Application Wizard lets you quit single applications or groups of applications and background-only applications.
Quit an application
Choose the application from the Quit menu.
Quit an application and close all its windows
Display the Quit menu, hold the Command and Option keys, and choose the application.
Requires Mac OS X 10.7.
Quit an application and keep its windows
Display the Quit menu, hold the Command and Option keys, and choose the application.
Requires Mac OS X 10.7.
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
Display the Quit menu, hold the Command and Option keys, and choose "Quit Others and Close All Windows" from the Quit menu.
Requires Mac OS X 10.7 and Resume enabled.
Quit all applications except the active application and keep their windows
Display the Quit menu, hold the Command and Option keys, and choose "Quit Others and Keep Windows" from the Quit menu.
Requires Mac OS X 10.7 and Resume disabled.
Quit all applications except one
Display the Quit menu, hold 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
Display the Quit menu, hold the Command and Option keys, and choose "Quit All and Close All Windows" from the Quit menu.
Requires Mac OS X 10.7 and Resume enabled.
Quit all applications and keep their windows
Display the Quit menu, hold the Command and Option keys, and choose "Quit All and Keep Windows" from the Quit menu.
Requires Mac OS X 10.7 and Resume disabled.
Quit all applications in a group
Display the Quit menu and choose Quit All from the group's submenu.
If you have selected the "Choosable group menu items" checkbox in the Menus pane of the Application Wizard preferences, choose the group from the Quit menu.
Use a quit group keyboard shortcut.
Quit all applications in a group and close all their windows
Display the Quit menu, hold the Command and Option keys, and choose "Quit All and Close All Windows" from the group's submenu.
Requires Mac OS X 10.7 and Resume enabled.
Quit all applications in a group and keep their windows
Display the Quit menu, hold the Command and Option keys, and choose "Quit All and Keep Windows" from the group's submenu.
Requires Mac OS X 10.7 and Resume disabled.
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
Display the Quit menu, hold the Command and Option keys, and choose "Quit Excluded and Close All Windows" from the Quit menu.
Requires Mac OS X 10.7 and Resume enabled.
Quit all excluded applications and keep their windows
Display the Quit menu, hold the Command and Option keys, and choose "Quit Excluded and Keep Windows" from the Quit menu.
Requires Mac OS X 10.7 and Resume disabled.
Quit a background-only application
Display the Quit menu and choose the application from the Background-only Applications submenu.
Related topics
Using the Quit menu
Customizing the Quit menu
Keeping applications always running
Opening and quitting multiple applications
Assigning keyboard shortcuts to groups
Using keyboard shortcuts to quickly perform tasks
Disabling or enabling window restoration for specific applications