TinkerTool System is a set of system utilities that help you perform advanced administrative tasks on Apple Macintosh computers. The application uses a self-adapting user interface that automatically adapts to the computer model and macOS version you are using. All options available in the current situation are accessible through “panes,” very similar to the methods you already know from the System Preferences application. The functions are managed through a single window, allowing you to use the application as a general toolbox and first aid assistant.
This includes
• built-in macOS maintenance features that are normally invisible in the graphical user interface,
• advanced file operations not available in macOS Finder,
• the ability to access advanced system settings that are not displayed in System Preferences,
• A replacement for Network Utility, an app that was lost when upgrading to macOS 11 from a previous version of macOS,
• Genuine and unique features of the TinkerTool system, designed to solve typical real problems of administrators and eliminate the consequences of some defects (“bugs”) in the operating system,
• An emergency tool for troubleshooting and restoring macOS in cases where the graphical user interface no longer starts correctly or the system administrator account has been corrupted (note: running the emergency tool is not authorized by Apple for Mac computers with Apple Silicon).
• Functions for collecting advanced information about hardware, operating system and applications.
Together with its sister program TinkerTool , which is available for free, TinkerTool System is an ideal replacement for the following types of system utilities:
• Search improvements,
• Font cache cleaners,
• Scripts for creating a bootable system installer and recovery disks,
• Tools to access hidden preference settings,
• Applications for making objects invisible in Finder,
• Log file browsers,
• Application uninstallers,
• Dictionary editors for spell checking,
• and many others.
