macOS defaults

Change the spacing of the system menu items (on the top right of the screen)

From 9to5mac.com.

defaults -currentHost write -globalDomain NSStatusItemSpacing -int 8
defaults -currentHost write -globalDomain NSStatusItemSelectionPadding -int 8

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Undo

defaults -currentHost delete -globalDomain NSStatusItemSpacing
defaults -currentHost delete -globalDomain NSStatusItemSelectionPadding

Published: 2026-06-04, last edited: 2026-06-04, Copyright © 2026 James Reynolds