Download the latest version of OnyX for Mac. Mac maintenance tool and optimizer. Onyx is one of the most complete applications out there for the maintenance and optimization of your operating system, doing things such as checking your hard disk's start-up volume, or any errors that it may find. Mac OS X Tiger (10.4. It doesn’t make anything simple, fun, or pretty. Instead, it delivers a set of powerful, professional tools for gaining complete control of your Mac. Here’s what it has to offer: Maintenance: This tab contains a checklist of the maintenance tasks that Onyx can perform on your Mac with a single click. These are broken into three categories. OnyX is a multifunction utility that you can use to verify the startup disk and the structure of its system files, to run miscellaneous maintenance and cleaning tasks, to configure parameters in the Finder, Dock, Safari, and some of Apple’s applications, to delete caches, to remove certain problematic folders and files, to rebuild various.
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OnyX release notes
This page shows all the last modifications, the new features, and the resolved issues (including the version in progress).
OnyX for macOS Catalina 10.15
OnyX 3.8.7
• Deleting the logs improved
• Tabs of Parameters pane reorganized
• Some obsolete functions deleted
• Tabs of Parameters pane reorganized
• Some obsolete functions deleted
OnyX 3.8.6
• Issue corrected that occurred when choosing saving-path for screenshots
• Issue corrected that occurred when displaying an item contained in a package
• Scripts tab deleted in the Utilities pane
• Restart routine improved
• Some fixes and improvements made
• Issue corrected that occurred when displaying an item contained in a package
• Scripts tab deleted in the Utilities pane
• Restart routine improved
• Some fixes and improvements made
OnyX 3.8.5
• Options optimized in the Parameters > Finder pane
• Issue corrected that occurred when rebuilding the Launch Services database
• Issue corrected that occurred when deleting the Diagnostic Reports
• Issue corrected that occurred when rebuilding the Launch Services database
• Issue corrected that occurred when deleting the Diagnostic Reports
OnyX 3.8.4
• Issue corrected that occurred when changing the background image of the login window
• Deleting the applications cache improved
• Deleting the logs improved
• Deleting the Recent Items improved
• Restarting optimized
• Translations improved
• Deleting the applications cache improved
• Deleting the logs improved
• Deleting the Recent Items improved
• Restarting optimized
• Translations improved
OnyX 3.8.3
• Issue corrected that prevented the application from running in some cases
• Privileges corrected when downloading an update from the application
• Issue corrected that sometimes prevented the Trash from emptying
• Issue corrected that occurred when rebuilding the Launch Services database
• The Launch Services database can now be rebuilt or updated
• Privileges corrected when downloading an update from the application
• Issue corrected that sometimes prevented the Trash from emptying
• Issue corrected that occurred when rebuilding the Launch Services database
• The Launch Services database can now be rebuilt or updated
OnyX 3.8.2
• Deleting the applications cache improved
• Restarting improved
• Help updated, optimized, and reindexed
• Some fixes and improvements made
• Restarting improved
• Help updated, optimized, and reindexed
• Some fixes and improvements made
OnyX 3.8.1
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• Issue corrected that occurred when rebuilding the Launch Services database
• Deleting the applications cache improved
• Some issues in the Parameters pane corrected
• Issue corrected that occurred when a standard user verified the volume
• Some parts of the source code have been optimized
• Deleting the applications cache improved
• Some issues in the Parameters pane corrected
• Issue corrected that occurred when a standard user verified the volume
• Some parts of the source code have been optimized
OnyX 3.8.0
• Update routine improved
• Displaying the man pages optimized
• Checksum algorithms modified
• Error management improved
• Displaying the man pages optimized
• Checksum algorithms modified
• Error management improved
OnyX 3.7.9
• Deleting the applications cache improved
• Hidden parameters of the Dock improved
• Update routine improved
• Info pane improved
• Help improved
• Minor modifications made
• Hidden parameters of the Dock improved
• Update routine improved
• Info pane improved
• Help improved
• Minor modifications made
OnyX 3.7.8
• Issue corrected that impacted some minor functions
OnyX 3.7.7
• Maintenance can now be executed for the current user or for all users
• Deleting the logs improved
• Deleting the system archived logs improved
• Info pane improved
• New Files > Packages tab Dropshare 4 6 2.
