How to hide an open application on the macOS desktop

macOS puts at our disposal a large number of functions with which we can customize our equipment according to our tastes, preferences or use that we make of it without having to resort to third-party applications, although on some occasions this is not possible, despite the fact that each new version of macOS adds new functions in this regard.

If you regularly use an application during work hours or at home and you do not want anyone who approaches you or passes behind to see what you are doing, macOS offers us a function that allows us to hide the application quickly without having to minimize it and that it continues to be displayed in the lower right corner of the Dock.

macOS allows us to quickly hide any application that we have open on our desktop in a fast way, since otherwise it would not have that utility, and simply. To hide any application we are working on quickly, we just have to press Command + H (hide).

We can also do it from the trackpad or mouse by clicking with two fingers on the trackpad or the right mouse button and selecting Hide. These option it is only available if the application is open, since otherwise it does not make sense that we want to hide, so this option will not be available.

If we want to quickly restore the same application, once the danger has passed, we must press the same combination of keys, Command + H, or place the mouse arrow over the application and carry out the same process. Although we hide the application window that we have open, its icon will continue to be visible in the Applications Dock.