Mac Kung Fu, 2nd Edition

Tip 323

Make a “Quit All” App

Ever wanted to quit every single open application? Perhaps you want to free up memory for the launch of another app.

You can create an app using AppleScript Editor that you can place in the Dock and that will quit all open apps when clicked. Here are the steps:

Start AppleScript Editor by double-clicking its entry in the Utilities folder of Applications in Finder. If no new file (Untitled) window is visible, click File→New.

In the main code area, type the following:

	tell application "System Events" to set quitapps to name of every
	application process whose visible is true and name is not "Finder"
	repeat with closeall in quitapps
	quit application closeall
	end repeat

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