• Deleting the logs improved
• Deleting the system archived logs improved
• Info pane improved
• New Files > Packages tab Dropshare 4 6 2.
OnyX 3.7.6
• Issue corrected that prevented OnyX from running after it auto-updated
OnyX 3.7.5
• Issue corrected that occurred when deleting the recently downloaded items list
• Issue corrected that occurred when managing the OnyX log
• Reactivated the option to enable the startup sound on recent Macs
• Update routine improved
• Uninstalling improved
• Issue corrected that occurred when managing the OnyX log
• Reactivated the option to enable the startup sound on recent Macs
• Update routine improved
• Uninstalling improved
OnyX 3.7.4
• New option: Change the background image in the login window
• Deleting the logs improved
• Deleting the system archived logs improved
• Emptying the Trash improved
• Deleting the junk items improved
• Issue corrected that occurred when deleting the files and folders
• Issue corrected that occurred when displaying the maintenance scripts logs
• Issue corrected that occurred when turning off the startup sound with some configurations
• Uninstalling optimized
• Help updated and improved
• Deleting the logs improved
• Deleting the system archived logs improved
• Emptying the Trash improved
• Deleting the junk items improved
• Issue corrected that occurred when deleting the files and folders
• Issue corrected that occurred when displaying the maintenance scripts logs
• Issue corrected that occurred when turning off the startup sound with some configurations
• Uninstalling optimized
• Help updated and improved
OnyX 3.7.3
• The web browser extensions preferences are not deleted anymore when cleaning internet files
• Deleting the cookies improved
• Deleting the logs improved
• Deleting the diagnostic reports improved
• OnyX is correctly deleted now when uninstalling
• Improved opening and restarting the application
• Issue corrected that occurred when displaying the process accounting
• OnyX log improved
• Deleting the cookies improved
• Deleting the logs improved
• Deleting the diagnostic reports improved
• OnyX is correctly deleted now when uninstalling
• Improved opening and restarting the application
• Issue corrected that occurred when displaying the process accounting
• OnyX log improved
OnyX 3.7.2
• Deleting the junk items improved
• Translations improved
• Translations improved
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• New option in the Maintenance pane: Verify the structure of the file system
• New option in the Maintenance pane: Delete Time Machine local snapshots
• Deleting the Diagnostic Reports improved
• Files > Checksum pane improved
• Some parts of the source code have been optimized
• Restart routine improved
• Help improved
• New option in the Maintenance pane: Delete Time Machine local snapshots
• Deleting the Diagnostic Reports improved
• Files > Checksum pane improved
• Some parts of the source code have been optimized
• Restart routine improved
• Help improved
OnyX 3.7.0
• New version for macOS Catalina only
The thing we like most about our Macs is that they require very little maintenance. Despite that, the compulsion to fiddle and tweak sometimes becomes too much. Many developers have picked up on this and provided utilities to let us customize settings and even get into a few that are meant to be hidden from our prying eyes.
My favorite of this breed of apps is Onyx from Titanium Software.
About Onyx
From the Onyx blurb:
From the Onyx blurb:
OnyX is a maintenance, optimization, and personalization utility for Mac OS X. It allows you to run misc tasks of system maintenance, to configure certain hidden parameters of the Finder, Dock, Safari, Dashboard, Exposé, Disk Utility… to delete cache, to remove a certain number of files and folders that may become cumbersome, to see the detailed info of your configuration, to preview the different logs and CrashReporter reports, and more.
Onyx has a plethora of OS X settings that can be tweaked. Some are fine for beginners, whereas others are for geeks. Onyx is password protected, you need to be an administrator level user to use it, which should at least keep out some people who don’t know what they’re doing. That said, there’s very little in Onyx that can mess up your system. Where a setting could cause problems, Onyx gives a clear warning.
