Every Safe to Quit update, newest first: new features and fixes for the Mac app that tells you in plain English why your Mac is hot, loud or slow. Updates are free.https://safetoquit.com/release-notes/2026-11-14T12:00:00ZSafe to Quithttps://safetoquit.com/img/favicon-64.pngtag:safetoquit.com,2026:release-notes/1.5.1/security-checkup-fits-your-window2026-11-14T12:00:00Z2026-11-14T12:00:00Z

The buttons on the right no longer get cut off, the arrows sit inside the list, and the page uses the extra room on a big screen.

tag:safetoquit.com,2026:release-notes/1.5.1/leftovers-show-names-not-codes2026-11-14T12:00:00Z2026-11-14T12:00:00Z

Things removed apps left behind are listed by a name you recognise instead of an internal app ID, and "Scan again" fits on one line.

tag:safetoquit.com,2026:release-notes/1.5.0/security-checkup-is-your-mac-locked-down2026-11-14T12:00:00Z2026-11-14T12:00:00Z

One score out of 10 for the settings that keep strangers and bad software out: updates, the firewall, FileVault, the screen lock, sharing switches and leftover remote-access tools. Each fix opens the right setting for you.

tag:safetoquit.com,2026:release-notes/1.5.0/internet-activity-who-is-talking-to-the-internet2026-11-14T12:00:00Z2026-11-14T12:00:00Z

See every app that used the internet today and how much it sent, plus any program on your Mac that other devices on your Wi-Fi could reach. It only looks, it never blocks anything.

tag:safetoquit.com,2026:release-notes/1.5.0/camera-and-mic-which-app-used-them-and-when2026-11-14T12:00:00Z2026-11-14T12:00:00Z

A simple log of every app that turned on your microphone or camera, so the green light is never a mystery.

tag:safetoquit.com,2026:release-notes/1.5.0/where-did-my-space-go2026-11-14T12:00:00Z2026-11-14T12:00:00Z

A map of your whole disk, biggest folders first, so you can see where the space went before you clear anything.

tag:safetoquit.com,2026:release-notes/1.5.0/check-my-mac2026-11-14T12:00:00Z2026-11-14T12:00:00Z

One button walks you through what is slow, what you can clear, what starts on its own, how your Mac slept and how safe it is, in under a minute.

tag:safetoquit.com,2026:release-notes/1.5.0/easier-to-read-everywhere2026-11-14T12:00:00Z2026-11-14T12:00:00Z

Every page now starts with a one-line answer and shows only what needs you. Click a row for the details. Back and forward arrows, Command-[ and Command-] take you back to where you were.

tag:safetoquit.com,2026:release-notes/1.5.0/uses-a-fraction-of-the-battery2026-11-14T12:00:00Z2026-11-14T12:00:00Z

Safe to Quit now uses under 2% of your processor while it watches, down from as much as 20%.

tag:safetoquit.com,2026:release-notes/1.5.0/real-names-instead-of-codes2026-11-14T12:00:00Z2026-11-14T12:00:00Z

Background items and leftovers now show the app they belong to, like AnyDesk, instead of names like com.philandro.anydesk. Updaters no longer show up as newly added every time they run.

tag:safetoquit.com,2026:release-notes/1.4.1/no-more-pop-ups-about-other-apps-data2026-11-04T12:00:00Z2026-11-04T12:00:00Z

On macOS 15 and later, your Mac no longer asks whether Safe to Quit may access data from other apps. Cleanup and the app list now look inside other apps' data only once you have given Full Disk Access.

tag:safetoquit.com,2026:release-notes/1.4.0/a-proper-mac-window2026-11-04T12:00:00Z2026-11-04T12:00:00Z

Safe to Quit now opens as a normal window with a sidebar, shows in the Dock while open, and remembers its size and place. Closing it keeps the small icon in your menu bar. Command-1 to 9 jump between pages.

