Desk protection
Monitor movement, keyboard or pointer activity, lid state, and wake events while your MacBook is open.
Made for MacBook
Your Mac stays alert.
A focused physical-security alarm for the moments you step away. MacGuard reacts locally and can send alerts to your paired iPhone or iPad.
Mac app free · Companion is a one-time App Store purchase · No subscription
Local firstThe default-on siren never waits for the cloud
Owner controlledTouch ID or password to disarm
Private by designIncident video is never uploaded
Protection that stays alert
Built for the moments when you step away.
Choose the protections that fit the situation. MacGuard can watch a MacBook on an open desk or guard the next open and wake while it is closed.
Closed / Sleep Guard
After a short grace period, the next lid open or wake triggers protection.
Immediate local alarm
The default-on siren starts on the Mac even if the internet or cloud service is unavailable. A clearly indicated silent mode is available for testing.
One alarm. Two devices.
Local protection, with a secure line to your companion.
Arm the Mac
Choose Desk protection or Closed / Sleep Guard and enable only the triggers you want.
Step away
MacGuard watches locally. The Mac alarm does not depend on Firebase or an internet connection.
Get the alert
If cloud alerts are enabled, MacGuard can send the reported event toward the paired iPhone or iPad, which can securely request private photo evidence. A sent status does not prove the notification was displayed.
Product preview
Designed around the moment that matters.
The companion view shows the current interface with clearly staged example alert data. Supporting artwork illustrates the Mac and evidence flow.
01 · Mac
Desk protection
Arm the Mac, choose the signals you care about, and step away.
02 · Companion
Alerts
Events successfully sent through the paired-device cloud path.
03 · Evidence
Private evidence
Up to three private JPEG photos, available through authenticated access to the paired companion.
Optional Camera Evidence
Useful evidence, with deliberate limits.
When an alarm is active, MacGuard can record a camera-only incident movie for up to about 20 seconds. When successfully recorded, incident video is saved only in MacGuard’s local Application Support folder and is never uploaded. Local retention and deletion settings may later remove it.
- Face presence is detected locally—not identity
- Up to three compressed JPEG photos per incident
- Photos are available only to the currently paired companion
- No public links and no evidence-sharing feature
Pairing without accounts
Scan. Compare. Approve.
MacGuard does not require an account. A one-time QR code or 10-digit pairing code starts the connection, both devices show the same six-digit verification number, and the Mac owner must approve the match.
Read the pairing guide →Verification number
482 731 Numbers match on both devices
Example only
Verified on this Mac
MacGuard checks the hardware it can actually use.
Apple silicon MacBook models can expose different motion and lid sensor channels. After helper authorization, the Mac app shows whether movement, gyroscope, lid-angle, and input protection are available on that Mac. Unsupported sensor protections are turned off while other available protections remain usable.
Privacy is part of the architecture
No accounts. No ads. No tracking.
MacGuard collects only what its security features need. It does not record typed text, collect location, use advertising SDKs, or track you across other companies’ apps and websites.
Read the Privacy Policy
MacGuard 1.0
Protect the MacBook you rely on.
The Mac app is available free as a Developer ID-signed and Apple-notarized download. The iPhone and iPad companion is available as a one-time App Store purchase, with no subscription. Apple displays the applicable localized price.