Mac OS X: Deactivate window animations - how it works

If you find the animation disturbing when opening windows in Mac OS X, you can also deactivate it. We explain how this works in this practical tip.

Disable window animation on Mac OS X.

• Start the terminal in Mac OS X,
• Enter the command "defaults write NSGlobalDomain NSAutomaticWindowAnimationsEnabled -bool NO" to deactivate the animations when opening and closing the windows.
• All applications must be restarted for the command to run.
• If you want to reactivate the window animation, enter the command "defaults write NSGlobalDomain NSAutomaticWindowAnimationsEnabled -bool YES" in the terminal.

We have summarized a few important commands in the Mac terminal for you in the next practical tip.