Advertisement When Apple introduced System Integrity Protection (SIP) to make your Mac more secure, it put an If you like customizing your Mac, Yosemite might be the last version of OS X that works for you. And that's too bad. As a fallout of that, starting with El Capitan, your options for personalizing your Mac are somewhat limited. But you do have more options than you think you do. Let’s explore some of them.
Of course, if you insist on having free rein to make exciting changes to your Mac, you can There are more reasons to leave macOS' System Integrity Protection on than turn it off, but turning it off is easy. A Brand New Wallpaper If your desktop is a resting place for your eyes only for a few minutes a day, pick a nice wallpaper or a solid background color under General Desktop & Screen Saver Desktop. Even this tiny change can make your desktop feel new again. Want to spice things up a bit? Then set the wallpaper to change every hour, use a live wallpaper, or add useful information to your desktop with an interactive wallpaper. To make these advanced wallpaper tweaks and find wallpapers, go through the tips and apps in Finding the right wallpaper can make staring at your Mac desktop when you should be working an incredibly worthwhile experience.
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With wallpapers and more. A Custom Color Scheme Apple gives you just one color scheme to replace the default. It’s called Graphite, and you’ll find it under System Preferences General Appearance. If you select it, you’ll see this color scheme reflected across buttons, windows, and menus. Unfortunately, you can no longer add system-wide themes to your Mac using an app like. Your best bet is to activate app-specific themes.
For example, if you use to control your Mac and have activated,. To add a sleeker look to your menu bar, set it to appear black by selecting the checkbox for Use dark menu bar and Dock under System Preferences General. While you’re at it, how about changing the color your Mac uses to highlight selected text? Pick a suitable color from the Highlight color: dropdown menu. If you want to invert the colors on the screen, go to System Preferences Accessibility Display and select the checkbox for Invert colors.
If you’re on the latest version of the OS, you can also macOS Mojave's new dark theme looks great and is easy on your eyes. Here's how to make every app and website on your Mac dark. Icons and Backgrounds with Personality You can not only scale icons up or down in Finder (via View Show View Options Icon size:), but also change how they look, without using a third-party app.