How to Force Quit a Frozen Mac App

Published on Aug. 22, 2023, 12:14 p.m.

Method 1

Hold down the Option key and right-click its icon in the Dock to reveal a Force Quit action in the menu.

Method 2

You can find the Apple logo by tapping on the menu bar.

Select “Force quit” option.

You can then press Command + Option + Escape all at once.

If the app or process has files open, force it to quit. This may cause you to lose data.