It comes in three variants depending on what version of OS X you are running: Puma and Jaguar; Panther; or Tiger. It is also Universal Binary and is Donationware.
The following is a run down of the sections of Onyx.
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Parameters
In the Parameters section are General (8), Finder (17), Dock (11), Dashboard and Exposé (5), Safari (11), Login (7), and Misc (13) settings. The numbers in brackets are how many settings can be tweaked.
In the Parameters section are General (8), Finder (17), Dock (11), Dashboard and Exposé (5), Safari (11), Login (7), and Misc (13) settings. The numbers in brackets are how many settings can be tweaked.
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Some of my favorites are:
- Screen capture file format can be changed any of ten formats including PNG, PDF, JPEG, GIF and TIFF.
- Path to save screen captures. This one is my favorite of all. No more cluttering the Desktop with screen captures.
- Show/Hide hidden files and folders
- Show/Hide active screen corners
- Enable/Disable Dashboard developer mode. This is the one you need if you want to drag widgets off Dashboard and onto your desktop.
- Speed of display of web pages in Safari
- Toggle whether PDFs are opened in Safari or Preview.
- Screen capture file format can be changed any of ten formats including PNG, PDF, JPEG, GIF and TIFF.
- Path to save screen captures. This one is my favorite of all. No more cluttering the Desktop with screen captures.
- Show/Hide hidden files and folders
- Show/Hide active screen corners
- Enable/Disable Dashboard developer mode. This is the one you need if you want to drag widgets off Dashboard and onto your desktop.
- Speed of display of web pages in Safari
- Toggle whether PDFs are opened in Safari or Preview.
Maintenance
In the Maintenance section you can repair permissions; run and schedule scripts; reset different services such as Help and Spotlight; and Optimize the system.
In the Maintenance section you can repair permissions; run and schedule scripts; reset different services such as Help and Spotlight; and Optimize the system.
Cleaning
The Cleaning section gives you 19 different things that can be cleaned up, including things such as caches, logs and recent items. Onyx also gives you the option to clean up just the current user or all users.
The Cleaning section gives you 19 different things that can be cleaned up, including things such as caches, logs and recent items. Onyx also gives you the option to clean up just the current user or all users.
Automation
The Automation takes several of the more common maintenance and optimization tasks and puts them on one screen enabling you to perform these with one click.
The Automation takes several of the more common maintenance and optimization tasks and puts them on one screen enabling you to perform these with one click.
Log Files
The Log Files section is a log file viewer, allowing you to view all system, application and user logs. It includes a nice option to limit the view to only the last specified number of lines.
The Log Files section is a log file viewer, allowing you to view all system, application and user logs. It includes a nice option to limit the view to only the last specified number of lines.
Unix Utilities
In the Unix Utlilities section it is probably only the geeks who’ll get excited. But there are some nice features to get excited about, such as preferences checking; man viewing (no, not check out blokes, but view manual pages for Unix commands) with save to PDF and searching; a file locate command; and a system profiler. This last one is quite useful as you can copy the report as plain text.
In the Unix Utlilities section it is probably only the geeks who’ll get excited. But there are some nice features to get excited about, such as preferences checking; man viewing (no, not check out blokes, but view manual pages for Unix commands) with save to PDF and searching; a file locate command; and a system profiler. This last one is quite useful as you can copy the report as plain text.
Info
The info section shows information about your computer.
The info section shows information about your computer.
Overall
Sooner or later we all find some setting we want to change but OS X doesn’t give us any way to do so. The folder for saving screen captures is a great example. Onyx comes to the rescue, providing access to many settings that are safe for users to change, as well as providing a centralized place for running maintenance tasks.
Sooner or later we all find some setting we want to change but OS X doesn’t give us any way to do so. The folder for saving screen captures is a great example. Onyx comes to the rescue, providing access to many settings that are safe for users to change, as well as providing a centralized place for running maintenance tasks.
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And for anyone who prefers Aqua to the Brushed Metal appearance, that can be changed in Onyx’s preferences.
Onyxis very useful and highly recommended. 10/10