Find and open

System commands and settings panes

Lock, sleep, flip dark mode, or jump to any System Settings pane by name.

System commands

Search by name. The ones marked with an asterisk ask for confirmation first.

Command	Notes
Lock Screen
Sleep
Sleep Displays
Restart*
Shut Down*
Log Out*
Empty Trash*
Toggle Dark Mode
Toggle Mute
Eject All Disks
Toggle Hidden Files in Finder
Start Screen Saver
Quit All Applications*
Show Desktop

System commands use Apple Events, so macOS asks for Automation permission the first time.

System Settings panes

Type what you want to change and Beam opens that exact pane. There are 35 panes with aliases. Examples: keyboard, wifi, battery, dark mode, dock, siri, vpn, login items, screen recording permission, accessibility permission, microphone permission.

Try it

Type wifi and press ↵. Then try screen recording permission.