Minimize a Mac window by double-clicking its title bar

Updated June 10th, 2019.

If you want to minimize a window, you can click that little yellow button in the top left of the windows title bar. You knew that already. But, did you know that you can simply double-click anywhere in the title bar and achieve the same result? You should check it out.

There are some other choices. You could set things up so that a double-click in a window’s title bar zooms the window (see the picture below). And you could set things up so that a double-click in a window’s title bar does nothing at all. This is controlled by the Dock preferences (Apple menu / System Preferences / Dock).

I like having it set to minimize on a double-click.

Did this article help you?

Maybe you'd like to contribute to the
Christian Boyce coffee fund.

---

Want some some quick iPhone how-tos?
Visit me at iPhoneinaminute.com.

Looking for in-depth tutorials?
See my christianboyce.com website!