QuitCue — Hold ⌘Q to avoid accidental quits on Mac

main.ts — VS Code

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EventTap.swift

main.ts

useGuard.ts

overlay.css

README.md

13// guard the quit, not the user

14const guard = useGuard({ duration: 1500 });

16function handleQuit(e) {

17 if (!guard.committed) return;

18 app.quit();

19}

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~/projects/quitcue $ swift build

Building for debugging...

[23/24] Compiling QuitCue EventTap.swift

Build complete! (4.21s)

~/projects/quitcue $ ./quitcue --watch

● Listening for ⌘Q on 5 protected apps…

~/projects/quitcue $ ▋

Vault — Notes

Inbox

2026-06-02

QuitCue spec

Liquid Glass overlay

Release checklist

2026-06-02

☑ Ship QuitCue 1.0

☐ Write release notes

☐ Link [[Liquid Glass overlay]]

☐ Review [[QuitCue spec]]

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VS Code quit.

Hold ⌘ Q to Quit

Hold the card · or press & hold ⌘Q

Pick your apps.
Pick your friction.

Choose what's worth protecting, then how you confirm a quit — a deliberate hold, or a quick double-tap. Switch any time in the Control Panel.

Select

Choose your apps.

Add the apps worth protecting — the rest quit instantly.

Protected Apps

Mode · Hold

Hold ⌘Q.

Hold to confirm. Release early and nothing happens.

{ }

1.5s

Mode · Double-tap

Or tap twice.

One tap warns. A second within 1.4s quits.

{ }

1st

1.4s window

Built like Mac software
should be.

⌘Q Hold to quit

Liquid Glass

Looks like Apple shipped it

A true Liquid Glass overlay — real vibrancy, depth and specular light, fully dark-mode native. Drawn for macOS Tahoe.

Make it yours

Tune every detail

Hold time, tap vs. hold, per-app rules.

Featherweight

You'll never feel it run

A few MB on disk, near-zero at rest.

4.2MBDownload

≈3MBMemory

0%CPU idle

100% native

Written in Swift

Open source

Free & MIT-licensed

Private by design

Never leaves your Mac

Runs entirely on your device.

No account

No telemetry

No cloud sync

FAQ

Why not just remap ⌘Q?

Remapping nukes the shortcut everywhere — including the apps where you actually want it. QuitCue preserves the native gesture and adds a moment of intent only where you ask for it.

Does it need Accessibility permissions?

Yes — once, during first-run setup. macOS requires it for any app that intercepts global keystrokes. QuitCue uses the permission only to watch for ⌘Q on the apps you've whitelisted.

Will it slow my apps down?

No measurable impact. The event hook runs in microseconds; the overlay only renders when ⌘Q fires on a whitelisted app. At rest, QuitCue is sleeping.

What about full-screen / games?

The overlay draws on top of any window — full-screen included. If a game grabs exclusive input, ⌘Q passes through normally (most games don't bind to it anyway).

Is there a paid version?

No. QuitCue is completely free and open source on GitHub.

Does it work on Intel Macs?

Yes. Universal 2 binary, macOS 14 Sonoma or later. Liquid Glass surfaces gracefully degrade on older OS versions.

Hold ⌘Q to avoid accidental quits.