How to Automatically Turn Off Mac's Keyboard Backlight After Inactivity

How to Turn Off Keyboard Backlighting Automatically from Inactivity on Mac

1. From the  Apple menu, choose 'System Preferences'
2. Select “Keyboard”
3. Under the 'Keyboard' tab of keyboard preferences, check the box for “Turn keyboard backlight off after 5 secs of inactivity”

1. How do I turn off the backlight on my Mac keyboard?
2. How do I stop my keyboard from lighting up?
3. How do I change the backlight time on my Mac?
4. How do I turn off the keyboard light on my MacBook Air M1?

How do I turn off the backlight on my Mac keyboard?

Turn your Mac keyboard's backlighting on or off

1. On the keyboard, press the increase brightness key or the decrease brightness key . To turn backlighting off, keep pressing .
2. In Control Center, click Keyboard Brightness, then drag the slider.
3. In the Touch Bar, expand the Control Strip, then tap the increase brightness button or the decrease brightness button .

How do I stop my keyboard from lighting up?

In order to turn off the backlight on your laptop keyboard, press the same corresponding keys that allowed you to turn them on. This could be a simple F5, F9, or F11 key press, or a dual-action Fn + F5, F9, or F11 key press.

How do I change the backlight time on my Mac?

Click and hold on the slider next to "Display sleep" and drag it to the right to increase the amount of time before the display goes to sleep. You can set it anywhere from 1 minute to 3 hours or "Never."

How do I turn off the keyboard light on my MacBook Air M1?

To turn off the keyboard light on M1 MacBook Air, just drag the slider to '0' level. Doing so will turn off the keyboard illumination. TIP #1: Drag and drop the keyboard brightness control from Control Center to the menu bar for quicker access.