How to uninstall multiple apps on Mac at once

You can remove several apps at once on a Mac. In Finder, select them together and move them to the Trash. Uninstallzy can also remove up to 10 apps you pick, after one confirmation. Both ways keep the Trash as your undo.

Quick steps

1. Quit the apps you want to remove.
2. Open Applications in Finder.
3. Hold Command and click each app.
4. Press Command and Delete.

Step 1: Quit the apps

Quit each app first. Apps that are open may not move, and you may lose unsaved work if you close them without saving.

Step 2: Select the apps in Finder

1. Open Applications.
2. Click the first app.
3. Hold Command and click each app you want to remove.

To select a block of apps in a row, click the first one, then hold Shift and click the last one.

Step 3: Move them to the Trash

Press Command and Delete. The apps move to the Trash together.

Using Uninstallzy for a batch

Uninstallzy lets you pick up to 10 apps yourself. It shows all of them in one box with their total size. After you confirm, it moves them to the Trash one at a time. If one fails or will not quit, it stops and leaves the rest alone.

This is useful when you want to see the sizes first, or when you want a clear stop if something goes wrong.

Frequently asked questions

Can I select all apps at once?

In Finder, press Command and A to select everything in the folder, then hold Command and click any app you want to keep to deselect it. Be careful with this, because it is easy to select apps you did not mean to. Uninstallzy has no Select All option, so you pick each app yourself.

What if one app fails to move?

In Finder, the other selected apps still move. In Uninstallzy, the batch stops at the first failure, so the remaining apps stay where they are.

Is there a limit on how many I can remove at once?

Uninstallzy can remove up to 10 apps in one batch. Finder has no set limit.