Turn Paperman on, off, or take a break

Paperman lives in your menu bar. Click its icon to open the control center, where all the everyday controls are. Right-click the icon for the menu instead.Paperman lives in the system tray. Click its icon to open the control center, where all the everyday controls are. Right-click the icon for the menu instead.

Switch Paperman on or off

Use the Paperman Effect switch in the control center, or the Toggle Paperman hotkey, ⌥⌘P on a Mac by default.Ctrl + Alt + P on Windows by default. Your texture and settings stay as they are, so switching it back on picks up where you left off.

Want Paperman to switch on and off by itself? Choose when Paperman runs.

Take a short break with Snooze

Snooze switches Paperman off for a little while, then brings it back automatically.

• Click the bell badge in the control center and pick 1, 5, 10 or 15 minutes. While Paperman is snoozed, the badge shows how many minutes are left. Click it to resume early.
• Or use the Snooze hotkey, ⌥⌘\ on a Mac by default.Ctrl + Alt + \ on Windows by default. It snoozes for 5 minutes, and you can change how long.
• Or right-click the menu bartray icon and choose Snooze.

You’ll also find Snooze in Settings → Protection while the Paperman Effect is on.