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# How to stop accidentally closing apps with CMD+Q
- URL: https://en.blog.themarfa.name/how-to-stop-accidentally-closing-apps-with-cmd-q/
- Published: 2026-04-06T07:25:31.000Z
- Updated: 2026-04-06T07:25:31.000Z
- Description: SlowQuit adds a delay timer to CMD+Q in macOS to prevent accidental app closures and give you time to cancel the action.
- Author: Konstantin Dokuchaev
- Tags: macos, SlowQuit

There are quite a few quirks when it comes to closing apps on macOS. Sometimes they won’t close at all, and other times you might accidentally close them by pressing `CMD+Q`. In this post, we’ll solve the latter problem.

To avoid accidental app closures via the hotkey, you can install the free utility [**SlowQuit**](https://github.com/dudukee/SlowQuit).

After launching it, pressing CMD+Q will no longer close the app instantly — instead, a small timer will appear. To actually quit the app, you’ll need to hold the keys until the timer finishes.

![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/31/c7/31c7da9c-f519-464c-9a3b-2d4144b557a6/content/images/2026/04/image-5.png)

In SlowQuit settings, you can adjust the timer duration from 0.5 to 3 seconds, and specify which apps the timer should or shouldn’t apply to.

![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/31/c7/31c7da9c-f519-464c-9a3b-2d4144b557a6/content/images/2026/04/image-6.png)

[Try SlowQuit](https://github.com/dudukee/SlowQuit)