How To Hide Your MAC Desktop Icons using Automator & StreamDeck
I wanted to have a simple action to hide all my desktop icons and folders during a live stream or demo / screen share. This video details how to create a simple application using Automator and a simple script, together with using StreamDeck actions.
00:00 - Intro
00:40 - Create Application Using Automator
01:23 - Script Commands To Use
02:21 - Test The Scripted Workflow
02:43 - Save The Automated Workflow as an Application
03:09 - Running The Application
03:50 - Create Streamdeck Action to Hide / Show Desktop Icons
Here is the script:
if $(defaults read com.apple.finder CreateDesktop);
then
defaults write com.apple.finder CreateDesktop false
else
defaults write com.apple.finder CreateDesktop true
fi
killall Finder
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