Prevent accidental app quits by requiring long-press on ⌘Q

Features • Installation • Usage • Configuration • Building • License

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• 🛡️ Prevent Accidental Quits - Require holding ⌘Q to quit apps
• ⏱️ Customizable Duration - Adjust hold time from 0.3s to 3.0s
• 📋 App Whitelist - Exclude specific apps that can quit immediately
• 🌐 Multi-language Support - English, Chinese, Japanese, Russian
• 🎨 Native macOS Design - Seamless integration with system UI
• 💾 Persistent Settings - Configuration saved to JSON file

• macOS 14.0 (Sonoma) or later
• Accessibility permission required

1. Download the latest release from Releases
2. Open the DMG file
3. Drag SlowQuitApps.app to the Applications folder
4. Open the app and grant Accessibility permission

git clone https://github.com/030201xz/slow-quit-apps.git
cd slow-quit-apps
./build.sh

1. Grant Accessibility Permission

   • Open the app → System Settings will open automatically
   • Navigate to: Privacy & Security → Accessibility
   • Toggle SlowQuitApps to ON
   • Click Restart App in the settings window

2. Configure Settings

   • Right-click the menu bar icon → Settings
   • Adjust hold duration as needed
   • Add apps to whitelist if desired

Configuration is stored at:

~/Library/Application Support/SlowQuitApps/config.json

• Xcode 16.0+ or Swift 6.0+
• macOS 14.0+

# Development build
swift build

# Release build with DMG
./build.sh

# Generate app icon
swift scripts/generate-icon.swift

slow-quit-apps/
├── Sources/SlowQuitApps/
│   ├── App/              # Application entry point
│   ├── Core/             # Core functionality
│   │   ├── Accessibility/  # Permission management
│   │   └── QuitHandler/    # Quit progress UI
│   ├── Features/         # Feature modules
│   │   └── Settings/       # Settings window
│   ├── Models/           # Data models
│   ├── State/            # App state management
│   ├── Utils/            # Utilities
│   │   └── I18n/           # Internationalization
│   └── Resources/        # Locale files
├── Resources/            # App icon, docs
└── scripts/              # Build scripts

This happens with ad-hoc signing. The build script includes a self-signed certificate mechanism to prevent this. Run:

./build.sh

The first run will create a persistent signing certificate.

1. Check Accessibility permission is granted
2. Click Restart App in settings
3. Ensure the target app is not in the whitelist

Contributions are welcome! Please feel free to submit issues or pull requests.

MIT License - See LICENSE for details.

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