Zap app icon

Too many apps open?
Zap them all.

One click in your menu bar and every open app is sucked into a vortex and quits cleanly. Poof — a fresh, focused Mac.

Watch it zap

One-time payment · No subscription · Instant download

macOS 14+Apple Silicon & Intel1 MBNo account, no tracking

Real speed. Three apps, one click, about two seconds.

Small app. Big reset.

Zap does one thing, and does it beautifully: it gets you back to a clean desktop.

⚡

Quit everything in one click

Every regular app closes at once. Or just press ↩ when the menu is open.

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Spare your favorites

Click an app's icon in Zap to protect it. Music keeps playing, your terminal stays put.

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Your work is safe

Zap quits apps exactly like ⌘Q. Unsaved documents still ask you to save. Nothing is force-killed.

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Ridiculously satisfying

Windows spiral into the button, a glass shockwave ripples out, a wisp of vapor fades away.

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Finder stays

Finder, the Dock and system processes are never touched. Only your apps.

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Tiny and private

1 MB, lives in the menu bar. No account, no network calls, no special permissions.

Made for those moments

You know the feeling: 23 apps open, the fan spinning, no idea where that one window went.

🌙 End of the day

Shut it all down in one gesture and leave work at work.

🖥️ Before screen sharing

No more private tabs or chats popping up during a call or a demo.

🎯 Starting deep work

Start from zero, open only what you need. Focus comes back instantly.

🔋 Memory & battery

Free up RAM and battery used by apps you forgot were running.

How it works

Three seconds, start to finish.

Click ⚡ in the menu bar

Zap lives up there, quietly.

Hit the Zap button

Or press ↩. Locked apps are spared.

Poof

Everything is sucked in and closed. Clean desktop.

Built by an indie developer

No VC, no subscription, no data collection. Just a small, well-made Mac utility.

1 MBdownload size
~2 sto a clean desktop
0trackers or accounts
€2once, forever

🚀 Launch week — you'll be one of the very first users. Feedback goes straight to the developer.

€2 one-time

Less than a coffee. Yours forever.

  • Zap for macOS 14 and later
  • Apple Silicon & Intel
  • Instant download after payment
  • All 1.x updates included

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Installing Zap

Zap is an indie app, not yet notarized by Apple (that costs $99/year — it's coming). macOS will show a warning the first time. Here's the 30-second fix:

  1. Open Zap.dmg and drag Zap into Applications.
  2. Open Zap. macOS says it can't verify the developer: click Done.
  3. Go to System Settings → Privacy & Security, scroll down and click Open Anyway next to Zap.
  4. Confirm with Open Anyway. That's it — the ⚡ appears in your menu bar.
  5. Prefer Terminal? xattr -dr com.apple.quarantine /Applications/Zap.app

Questions

Will I lose unsaved work?

No. Zap asks each app to quit the standard way, exactly like pressing ⌘Q. Apps with unsaved documents show their usual "Save changes?" dialog.

Which apps does Zap close?

All regular apps (the ones in your Dock). Finder, the Dock, system services and Zap itself are never closed. You can also lock any app so it's always spared.

Does Zap need special permissions?

No. No Accessibility, no Automation, no Screen Recording. It doesn't connect to the internet either.

Which Macs are supported?

macOS 14 Sonoma and later, on both Apple Silicon and Intel Macs.

Why isn't it on the Mac App Store?

App Store apps run in a sandbox that doesn't allow quitting other apps. So Zap is sold directly — which also keeps the price at €2.

Why does macOS show a warning?

Apple's notarization requires a paid developer account. Zap isn't notarized yet, so macOS asks you to confirm once (see "Installing Zap" above). The app contains no network code and no tracking.

I lost my download link.

Your confirmation page works for 30 days (5 downloads). If you lost it, email us with your Stripe receipt and we'll sort it out.

Can I get a refund?

If Zap doesn't work on your Mac, write to us within 14 days and you'll be refunded.

Give your Mac a clean slate.

One-time payment · Instant download