Helpful Mac Finder Customizations

A few terminal commands to make Finder more useful for development.

Show Library Folder

The ~/Library folder is hidden by default. To make it visible:

chflags nohidden ~/Library

Show Hidden Files

Display dotfiles and other hidden files in Finder:

defaults write com.apple.finder AppleShowAllFiles YES

Show Path Bar

Add a path bar at the bottom of Finder windows showing the full directory path:

defaults write com.apple.finder ShowPathbar -bool true

Show Status Bar

Add a status bar at the bottom of Finder showing item count and available disk space:

defaults write com.apple.finder ShowStatusBar -bool true

Apply Changes

Restart Finder to apply all changes:

killall Finder