How to Toggle WiFi On and Off with a Keyboard Shortcut on Mac

Last Updated: May 31, 2023

Do you find it annoying to have to navigate to the WiFi icon every time you want to turn off the WiFi on your Mac? Fortunately, there's an easier way. By setting up a keyboard shortcut, you can turn your Mac's WiFi on and off by pressing just one key!

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Copy paste this in: networksetup -listnetworkserviceorder .
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Then, you can close Terminal and open Automator.

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Click on Quick Action and Choose .
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Double click on it.
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Workflow receives no input in any application .
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Copy and paste the following script into the section of “Run Shell Script,” substituting “X” with any number that you found the WiFi port to be earlier. The script is: networksetup -getairportpower enX | grep "On" && networksetup -setairportpower enX off || networksetup -setairportpower enX on.
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See if your WiFi turns off. You might need to wait a few seconds. If it works, click on the X and save the action, and name it something obvious like “WiFi Toggle.” Then, proceed to the next section.

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Creating the Keyboard Shortcut.

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At the top, click on Shortcuts .
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Scroll to the very bottom until you find the action that you just created.
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Then, click on Add Shortcut .
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You might use Ctrl + ⌥ Opt + ⌘ Cmd + W . Control Option Command W). Make sure the shortcut is not a common shortcut.
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It should work!

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What OS system does this work on? It doesn't seem to be working on Mojave.

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This should be working on Mojave. I tested it and it worked. Copy paste the code you entered into the section Run Shell Script.

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