您是否厌倦了来自 Mac 的(Are)Messages应用程序的无休止的 ping 和通知？它们会分散注意力，让你失去注意力。如果你想完成一些严肃的工作，你应该通过静音来阻止它。
Mac允许您将单个对话线程或整个消息应用(Messages)程序静音。您将在下面了解在Mac上将消息静音的所有可能方法。
Mac 上的静音消息应用程序
如果您想使整个消息(Messages)应用程序静音，只需按住 Control 键单击文本或iMessage通知，然后选择安静地传递(Deliver Quietly)。
这应该会提示您的Mac在没有任何横幅或警报的情况下传递消息。相反，它们将直接显示在通知中心(Notification Center)内。您可以通过选择菜单栏上 的日期和时间指示器来调出它。(Date & Time)
或者，打开Apple菜单并转到System Preferences > Notifications。然后，选择侧边栏上的消息(Messages )并选择无(None )以仅将消息(Messages)应用程序通知接收到通知中心(Notification Center)。
确保也取消选中播放通知声音(Play sound for notifications)选项；如果没有，您将继续听到通知声音。此外，您可以通过取消选中徽章应用程序图标(Badge app icon )选项来禁用消息(Messages)应用程序的通知徽章图标- 这本身就是一个巨大的分心。
如果您想稍后取消消息应用程序的静音，只需在(Messages)通知中心(Notification Center)内按住 Control 键单击文本或 iMessage 通知，然后选择突出(Deliver Prominently)显示。或者，转到系统偏好设置(System Preferences )>通知(Notifications )>消息(Messages )并切换到横幅(Banners )或警报(Alerts )通知样式。
静音个别对话线程(Mute Individual Conversation Threads)
您可以选择单独将对话线程静音，而不是在Mac上将所有与(Mac)消息(Messages)应用程序相关的通知静音。
首先(Start)打开Mac上的(Mac)Messages应用程序。然后，选择要静音的对话，在触控板或Magic Mouse上向左滑动，然后选择钟形的隐藏警报(Hide Alerts)图标。如果线程固定到应用程序的侧边栏，请按住 Control 单击并选择隐藏警报(Hide Alerts )上下文菜单选项。
然后，您应该会在对话线程上看到一个小的月形图标。这表明您不会收到来自该线程的任何文本或 iMessage 通知。它们也不会出现在通知中心(Notification Center)，因此您必须手动选择线程才能查看新消息。
您也可以以同样的方式将群组对话静音。但是，如果参与者通过提及您进行回复，您将收到通知。您可以通过修改Messages应用程序的首选项来防止这种情况发生——请查看下一部分以了解如何操作。
如果您想取消静音对话，只需再次向左滑动并选择隐藏警报(Hide Alerts)图标。或者，按住 Control 键单击对话线程并选择Unhide Alerts。
修改消息应用首选项
Messages中的Preferences窗格允许您对文本和 iMessage 通知进行多项调整。
打开消息应用程序，选择菜单栏上的消息，然后选择(Messages)首选项(Preferences)。在常规(General )选项卡下，您可以修改以下设置：
通知我来自未知联系人的消息(Notify me about messages from unknown contacts)-禁用(Disables)与来自未知联系人的消息相关的通知。如果您只想静音来自未在“通讯录(Contacts)”应用程序中列出的发件人的文本或 iMessage 警报，则非常理想。
提及我的名字时通知我(Notify me when my name is mentioned)-禁用(Disables)群组对话中提及的通知。如果您将某个话题静音，请务必取消选中此选项以避免有人在消息中标记您时收到通知。
消息接收声音(Message received sound)：这使您可以确定通知声音。您可以完全关闭声音——仍然像往常一样接收通知——或者将其更改为不那么分散注意力的东西。
使用请勿打扰暂停消息
如果您想快速关闭来自“信息(Messages)”应用的所有横幅和提醒，包括来自Mac上其他应用的横幅和提醒，您可以使用“请勿打扰(Disturb)” 。通知(Notifications)仍会到达通知中心(Notification Center)，因此您可以在空闲时间查看它们。
打开Mac 的控制中心(Mac’s Control Center)并选择“请勿打扰(Do Not Disturb)”以启用该功能。您还可以扩展控件并设置活动持续时间- For 1 Hour、直到 This Evening(Until This Evening)、直到 Tomorrow(Until Tomorrow)等。
除此之外，您可以设置“请勿打扰(Disturb)”以按计划工作。打开Apple菜单并转到System Preferences > Notifications > Do Not Disturb。然后，选择从(From )并指定开始和结束时间。
该屏幕还允许您执行额外的配置。例如，如果您想避免在“请勿打扰(Disturb)”处于活动状态的情况下错过与Mac的任何紧急(Mac)FaceTime通话，则应启用“允许重复通话(Allow repeated calls )”选项。
设置完所有内容后退出通知窗格，请勿(Notifications)打扰(Disturb)将在每天的指定时间自动启动。
在 Mac 上停用消息应用程序
如果您只喜欢在 iPhone 上发短信或使用 iMessage(texting or using iMessage on iPhone)，您可能需要考虑停用Mac上的“(Mac)信息(Messages)”应用。
打开消息(Messages)应用程序。然后，选择菜单栏上的Messages并选择(Messages )Preferences。切换到iMessage选项卡并选择注销(Sign Out )以禁用Mac上的(Mac)消息(Messages)应用程序。
或者，您可以禁用您不想用于在Mac上从“您可以联系到消息(You can be reached for messages )”部分接收消息的电话号码或电子邮件帐户。
如需完整的演练，请查看有关在 Mac 上禁用消息应用程序的(disabling the Messages app on Mac)指南。
减少干扰
如果生产力在您的Mac(Mac)上是重中之重，那么控制消息(Messages)应用程序至关重要。否则，你一定会很容易走神。如您所见，有多种方法可以处理烦人的消息通知，您可以决定最适合您的方法。
How to Mute Messages on Mac
Arе you fed up with the never-ending barrage of pings аnd notificatiоns from the Mac’s Messages app? They’re a distrаction and caυse you tо lose focus. If you want to get sоme serious work done, you should put a stop to that by muting thеm.
