinkerTool 6, v6.5
- macOS 10.13 High Sierra: TinkerTool 6, v6.5
- macOS 10.14 Mojave: TinkerTool, v7.4.2
- macOS 10.15 Catalina: TinkerTool, v7.4.2
The macOS Catalina (10.15) build is actively maintained. However, all previous versions in support of past operating systems are still available for download from the developer's website
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^Bresink, Marcel. 'TinkerTool: Description'. Software-Systeme. Retrieved 23 February 2019.
- ^Bresink, Marcel. 'TikerTool: What's new?'. Software-Systeme. Retrieved 23 February 2019.
- ^TinkerTool versions
External links[edit]
Retrieved from 'https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=TinkerTool&oldid=947604277'
The original haxie for Mac OS X has been updated, and is now a standalone application:
quote:TinkerTools allows you to customize the look of Mac OS X's Aqua interface. You can have translucent terminal windows, modify the trash can's icon, display all hidden files, and more.Link
Note: If you get a page of garbled text (code) when downloading, use your contextual menu to 'save to disk' when clicking the download link.
What's New:
Version 3.0 adds the following:TinkerTool has been completely rewritten and uses a new technology to guarantee compatibility with all versions of Mac OS X. TinkerTool has been prepared to be compatible with Mac OS X 10.3 Panther. The tool has returned to be a standard application, not a preference pane, because Apple was unable to fix some quality problems with the Jaguar System Preferences application. The distribution package now contains an uninstaller for TinkerTool 2.x preference panes. Several features of TinkerTool 1.52 have been reactivated in 3.0 and will be available if the tool is started on Mac OS X 10.0. The feature to set the startup and login language has been removed. It is now available in the new application 'TinkerTool System' and can still be used for free, even if 'TinkerTool System' is run in demo mode. Most language packages have been removed temporarily. Support for languages other than English and German will be added later this year. The application has a new feature to check if updated versions are available on the Internet.
The following new settings are available for Mac OS X Jaguar:Prevent the Finder from displaying the 'Empty Trash' warning. Disable the animation effect when opening Finder information panels and Desktop icons. Disable the animation effect when selecting categories in Finder information panels. Disable the animation effect for the Finder's 'snap to grid' feature. Enable the use of dark labels for Desktop icons. Enable extended options when creating Disk Images with Disk Copy. Enable the diagnostic menu of the Address Book application. Enable analysis and inspector windows in DVD Player. Set 6 new categories for font settings of Cocoa applications. Add keyboard shortcuts for menu items of native Mac OS X applications. Enable the diagnostic menu of Safari. Force an updated import of Internet Explorerテつョ favorites into Safari Force an updated import of Mozilla-based bookmarks into Safari Set the minimum font size limit for Safari