I wrote an AppleScript that Quits all running apps at once!

[Jayson A]

try
    tell application "System Events"
        set listOfProcesses to (name of every process where background only is false)
        set noFinder to listOfProcesses's (items 2 thru -1)
    end tell
    repeat with x in noFinder
        quit application x
    end repeat
end try

Then to set a keyboard shortcut, simply build a service using Automator or use Shortcuts and add it to your menu bar and set a keyboard shortcut.

Mine is CMD-F19

 

[donawalt]

I did this to create an app. I have used it for a couple of years, it works great.

Quit All Open Applications Instantly from Mac OS X Dock with a Simple Mac App

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[Jayson A]

I did this to create an app. I have used it for a couple of years, it works great.

Quit All Open Applications Instantly from Mac OS X Dock with a Simple Mac App

If you’ve ever needed to quickly quit out of all open applications in Mac OS X, you’ve probably just resorted to flipping through every open application in the Dock, then hitting Comman…

osxdaily.com

Nice! You could probably even make it a service and assign a keyboard shortcut to it.

 

[posguy99]

But what's the point?

 

[Jayson A]

But what's the point?

To quit all your apps at once.

 

[fisherking]

i want an applescript that opens all apps at once... 🤔

 

[Jayson A]

i want an applescript that opens all apps at once... 🤔

I can do that!

 

[Jayson A]

i want an applescript that opens all apps at once... 🤔

tell application "Finder"
    set startDisk to name of startup disk
    set allApps to entire contents of folder {startDisk & ":Applications"}
    repeat with x in allApps
        if name of x contains ".app" then
            open x
        end if
    end repeat
    return allApps
end tell

Enjoy!

 

[jchap]

tell application "Finder"
    set startDisk to name of startup disk
    set allApps to entire contents of folder {startDisk & ":Applications"}
    repeat with x in allApps
        if name of x contains ".app" then
            open x
        end if
    end repeat
    return allApps
end tell

Enjoy!

It just goes to show: be careful of what you ask for...

This script seems like it might be useful for testing CPU and memory performance—some kind of benchmark, perhaps.

Why not call it the "Jayson A" benchmark? 😁

 

[bogdanw]

Quick Action to Quit All Applications https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/how-to-close-apps-in-mission-control.2371321/post-31754914

Swift Quit "Close Mac Applications Automatically When Their Windows Close" https://swiftquit.com/