How to customize the system preferences panel in macos

In macOS, the System Preferences application, which you can find both in the applications folder and in the dock, offers us different options to customize our Mac. Most of these options are native to macOS, so they cannot be removed, although they can be hidden.

How to hide and delete options in your Mac's System Preferences

In addition to being able to hide native options, it turns out that occasionally some third-party applications insert their own preference panels in the bottom row of the System Preferences panel. Sometimes these "boxes" are meaningless, as they can even remain there after uninstalling the application. But we can also eliminate these options. Let's go there!

How to hide native macOS options

Open the System Preferences app from your Mac's Dock, from the Applications folder or from Apple's menu bar ( → System Preferences…).

From the System Preferences menu bar, select Display → Customize…. You will see that the options shown include to the right of each one a small box that appears checked.

Uncheck all those that you do not want to show in System Preferences, press "OK" at the top, and you will see how they disappear from the panel.

How to remove options from third-party apps

Optionally, you can completely remove the specific preference panels that third-party applications have inserted in the bottom row of the System Preferences panel. For it:

Open the System Preferences app from your Mac's Dock, from the Applications folder or from Apple's menu bar ( → System Preferences…).

Find the option you want to remove in the bottom row of System Preferences. Right-click (or Ctrl-click) on the panel and select the option "Delete preferences panel" ".

Ready! With these two so simple methods you can now have the macOS “System Preferences” panel fully adapted to your tastes and needs, with no element that, because of not using it, you don't need to constantly keep in mind.