A native of Aitiv, who goes by the nickname Solee, has developed an app called NothingHere for macOS that allows users to instantly hide inactive tabs and simulate active activity. The app is designed for those who want to maintain their screen privacy when colleagues or bosses suddenly appear.
A native of Aitiv, who goes by the nickname Solee, has developed an app called NothingHere for macOS that allows users to instantly hide inactive tabs and simulate active activity. The app is designed for those who want to maintain their screen privacy when colleagues or bosses suddenly appear.
NothingHere works like a «panic button»: a single press of a pre-selected hotkey triggers a chain of three actions. The program simultaneously minimizes or hides all active windows, completely mutes system sound, and opens a pre-configured covert file or work application (such as Xcode, Slack, or a spreadsheet).
«I created NothingHere because we’ve all had moments like this — someone approaches from behind, and on the screen… something isn’t quite right for the job. Fussily pressing ⌘H, ⌘M, or hastily clicking the mouse never happens fast enough,» the developer explains his motivation.
The tool allows you to flexibly configure the «protection mode». The user can choose their own key combination and create a «white list» of programs that should not be minimized (for example, a terminal or a messenger). The program status is displayed in the menu bar: the icon changes depending on whether the keystroke monitoring mode is activated.
According to the author, the idea was to create a solution that works in milliseconds. «One keystroke, and everything is gone — the cover is ready,» Solee noted.
