By using the x-apple.systempreferences
URL/URI scheme, you can launch the System Settings app and have it go straight to a section. This can come in handy to create Shortcuts or shell scripts that give you quick access to settings. For instance, these can be used in the Terminal to open parts of System Settings with a command like this: open "x-apple.systempreferences:com.apple.Siri"
They can also be used in Shortcuts with the Open URLs action. Just add x-apple.systempreferences:
before the URL. See after the table for more details.
This list was last updated on November 18, 2024 using macOS Sequoia 15.2.
System Settings Location | URL |
Apple Account | com.apple.systempreferences.AppleIDSettings |
Family | com.apple.Family-Settings.extension |
Wi-Fi | com.apple.Wi-Fi-Settings.extension |
Bluetooth | com.apple.BluetoothSettings |
Network | com.apple.Network |
Battery | com.apple.Battery |
General | com.apple.systempreferences.GeneralSettings |
General, About | com.apple.SystemProfiler.AboutExtension |
General, Software Update | com.apple.Software-Update-Settings.extension |
General, Storage | com.apple.settings.Storage |
General, AppleCare | com.apple.Coverage-Settings.extension |
General, AirPlay & Handoff | com.apple.AirDrop-Handoff-Settings.extension |
General, AutoFill & Passwords | com.apple.Passwords |
General, Date & Time | com.apple.Date-Time-Settings.extension |
General, Language & Region | com.apple.Localization-Settings.extension |
General, Login Items & Extensions | com.apple.LoginItems-Settings.extension |
General, Sharing | com.apple.Sharing-Settings.extension |
General, Startup Disk | com.apple.Startup-Disk-Settings.extension |
General, Time Machine | com.apple.Time-Machine-Settings.extension |
General, Device Management | com.apple.Profiles-Settings.extension |
General, Transfer or Reset | com.apple.Transfer-Reset-Settings.extension |
Accessibility | com.apple.Accessibility |
Accessibility, VoiceOver | com.apple.Accessibility?VoiceOver |
Accessibility, Zoom | com.apple.Accessibility?Zoom |
Accessibility, Hover Text | com.apple.Accessibility?HoverText |
Accessibility, Display | com.apple.Accessibility?Display |
Accessibility, Spoken Content | com.apple.Accessibility?SpokenContent |
Accessibility, Audio Descriptions | (none found yet) |
Accessibility, Hearing Devices | (none found yet) |
Accessibility, Audio | com.apple.Accessibility?Audio |
Accessibility, RTT | com.apple.Accessibility?RTT |
Accessibility, Captions | com.apple.Accessibility?Captions |
Accessibility, Live Captions | com.apple.Accessibility?LiveCaptions |
Accessibility, Voice Control | com.apple.Accessibility?VoiceControl |
Accessibility, Keyboard | com.apple.Accessibility?Keyboard |
Accessibility, Pointer Control | com.apple.Accessibility?PointerControl |
Accessibility, Switch Control | com.apple.Accessibility?SwitchControl |
Accessibility, Live Speech | com.apple.Accessibility?LiveSpeech |
Accessibility, Personal Voice | com.apple.Accessibility?PersonalVoice |
Accessibility, Vocal Shortcuts | com.apple.Accessibility?VocalShortcuts |
Accessibility, Siri | com.apple.Accessibility?Siri |
Accessibility, Shortcut | com.apple.Accessibility?Shortcut |
Appearance | com.apple.Appearance-Settings.extension |
Apple Intelligence & Siri | com.apple.Siri |
Control Center | com.apple.ControlCenter |
Desktop & Dock | com.apple.Desktop-Settings.extension |
Displays | com.apple.Displays-Settings.extension |
Screen Saver | com.apple.ScreenSaver-Settings.extension |
Spotlight | com.apple.Spotlight |
Wallpaper | com.apple.Wallpaper-Settings.extension |
Notifications | com.apple.Notifications |
Sounds | com.apple.Sound |
Focus | com.apple.Focus |
Screen Time | com.apple.Screen-Time |
Lock Screen | com.apple.Lock |
Privacy & Security | com.apple.settings.PrivacySecurity.extension |
Touch ID & Password | com.apple.Touch-ID-Settings.extension |
Users & Groups | com.apple.Users-Groups-Settings.extension |
Internet Accounts | com.apple.Internet |
Game Center | com.apple.Game-Center |
iCloud | com.apple.systempreferences.AppleIDSettings?iCloud |
Wallet & Apple Pay | com.apple.Wallet |
Keyboard | com.apple.Keyboard |
Keyboard, Keyboard Shortcuts, Modifier Keys | com.apple.Keyboard?ModifierKeys |
Keyboard, Keyboard Shortcuts, Function Keys | com.apple.Keyboard?FunctionKeys |
Keyboard, Text Replacements | com.apple.Keyboard?TextReplacements |
Keyboard, Input Sources | com.apple.Keyboard?InputSources |
Trackpad | com.apple.Trackpad |
Mouse | com.apple.Mouse |
Printers & Scanners | (none found yet) |
AirPods (untested) | com.apple.HeadphoneSettings |
Many of these were found inside the file “/System/Applications/System Settings.app/Contents/MacOS/System Settings”. Others were simply guessed with trial and error. In many cases, multiple variations worked, so for instance com.apple.Keyboard
and com.apple.Keyboard-Settings
work to go to keyboard settings.
Using these in the Shortcuts app is very simple. Just create a Shortcut with a single action, the “Open URLs” action. Just paste in the full URL scheme with the identifier. It should look like this. Don’t forget the : in between the URL scheme and the identifier, and make sure there are no extra spaces.
Looking to do this on iOS or iPadOS? It works the same way, but the URLs are completely different. Here is a list of some of those links.