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Change App Limits preferences in Screen Time on Mac

Use the App Limits pane of Screen Time preferences to set time limits for apps and websites.

To change these preferences on your Mac, choose Apple menu > System Preferences, click Screen Time , then click App Limits in the sidebar.

Open Screen Time App Limits preferences for me

Option				Description
App Limits				View the app limits status, turn app limits on or off and view the list of current app limits. To set up app limits, click the Turn On button. If you turn off app limits, any limits you set up are saved, but they aren’t applied until you turn app limits back on.
Add button				Create new time limits for apps, categories or websites. Click the Add button , then do any of the following in the “Create a new app limit” window: See the list of apps in a category: Click the arrow next to the category. Limit an individual app: Type the name of an app in the search field, then select the tick box next to the app in the list. Limit all apps in a category: Select the tick box next to a category in the list. Limit all apps and categories: Select the tick box next to the category All Apps & Categories in the list. Limit a website: Click the arrow next to the category Websites at the bottom of the list, click the Add Website button , then type the URL for the website. Set the time limit: Use the same time limit each day: Select Every Day, then enter an amount of time. Use a different time limit each day: Select Custom, click Edit, then enter an amount of time for each day of the week.
Remove button				Remove one or more selected limits from the list.
Edit Limit				Change the amount of time allowed for a limit, and change the apps and categories that the limit applies to. Change a time limit: Select a limit in the list, click Edit Limit, change the time limit, then click Done. Change the apps and categories included in a limit: Select a limit in the list, click Edit Limit, then click Edit Apps. Select or deselect tick boxes next to apps and categories. Click the arrow next to a category to reveal the apps in the category. Click Done when you’re finished.

See alsoWhat is Screen Time on Mac?Set up Screen Time for yourself on Mac Set up Screen Time for a child on Mac Set time limits for apps and websites in Screen Time on Mac Track app and device usage in Screen Time on Mac

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