Automation tool - App Shutdown

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Is there a tool that will trigger closer of apps if you have more than say 5 apps open (heck or even 5 tabs in a browser) open at once? I am extremely bad about leaving apps open and a persistent nudge to close things down for focus would be really helpful.

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Not quite what you’re after but Quitter from Marco Arment will close idle apps Apps – Marco.org

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Apart from Quiiter there is also

Quitall also on settapp

Magicquit which is open source and free

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Here is a BetterTouchTool trick for Safari, which you can adopt for any other app. When you click the close button of a Safari window, you will automatically quit Safari.

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I’ve also considered to make a voice command: “Siri, quit <app name>.”

Also, take a look on these settings: (1) System Settings > Desktop & Dock > Windows: Prefer tabs when opening document = On, and optionally (2) System Settings > Desktop & Dock > Mission Control: Group windows by application = On

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Is there a Tab Limiting Extension on Safari? I cannot seem to find one.

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I hear about it for the first time. If you mean the extension by Matthias Vogt, it’s for Chrome only: GitHub - juni-vogt/tab-limiter: Limit the number of open tabs in chrome

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I found one for chrome and Firefox but not Safari. Would like to have something for iPad and Mac since Apple nerfs other browsers.