How To Use MacBook Clamshell(Close-Lid) Mode Without AC Power Adapter Plugged In!

MacBook Air, M1, 2020.
Application: Amphetamin on App Store.
Simple!
Let me know if you guys have any questions.

[@bartosztomasz]

I started a thread about the clamshell mode on the Apple discussion forum and people said that the algorithm will learn to not allow charging past 80% but it didn't. I installed this app and it's working flawlessly. You sir are a genius. Thank you.

[@BRiT297]

Just completely changed my desk set up and this was incredibly helpful!!!! Also, one less wire I need to include in my cable management lol. Thank you so, so much for taking the time to make this video. It helped me out!! :)

[@Veskymusic]

:)

[@trevorcarron5722]

Thank you!!! My 2015 mac didn't have a problem with this but I just bought a 2023 mac and couldn't get my second display to stay on without power, so thanks for the solution!!

[@abazaabdelmageid774]

so many years I am trying to figure it out and now is working perfectly! Thanks a million!

[@mitchelani5396]

a simple way is to do this instead: Well theres a way though, go to terminal, type in this command "sudo pmset disablesleep 1" this disable sleep mode entirely, but if you want to enable sleep mode back again, then use "sudo pmset disablesleep 1"

[@carinesnevalga]

Thank you for sharing! Was trying to figure this out and this video made it so much easier.

[@ahmoda]

Thanks a million. I'm searching for a solution since two years. Appreciate your efforts. 🙏🏼

[@purvesh62]

Another solution: Use Al Dente to restrict your battery going higher than X% to keep the battery long lasting and keep the mac powered on while using it with a monitor. Cheers!

[@24hrstolive27]

I don’t think Al dente let’s u use it in clam shell unless you pay for there pro version

[@Groundstone51]

thank you, I was worried about battery when I use clamshell mode.
as you know clamshell mode need plug in battery charger which can damage my Mac book battery .
So I found solutions to solve this problem.
Finally, you give me a solution.
your solution perfectly works with Sonoma M3 MBP thanks

[@user-cc2te7st4d]

It's definitely a life saver hack. Thanks for million times ❤

[@pathomefinder]

Thanks for the info, no one could tell me how to do this. This video was a great help and I did give a thumbs up also subscribed too. Thanks again!!

[@srivastava18]

Thanks a ton for sharing this useful information, mate.
I'm glad that it worked the way I wanted it to be. Cheers!

[@Lalith006]

Thanks a lot brother it really works, a simple and effective solution those who wants to use the mac by closing the lid

[@bobhu5185]

One might ask why would someone unplug the adapter when they use such mode for external display. Despite the dispute on the battery damage brought by potential "overcharge", I would say sometimes I just need a quick charge (probably no more than 1 hour) for my low-battery keyboard or trackpad, with a frequency of once a month at most. Hence I really don't want to bring another cable and adapter to my office just for such an occasional need. Also don't expect to use the ports on MacBook for this, as you have already got at least two ports occupied (one for the monitor and one for the power, let alone some people even use additional external displays or use it to charge the phone/iPad).

[@ukickmeikicku]

doesnt work in 2024

[@serchenko123]

Thank you very much, I'm going to try it with my MBA!

[@FugaConManolo]

Thank you man! Ir worked great. Just what I was looking for.

[@nurulaishahabraman120]

thank you for this. it helps! one less cable and hopefully save the mac from overheat when display is on TQVM

[@havana1910]

thx bro, was really in need!

[@tusharbhapkar4687]

And the research finish here !!

[@nazrenanuar3371]

thank you so much! u deserve more recognition!

[@EdmundSmithTV]

Thx so much, i have the problem of my computer overcharge and get hot. Now i can use it without overcharge the battery THX alot 🥰

[@sope2400]

thanks so much bro, really needed this since I was running out of ports
keep it up

[@cathychats]

thanks! I did see another CZcamsr using clamshell mode without the app. I will try both and see :)

[@daning9456]

Fantastic. One less cable. I would also like to get rid of the monitor cable and use wireless connection to an external monitor if possible. However, I was told the only way to do that is to leave the MacBook lid open. This is untidy. Any way to go round that?

[@ivaneusebio]

thanks dude I was looking exactly for something like this, cheers!

