What is Alt + F4 keyboard shortcut for?

This shortcut is used by 188 programs in our database.

General description for this shortcut: Closes most programs. Some full screen games can also be closed with this shortcut.

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Developer tools (33)

Thonny 4.0.2 - Exit

Notepad++ - Exit

Python IDLE for Windows - Close current window

SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) - Exit

SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) - Exit

Microsoft Power Automate 2.22 - Exit editor

IDLE (2024) - Close Window

IDLE (2024) - Close Window

SQLyog - Exit

Aqua Data Studio 23.2 (Windows, Linux, Java) - File: Close Window

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Aqua Data Studio 23.2 (Windows, Linux, Java) - File: Close

Aqua Data Studio 23.2 (Windows, Linux, Java) - Toolbar: Close

Aqua Data Studio 23.2 (Windows, Linux, Java) - File: Close

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Aqua Data Studio 23.2 (Windows, Linux, Java) - File: Close

Aqua Data Studio 23.2 (Windows, Linux, Java) - File: Close

Aqua Data Studio 23.2 (Windows, Linux, Java) - File: Close

Aqua Data Studio 23.2 (Windows, Linux, Java) - File: Close

FileMaker - Exit or quit FileMaker Pro

Microsoft Visual Studio 2017 (Most used shortcuts) - File.Exit

WinHex - Exit

Windows PowerShell ISE - Exit

Aqua Data Studio 23.2 (Emacs layout, Windows/Linux/Java) - File: Close Window

Aqua Data Studio 23.2 (Emacs layout, Windows/Linux/Java) - File: Close

Aqua Data Studio 23.2 (Emacs layout, Windows/Linux/Java) - Toolbar: Close

Aqua Data Studio 23.2 (Emacs layout, Windows/Linux/Java) - File: Close

Aqua Data Studio 23.2 (Emacs layout, Windows/Linux/Java) - File: Close

Aqua Data Studio 23.2 (Emacs layout, Windows/Linux/Java) - File: Close

Aqua Data Studio 23.2 (Emacs layout, Windows/Linux/Java) - File: Close

Aqua Data Studio 23.2 (Emacs layout, Windows/Linux/Java) - File: Close

PyScripter 5.1 - Exit

Microsoft Visual Studio 2017 (All shortcuts) - File.Exit

Turbo C++ IDE - Inspect

Cursor 0.44.8 - Close window

File manager (6)

FreeCommander - Exit program

7-Zip - Close the program

Xyplorer - Exit

WinSCP - Quit

WinNc - Quit

PureSync - Exit

Games - PC (12)

BeamNG - Quit game

Ren'Py - Quit the game

Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 - Select 4

Football Manager 2023 - Quit game

Warcraft III: Reforged - Exit Warcraft 3: Reforged

Warcraft III - Exit Warcraft III

Old School RuneScape (OSRS) - Close browser window. (This is browser/OS command, not a RuneScape hotkey)

Football Manager 2020 - Quit game

Tibia - Try exiting game (this shortcut isn't listed in official manual)

Spore - Quit

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Battle Brothers - Blazing Deserts - Quit game without saving (For “ironman” mode)

Verisurf - Close Mastercam

General (26)

Windows 11 - Close the active item, or exit the active app

Linux Mint - Close the window

Google Play Games on PC - (in the game) Close the game immediately (doesn't close the main app)

Brave (Windows) - Close the current window

Opera - Close active application window

Opera - Close application window

X-Plane-12 - Quit X-Plane

GNOME - Close window

Mozilla Thunderbird - Close window

Windows 3.1 - Exit Windows

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Windows 3.1 - Close the application or dialog box

Ubuntu - Close the window

Codesys V3 - Exit

Camtasia - Exit MenuMaker

Camtasia - Exit Theater

Exact Audio Copy - Exit

MythTV 32 - Exit the application

Google Chrome - Close the current window

Lubuntu (Openbox) - Close

WinDirStat - Quit

Windows XP - Close the console

Mapedit (Blood) - Micro scroll up

Mapedit (Blood) - Set ON state

Vizrt Virtual Set Editor - Close

VideoProc Vlogger (Windows) - Quit

Cisco Webex App (Windows) - Closes the window

Hardware (2)

Microsoft Ergonomic Keyboard - Close the active item, or exit the active program

Ducky Shine 5 - Repeat rate 8x

Imaging (22)

CorelDRAW 2020 - Exit

CorelDRAW 2020 - Close Print Preview

PowerDirector 17 - Exit CyberLink PowerDirector

PowerDirector 17 - Exit PowerDirector

DraftSight 2023 - Exit the program

Paint.NET - Exit Paint.net

LightWave 3D - Show / hide motion paths

GIMP - Close the window

Microsoft Paint - Close the window

ProgeCAD - Exit

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CorelDRAW Graphics Suite 2018 - Exit

HitFilm - Exit

Sweet Home 3D - Close

Navisworks Freedom 2020 - Closes the currently active dockable window when it is undocked, or exits the application if the main application window is active.

Adobe XD (Windows) - Quit

Adobe XD (Windows) - Close

ACDSee Free - Closes ACDSee Free

Pinnacle Studio 22 - Close application

Paint 3D - Close program

InVision Studio 1.28.2 - Close Window

DesignSpark Mechanical 5.0 - Exit

Mylio Photos (Windows) - Close Mylio Photos (Windows only)

Media player (8)

GOM Player - Close

PotPlayer 1.7 - Exit

KMPlayer - Exit

5KPlayer 6.0 - Exit program

Plex (Windows) - Quit app

Spotify - Exit

FTR Player 7.6 - Exit program

Corel Photo-Paint 2021 - Exit

Productivity (63)

OpenBoard 1.6 - Close the application

Microsoft Excel 2019 - Closes Excel

Microsoft Access 2019 - Exit Access

Microsoft Access 2019 - Exit Access

Openbox - Close the active window

Snip & Sketch - Exit (asks to save changes)

MindManager 21 - Close MindManager

Nitro PDF Pro 14.29 - Exit

Microsoft Visio (2024) - Close the active window.

