Customizing the closing-animation of full screen window on MAC

Dear Community,

I'm new to the Mac , having recently switched from Windows. It's been three days since I began using the Mac, and today, I updated it to the Sonoma version. I have a question about the animation that occurs when opening or closing full-screen windows. Specifically, when I close a full-screen window, it closes with a right-sliding animation. However, I'm not particularly fond of this animation, as it's occasionally less smooth and slightly delayed, even if just for a fraction of a millisecond.

I attempted to address this by reducing motion in the "Accessibility" settings under "Display." This successfully changed the animation to fade, but I do not want it to affect the overall animation across the system. My goal is to modify only this specific animation when closing full-screen windows.


I noticed that there's an option for customizing the animation when minimizing windows, where you can choose between the "Scale" and "Genie" effects. Is there a similar feature or setting available to modify the animation when closing full-screen windows, allowing me to select an animation style that aligns with my preferences?

Your guidance on this matter would be greatly appreciated.

Thank you for your assistance.

Posted on Oct 19, 2023 12:18 PM

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Posted on Oct 20, 2023 11:21 AM

Hello shushanna93,


There currently is not an option for customizing the animation when closing windows like there is for minimizing windows. Using the "reduce motion" option in the accessibility settings would be the only way to help reduce the amount of animations in the UI design.


If you would like to see a specific option added to customize the animation when closing windows, you can submit that suggestion to Apple through their feedback site: Product Feedback


Cheers!

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Oct 20, 2023 11:21 AM in response to shushanna93

Hello shushanna93,


There currently is not an option for customizing the animation when closing windows like there is for minimizing windows. Using the "reduce motion" option in the accessibility settings would be the only way to help reduce the amount of animations in the UI design.


If you would like to see a specific option added to customize the animation when closing windows, you can submit that suggestion to Apple through their feedback site: Product Feedback


Cheers!

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