How to Turn off Mac Display Instead of Sleep using Power Button

In this guide, we will show you a nifty method using which you can turn off your Mac display instead of putting it to Sleep using the Power button. While you can get this job done via the Hot Corners [Settings > Desktop & Dock > scroll bottom, press the “Hot Corners…” button > Choose your corner and select “Put Display to Sleep”], however, that isn’t the most feasible and viable approach for many. So what else can be done? Well, there does exist a handy workaround that will allow you to get this job done using the Power button itself. Without any further ado, let’s unearth this hidden gem right away!

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How to Turn off Mac Display Instead of Sleep Using Power Button

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To get this job done, you’ll have to tweak the Power setting and change its value to False [0 for Boolean] in the com.apple.PowerManagement.plist file which is stored in the /Library/Preferences/ directory. So on that note, let’s put this tweak to the test right away:

  1. To begin with, you can read the current values via the below command: defaults read /Library/Preferences/com.apple.PowerManagement.plist
  2. Then set the “Sleep On Power Button” value to False via the below command: sudo defaults write /Library/Preferences/com.apple.PowerManagement.plist “Sleep On Power Button” 0
  3. Finally, restart your Mac and the changes will be implemented.

After carrying out the above tweak, if you use the % pmset -g command, then the Sleep On Power Button will still show the value as 1. This is just a UI bug and in the backend, everything is working well and good.

sudo defaults write /Library/Preferences/com.apple.PowerManagement.plist "Sleep On Power Button" 1

sudo defaults delete /Library/Preferences/com.apple.PowerManagement.plist "Sleep On Power Button"

[Credits for all the commands given in this guide go to MacRumors Member bogdanw].

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  • B.Kuhlmann 10 months ago Reply How to Turn off Mac Display Instead of Sleep using Power Button Meine Konfiguration: Mac mini M4, Monitor Dell U2724DE, macOS 15.4 Meine PowerManagement.plist “1. To begin with, you can read the current values via the below command: defaults read /Library/Preferences/com.apple.PowerManagement.plist” { “AC Power” = { “Automatic Restart On Power Loss” = 0; DarkWakeBackgroundTasks = 1; “Disk Sleep Timer” = 10; “Display Sleep Timer” = 60; “System Sleep Timer” = 0; “Wake On LAN” = 1; }; SystemPowerSettings = { “Update DarkWakeBG Setting” = 1; }; “2.Then set the “Sleep On Power Button” value to False via the below command: “Sleep on Power Button” kann ich in der com.apple.PowerManagement.plist nicht erkennen.” Mac mini M4, Dell-Monitor befinden sich auf einer Steckdosenleiste, die ich über einen Power-Manager Ein-und Ausschalten kann. Nach “ctrl+ Auswurftaste” schaltet sich der Mac mini aus, der Dell-Monitor geht in den Ruhezustand. Danach schalte ich den Power-Manager und damit den Dell-Monitor manuell aus. Welchen Befehl müßte ich im Terminal eingeben, damit sich der Dell-Monitor selbstständig komplett ausschaltet? Ist sichergestellt, daß sich der Dell-Monitor beim Einschalten des Mac Mini auch wieder selbstständig einschaltet? Danke für Ihe Bemühungen Freundliche Grüße, B.Kuhlmann

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