Access to additional preference settings Apple has built into OS X

TinkerTool for Mac

TinkerTool for Mac

  -  3.72 MB  -  Freeware
  • Latest Version

    TinkerTool 10.2 LATEST

  • Review by

    Michael Reynolds

  • Operating System

    macOS 14.0 Sonoma or later

  • User Rating

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  • Author / Product

    Marcel Bresink / External Link

  • Filename

    TinkerTool.dmg

  • MD5 Checksum

    033dbd49dff97e0c3aecc5b4170d1b49

TinkerTool is an application that gives you access to additional preference settings Apple has built into macOS. 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. You don't need administrative privileges to use the tool. With this design, it is no problem to use TinkerTool for macOS in professional networks where users have restricted permissions. The program will never change any component of the operating system, so the integrity of your system is not put at risk, and there will be no negative effect on system updates. Compliance with these security rules is additionally guaranteed by the application sandbox of OS X.

All preference settings changed by Download TinkerTool for Mac can be reset to Apple's defaults, or to the state that existed before using the tool. No dangerous background processes are used for Tinker Tool's operation.

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What's new in this version:

- The setting to highlight the Dock selection under the cursor in grid display mode for Stacks (originally introduced for Mac OS X 10.5) was reactivated for macOS 15 Sequoia