MetaTrader 5 - Close the platform

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Pcon Planner 8 - Quit program

Wondershare Filmora 10.1.6 - Exit

Samsung DeX (2023) - Close current app

Kali Linux - Close window

Viz Artist 4.4 - Quit Viz Artist

Viz Artist 4.4 - Quit Viz Engine

Macro Pulover - Exit

Bitwig Studio 4.2 - Quit

Caseware Working Papers - Exit the application

Finale 26 - Exit

Sound Forge Pro 18 - Exit SOUND FORGE Pro

TheBrain 14 - Exit

TheBrain 14 - Close Window

Bluebeam Revu - Close application

NextGen EHR - Exit from the EHR application

Sweet Home 3D 7.1 (Windows) - Close

CaseView 2022 - Exit the application

LibreOffice - Closes the current document (close LibreOffice when the last open document is closed)

QuickBooks Desktop - Exit

Vegas Pro 18 - Exit

TallyPrime - Quit the application

Premiere Rush (Windows) - Exit

Guitar Pro 8 (Windows) - Quit

WordPerfect Office Suite 2021 - Exit

NextGen EHR (2024) - Exit from the program

Double Commander 1.1.20 - Exit

Double Commander 1.1.20 - Cancel search, close and free from memory

Express Scribe 13.24 - Exit Express Scribe

Logo Accounting - Close the program

Tableau - Close the current workbook

ConnectWise 2018.6 - Close active browser window

OBIEE 12.2 - Quit the application

NetDocuments ndOffice - Close a dialog box

NetDocuments ndOffice - Close the document

Laserfiche Cloud - Close Laserfiche Scanning.

Evernote for Windows (legacy) - Close separate windows / Minimize main window to tray

Workpapers CS - Exit the application

CCH Axcess Tax - Close Return Manager or Tax.

Articulate Storyline - Close storyline

Tally ERP 9 - Select the Purchase Order Voucher Type

Sage 50 - Close the application window

RoomSketcher - Close the application

HitFilm Pro 2021.3 - Exit

Dynamics NAV (Windows client) - Close window or close program

PerfectTablePlan v6.2 - Close window

Author-It - Close Window

Overdrive - Close OverDrive window

SelfCAD - Close browser

Sound Particles 2.1 (Windows) - Exit program

Sound Particles 2.1 (Windows) - Exit

TuxGuitar 1.6.4 - Exit TuxGuitar

Zrythm 1.0 - Quit

Movie Magic Budgeting (Windows) - Quit MMB

Scientific (15)

Altium Designer - Exit Altium Designer

Eplan Platform 2.9 - Exit EPLAN

Femap 2020.2 - Exit

GeoGebra - Quit GeoGebra

Maple - Exit Maple

Solidworks 2019 - Close Solidworks

FreeCAD 0.18 - Exit

OrCAD Capture - Exit

Mastercam 2022 - Exit Mastercam

ArcGIS Pro 3.2 - Go to the Contents pane of a catalog view

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CircuitStudio - Exit from application

Alteryx - Close Alteryx Designer

Vectorworks 2020 - Quit

TrueCAD 2021 - Exit program (Typed entry: EXIT)

CEREC 4.0x - Exit program

Security (1)

Comodo IceDragon - Close window

Soundpad - Exit program

Blackboard Collaborate - Quit Blackboard Collaborate

Blackboard Collaborate - Close window: Notes, activity, closed captioning, and calculator

Blackboard Collaborate - Close activity window

Blackboard Collaborate - Close notes window

Blackboard Collaborate - Close closed-captioning window

Cisco Webex - Close any dialog box

Zoom (Windows) - Close the current window

NewsBin Pro - Close application

GoToMeeting - Exit meeting

System tools (14)

Xfce - Close window

Xenia Emulator - Exit

LXDE - Close window

MobaXterm 20.6 - Exit MobaXterm

KDE Plasma Desktop - Close

Cisco Packet Tracer - Exit Packet Tracer

Cisco Packet Tracer - Exit Text Editor (Valid in PC Desktop and Server Desktop)

Parsec - Quit the Windows application

Mintty 3.4.0 - Close

Tera Term 4.97 - Exit

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PhraseExpress - Minimize / exit PhraseExpress

DesktopOK 4.34 - When DesktopOK > Minimize to tray option is enabled, this shorctut will minimize window to the system tray. Otherwise DesktopOK will exit

XenCenter - Exit XenCenter

Linux MetaCity - Close window

Text editing (10)

Microsoft Word 2019 - Exit Word

Kofax Power PDF - Close current document and the program on last document close.

Wordpad - Close WordPad

Notepad3 (v5.21) - Exit Notepad3.

Microsoft FrontPage - Quit Microsoft FrontPage.

Nuance Power PDF - Quit application

Adobe Acrobat 2017 (Windows and Unix) - (Windows only) Close Help window

WordPerfect X8 - Quit WordPerfect

Metapad - Exit Metapad

Tomboy 0.23 - Close current note window

Web applications (1)

WhatsApp Web and Desktop - Exit app

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Table of contents

Developer tools (33)
File manager (6)
Games - PC (12)
General (26)
Hardware (2)
Imaging (22)
Media player (8)
Productivity (63)
Scientific (15)
Security (1)
Social & Messaging (10)
System tools (14)
Text editing (10)
Web applications (1)

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