sickcodes/osx-optimizer
OSX Optimizer: Optimize MacOS - Shell scripts to speed up your mac boot time, accelerate loading, and prevent unnecessary throttling. observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
32/100
- Activity 0
- Release rhythm 35
- Longevity 100
Flags: no_releases
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-02. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: n/a
- age_days: 1902
- days_rel: n/a
- days_push: 830
- n_releases_24m: 0
Adoption not part of the score
1890 stars · 136 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
A collection of shell scripts that optimize macOS using the `defaults` command and other system tweaks to speed up boot time, reduce UI overhead, and prevent throttling. It is especially aimed at virtualized macOS instances, with options like disabling Spotlight indexing, automatic updates, and enabling server performance mode.
Use cases
- speed up macos boot time
- optimize macos virtual machine performance
- disable spotlight indexing on mac
- turn off automatic macos updates
- enable macos server performance mode
- reduce motion and transparency on mac
When to choose
- running macOS in a VM (e.g. Docker-OSX, QEMU/KVM) and needing maximum performance
- you want scriptable, reversible system tweaks via the defaults command
- setting up a minimal headless or CI macOS environment
When to avoid
- on a daily-driver Mac where Spotlight, updates, and login security matter
- you want a GUI tuning utility rather than shell scripts
- remote-access security is a concern, since some tweaks weaken it
Facets
cli-tool · maturity active
developer-tools configuration-management operating-systems performance cli macos-tweaks defaults-command virtualization system-optimization shell-scripts automation macos shell
8 sources
- readme: https://github.com/sickcodes/osx-optimizer · fetched 2026-08-28 · f89b217b6827
- homepage: https://sick.codes · fetched 2026-08-29 · a7f9cbcdb8e7
- site_page: https://sick.codes/about · fetched 2026-08-29 · b06180b9a75a
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- site_page: https://sick.codes/how-to-create-a-macos-recovery-usb-installer-without-macos-on-linux-windows · fetched 2026-08-29 · fc80f84d315d
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- site_page: https://sick.codes/category/security · fetched 2026-08-29 · 0e1ca3cf2e1d
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| sickcodes/osx-optimizer | main | 32 |
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