How to Stop Safari From Opening on Startup on a Mac

🗓️ May 1, 2025, By ✍️ Karly Wood

In Short

  • Unlock the full potential of your Mac with simple steps to streamline startup programs, boosting speed and efficiency in everyday use.
  • To manage Safari and other programs on your macOS, you can access the Login Items option in your system settings.

Have you noticed that your Mac has been running slower than usual? One of the main culprits for this could be the startup programs and services that launch automatically when you turn on your Mac. These programs consume a lot of your processor and memory, which can slow down your Mac’s performance over time. In this case, it’s best to remove any unnecessary startup programs to help improve your Mac’s speed. Here’s an example of how to do it.

Moreover, after removing startup programs, you have to deal with login items that are entirely useless and eat up the processor and memory of the Mac. So let’s go forward and see how to remove the startup programs on macOS, which is privately slowing down the Mac. Within a minute, you can complete this process and boost your Mac without deleting anything from the Mac.

How to Remove Mac Startup Programs/ Applications

macOS Ventura & Sonoma

Step 1: Click on the Apple logo from the top menu > Select System Settings.

Open Apple Logo Select System Settings on Mac

Step 2: Now, Click on General > Select Login Items.

Click on General Select Login items on Mac

Step 3: Click on the [-] button to remove from the Login item like Safari.

Select App Tap on - button to remove from the Login item on Mac

That’s it.

Step 4: Add a new Login item (Follow the above steps 1 to 3). Click on the [+] button to add a New Application as a login item.

Tap on + icon to Add new Application on Mac

Step 4: Select the new Application > Tap on Open under the Application section.

Select Application Click on Open on Mac

That’s it.

Older macOS:- MacOS Monterey & Earlier

Step #1: Click on the “Apple Logo” menu located on the top left of the Mac.
Step #2: Open “System Preferences.”

Click on System Preferences on your Mac top menu bar

Step #3: Select “User & Groups.”

Select user and group to Share particular user account in Yosemite

Step #4: There, click on your Mac’s name.
Step #5: On the right part of the window, select “Login Items.”

Remove Mac Startup Programs on MacBook Pro Air

Note: On the bottom of the screen, you will see the Lock symbol; before making any changes, you have to click on it and enter the Admin password and after that, only you can make changes. Similarly, if you want to secure your Mac, click on that lock again after making changes so that no one can cause changes in your Mac.

Step #6: Once you select the Login items (for example, here I’m removing Safari from Mac Startup Applications) a list of different applications will be on the screen.

You have a tick mark the boxes near the application, and on the left side, click on the ‘-‘ sign and remove Mac startup programs on Mojave. So your changes will autosave.

You’re Done!

Extra Tip to Add a Program to Mac Startup

Step #8: If you change your mind and want to add Mac startup programs, click the ‘+’ sign and add the applications.

Step #9: After making changes to restart Mac.

I guess you followed the mentioned guide, but your Mac’s startup program is disabled from now on. So now your Mac will start without hidden startup Applications. So open your task or require faster than ever before.

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Karly Wood
Karly Wood

Karly Wood is a journalist based in Ohio who specializes in covering Apple and technology trends. With a varied experience in reporting on public safety, government, and education, her insights bridge multiple disciplines, providing readers with a well-rounded perspective on today's technological advancements. If you need to contact me, you can reach me at karlywood.ohio@gmail.com or through (Facebook)

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