How do I Minimize All Windows at Once?

[2012Tony2012]

Sometimes I have multiple apps and browsers open at the same time. I want to be able to minimize all at the same time. Is that possible with an App or Key Combo on ML?

Thank you.🙂

 

[justperry]

Close All windows in one App is done by the following command: Command-Option-W
Be aware that some Apps will close after doing this.
I am not aware of a keyboard shortcut to do this on multiple Apps at the same time, don't think there is an App which will do this.

 

[GGJstudios]

http://www.instructables.com/id/Show-desktop-in-mac-osx-aka-hide-all/

I prefer to set a hot corner to show the desktop.

 

[justperry]

There was a comment in the links GGJstudios gave you

Not strictly a keyboard shortcut but pressing Cmd+Option and clicking on the desktop will hide all open windows.

It works without installing anything.

 

[benwiggy]

Don't forget "Hide Others", which is <command><alt>H

 

[Krazy Bill]

I prefer to set a hot corner to show the desktop.

Absolutely yes. Will drive a "guest" user bonkers though. 😀

Hot corners are severely underrated.

 

[Toby Ziegler]

Five finger spread on the trackpad if you've got one. It doesn't really minimize them, but it shoots them out of the way so you have a clean desktop.

 

[MartinJohnson]

2 Key Combinations in a Row

First CMD-OPT-H (hide all others), then CMD-H (hide current). This is the closest I got without third party apps. An app that could do all this on one single hotkey click would be so useful. In Windows it's WIN-D (meaning show Desktop).

When I hit F11 (show desktop in MacOS), it moves all the windows to the sides, as if it were letting me snoop around on the desktop for a while, but only temporarily... all those windows are hanging by a thread over my head and are about to crash down on me again any second. This is not how I imagine the minimize-all operation. I wonder was it so difficult for Apple developers to implement minimize-all operation... or was it just being different from Bill at any cost.

I respect but disagree with hot corner solutions, as they require the use of mouse/trackpad, which slows down the interaction significantly. Speed is all about moving the arrow as little as possible.

 

[bex303]

Minimise all Apps at once

If you use the following:

Command+Option+H+M

This works perfectly or me.

 

[secretagent004]

If you use the following:

Command+Option+H+M

This works perfectly or me.

^^

I Agree to this, I Tried this today as well on my Yosemite 10.10.1 (MBA Early 2014) and it works as said:

i.e.

1.) CMD+OPTION(ALT)+H will hide all the Windows EXCEPT the current/active window

2.) CMD+OPTION(ALT)+M will Minimise the current window,

So, combining CMD+OPTION(ALT)+H+M will bring you back to the Desktop (same as WINDOWS+D in Windows OS)



Also,

F11 (fn+F11) will show the desktop but the difference is that It will NOT HIDE the windows and hence pressing CMD+TAB will show back the windows.

Whereas, following CMD+TAB (after using CMD+OPTION(ALT)+H+M) will let you switch to the App (using CMD+TAB) but it wont open up (but, Stay hidden) till the time the ALT(OPTION) key is pressed before releasing the CMD Key.




Cheers n e-peace....