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Guard for Mac

Camera access monitor that freezes apps before they can read a frame and asks for approval.

By FaisalFehad. Free and open source, MIT licence.

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Guard at a glance

Version
1.0.0
Released
9 April 2026
Download size
1.9 MB
Works on
Apple silicon and Intel
Licence
MIT
Category
Utilities
Developer
FaisalFehad
GitHub stars
0

About Guard

Camera access monitor for macOS. Block-first. Open source. Fully local.

Screenshots

Guard screenshot 1

How to install Guard on a Mac

  1. Get OpenDMG. It is a free app store for open source Mac apps. Download OpenDMG.
  2. Search for Guard and press Get. OpenDMG downloads version 1.0.0 from FaisalFehad'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 Guard 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: Guard.dmg (1.9 MB).

What is new in Guard 1.0.0

## Guard v1.0.0 — Initial Release

Camera access monitor for macOS. Block-first. Open source. Fully local.

### Features
- Block-first architecture — processes are frozen (SIGSTOP) before they can read a frame
- Permanent block list with silent auto-blocking
- Full activity log with history window
- Flashing red menu bar icon when camera is active
- Launch at login
- 30-second approval timeout (auto-blocks)

### Install
Download `Guard.dmg`, open it, and drag Guard to your Applications folder.

**Requires macOS 14+** (Sonoma or later). Apple Silicon and Intel supported.

### Build from source
```
git clone https://github.com/FaisalFehad/Guard.git
cd Guard
./build.sh
open build/Guard.app
```

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