Disable the Spaces Animation in macOS Sierra
I use Spaces in macOS a lot, however, repeatedly moving between spaces makes me feel a bit nauseous. >
The motion is probably exaggerated because I use an UltraWide Monitor [1].
I’ve been meaning to look into finding a way to disable it for some time - but was hesitant, as I was sure it’d involve messing around with Terminal.
A quick Google search revealed a potential solution from osxdaily.com [2], it required opening up Terminal (as expected) but unfortunately this solution no longer works in macOS Sierra.
A few more searches led me to a post on StackExchange [3]. I found out there’s a toggle to ‘Reduce motion’ in System Preferences.
Open System Preferences
Select Accessibility
Select the fourth option - Display
Check ‘Reduce Motion’
The ‘Reduce motion’ feature replaces the annoying sliding animation when switching between Spaces with a much more appealing fade. A nice tweak to macOS.
- Posted: 8th July, 2017
- in Blog