macOS defaults

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Title bar icons ​

Always show folder icon before title in the title bar

⚠️ This command requires to grant full disk access to the terminal (System Preferences → Security & Privacy → Full Disk Access)

  • Tested on macOS:
    • Ventura
    • Monterey
  • Parameter type: bool

Set to true ​

Show icon in the title bar

bash
defaults write com.apple.universalaccess "showWindowTitlebarIcons" -bool "true" && killall Finder

Example output with value set to true

Set to false (default value) ​

Hide icon from the title bar

bash
defaults write com.apple.universalaccess "showWindowTitlebarIcons" -bool "false" && killall Finder

Example output with value set to false

Read current value ​

bash
defaults read com.apple.universalaccess "showWindowTitlebarIcons"

Reset to default value ​

bash
defaults delete com.apple.universalaccess "showWindowTitlebarIcons" && killall Finder