How To Stop Apps From Opening on Startup on Mac | Prevent Startup Apps in macOS (2025)

🚫 How To Stop Apps From Opening on Startup on Mac | Manage Your macOS Startup Items

Tired of unwanted apps automatically launching every time you start your Mac? In this simple tutorial, we’ll show you how to stop apps from opening on startup and clean up your macOS startup process. Whether it's slow startup times or just unnecessary apps launching, this guide will help you regain control over which apps run as soon as your Mac powers on.

This guide works for macOS Ventura, Monterey, Big Sur, and earlier versions.

🧭 What You’ll Learn in This Video:

✅ How to manage and remove apps from the startup list
✅ How to use System Settings (or System Preferences) to stop apps from opening
✅ How to control apps from Login Items
✅ Bonus tips for troubleshooting slow startup times on macOS

🛠 Step-by-Step Instructions:

🔹 **Method 1: Using System Settings (macOS Ventura and Newer)**

1. Open the **Apple Menu ()** and go to **System Settings**
2. Scroll down and click on **General**
3. Click on **Login Items**
4. You’ll see a list of apps that open on startup. Click the **minus (-)** button to remove any apps you don't want to start automatically
5. To re-add apps, click the **plus (+)** button and select apps from your Applications folder

🔹 **Method 2: Using System Preferences (Older macOS Versions)**

1. Open **System Preferences**
2. Click on **Users & Groups**
3. Select your user account, and click on the **Login Items** tab
4. Highlight the app you want to stop from opening and click the **minus (-)** button
5. To add an app, click the **plus (+)** button and choose the app you want to launch automatically on startup

🔹 **Method 3: Manage Apps Within the Apps Themselves**

1. Some apps allow you to control startup behavior from within their own settings (e.g., Zoom, Dropbox, Slack)
2. Open the app and check under Preferences/Settings for an option like **Open on startup** or **Launch at login**, and disable it if enabled

📌 Pro Tips:

* Disabling unnecessary startup apps can speed up your Mac’s boot time and improve overall performance
* If your Mac is running slow at startup, try disabling all apps and re-enabling only the ones you need
* Sometimes apps that are set to launch at login are hidden in the background and not visible on the desktop, so check thoroughly

📥 Helpful Resources:

👉 Apple Guide – Manage Startup Items: [https://support.apple.com/guide/mac-help/set-login-items-mchlp2591/mac](https://support.apple.com/guide/mac-help/set-login-items-mchlp2591/mac)
👉 Speed Up Your Mac: [https://support.apple.com/guide/mac-help/speed-up-mac-mchlp2591/mac](https://support.apple.com/guide/mac-help/speed-up-mac-mchlp2591/mac)

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