This gist shows how to create a GIF screencast using only free OS X tools: QuickTime, ffmpeg, and gifsicle.
To capture the video (filesize: 19MB), using the free "QuickTime Player" application:
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dergachev
/ GIF-Screencast-OSX.md
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October 31, 2025 16:45
OS X Screencast to animated GIF
mlgill
/ New reminder from Launchbar
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— forked from Jayphen/New reminder from Launchbar
A script for quickly adding reminders to the Reminders app in Mountain Lion from Launchbar and Alfred. Save this as a .scpt and drop it in ~/Library/Application\ Support/LaunchBar/Actions
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| --Script for setting Reminders for LaunchBar and Alfred | |
| --For Alfred, Applescript must NOT be set to run in Background otherwise date parsing does not work | |
| --For LaunchBar, place the script in ~/Library/Scripts/LaunchBar | |
| --by Michelle L. Gill, 10/07/2012 | |
| --Inspired by https://gist.github.com/3187630 | |
| --A related Alfred version 2 workflow can be found here: https://github.com/mlgill/alfred-workflow-create-reminder | |
| --Changes | |
| --02/01/2013 * Fixed an issue with setting the time when the hour is 12 and AM/PM (12-hour clock) is used | |
| -- * Removed the ability to set seconds for the time since Reminders doesn't recognize them |
brandonb927
/ osx-for-hackers.sh
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OSX for Hackers: Yosemite/El Capitan Edition. This script tries not to be *too* opinionated and any major changes to your system require a prompt. You've been warned.
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| #!/bin/sh | |
| ### | |
| # SOME COMMANDS WILL NOT WORK ON macOS (Sierra or newer) | |
| # For Sierra or newer, see https://github.com/mathiasbynens/dotfiles/blob/master/.macos | |
| ### | |
| # Alot of these configs have been taken from the various places | |
| # on the web, most from here | |
| # https://github.com/mathiasbynens/dotfiles/blob/5b3c8418ed42d93af2e647dc9d122f25cc034871/.osx |