You likely have a number of apps that startup when you login to your Mac. Setting those up goes something like this: Right-click the icon when it’s in the macOS dock and click “Open at Login.”
- Alternatively, you could just leave applications open, and automatically close them once they’re idle using Quitter. Overall, though, I suggest that new Mac users adapt to the Mac way of doing things, instead of forcing a different paradigm on their new operating system.
- Make Applications Launch at Startup on Mac. If there are specific applications that you always open after starting up your Mac, then you can add these Apps to the list of Startup items on your Mac. This will make your favourite apps open automatically, as soon as you open your Mac. For example, let us assume that you always open the Safari App.
- How to Stop an Application from Opening at Startup With Mac OS X. This wikiHow teaches you how to prevent a startup application from running on your Mac. Open the Apple Menu. Click the black Apple icon in the upper-left corner of the.
- How to Set Applications to Launch Automatically on Mac Startup The best part about automatically launching your most used applications is the time and effort saved in the process. Moreover, it is super simple to enable or disable.
But now, you have all of these apps opening willy-nilly all over your Desktop. There’s a cleaner way to handle the apps that will be opening automatically at login.
How To Automatically Minimize Apps That Startup at Login on macOS
Open items automatically when you log in on Mac You can have apps, documents, folders, or server connections open automatically whenever you log in to your Mac. Add or remove automatic items On your Mac, choose Apple menu System Preferences, then click Users & Groups.
1.) Click on the Apple logo () in the upper left-hand corner of your Mac’s Desktop. (As seen below.)
2.) Click “System Preferences…” in the menu that appears. (As seen above.)
3.) When System Preferences opens, click the “Users & Groups” icon. (As seen below.)
4.) Select your user profile, and then tick the “hide” box next to all the applications that you would like to be minimized when macOS starts up. (As seen below.)
Now, when macOS starts up, those apps will run, but they’ll minimized themselves to the dock upon launch. Now, when the apps open automatically at login, things will look much neater, and you won’t have to minimize a metric buttload of apps before you get down to work.
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For more tips and tricks on how to make better use of your Mac, iOS device, Apple Watch, or Apple TV, be sure to visit the “How To” section of our website.