Method and device for closing applications

The invention provides a method and a device for closing applications. The method comprises the following steps of: in a predetermined run cycle, selecting the applications in the non-current interface running state according to running parameters of each application in a terminal system; and closing the applications in the non-current interface running state according to a predetermined closing strategy. The method and the device solve the problems that application environment is single in related technical applications, the strategy for closing the applications is made without consideration of usage scenarios and usage habits and the currently running applications of the users are easy to be closed.