# How to Turn Off the Display with a Keyboard Shortcut on Mac

Updated: November 12, 2026

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On a built-in keyboard without Touch ID, press Control+Shift and the power button. Macs with Touch ID have no such shortcut. [Supercharge](https://sindresorhus.com/supercharge) puts the displays to sleep from its menu, or with a keyboard shortcut that you choose. The Mac stays awake, so downloads and music continue.

## With Supercharge

1. Open [Supercharge](https://sindresorhus.com/supercharge). Its icon is in the menu bar.
1. Click the icon, and choose “Sleep Displays”. The displays turn off. Move the mouse or press a key to turn them on.
1. For a keyboard shortcut, open the Supercharge settings, click “Shortcuts”, and set a shortcut for “Sleep displays”.

## Without an app

- **Keyboard:** On a built-in keyboard without Touch ID, press Control+Shift and the power button.
- **Hot corner:** In “[System Settings › Desktop & Dock](x-apple.systempreferences:com.apple.Desktop-Settings.extension)”, click “Hot Corners…”, and choose “Put Display to Sleep” for a corner. Then move the pointer into that corner.
- **Terminal:** Run `pmset displaysleepnow`.

[Apple’s keyboard shortcuts.](https://support.apple.com/102650) The hot corner is enough if you like to use the mouse. Supercharge is for when you want a keyboard shortcut, like on a Mac with Touch ID.