(Or, you can also drag the Quit All Applications action to the open area and drop it there.) When you do this your Mac Automator workflow area will show the following panel: The open area in the right side of the Mac Automator window is where you create your Automator workflows, so when you find this Quit All Applications action, double-click it to add it to that open area. In my case I found it by searching for the word "quit", as seen here:Ĥ) Add the Quit All Applications action to your workflow Next, on the left side of the Mac Automator, search for the Automator Quit All Applications action.
#MAC OS QUIT ALL APPLICATIONS MAC OS X#
Here's what it looks like with the Mac Automator on Mac OS X 10.5:ģ) Find the "Quit All Applications" action (The Automator icon is the one that looks like a robot.)ĭepending on which version of the Mac Automator you have, you'll either want to click the "Custom" icon or the "Workflow" icon in the Automator dialog that is displayed. To create a Mac quit all applications app with the Mac Automator, just follow these steps:Ĭlick the Applications folder on the Dock, then click the Automator icon to start the Mac Automator. Creating a Mac "quit all applications" app Given that Automator action, you can easily create a Mac quit all applications app.
While working with Mac Automator actions again recently, I just saw exactly what I was looking for: A "Quit All Applications" Automator action. I don't mind having to quit all the apps manually - that seems like the natural thing to do - but if you're about to have a lightning storm and you'd really like to shut down your Mac fast, being able to quit all applications fast sure would be nice. A Mac "quit all applications" app: I don't shut down or reboot my Mac computers very often, but every time I do, I always wonder if there's an easy way to quit all applications with one or two keystrokes.
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