Category:	Utilities
Price:	Free
Popularity:	Medium
Version String:	1.4.1.3.1
Release Date:	2022-10-23
Architecture:	Intel & AppleSilicon(ARM)
Minimum OS:	macOS 10.10.0
Vendor Name:	Thomas Tempelmann
Homepage:	apps.tempel.org

Description:

Mac OS X Prefs Editor - A GUI for the 'defaults' command
(a.k.a. the Registry Editor for macOS)

Prefs Editor can edit application and system preferences in a simple, tabular format.

How it Works

First, choose which preferences you want to edit.

If the list is long, enter part of the app's name into the Filter field to limit the list to matching names. Alternatively, you can drag and drop the plist file from the Preferences folder or the Application into this window or onto the Dock icon.

Once you have opened a preference,
you'll see a list of key-value pairs.

You can now click on the values in the rightmost column to edit them, add new values by clicking on the [+] button at the bottom-left (or by pressing the Return key) or delete one or more items by selecting them and using the [-] button. You can also Copy & Paste. You can Undo (cmd+Z) all modifications as well.

Of course, you should know what you're doing, or at least be instructed, as messing with the wrong values can cause the app that owns these preference to malfunction. If you messed it up, first try to Undo your changes using the Edit / Undo menu command. If that doesn't help, you can also delete them all (type cmd+A, then the Delete key), then restart the related app to have it reset all its prefs to its defaults as if it was just launched for the first time.

Some apps play along nicely and will notice changes to their preferences immediately. Other apps will need to be restarted manually for changes to take effect - the latter may also reset your changes if they're running while you're making changes. If in doubt, quit the app before using Prefs Editor on their preferences.