[@edisonpalacios]

It works to occasionally use the battery of your macbook and do not have it always connected to electricity, as the battery can be damaged in the long term if we do not give a few charge cycles.

[@sagarchavan-vn4xd]

You are a life saver man, thank you so much!

[@johnalexwallwall]

I don't know why anyone would dislike this

[@golu123ish]

❤thanks a lot bro , it helped
My Mac book pro is having flickering issues so I wanted this so bad , thanks lot 🎉🎉🎉😊

[@mohamedmadkour6926]

Thanks, extremely useful video, you tackled the exact core issue, thanks again

[@tiyuunees]

finally solved an issue i had for a 1 and a half! great video thank alot!

[@subhasreesahoo1485]

From long time i am searching this solution , you are awesome bro

[@MelvinAlexmusic]

Thanks you for this solution, work perfectly i was worry about my battery constantly being charge

[@mr.b5583]

Thanks man it worked for me🍻🍻🍻
Macbook pro 2020 with two 4k LG monitors

[@imnotryuu6391]

Loved the anime wallpapers! Thanks for the video

[@C.J.C_Tube]

I'm very happy that i've found your video brother! Thank you very much for this solution!

[@onur7183]

Juicy J: Pop a molly, drink some Orange Juice, get higher!
My Mac Air: Hold my beer.

[@liebelebelibanon2353]

You my friend are a God! I watched like 7 Videos on this, yours helped me!

[@loggo8576]

Thanks so much this really helped since i had a different adapter and it laggs when i charge my computer!

[@Floundsy]

Thanks, dude! I just downloaded it and it's working great!

[@parheez]

Have been trying to do this for ages...Superb Hack 👍🏼 Thanks.

[@OfficialTechMinute]

Thank you so much bro, I really needed this video, I enjoyed every minute of it and liked and sub, thanks a lot.

[@jeanpierre1311]

Thank you dude, I was looking for this solution 😊

[@jeremyzo77]

My final search. Thank you 🤩

[@nikhilnyx]

thanks a lot for uploading and explaining those steps. keep uploading :)

[@abhishek1ist]

Really helps. Great video man. Thanks. 🙌

[@SAnderson54]

You are a godsend!!!! Thank you so much clamshell mode was not working for me!

[@beckham7rick]

thankss!! it worked on my 2014 macbook pro

[@fartpimpson]

I think you have to make sure the mirror display setting is enable right? Or else the external display will be black out and the closed laptop display will still be on but showing nothing on the external monitor.

[@kurtstangl2909]

This helped me a lot. Finally it's working. Thanks!

[@mochimintae898]

Thank you so much, this helped me out so much !!

[@RoxWex]

Thank youuuu, been looking for this solution for months!

[@arnoldsumilang9394]

one big question... If you close the lid, would the MacBook display turn off or it will keep on? I'm worried that the display might get overheat while the lid is closed if it's turned on

[@mahee96]

Remember, this is basically just clamshell mode without AC power, so all things that apply to clamshell should apply here, ie display being off and speakers next to keyboard on top shouldn’t sound.
one way to test this is to slowly close the lid and see when the lights go off, coz by design there is a hall/magnetic sensor which detects that lid is touching palmrest and hence powers off the display.
if you are concerned about damage to display due to heating when lid is closed, the same thing applies to clamshell with AC power so nothing different here.
This is like default in windows which people don’t even consider it a feature. Only disadvantage is if you forget to turn off, close lid and put the laptop into a bag it will get heated quickly as there is no ventilation. But this is like a rare scenario though.

[@kurt4381]

Thanks a lot :) just what I was looking for!

[@jjellen5804]

You are getting a subscriber! Great job!

[@GabrielLisboa-v5t]

Thats great dude! Thank you

[@LemonUplol]

Very helpful, Thank you

[@dimasgautama8947]

thank you so much, this is how literally I looking for !!!

[@GT-.-.-.-.-.-.-.14.12]

REALLY REALLLY USEDULL DUDE
THANKS A LOT ❤

[@salihmahsoub346]

Thanks alot it just worked very well
Keep it up man

[@Jonathan-rn9xp]

This is the video I was looking for

[@Kyewolfmusic]

woow, you save my desk set up, thank you 👍🏼

[@angeloxcoder7077]

Thanks for your solution , you are great man

[@danyt849]

Finally I did it! Thanks a lot! 👌

[@Jezee213]

Thanks for the tip, works great, I love this app

[@benjaminshtark5977]

Honestly, this feature should be a checkbox in system settings in every macbook and no third party software should be needed for this..
still love my macbook 16 pro m2...
love for macbook is like a love to a woman, yes, they are not perfect but you still love them...

