Forcing applications to quit

With Application Wizard you can easily force applications to quit.

Task
Action

Force an application to quit

Display the Quit menu, hold the Option key, and choose the application.

Force all applications except the active application to quit

Display the Quit menu, hold the Option key, and choose Force Quit Others.

Force all applications to quit

Display the Quit menu, hold the Option key, and choose Force Quit All.

Force all applications in a group to quit

Display the Quit menu, hold the Option key, and choose Force Quit All from the group's submenu.

Force an excluded application to quit

Display the Quit menu, hold the Option key, and choose the application from the Excluded Applications submenu.

Force all excluded applications to quit

Display the Quit menu, hold the Option key, and choose Force Quit Excluded.

Force a background-only application to quit

Display the Quit menu, hold the Option key, and choose the application from the Background-only Applications submenu.

Warning: By forcing an application to quit, you lose any changes to documents open in the application.


Related topics

Using the Quit menu
Customizing the Quit menu
Keeping applications always running