How to Open the Applications Folder on Mac

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Last Updated: February 17, 2019

This wikiHow teaches you how to open the Applications folder on your Mac computer. This can be done a variety of ways, we’ll go over the most common ones in this wikiHow.

Method 1

Method 1 of 2:

Accessing the Applications Folder Using Spotlight

1
Click the
button. It is in the top right corner of your screen. This will open a Spotlight search bar.
- The default keyboard shortcut for a spotlight search is ⌘ Command+Spacebar.
2
Type 'Applications' into the Spotlight search bar.

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3
Scroll down to the Folders section and double click 'Applications'. This will open your Applications Folder.

Method 2

Method 2 of 2:

Opening the Applications Folder Using Finder

1
Click the
icon in the Dock. This will open a new Finder window.
- Your Applications folder can often be found in the Favorites section of the Side Bar on the left side of the Finder window.
- To open Finder quickly, you can also hold the ⌘ Command key and tap the Tab ↹ key until Finder is Selected, then click ‘File’, then ‘New Finder window’.
2
Type 'Applications' into the search bar. The search bar is in the top right corner of your Finder window. Make sure that This Mac is selected in the Search parameters.
3
Double click the 'Applications' folder to open it.