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How to minimize all windows in macOS?

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Mar 15, 2026276547 views
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I am a recent refugee from Windows land (at least on one of my PCs). One thing I really miss in macOS is the ability to minimize all windows. I can't seem to find the shortcut that does it, or even a script.

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Mac OS X calls it Exposé and the default key is F11 or Command-F3. You can change this — and also map it to moving the mouse into a screen corner — in the Control Panel. This doesn't exactly minimize all windows though, it just swishes them all out of the way temporarily so you can see the desktop. To minimize the current window, press Command-M. To minimize all windows of the app in focus, press Command-Option-M. Or you can press Command-H which hides the application. Command-H will minimize y…

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