The modern RedQuits, rebuilt for Apple Silicon

Close the last window.
The app quits. Finally.

FixRed is a tiny menu-bar utility that quits a Mac app the moment you close its last window — so you stop hunting for ⌘Q. Set it once and forget it’s there.

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FixRed settings window — Active, watching 12 apps, with Behavior toggles and Quit All
FixRed menu-bar panel — Active · watching 12 apps, with Pause, Quit All, Running Apps and Settings
What it does

Small app. Surprisingly complete.

One job done right — plus the controls power users actually reach for.

Auto-quit on close

When an app’s last window closes, FixRed quits it. No lingering apps in the Dock, no orphaned menu bars.

Per-app rules

Override the default for any app: quit on close, quit when idle, quit when hidden, or leave it alone entirely.

Notify, with one-click Reopen

A quiet notification each time FixRed quits something. Closed the wrong window? Reopen it instantly.

Quit when idle

Hide or quit an app after it’s been untouched for a while. Reclaim memory from things you forgot were open.

Quit All, on a hotkey

Clear your whole desktop with ⌘⌥⇧Q. System apps stay safe, and you can require a confirm so it’s never an accident.

A full history

Every quit and every decision FixRed held back is logged. If an app closed, you can see exactly why.

Per-app rules

Some apps are special. Tell FixRed which.

Discord and Slack hide instead of quitting. Your editor should never close on you. Set a rule per app and FixRed respects it.

  • Quit on close, on idle, or on hide — your call, per app
  • Exclude an app from Quit All entirely
  • Sensible defaults for system apps out of the box
FixRed App Rules editor showing a per-app rule for Discord — quit on close off, quit when hidden, idle behavior set to hide after 30 minutes
Full history

If an app closed, you can see exactly why.

FixRed logs every quit — and every decision it held back. No more wondering whether something closed on its own.

  • Quits and held-back decisions, both with the reason
  • “Held back” when the screen was locked or windows were still up
  • An append-only log that never rotates
FixRed History showing Preview quit, Safari held back, Music hidden when idle, Slack quit when hidden, Notes held back during screen lock, TextEdit quit via Quit All
Built to be trusted

It quits apps. So it’s careful about it.

Signed & notarized by Apple

Distributed with a Developer ID certificate and notarized by Apple — Gatekeeper verifies it before it ever runs. No scary “unidentified developer” warning.

Why it needs Accessibility

macOS only lets an app see another app’s windows through the Accessibility API. That’s the one permission FixRed asks for — to count windows. It reads nothing else, and never your screen content.

Never quits the wrong thing

FixRed re-checks every decision before acting, ignores a user-driven ⌘Q, skips system-critical apps, and logs every call. A second window-server check vetoes any quit it isn’t sure about.

Pricing

One price. Paid once.

No subscription. No account. No upsell.

One-time
$4.99
paid once · yours to keep
  • Every feature, no tiers
  • Unlimited apps watched
  • Licensed for 1 Mac
  • Free updates via Sparkle
  • 5-day free trial before you buy
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Questions

Good things to know

Is FixRed safe?
Yes. FixRed is signed with an Apple Developer ID and notarized by Apple, so macOS verifies it before launch. It only reads window counts through the Accessibility API — it can’t see your screen, your files, or anything you type. The code does one thing: count windows, then ask the system to quit an app when the count hits zero.
Why does it need Accessibility permission?
macOS deliberately hides one app’s windows from another. The only sanctioned way to ask “how many windows does this app have open?” is the Accessibility API. FixRed uses it for exactly that and nothing more. You grant it once, in System Settings → Privacy & Security → Accessibility.
Why isn’t FixRed on the Mac App Store?
It can’t be. The App Store requires the App Sandbox, and a sandboxed app is blocked from both things FixRed needs: it can never get Accessibility permission, and it can’t quit other apps. So FixRed ships directly, signed and notarized — the same way Bartender, Rectangle Pro and BetterTouchTool do. You get the same Gatekeeper safety, just not through Apple’s storefront.
What happens after the trial?
You get 5 days with everything unlocked. After that, FixRed keeps working for up to 3 apps for free — so it never stops being useful — and a one-time $4.99 unlocks unlimited apps and every feature, forever.
Will it quit an app I’m still using?
No. FixRed only acts when an app’s window count drops to zero, ignores your own ⌘Q, never touches system-critical apps, and re-verifies the window count right before quitting. Apps that hide instead of closing (Slack, Discord) are left alone unless you opt them in with a rule. And if anything ever surprises you, the notification has a one-click Reopen.
Which Macs does it run on?
Any Mac on macOS 13 Ventura or later, Apple Silicon or Intel — it ships as a universal binary. It’s built and tested on the latest macOS 26 Tahoe.

Stop closing windows that won’t go away.

Try it free for five days. Keep it forever for $4.99.

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