How do I hide an app's icon from the Command-Tab app switcher?

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How do I hide an app's icon from the Command-Tab app switcher?

I know you can hide the Finder icon on the app switcher (Command-Tab) using Terminal, but I don't want to do that. I want to hide a utilitiy app that pretty much runs in the background all of the time. Since I never need to bring it to front, the presence of the icon in my app switcher has become a luxury problem. I'm running Sierra 10.12. The Terminal instructions for hiding Finder that I have are on OSX Daily. Can I just replace 'Finder.app' with the app whose icon I want to hide?

MacBook Pro 13″, macOS 10.12

Posted on Sep 7, 2020 12:34 PM

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BDAqua

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Sep 7, 2020 5:49 PM in response to bluetortilla

CMD+Tab to the desired App.

Release the Tab key and then hit the H key, you’ll actually hide the app that’s currently selected. You won’t switch to it, either.

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Sep 8, 2020 4:52 AM in response to bluetortilla

The App Switcher faithfully shows applications that you have launched, whether foreground or background. There is no means to conceal a running App icon that you don't want to see.

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How do I hide an app's icon from the Command-Tab app switcher?

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