The Mac allows you to mute individual conversation threads or the Messages app in its entirety. You’ll learn about all possible ways to mute messages on Mac below.
Mute Messages App on Mac
If you want to mute the entire Messages app, just control-click a text or iMessage notification and select Deliver Quietly.
That should prompt your Mac to deliver messages without any banners or alerts. Instead, they will show up directly within the Notification Center. You can bring it up by selecting the Date & Time indicator on the menu bar.
Alternatively, open the Apple menu and go to System Preferences > Notifications. Then, pick Messages on the sidebar and select None to receive Messages app notifications to the Notification Center only.
Make sure to uncheck the Play sound for notifications option as well; if not, you’ll continue to hear notification sounds. Additionally, you can disable the notification badge icon for the Messages app—which in itself is a huge distraction—by unchecking the Badge app icon option.
If you want to unmute the Messages app at a later time, simply control-click a text or iMessage notification within the Notification Center and select Deliver Prominently. Or, go to System Preferences > Notifications > Messages and switch to the Banners or Alerts notification styles.
Mute Individual Conversation Threads
Rather than muting all Messages app-related notifications on the Mac, you can choose to mute conversations threads individually.
Start by opening the Messages app on your Mac. Then, select the conversation you want to mute, swipe to the left on the trackpad or Magic Mouse, and select the bell-shaped Hide Alerts icon. If the thread’s pinned to the app’s sidebar, control-click and select the Hide Alerts context menu option.
You should then see a tiny moon-shaped icon on the conversation thread. That indicates you won’t receive any text or iMessage notifications from the said thread. They won’t show up in the Notification Center either, so you must manually select the thread to view new messages.
You can also mute group conversations the same way. However, you’ll receive a notification if a participant replies by mentioning you. You can prevent that by modifying the Messages app’s preferences—check the next section to learn how.
If you want to unmute a conversation, simply swipe it to the left again and select the Hide Alerts icon. Or, control-click the conversation thread and select Unhide Alerts.
Modify Messages App Preferences
The Preferences pane in Messages allows you to make several adjustments regarding text and iMessage notifications.
Open the Messages app, select Messages on the menu bar, and choose Preferences. Under the General tab, you can modify the following settings:
Notify me about messages from unknown contacts — Disables notifications related to messages from unknown contacts. Ideal if you’re only looking to mute text or iMessage alerts from senders not listed within the Contacts app.
Notify me when my name is mentioned — Disables notifications from mentions in group conversations. If you mute a thread, make sure to uncheck this option to avoid notifications when someone tags you in a message.
Message received sound: This allows you to determine the notification sound. You can turn off sounds completely—and still receive notifications as usual—or change it to something less distracting.
Pause Messages With Do Not Disturb
If you want to turn off all banners and alerts from the Messages app quickly, including those from other apps on your Mac, you can use Do Not Disturb. Notifications will still arrive at the Notification Center, so you can check them out in your spare time.
Open the Mac’s Control Center and select Do Not Disturb to enable the functionality. You can also expand the control and set an active time duration—For 1 Hour, Until This Evening, Until Tomorrow, etc.
Besides that, you can set up Do Not Disturb to work on a schedule. Open the Apple menu and go to System Preferences > Notifications > Do Not Disturb. Then, select From and specify a start and end time.
The screen also allows you to perform extra configurations. For example, you should enable the Allow repeated calls option if you want to avoid missing out on any urgent FaceTime calls to your Mac with Do Not Disturb active.
Exit the Notifications pane after setting everything up, and Do Not Disturb will automatically kick into gear at the specified time each day.
Deactivate Messages App on Mac
If you prefer texting or using iMessage on iPhone only, you may want to consider deactivating the Messages app on your Mac.
Open the Messages app. Then, select Messages on the menu bar and pick Preferences. Switch to the iMessage tab and select Sign Out to disable the Messages app on your Mac.
Alternatively, you can disable phone numbers or email accounts that you don’t want to use to receive messages on the Mac from the You can be reached for messages section.
For a complete walkthrough, check out this guide about disabling the Messages app on Mac.
Cut Down the Distractions
If productivity takes top priority on your Mac, it’s vital to keep a lid on the Messages app. Otherwise, you’re bound to get sidetracked easily. As you saw, there are multiple approaches to dealing with annoying message notifications, and it’s up to you to decide on the method that suits you the best.
