
Type pmset displaysleepnow for the shell script. Find it fast: Search the library for shell to quickly find the action. Drag and drop the Run Sheet Script action to the workflow. Click Library if you do not see the command library. Select no input under Workflow receives at the top. To create your own keyboard shortcut for putting the display (but not the Mac itself) to sleep-if your keyboard lacks an Eject key, for instance: How to Set up a Custom Keyboard Shortcut for Turning Off a Mac’s Screen To immediately turn off the screen on any Mac running macOS from Terminal (or any tool that can run command line scripts and applications): Use Terminal to Turn off the Screen on a Mac Let it go: If your hot corner requires holding down a key, you can let go of the key before you release the mouse. Move the mouse cursor to any corner configured to turn off your Mac’s screen. Now, to turn off the screen with a flick of the mouse cursor: Cornered all around: You can make more than one corner turn off the Mac screen, too. Of mice and keys: You can require one or more keys to be pressed while the mouse cursor is in the corner for the display to be turned off hold down the desired key or keys ( Command, Control, Option, Shift and any combination) while selecting the Put Display to Sleep from the corner action’s menu. Now pick a corner to turn off the screen and select Put Display to Sleep for that corner.
macOS 12 Monterey and earlier: Open the Desktop & Screen Saver category and go to the Screen Saver tab.
Select System Settings… (or System Preferences… from the Apple ( ) menu.
To set up a corner on the screen to turn off the display: Turn off and lock: How to Lock the Mac Screen with a Keyboard Shortcut Have the screen turned off automatically? How to Extend or Shorten the Screen Timeout on a Mac Use a Hot Mouse Corner to Turn Off a Mac’s Screen Hours later… Ready to go to sleep now but your Mac apparently is not? How to find out why your Mac Is not going into sleep mode Mouse movements: Merely moving the mouse pointer or touching the trackpad will not turn on the screen.
Press and key, click a mouse button or tap on a trackpad to wake the screen again. Mouse alternative: You can also use hot corners to black out the screen using mouse or trackpad or set up a custom keyboard shortcut see below. No Eject key: If you find no Eject key on your Mac’s keyboard, use the On/Off button ( ⏼) instead so, to turn off the screen on your Mac without sleeping it, press Control Shift On/Off.
Which key: The Eject key usually shows ⏏. To quickly turn off your Mac’s screen at any time with a keyboard shortcut: