Disable Caps Lock Indicator on macOS Sonoma

A feature has been added to macOS Sonoma - the onscreen caps lock indicator.

While i am sure this may be useful for some, for me it is not, is there any way to disable it?



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Posted on Sep 27, 2023 5:14 AM

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Posted on Apr 24, 2024 10:02 PM

OK maryo10 and others asking, here goes. There is nothing magic about using Terminal for Apple if you follow the steps verbatim and copy and paste the Command exactly as printed from a trusted source


First you have to be logged on your computer as the Administrator. In other words you need to be logged on and able to make changes by entering your username/admin password.


Here is how to access the Terminal app


Go to Applications/Utilities/Terminal App. Open The Terminal App


Once open Click Return/Enter (you should see your computer name and your user name) Now you are ready to enter the command



Copy and Paste (do not try to write it) the command that yochess posted. Disable Caps Lock Indicator on macOS Sono… - Apple Community The post is the third post I believe.

I will reprint it here but all credit goes to yochees This command has worked perfectly for me. MacBookPro running Sonoma


Make sure you copy and paste exactly as written. No spaces and no deletions.


With Terminal app open and your username showing copy the first line of the command and paste to the Terminal app.

Click Return/Enter and it will ask for your admin password. Enter password and click Return/Enter



First line of command


sudo mkdir -p /Library/Preferences/FeatureFlags/Domain



Now copy the last two lines of the command and paste to the Terminal app.

Click Return/Enter.


Last two lines of command


sudo /usr/libexec/PlistBuddy -c "Add 'redesigned_text_cursor:Enabled' bool false" /Library/Preferences/FeatureFlags/Domain/UIKit.plist



Now restart your computer. All done.


Hope this helps.



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Jan 23, 2024 11:05 AM in response to gerardjp

gerardjp wrote:

Seriously, where do people come up with this stuff?! .. There's two place I look at when I'm working. My keyboard and my screen. My keyboard has a led indicator and my screen .. well, IT THEN TYPES IN CAPS.

My keyboard doesn't.


I'm seriously wondering how people come to think of this arrow as added value 🤷🏼‍♂️

It's particularly useful when typing in passwords. I'm just a bad enough typist that I sometimes hit the caps lock by accident, sometimes instead of the shift key. Then, my password doesn't work and, because I'm typing it blind, I don't know why.

Jan 23, 2024 12:10 PM in response to gerardjp

gerardjp wrote:

Well, you literally found the one thing where it could be usefull, but then I always look at my keyboard, check the url, check the username, etcetera, just to make sure it's me and not some spoof site :)

I'm sure there are other people who find it useful for other reasons. Surprisingly, not everyone is you, and not everyone has the same needs. :)

Jan 24, 2024 4:17 AM in response to leroydouglas

The green arrow jumping around on the screen is pure annoyance and the inability to disable it through point and click system settings is wildly off-brand. The recommendation to click the green indicator arrow to disable it did not work for me as the indicator came right back the next time I enabled caps lock. The command line recommendation and a reboot did the trick.

Feb 5, 2024 9:52 AM in response to Ron Bernard

Dear Ron Bernard, Surely you know from reading the thread you posted to or the terms of use that you read when you joined ASC that this is a user-to-user forum, and not a way to get Apple’s attention.


And you don’t see posts from anyone about satisfaction with this new, useful feature, because people who like it don’t bother to post. But I’ll bet there are orders of magnitude more users who like it or are indifferent to it than those who are dissatisfied with it.


The way to to suggest something to Apple is here→Product Feedback - Apple

Feb 6, 2024 3:30 PM in response to yochees

Being both cautious and uninformed, I had to look up what these commands meant before I tried it, but it worked perfectly with no side effects. I was using a process where I had to click in various locations and then type capital letters. I kept accidentally turning caps lock off. Yes, when I clicked it and then hit the caps lock key again, the floating indicator went away. But every time I copied or pasted or switched windows, which my process requires constantly, the ****** thing came back again. It was driving me out of my mind. Apple really does need to provide an option for turning this "feature" off, but in the meantime, your workaround works. Thank you so much for this, yochees.

Feb 16, 2024 10:57 PM in response to peterclaver

peterclaver wrote:

Apple: PLEASE add a default / toggle switch in your next update to remove this constant poke in the eye. Better yet, just remove it. Forever.

Apple doesn't read here in this user-to-user forum for feedback or suggestions. You can, however, let them know your thoughts here:


Product Feedback - Apple


I have certainly given them feedback about this feature. I think it's great.

Feb 18, 2024 11:35 AM in response to IdrisSeabright

IdrisSeabright wrote:

I'm not exactly sure why you're replying to me? I really like the feature.

I also prefer the feature as it is and will not be disabling it. I probably didn't pick the right "reply to" person, you seemed to be better informed than some others here, sorry about that, perhaps better directed to the OP in fact or others who share their concerns.

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