You can view information about their CPU, memory, energy, disk, or network usageclick a tab at the top of the window to choose which.įrom the View menu, you can select which processes you want to seejust your user accounts processes, or every running process on the system. Or, open the Applications folder in the Finder, double-click the Utilities folder, and double-click Activity Monitor. To access it, press CommandSpace to open Spotlight search, type Activity monitor, and press Enter. However, it doesnt allow you to see how much CPU or memory different applications are using, get an overview of your systems overall resource usage, or other statistics like Windows Task Manager does. You can also press and hold the Option key and then right-click an applications icon on your dock.) Select the Force Quit option that appears to forcibly quit an application.
You should only do this if your Mac cant shut down normally.Ĭlick the Force Quit button and your Mac will forcibly close that application.įor example, you can press and hold the Option and Ctrl keys and click an applications icon on your dock. To force your Mac to shut down, press the Power button and hold it for several seconds. If that shortcut doesnt work, youll likely need to forcibly shut down and restart your Mac. This should work even if a misbehaving application has taken over your screen and your Mac isnt responding to other keyboard or mouse actions. This is particularly useful when using a full-screen application, such as a game, and your Mac doesnt seem to be responding.