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# Make it harder to Command Q an app on OS X
- URL: https://jasontucker.blog/make-harder-command-q-app-os-x/
- Published: 2015-03-10T09:16:23.000Z
- Updated: 2015-03-10T20:21:48.000Z
- Author: Jason Tucker
- Tags: #wordpress

We’ve all done it, we’re knee-deep in some research or we’re writing an extra long email or throwing items into a shopping cart on some website and all of a sudden you press ⌘ Q (Command Q) and there goes all that hard work you have been working on, especially if you neglected to save and the app doesn’t have autosave.

## So what’s the solution?

The one solution I’ve found is by using a free app called Karabiner that has a custom shortcut titled “Press Command+Q twice to Quit Application”. PQRS.com is the makers of this cool app Karabiner that lets you modify the keys on your keyboard any number of ways. If you have a non standard keyboard (PC?) or you enjoy making things hard on yourself you can ease the pain a bit by swapping some keys around or making them not as sensitive.

## I’m game, where do I begin?

Grab a copy of [Karabiner](https://pqrs.org/osx/karabiner/index.html.en?ref=jasontucker.blog) and install it (Drag to Applications folder). Then locate it in your applications folder and run it. A screen like this will appear:

[![3_10_15__9_20_AM](https://jasontucker.blog/content/images/2015/03/3_10_15__9_20_AM-570x548.jpg)](https://jasontucker.blog/content/images/2015/03/3%5F10%5F15%5F%5F9%5F20%5FAM.jpg)

Using the search box type in *press command q twice*

[![3_10_15__9_24_AM](https://jasontucker.blog/content/images/2015/03/3_10_15__9_24_AM-570x548.jpg)](https://jasontucker.blog/content/images/2015/03/3%5F10%5F15%5F%5F9%5F24%5FAM.jpg)

Check box next to the entry and press Reload XML you’ll see that it is now enabled. Try pressing ⌘+Q and see if it quits the app, it shouldn’t, now press it two times fast and it will quit the app.

## Now that I have this app what else can I do with it?

I hate “unitasker” apps (except for [Caffeine](https://jasontucker.blog/7607/keep-mac-awake-presentations-caffeine "How to keep your Mac awake during presentations – Caffeine") and [Camouflage](http://briksoftware.com/products/camouflage/?ref=jasontucker.blog), those are very useful) so what else can you do with Karabiner? Lots. Karabiner uses a “private.xml” file to keep all your custom settings, people on Github has written some amazing private.xml files for you to steal ideas from.

[Search Karabiner on Github](https://github.com/search?utf8=%E2%9C%93&q=Karabiner&ref=jasontucker.blog)