ctrlhq

Too good at goodbyes

Leave in one click. Take your data with you.

If ctrlhq isn't for you, it shouldn't linger. Uninstall removes the app and everything it ever put on your Mac, hands you your data as a zip, and frees your license seat. No leftovers, no survey, no account to close.

Settings → License & Data → Uninstall ctrlhq

What gets removed

Everything ctrlhq put on your Mac

Dragging an app to the Trash leaves most of it behind. This is the full list of what the uninstaller takes out.

  • The app

    ctrlhq.app is deleted from Applications, along with any background copies of it that were still running.

  • Your data folder

    Tasks, tracked time, the Shelf, notes, meeting notes, usage history and the password vault. All of it lived in one folder, and the folder goes.

  • Settings and caches

    Preferences, caches, saved window state and web storage, under the current app name and the old one.

  • Permissions

    Screen Recording, Microphone, Camera, Accessibility, Calendar and Automation are reset, so ctrlhq is no longer listed as allowed.

  • Login items and helpers

    Launch at login, App Lock's background guard and the lid-closed sleep helper are unregistered. Nothing starts with your Mac.

  • Keychain secrets

    Your Telegram bot token, the vault key and your n2n keys are deleted from the Keychain.

  • Claude Code status line

    If you connected AI usage, the status line you had before ctrlhq is put back in ~/.claude/settings.json.

  • The browser link

    The small file that lets the Chrome extension find the app is removed from every browser it was added to.

  • Your license seat

    This Mac is deactivated, so your key is free to use on another Mac. The license itself stays yours.

What you keep

Your data, in one zip

The box is ticked by default. Before anything is deleted, ctrlhq saves a copy of your data to Downloads and shows it in Finder. If the copy can't be saved, nothing is removed.

Your recordings, snaps and exported meeting notes aren't in the zip because they never leave: they stay in Movies, Pictures and Documents, exactly where they were.

Left out on purpose: your license key (it's in your purchase email), saved passwords and browser pairings.

ctrlhq-data-2026-11-12.zipDownloads
  • nook.jsonTasks, categories, tracked time and settings. Import it to pick up where you left off.
  • time.csvEvery tracked session as a spreadsheet.
  • Shelf/The files and clips on your Shelf.
  • Meetings/Meeting notes and transcripts.
  • scratchpad.rtfdYour Scratchpad. Opens in TextEdit.
  • README.txtWhat each file is, and how to bring it back.

One thing only you can remove

Browsers don't let an app remove an extension. If you installed ctrlhq for Chrome, open chrome://extensions and remove it. Without the app it does nothing, but it shouldn't sit there.

The door stays open

Come back whenever you like

Your license is still yours. Uninstalling freed this Mac's seat, so the same key works again here or on a new Mac.

  1. 1

    Download

    Get ctrlhq again and open it.

  2. 2

    Activate

    Paste the key from your purchase email.

  3. 3

    Import

    Settings → License & Data → Import, then pick nook.json from your zip.

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FAQ

Questions about leaving

How do I uninstall ctrlhq?
Open the notch, go to Settings → License & Data, and choose Uninstall ctrlhq. Confirm once. The app saves a copy of your data, frees your license seat, removes everything it put on your Mac, and quits.
Isn't dragging the app to the Trash enough?
No. Dragging any Mac app to the Trash removes the app but leaves its data folder, preferences, login items, permissions and Keychain items behind. The Uninstall option removes those too.
What is in the data download?
A zip in your Downloads folder with your tasks and tracked time (as JSON and as a CSV), your Shelf files, meeting notes, Scratchpad and usage history, plus a README. It's on by default and you can untick it.
Are my saved passwords in the download?
No. Passwords are never included in any export. The vault is deleted with the rest of the data, so copy any passwords you still need before you uninstall.
What happens to my recordings and screenshots?
They stay. Screen recordings in Movies/ctrlhq, snaps in Pictures/ctrlhq Snaps and exported meeting notes in Documents/ctrlhq Meetings are your files, and the uninstaller never touches them.
Do I lose my license?
No. Uninstalling deactivates this Mac, which frees the seat. The key in your purchase email still works: install ctrlhq again, here or on another Mac, and paste it in.
Can I come back later with my data?
Yes. Download ctrlhq, activate your key, then use Settings → License & Data → Import and choose nook.json from the zip. Your tasks, tracked time and settings come back.
Does it remove the Chrome extension?
It removes the app's side of the link, so the extension stops working. Browsers don't let apps remove extensions, so take it out yourself: open chrome://extensions and remove ctrlhq.
I don't see Uninstall in Settings.
It arrived in a recent update. Use Check now under Settings → License & Data to update, then look again at the bottom of the same pane.

Something didn't come off cleanly? Write to hello@ctrlhq.app. Back to ctrlhq