- I'm trying to find a way to minimize all windows of all apps for the mac. An equivalent for window's 'show desktop'. I don't want to hide all windows/apps, but instead minimize it. I don't like how when I show desktop on the mac and I click on the app I want to focus on, the other apps reappear. Does the mac have this function?
- Use Hide Instead Of Minimize On Your Mac Many people overuse the minimize button to get applications and windows out of the way. In most cases, it is more efficient to use the Hide command to simply hide the app. Hidden apps can be quickly and easy brough back and you won't clutter your Dock with minimized windows.
Yes - i am familiar with spaces, expose. Very good features, but still not the one of a simple 'minimize all' feature. Like I said, if you aren't a dual mac and windows user you won't have the experience of how convenient it is to minimize all windows of all apps to your dock (or taskbar in windows). But thanks for input! With the app highlighted, you'll see all the files associated with it in the right-hand window. Click Application Reset at the top of the window and all the files, except the main application file, will be selected. Click Uninstall. All the selected files will be trashed, effectively resetting the application to its default state.
Trackpad gestures
For more information about these gestures, choose Apple menu > System Preferences, then click Trackpad. You can turn a gesture off, change the type of gesture, and learn which gestures work with your Mac.
Trackpad gestures require a Magic Trackpad or built-in Multi-Touch trackpad. If your trackpad supports Force Touch, you can also Force click and get haptic feedback.
Secondary click (right-click)
Click or tap with two fingers.
Smart zoom
Double-tap with two fingers to zoom in and back out of a webpage or PDF.
Zoom in or out
Pinch with two fingers to zoom in or out.
Rotate
Move two fingers around each other to rotate a photo or other item.
Swipe between pages
Swipe left or right with two fingers to show the previous or next page.
Open Notification Center
Swipe left from the right edge with two fingers to show Notification Center.
Macbook Minimize All Apps
Three finger drag
Use three fingers to drag items on your screen, then click or tap to drop. Turn on this feature in Accessibility preferences.
Look up and data detectors
Tap with three fingers to look up a word or take actions with dates, addresses, phone numbers, and other data.
Show desktop
Spread your thumb and three fingers apart to show your desktop.
Launchpad
Pinch your thumb and three fingers together to display Launchpad.
Mission Control
Swipe up with four fingers2 to open Mission Control.
App Exposé
Swipe down with four fingers2 to see all windows of the app you're using.
Swipe between full-screen apps
Swipe left or right with four fingers2 to move between desktops and full-screen apps.
Mouse gestures
For more information about these gestures, choose Apple menu > System Preferences, then click Mouse. There you can turn a gesture off, change the type of gesture, and learn which gestures work with your Mac. Mouse gestures require a Magic Mouse.
Secondary click (right-click)
Click the right side of the mouse.
Smart zoom
Double-tap with one finger to zoom in and back out of a webpage or PDF.
Mission Control
Double-tap with two fingers to open Mission Control.
Swipe between full-screen apps
Swipe left or right with two fingers to move between desktops and full-screen apps.
Swipe between pages
Swipe left or right with one finger to show the previous or next page.
1. You can turn off trackpad scrolling in Accessibility preferences.
2. In some versions of macOS, this gesture uses three fingers instead of four.
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Minimize Shortcut Mac
Isn't there a way to do this where you just click the minimize button while holding a modifier key (not on a mac at the moment so i can't test this). I think its either option or apple.
Option-clicking the minimize button will minimize all open windows in a single application, but not all open applications.
I can't seem to make option-clicking the minimized window in the dock maximize them all. It doesn't do anything.
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How To Minimize All Windows Mac
Command+option+h will hide all other windows ... not exactly the same. Butler can 'unhide' all applications with the 'show all applications command' (which I've set to command+control+option h). This is great for when I want to focus on one single thing and thet toggle everythig back again.
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AFAIK, that's what F9 does—it's an Expose option.
If you want to try it out but don't want to manually reopen all of your windows, keep the Terminal open in the background and simply type: killall Dock. Hit return or enter and your windows will magically expand when the Dock goes down.
Sometimes it's good to refresh the Dock.app anyway.