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Hide macOS Finder quick action panel for common file types
#!/bin/bash
set -u
plist=~/Library/Preferences/com.apple.finder.plist
ensure_dict() {
plutil -insert "$1" -dictionary "$plist" 2>/dev/null || true
}
ensure_dict PreviewPaneSettings
for key in "com\.apple\.application" "public\.font" "public\.folder" "public\.html" "com\.adobe\.pdf" "public\.audio" "public\.text" "public\.movie" "com\.apple\.alias-file" "public\.image" "public\.archive" "public\.item"; do
ensure_dict "PreviewPaneSettings.$key"
plutil -replace "PreviewPaneSettings.$key.showQuickActions" -bool NO "$plist"
done
# Finder caches PreviewPaneSettings in memory at launch, so it has to be
# restarted before any of this takes effect.
killall Finder
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kjyv commented Sep 1, 2026

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I've updated it, it should also work for your case. Hope it's still useful after all those years :)

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