
Or you may have background processes you cannot see that are using up too much power. There may be times when some apps are hogging system resources more than usual and need to be restarted, even though they appear to be working normally on the surface. You can also access the Force Quit tool on your Mac by pressing the Command+Option+Escape keys on your keyboard. You can now restart it again when you need it. The frozen application should close immediately.

We’ll also look at some third-party tools that can help you maintain a responsive Mac at all times.

In this guide, we’ll show you how to see all running processes, how to identify any that might be causing issues, and how to kill problem processes in just a few clicks. Using a Mac kill process can force quit problem applications in an instant and free up precious resources, like processing power and memory, so that your system runs more smoothly. If your Mac is running slower than usual, or you have applications that have frozen and refuse to quit, you may need to kill some running processes.
