Keeping Applications as Fullscreen by default.

I would like to note that for this method to work, the toolbar on top of the screen as well as the dock on the bottom will be hidden until you hover over it with your mouse. If that is too big of a change for you I am sorry, this method may not be for you. Try it out and see what you think!

The only way I found to truly solve your issue is by completing these steps:

1) System Preferences > General > Check: "Automatically hide and show the menu bar", as well as, "Close windows when quitting an app". ALSO, make sure to UNCHECK: "Ask to keep changes when closing documents".

2) System Preferences > Dock > Check: "Automatically hide and show the dock".

3) Open the Application (The one that you would like to open up to fullscreen every time), and drag out the edges on all sides until it truly fits the ENTIRE screen.

Now even if you quit an app, it will restart in full screen. Yes the toolbar and dock are hidden, which many people may dislike, but for me it looks cleaner, and the time saved from not needing to constantly maximize every screen makes it totally worth it.

I hope this helps.

P.S I do not have resume enabled.

There's your problem.

Don't use Safari myself, but with Resume enabled, Mail and Calendar open in full-screen mode between restarts here. If you quit an app and then relaunch it, whether or not Resume is enabled, it will open in a normal window.

Not sure I understand what you're saying.

I really don't want resume enabled. I don't find it conducive to good workflow, especially with something like Word. I also like having a clean slate so to speak with all new apps.

A full screen app is given its own Desktop. If you don't use multiple Desktops, maybe it's time to incorporate them into your workflow, assigning each app or group of apps to its own desktop. This way, you'll have a clean slate so to speak with all new apps. (Also, wondering why it's necessary to shut down your computer so often. Might be easier to just close the lid when you're finished with a session.)

From what I can understand you don't NEED resume enabled to have applications launch in fullscreen.

Citation?

I'll let the "Champ" thing pass.

To the point, none of those discussions mentions Resume. All of those discussions refer to (old versions of) Safari. As I said, I don't use Safari, but your OP says:

I would like all my applications (that are capable of it) to run in fullscreen by default each time they are launched.

That only happens if you use Resume.

Best of luck to you!

I'm with you on this tomchalmers,

Before I upgrade to 10.8 most of my apps that where full screen reopend in the state they where closed in. Safari did this but doesn't in 10.8, you open it, select full screen, close it and when you open it again it's back to a single window. In 10.7 without resume enabled full screen apps states where memorised even after a OS restart you could open that app and it would return to the full screen mode you last closed it in. I also agree with you that there should be a option to open apps as default in fullscreen.

P.S. I also find Tuttle completed un helpful in this thread. :-)

System Preferences > General > Uncheck "Close windows when quitting an application". This worked for me with Safari.

Well done Savage, that solved it for me, just a tick box, still memories after restart brilliant. :-)

I just noticed this problem today and your suggestion worked for me. Thanks

Well I spoke to soon. It does cause Safari to open in full screen mode but it also opens to the last page I visited. I want Safari to open to my homepage and in full screen. Hopefully Apple will solve this in the next update.

That solved the problem !

That solves it. Someone needs to makr your answer as the solution.

Thanks it works for me !!!

Well there you go. I noticed my windows wouldn't open in FS sometime after a Lion update or Mt. Lion upgrade. I looked for a solution sparingly but gave up. Way to go. Thank you for chiming in. Save the long drawn out thread banter with two sentences. Thank you! Ha