I can't shut off safari

Try How to force an app to quit on your Mac - Apple Support, and Log out, sleep, restart, and shut down Mac - Apple Support.

Whether it is Safari or any other app, if it does not work as intended, just Force Quit it by following the steps below. Please note that Force Quitting will not save any unsaved data. For example, if you were creating a document in Pages, and if you Force Quit the Pages app, the document won't be saved. It will be lost.

To force quit a non-responsive app on Mac:

1. Click the Apple logo from the top left.
2. Click Force Quit.
3. Select Safari (or the desired app), and click Force Quit.

Shortcut for Force Quit: You may also press Command + Option + esc to directly bring the Force Quit menu.

If you are unable to click on the Apple logo, the above shortcut will help. Or, you can press the F3 key to bring up Mission Control. Next, click on the plus (+) icon from the top right to add a new desktop. On this desktop, click on the Apple logo and Force Quit Safari (or any other misbehaving app).

Hope it helps.

Hi Herbiesmom,

Most likely you can "Force Quit" Safari.

Apple has a support page that will help you do that:

https://support.apple.com/en-au/HT201276

Hope this helps you.