Keypress Defaulter

A simple shell script to disable Apple's press-and-hold feature (ApplePressAndHoldEnabled) for specific applications on macOS.

What it does

This script:

• Removes the global ApplePressAndHoldEnabled setting
• Disables ApplePressAndHoldEnabled for each specified application
• Provides colored output to show what actions are being taken
• Skips applications that already have the setting disabled

Usage

./run.sh <app_name1> <app_name2> ...

Examples

# Disable for single app
./run.sh Safari

# Disable for multiple apps
./run.sh Safari Chrome Firefox

# Apps with spaces in their names
./run.sh "Jetbrains Toolbox" "Sublime Text" "GraphQL Playground"

How it works

1. Global cleanup: Removes any global ApplePressAndHoldEnabled setting
2. App ID extraction: For each app name, extracts the bundle identifier from the app's Info.plist
3. Setting application: Sets ApplePressAndHoldEnabled to false for each app's bundle identifier

Requirements

• macOS
• zsh shell
• Applications must be installed in /Applications/

Output

The script provides colored output:

• 🔴 Red: Global settings being deleted
• 🟡 Yellow: Apps already disabled (skipped)
• 🔵 Blue: Commands being executed
• 🟢 Green: Successful operations

Notes

• The script automatically handles app names with spaces
• It skips apps that already have ApplePressAndHoldEnabled disabled
• All defaults commands are executed (not just displayed)