tag:safetoquit.com,2026:release-notes/1.4.0/overview-your-mac-on-one-page2026-11-04T12:00:00Z2026-11-04T12:00:00Z

See what needs you, live CPU, memory, heat, storage and battery, the busiest apps, and a chart of the last 24 hours without opening anything else.

tag:safetoquit.com,2026:release-notes/1.4.0/cleanup-see-how-much-space-you-can-free-safely2026-11-04T12:00:00Z2026-11-04T12:00:00Z

One number for the space you can get back, then a page for each kind: unused apps and their leftovers, old large files, leftovers from deleted apps, and developer caches. Nothing goes until you tick it, and everything moves to the Trash so you can put it back.

tag:safetoquit.com,2026:release-notes/1.3.0/why-your-mac-is-slow-right-now2026-11-04T12:00:00Z2026-11-04T12:00:00Z

The panel names the one thing that matters in plain words: an app working hard, your Mac cooling itself down, low memory or a busy disk. It also says what changed since yesterday.

tag:safetoquit.com,2026:release-notes/1.3.0/look-up-any-background-helper2026-11-04T12:00:00Z2026-11-04T12:00:00Z

Click one of the oddly named helpers macOS runs behind the scenes to see what it does, how long it usually takes and the one safe thing to try. Apple's own helpers are never stopped.

tag:safetoquit.com,2026:release-notes/1.3.0/see-what-is-inside-system-data2026-11-04T12:00:00Z2026-11-04T12:00:00Z

Get my storage back splits System Data into Time Machine snapshots, Mail, developer files, old iPhone backups and more. It shows which are growing and which are safe to let go.

tag:safetoquit.com,2026:release-notes/1.3.0/last-night-report2026-11-04T12:00:00Z2026-11-04T12:00:00Z

In the morning, see how your Mac slept: how much battery it lost, what woke it and which app kept it awake, with a button to the exact setting that fixes it.

tag:safetoquit.com,2026:release-notes/1.3.0/know-what-starts-with-your-mac2026-11-04T12:00:00Z2026-11-04T12:00:00Z

A page lists everything that starts itself at login, who added it and why. You get told once when something adds itself quietly, and you can stop any of them until your next login.

tag:safetoquit.com,2026:release-notes/1.3.0/find-the-tab-eating-your-memory2026-11-04T12:00:00Z2026-11-04T12:00:00Z

Click a browser to see which tab or extension is using the memory, in Safari, Chrome, Brave, Edge, Arc, Vivaldi and Firefox.

tag:safetoquit.com,2026:release-notes/1.3.0/heat-gauge-names-the-cause2026-11-04T12:00:00Z2026-11-04T12:00:00Z

When your Mac runs hot, the gauge now says why: an app, the charger, a warm room or the Mac slowing itself down.

tag:safetoquit.com,2026:release-notes/1.2.1/the-panel-stays-under-the-menu-bar-icon2026-10-29T12:00:00Z2026-10-29T12:00:00Z

The panel could slowly drift down the screen after a few answers. It now stays put, and Get my storage back opens inside it with a Back button.

tag:safetoquit.com,2026:release-notes/1.2.1/safe-to-quit-now-shows-up-in-full-disk-access2026-10-29T12:00:00Z2026-10-29T12:00:00Z

It was missing from the list, so there was no switch to turn on. It now appears, ready to switch on.

tag:safetoquit.com,2026:release-notes/1.2.0/get-my-storage-back2026-10-29T12:00:00Z2026-10-29T12:00:00Z

Click the storage gauge to see old installers, downloads you have not opened in 90 days and caches of closed apps. Pick what goes and it moves to the Trash, so you can put it back.

tag:safetoquit.com,2026:release-notes/1.2.0/restart-a-browser-and-get-your-tabs-back2026-10-29T12:00:00Z2026-10-29T12:00:00Z

Safe to Quit offers this only when your browser is set to reopen tabs, and never during a call, upload or download. If it is not set, the card shows how to turn it on.