[@Ahmedshzd]

U are just awesome. Thank you so much. You got one more subscriber

[@Imbauttakum]

Doesn’t worn on apple silicon M2 unfortunately
But great tutorial

[@jose831117]

Thannnkkkssss, Finally I do not need to keep my laptop plugged. Uff. Thanks a lot!

[@omneity4793]

it worked for me, thank you so much!

[@astartus2]

Perfect Thanks. Works with Sonoma

[@GavinScrimgeour]

That's exactly what I'm after - many thanks 😁

[@DrZul_HF95]

really helpful. I do love you

[@MysteriousBreeze]

Thank you for saving my macs battery in advance 🙏🏼

[@daltonstone3886]

At full charge it automatically stops the charge to prevent any issues

[@riofernandes8891]

Super helpful, thank you!

[@kanwarpalcheema4664]

Very well explained, Thank you.

[@Zed-gb4zf]

excellent video, bro! Thanks

[@mehmetturkcan1775]

Does the monitor charge macbook without power adapter? Did you plug with usb c or hdmi

[@iamGe95]

Thank you dude, nice tutorial

[@manimaranm1220]

thank you so much to share this very useful thing 🙂

[@slicktype001]

Did not work for me. My monitor turns a purple color but the screen is completely fuzzy and cannot see a thing. Thoughts? M1 Macbook pro I'm using on an LG monitor.

[@Atom-Mercury]

Could you please make a video on how to display audio on your monitor. Thank you.

[@habibshako3585]

Thank You Man ! You are the man !

[@EduardoMMFaria]

Im using that app for a long time and never got the idea... Congrats! The only problem is that the monitor on MacBook Pro will always be awake.. even when is closed.

[@Zeimon]

Did you find a better way to achieve having the external monitor work with the macbook closed?

[@jo69123]

this doesn't work on the M2 Macs for some reason tried the configurations and nothing happened

[@danielzunarelli]

I couldn't either

[@jo69123]

@@danielzunarelli there is a manual way tho, in case you don’t know to change a power setting in the terminal app for it to stop sleeping with the lid closed, it only takes like 30 seconds to enable and disable

[@danielzunarelli]

@@jo69123 Using Terminal Commands?

[@rakeshr2678]

Thanks man U saved my time.

[@denissolizaguilera7792]

Thanks dude, great and useful video

[@akash.jadhav]

Thanks for sharing this. This is really super usefull

[@marcdeclercq5580]

Thnx for your video. Why this alternative? Isn't it more convenient with the AC Power Adapter plugged in?

[@ricardofernandes1276]

doesn't work with my macbook m1x pro 16inch i dont know why :(

[@rakeshgir7884]

Thnkx bro Was Really in need

[@wolfgang8307]

Perfect tip! thanks!

[@mihokoochoa4344]

very helpful! using it now :)

[@angelmunoz6612]

Thanks for the video!

[@victorbarbosa1310]

Great video, I used to work with windows laptop in the past, and changed to MacBook laptop , but yesterday I was trying to connect my MacBook air but I have seen a video on CZcams saying the lid only works closed with the monitor if you connect your MacBook to the electric socket, with this video the game change. Many thanks
Last question . In this way is any possibility of your MacBook soffering any battery damage?

[@Product25012]

literally thanks a lot for this Help XOXO

[@clestondcosta8365]

brilliant, brilliant, brilliant. Thank you so much.

[@piotrmusia5679]

thanks a lot man!! ❤‍🔥

[@JujoeM]

thank you! works great!

[@sharkle.roi.de.l_eau9849]

your so awesome!!! very helpful

[@13gta]

i wouldn't recommended this as you'll wear out your battery faster. I use AlDente and keep my mac book plugged in with my dock that has all my ports available. I got everything wired in including my LAN connection. Its all about cable managing. The only way i would find this useful is if i take my MB to a relatives house and want to stream a show of some sort on their TV.