Mac System Settings Links

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 LocationURL
Apple Accountcom.apple.systempreferences.AppleIDSettings
Familycom.apple.Family-Settings.extension
Wi-Ficom.apple.Wi-Fi-Settings.extension
Bluetoothcom.apple.BluetoothSettings
Networkcom.apple.Network
Batterycom.apple.Battery
Generalcom.apple.systempreferences.GeneralSettings
General, Aboutcom.apple.SystemProfiler.AboutExtension
General, Software Updatecom.apple.Software-Update-Settings.extension
General, Storagecom.apple.settings.Storage
General, AppleCarecom.apple.Coverage-Settings.extension
General, AirPlay & Handoffcom.apple.AirDrop-Handoff-Settings.extension
General, AutoFill & Passwordscom.apple.Passwords
General, Date & Timecom.apple.Date-Time-Settings.extension
General, Language & Regioncom.apple.Localization-Settings.extension
General, Login Items & Extensionscom.apple.LoginItems-Settings.extension
General, Sharingcom.apple.Sharing-Settings.extension
General, Startup Diskcom.apple.Startup-Disk-Settings.extension
General, Time Machinecom.apple.Time-Machine-Settings.extension
General, Device Managementcom.apple.Profiles-Settings.extension
General, Transfer or Resetcom.apple.Transfer-Reset-Settings.extension
Accessibilitycom.apple.Accessibility
Accessibility, VoiceOvercom.apple.Accessibility?VoiceOver
Accessibility, Zoomcom.apple.Accessibility?Zoom
Accessibility, Hover Textcom.apple.Accessibility?HoverText
Accessibility, Displaycom.apple.Accessibility?Display
Accessibility, Spoken Contentcom.apple.Accessibility?SpokenContent
Accessibility, Audio Descriptions(none found yet)
Accessibility, Hearing Devices(none found yet)
Accessibility, Audiocom.apple.Accessibility?Audio
Accessibility, RTTcom.apple.Accessibility?RTT
Accessibility, Captionscom.apple.Accessibility?Captions
Accessibility, Live Captionscom.apple.Accessibility?LiveCaptions
Accessibility, Voice Controlcom.apple.Accessibility?VoiceControl
Accessibility, Keyboardcom.apple.Accessibility?Keyboard
Accessibility, Pointer Controlcom.apple.Accessibility?PointerControl
Accessibility, Switch Controlcom.apple.Accessibility?SwitchControl
Accessibility, Live Speechcom.apple.Accessibility?LiveSpeech
Accessibility, Personal Voicecom.apple.Accessibility?PersonalVoice
Accessibility, Vocal Shortcutscom.apple.Accessibility?VocalShortcuts
Accessibility, Siricom.apple.Accessibility?Siri
Accessibility, Shortcutcom.apple.Accessibility?Shortcut
Appearancecom.apple.Appearance-Settings.extension
Apple Intelligence & Siricom.apple.Siri
Control Centercom.apple.ControlCenter
Desktop & Dockcom.apple.Desktop-Settings.extension
Displayscom.apple.Displays-Settings.extension
Screen Savercom.apple.ScreenSaver-Settings.extension
Spotlightcom.apple.Spotlight
Wallpapercom.apple.Wallpaper-Settings.extension
Notificationscom.apple.Notifications
Soundscom.apple.Sound
Focuscom.apple.Focus
Screen Timecom.apple.Screen-Time
Lock Screencom.apple.Lock
Privacy & Securitycom.apple.settings.PrivacySecurity.extension
Touch ID & Passwordcom.apple.Touch-ID-Settings.extension
Users & Groupscom.apple.Users-Groups-Settings.extension
Internet Accountscom.apple.Internet
Game Centercom.apple.Game-Center
iCloudcom.apple.systempreferences.AppleIDSettings?iCloud
Wallet & Apple Paycom.apple.Wallet
Keyboardcom.apple.Keyboard
Keyboard, Keyboard Shortcuts, Modifier Keyscom.apple.Keyboard?ModifierKeys
Keyboard, Keyboard Shortcuts, Function Keyscom.apple.Keyboard?FunctionKeys
Keyboard, Text Replacementscom.apple.Keyboard?TextReplacements
Keyboard, Input Sourcescom.apple.Keyboard?InputSources
Trackpadcom.apple.Trackpad
Mousecom.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.