Application Wizard lets you quit single applications or groups of applications, and background processes.
Quit an application
Choose the application from the Quit menu.
Quit an application and close all its windows (when window restoration is enabled)
Display the Quit menu, hold down the Command and Option keys, and choose the application.
Quit an application and keep its windows (when window restoration is disabled)
Display the Quit menu, hold down the Command and Option keys, and choose the application.
Quit an automatically terminated application
Choose the application from the Quit menu.
Quit more applications at the same time
Display the Quit menu and select multiple applications by pressing the Shift key.
Quit all applications except the active application
Choose Quit Others from the Quit menu.
Use the “Quit other applications” keyboard shortcut.
Quit all applications except the active application and close all their windows (when window restoration is enabled)
Display the Quit menu, hold down the Command and Option keys, and choose “Quit Others and Close All Windows” from the Quit menu.
Quit all applications except the active application and keep their windows (when window restoration is disabled)
Display the Quit menu, hold down the Command and Option keys, and choose “Quit Others and Keep Windows” from the Quit menu.
Quit all applications except one
Display the Quit menu, hold down the Command key and choose the application you want to keep running.
Quit all applications
Choose Quit All from the Quit menu.
Use the “Quit all applications” keyboard shortcut.
Quit all applications and close all their windows (when window restoration is enabled)
Display the Quit menu, hold down the Command and Option keys, and choose “Quit All and Close All Windows” from the Quit menu.
Quit all applications and keep their windows (when window restoration is disabled)
Display the Quit menu, hold down the Command and Option keys, and choose “Quit All and Keep Windows” from the Quit menu.
Quit all applications in a group
Display the Quit menu and choose Quit All from the group’s submenu.
If you have selected the “Make group menu items choosable” checkbox in the Menus pane of Application Wizard Settings (macOS 13 or later) or Application Wizard Preferences (macOS 12 or 11), choose the group from the Quit menu.
Use a quit or open/quit group keyboard shortcut.
Quit all applications in a group and close all their windows (when window restoration is enabled)
Display the Quit menu, hold down the Command and Option keys, and choose “Quit All and Close All Windows” from the group’s submenu.
Quit all applications in a group and keep their windows (when window restoration is disabled)
Display the Quit menu, hold down the Command and Option keys, and choose “Quit All and Keep Windows” from the group’s submenu.
Quit an excluded application
Display the Quit menu and choose the application from the Excluded Applications submenu.
Quit all excluded applications
Choose Quit Excluded from the Quit menu.
Use the “Quit excluded applications” keyboard shortcut.
Quit all excluded applications and close all their windows (when window restoration is enabled)
Display the Quit menu, hold down the Command and Option keys, and choose “Quit Excluded and Close All Windows” from the Quit menu.
Quit all excluded applications and keep their windows (when window restoration is disabled)
Display the Quit menu, hold down the Command and Option keys, and choose “Quit Excluded and Keep Windows” from the Quit menu.
Quit a background-only application or a background service
Display the Quit menu and choose the application or service from the Background Processes submenu.
Related topics
Customize the Quit menu
Use the Quit menu
Keep applications always running
Show automatically terminated applications
Open and quit multiple applications
Assign keyboard shortcuts to groups
Use keyboard shortcuts to quickly perform tasks
Disable or enable window restoration for specific applications