NothingHere
A MacOS panic button where one key press cleans your screen
350 followers
A MacOS panic button where one key press cleans your screen
350 followers
NothingHere is a macOS panic button. One hotkey, three things happen at once: 1. All windows disappear — every app gets hidden instantly 2. All sound goes silent — music, videos, everything mutes 3. A cover document opens — your pre-configured "real work" file Your screen goes from "definitely not working" to "hard at work" in milliseconds. Guard Mode sits in your menu bar — when armed, you're always one key press from a clean screen. Free, open source, ~5.9 MB. macOS 15.0+.
Love that it kills audio too — that's the detail most "boss key" tools miss. Alan's right though, the cover doc should probably be a terminal with Claude running these days 😄
NothingHere
@letian_wang3 Exactly, it's not just about opening a document — it can also launch a specific app. Got it, we'll give it a try! 🫡
Ammersive
So bascially command + F3 on mac with a document open behind your browser?
NothingHere
@sam_alexander1 Many people probably aren't familiar with these keyboard shortcuts, and in such a short time you might need to mute everything AND open a document you've prepared in advance — yes, just like I said at the beginning, trying to do all of that at once can get a bit frantic. So I built this app for people who share the same struggle.😄
Macky
Lol I need this so my boss doesn't see me endlessly doomscrolling on X
NothingHere
@sayuj_suresh It's not just the boss — what annoys me even more are those people with no sense of boundaries who always walk up behind you to see what you're doing.😭
Tessl
Ah, you've triggered some ancient memories here. We used to call these "Boss key" to hide whatever game you're playing when the manager walks into the office.
Obviously, it's less needed these days with remote working from home, a multi-tasking OS that can change apps quickly, we can all very easily switch away from "Leisure Suit Larry in the Land of the Lounge Lizards" - or whatever other important non-work activity we're hiding.
Might be better making it look like a terminal running Claude or Copilot these days though :)
NothingHere
@_popey_ Oh, a fake app! Thanks for the idea — it might take some time, but we'll try adding a feature like that down the road.
Love how simple and practical this is 😄
Curious — since it’s hiding all active windows and muting everything instantly, are there any edge cases where certain apps (like screen recordings or notifications) might still leak through?
Feels like those small things could break the illusion in real scenarios
NothingHere
🎉 v1.2 is live — built from your feedback!
Two big additions in this release:
Whitelist support — You asked, we listened. Now you can exclude specific apps from being hidden when Guard Mode activates. Keep your password manager, calendar, or any critical tool visible while everything else disappears.
Flexible cover options — The cover document now supports two modes:
📄 File mode — open any document, spreadsheet, or PDF as your cover
🖥️ App mode — launch a specific app instead (Terminal, Xcode, whatever sells your "I'm totally working" alibi)
Thanks to everyone who took the time to share feedback after launch — this release is directly shaped by your suggestions. Keep them coming!
Termsy
Love the icon! Cute kitty!
And ofcourse, feels damn useful too.
NothingHere
@arungopidas Thanks