NothingHere: Free macOS Panic Button for Instant Screen Privacy
By
soLee
3mo ago· 1 min readenProduct
38/100
Stale
Bagelometer↗
Sat on the counter overnight. Well past its best.
Score38Typepress releaseSentimentpositive
Summary
NothingHere is a free, open-source macOS application that functions as a 'panic button' to instantly hide all windows, mute all sound, and open a pre-configured cover document with a single hotkey press, allowing users to quickly present a clean, work-focused screen.
Key quotes
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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+
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"