tag:safetoquit.com,2026:release-notes/1.2.0/see-where-a-browser-s-memory-goes2026-10-29T12:00:00Z2026-10-29T12:00:00Z

Click a browser to see how much is used by pages and tabs, graphics, extensions and helpers.

tag:safetoquit.com,2026:release-notes/1.2.0/the-panel-stays-clean-after-several-answers2026-10-29T12:00:00Z2026-10-29T12:00:00Z

After answering a few questions in a row, the panel could look grey, cut off or overlapping. It now stays tidy, and every open question shows as its own short row.

tag:safetoquit.com,2026:release-notes/1.1.2/the-app-list-holds-still-while-you-click2026-10-24T12:00:00Z2026-10-24T12:00:00Z

Rows no longer jump under your pointer, so you can click the app you meant. Numbers keep updating in place, and an app that quits meanwhile stays as a dimmed Closed row.

tag:safetoquit.com,2026:release-notes/1.1.2/keep-and-close-act-on-what-you-just-read2026-10-24T12:00:00Z2026-10-24T12:00:00Z

The question card now stays on the same finding while your pointer is in the panel.

tag:safetoquit.com,2026:release-notes/1.1.2/the-panel-header-no-longer-goes-blank2026-10-24T12:00:00Z2026-10-24T12:00:00Z

The header text could disappear after a notification cleared. It now stays visible.

tag:safetoquit.com,2026:release-notes/1.1.1/right-click-menu-on-the-menu-bar-icon2026-10-06T12:00:00Z2026-10-06T12:00:00Z

Right-click or Control-click the icon for a quick menu: Open Safe to Quit, Check for Updates, What's New, Open at Login, Settings and Quit.

tag:safetoquit.com,2026:release-notes/1.1.0/ask-any-app-is-it-safe-to-quit2026-10-06T12:00:00Z2026-10-06T12:00:00Z

Click an app and Safe to Quit checks for uploads and downloads, the microphone or a call, tasks macOS is still finishing and commands running in a terminal. Then it tells you to go ahead or to wait a moment.

tag:safetoquit.com,2026:release-notes/1.1.0/tell-me-when-it-is-done2026-10-06T12:00:00Z2026-10-06T12:00:00Z

When it is better to wait, Safe to Quit watches the app and lets you know the moment it is safe to close.

tag:safetoquit.com,2026:release-notes/1.1.0/storage-gauge-and-low-space-warning2026-10-06T12:00:00Z2026-10-06T12:00:00Z

A plain warning appears when your Mac is almost out of space, with a button to your Mac's own Storage settings. Nothing gets deleted.

tag:safetoquit.com,2026:release-notes/1.1.0/what-you-got-back-after-closing-an-app2026-10-06T12:00:00Z2026-10-06T12:00:00Z

Once you close an app, you see how much memory it freed and how much cooler the Mac got.

tag:safetoquit.com,2026:release-notes/1.1.0/today2026-10-06T12:00:00Z2026-10-06T12:00:00Z

See what happened on your Mac today and what you did about it. It is kept for 7 days, on your Mac only.

tag:safetoquit.com,2026:release-notes/1.1.0/restart-reminder-and-a-new-look2026-10-06T12:00:00Z2026-10-06T12:00:00Z

A gentle nudge when your Mac has not restarted in weeks and memory is struggling. The whole app has a fresh look, in light and dark.

tag:safetoquit.com,2026:release-notes/1.1.0/heat-gauge-reads-cooling-right-after-you-close-the-hot-app2026-10-06T12:00:00Z2026-10-06T12:00:00Z

It no longer keeps showing a hot Mac once the cause is gone.

tag:safetoquit.com,2026:release-notes/1.0.0/safe-to-quit-1-02026-09-30T12:00:00Z2026-09-30T12:00:00Z

Lives in your menu bar and tells you in plain English which app is making your Mac hot, loud or slow. It asks one yes or no question before closing anything, and learns what is normal for each app so it can spot one that keeps eating more memory.