Re-enable slow motion effects on macOS

Are you a first-time Mac user? Then you undoubtedly know that you could always activate a slow motion effect under macOS, even in OS X in the early days.

For example, this allows you to start an application slowly or open the launchpad super slow. Since macOS Sequoia, Apple has disabled this effect, but with a terminal command you can turn it back on.

Re-enable slow motion effects for macOS

Copy and paste the following command into Terminal and press ENTER to execute the command.

defaults write com.apple.dock slow-motion-allowed -bool YES;killall Dock

How to use

Once you have used the command and the effect is activated, you can open apps and other components on the screen in slow motion. To do this, hold down the SHIFT key and click on an app or something similar.

Revert to the default setting

Revert to the default setting and turn off the slow motion effect with the following command:

defaults write com.apple.dock slow-motion-allowed -bool NO;killall Dock

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