Observed arrival · 2026-09-16
EnterGuard Gives the Mac’s Enter Key Two Deliberate Speeds
A free macOS menu-bar utility that makes a quick Enter press insert a line break and a longer press send the message.
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EnterGuard intercepts the Mac-wide Enter/Return key and distinguishes a short press from a sustained one, allowing the same key to confirm a Japanese input composition or create a line break without sending the message. The threshold defaults to 0.4 seconds and can be adjusted between 0.2 and 1.0 seconds. The page also documents the required macOS Accessibility permission, menu-bar controls, automatic startup, Intel and Apple Silicon support, and a 305KB application size.
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