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Hey Mac for Mac

On-device face unlock for the lock screen and privacy shields for selected apps.

By iharshitmaurya. Free and open source, MIT licence.

Get it with OpenDMG View source on GitHub

Hey Mac at a glance

Version
1.0.6
Released
9 November 2026
Download size
13 MB
Works on
Apple silicon and Intel
Licence
MIT
Category
Security and Privacy
Developer
iharshitmaurya
GitHub stars
91

About Hey Mac

👋 Your face is the password. Face unlock for your Mac's lock screen, plus App Lock for chosen apps. 100% on-device, built with Swift and Core ML.

How to install Hey Mac on a Mac

  1. Get OpenDMG. It is a free app store for open source Mac apps. Download OpenDMG.
  2. Search for Hey Mac and press Get. OpenDMG downloads version 1.0.6 from iharshitmaurya'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 Hey Mac 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: HeyMac.dmg (13 MB).

What is new in Hey Mac 1.0.6

## Daily activity now survives restarts

- The Lock Screen unlock count for today is saved locally and restored after Hey Mac or Mac restarts.
- The count resets on the next local day, even if Hey Mac stays open overnight.
- Recent Lock Screen activity remains visible after relaunch.
- App Lock authentications are not included in the Lock Screen count.

This release addresses [issue #6](https://github.com/iharshitmaurya/HeyMac/issues/6).

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