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ClearanceKit for Mac

File access control tool for protecting paths from unauthorized processes.

By craigjbass. Free and open source, MIT licence.

Get it with OpenDMG View source on GitHub

ClearanceKit at a glance

Version
5.0.11-c918059
Released
22 September 2026
Download size
2.7 MB
Works on
Apple silicon and Intel
Licence
MIT
Category
Security and Privacy
Developer
craigjbass
GitHub stars
44

About ClearanceKit

ClearanceKit intercepts file-system access events on macOS and enforces per-process access policies.

Screenshots

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How to install ClearanceKit on a Mac

  1. Get OpenDMG. It is a free app store for open source Mac apps. Download OpenDMG.
  2. Search for ClearanceKit and press Get. OpenDMG downloads version 5.0.11-c918059 from craigjbass's own GitHub release.
  3. Open it. The download is checked against its SHA-256 fingerprint and its signature is checked on your Mac before it lands in Applications.

Updates to ClearanceKit show up in OpenDMG and install with one button. No account is needed.

Prefer to do it by hand? The developer's file is on GitHub: clearancekit-v5.0.11-c918059.dmg (2.7 MB).

What is new in ClearanceKit 5.0.11-c918059

## What's Changed
* chore(deps): bump the github-actions group across 1 directory with 2 updates by @dependabot[bot] in https://github.com/craigjbass/clearancekit/pull/163

**Full Changelog**: https://github.com/craigjbass/clearancekit/compare/v5.0.11-beta-7c91f16...v5.0.11-c918059

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