CommandQ is a Mac utility that stops you from accidentally quitting apps when using the keyboard shortcut “?” (or command) and “Q”.
Unfortunately, we are all susceptible to moments of human error. This means, with the ? + Q shortcut, we sometimes quit apps we don’t mean to. Perhaps when we’re meaning to hit ? and W or ? and the TAB key. I know I’ve done it too many times to count!
Thankfully, there’s an app for that! CommandQ is a Mac utility app that stops apps from quitting unless you press and hold down the ? + Q shortcut for a short period of time. This gives you a moment to catchup with your mistake and let go before the app quits. It’s a straightforward concept, but has the potential to save you a lot of frustration and stress.
CommandQ lets you customize the period of time it takes for ? + Q to take effect, from half a second to two seconds. You can also specify which apps CommandQ works with, so it’s only the important apps which require a longer ? + Q press to quit.
CommandQ is a simple, well-designed app that will go largely unnoticed until it saves you from an unfortunate mistake. It costs US$3.99 or is available as a free trial for 30 days. It’s not available on the Mac App Store, but you can get it from the CommandQ website here.
Friday Favorite: CommandQ for Mac originally appeared on TUAW – The Unofficial Apple Weblog on Fri, 26 Apr 2013 09:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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