Close all open apps on your mac with a single click

Do you find it annoying to close your open applications one by one on your Mac? The Mac Automator app can close every open application for you at the touch of a button.

How it works

Automator offers plenty of options for automating various tasks, including closing your open applications. This means you can create an app that quits all the others and then pin it to the Dock. Then, with a single click on that app, you can close all your open apps.

Close your open applications at the touch of a button

The first step is to create an app that quits the other applications on your Mac. Start by opening “Automator”:  press Command + Space to open Spotlight. Then type “Automator” and select it from the list of results.

In “Automator”, click “New” in the “File” menu to create a new app. Alternatively, you can press Command + N on your keyboard.

In the window that appears, titled “Choose a type for your document”, click “Application”, then select “Choose” in the bottom right of the window.

The main Automator window will then appear on your screen. Click “Actions” at the top left, then type “Quit All Applications” in the text field next to it.

The “Quit All Applications” action will then appear below the text field. Drag and drop it into the grey pane on the right. This will add the action to your app.

At this point, Automator will let you configure the action you have just added. It is a good idea to enable “Ask to save changes”, so that the app prompts you to save any changes you have made before your applications close.

You can also add an application that you want to keep open when the others quit, such as your web browser. To set this up, click “Add” in the “Do not quit” section and add your web browser.

To save your app, click the File menu and select “Save”.

In the save dialogue box, click the “Save As” field and give your app a name. Under “Where”, select “Desktop”, then click “Save” at the bottom right.

Your app will now be on your desktop, and with a double-click you can close all the open applications on your Mac.

To quit your applications with a single click, drag the app from your desktop to the Dock at the bottom of the screen. This way, a single click on your new app will close all your open applications at once.

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