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Work · June 25, 2019

CommandQ

Never accidentally quit an app again.

CommandQ launched on June 25, 2019 with 8 votes, #859 of 2,757 launches that month and more than 50% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 7 years on.

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What it does

Have you ever accidentally hit ⌘Q and quit an app when you really meant to press ⌘W to close a window? CommandQ stops apps from quitting unless you hold down ⌘Q for a short delay. This gives you time to catch your mistake and let go before the app quits.

Have you ever accidentally hit ⌘Q and quit an app when you really meant to press ⌘W to close a window? CommandQ stops apps from quitting unless you hold down ⌘Q for a short delay. This gives you time to catch your mistake and let go before the app quits. Simple. Effective. Awesome. CommandQ can work with all your apps, or only the ones you specify. It can even prevent you from accidentally closing windows,from commandqapp.com

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