Just click the File menu, then Save, and when you're prompted for where and how to save your new application, give the app a name (like "Quit All Apps"), save it to your Desktop, and very importantly, choose to save the workflow as a Mac application. Now, save this new Mac Automator workflow as a Mac application. I happen to like my unsaved changes, so I leave this checkbox checked, but if you want to discard all of your unsaved changes you can uncheck this (and live dangerously).ĥ) Save your Automator workflow as a Mac Application If you leave it checked as I'm showing it, your Automator application will make sure each Mac app its about to shut down will prompt you with an "Are you sure?" message if you have unsaved changes. The "Ask to save changes" checkbox here is very important. (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. 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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