# Find System Settings pages from CubbyPad

Search keywords such as wifi, dark mode or open anyway to reach the relevant macOS settings page.

Last updated 26 October 2026

## Follow these steps

1. Open CubbyPad and type the setting or its purpose.

1. Inspect the System Settings result.

1. Open the matching page.

1. Review the actual macOS control before making any change.

## What to expect

CubbyPad provides a route into the appropriate settings area. Opening the page is different from automatically changing the setting you searched for.

This helps when the visible setting lives several levels into the macOS sidebar. It does not mean every possible system control has a dedicated CubbyPad action or that permissions are granted by the search itself.

## If the result is different

If the keyword does not match, try the name shown in System Settings and open the page manually as a fallback. For an opening-shortcut conflict, inspect Keyboard Shortcuts › Spotlight specifically rather than expecting a generic search to resolve the assignment.

For the broader walkthrough, read [find apps, files and answers with search](https://cubbypad.com/guides/search/).

## Related answers.

[### Find and run an Apple Shortcut

Type a Shortcut’s name into CubbyPad to run it from search, alongside application results.

Read answer ↗](https://cubbypad.com/help/shortcuts-search/)[### Allow microphone and speech access for voice search

Voice search needs macOS microphone and speech-recognition permissions; typed search remains available without them.

Read answer ↗](https://cubbypad.com/help/voice-search-permissions/)[### Check the microphone used for voice search

Verify the Mac’s available audio input if voice search starts but cannot hear the app name you say.

Read answer ↗](https://cubbypad.com/help/voice-search-microphone/)

Source: https://cubbypad.com/help/settings-search/