Access to additional preference settings Apple has built into OS X

TinkerTool for Mac

TinkerTool 4.8

  -  1.68 MB  -  Freeware

Sometimes latest versions of the software can cause issues when installed on older devices or devices running an older version of the operating system.

Software makers usually fix these issues but it can take them some time. What you can do in the meantime is to download and install an older version of TinkerTool 4.8.


For those interested in downloading the most recent release of TinkerTool for Mac or reading our review, simply click here.


All old versions distributed on our website are completely virus-free and available for download at no cost.


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What's new in this version:

- Added setting to disable the animation when auto-hiding the Dock (Lion only)
- Added setting to open Dock Stacks by scrolling (Lion only)
- Added setting to disable the fade-in animation of Launchpad
- Added setting to disable the fade-out animation of Launchpad
- Added setting to disable the page switching animation of Launchpad
- Added setting to show the Unix path of the Desktop background image (Lion only)
- Added setting to modify the delay in Apple Mail when marking messages in conversations as read (Lion only)
- Added setting to disable animation in Mission Control
- Added setting to control the delay when moving windows between Spaces in Mission Control
- Added setting to enable copy operations when previewing text files in Quick Look (Lion only)
- Added setting to disable inertia for all scrolling devices (Lion only)
- Added setting to allow less precise edge grabbing when resizing windows (Lion only)
- Added setting for iTunes 10.4 or later to enable pop-up notifications in the Dock when playing new track (Lion only)
- The option to re-enable old keyboard shortcuts in Lion save panels has been removed because Apple supported this in 10.7 and 10.7.1 only