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MakLock for Mac

Menu bar app that locks applications with Touch ID, Apple Watch proximity, or password using a full-screen blur overlay.

By dutkiewiczmaciej. Free and open source, MIT licence.

Get it with OpenDMG View source on GitHub

MakLock at a glance

Version
1.0.1
Released
17 March 2026
Download size
2.4 MB
Works on
Apple silicon and Intel
Licence
MIT
Category
Security and Privacy
Developer
dutkiewiczmaciej
GitHub stars
145

About MakLock

Free, open-source macOS app that locks applications with Touch ID, Apple Watch, and trusted Wi-Fi. The only open-source app locker for macOS.

Screenshots

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How to install MakLock on a Mac

  1. Get OpenDMG. It is a free app store for open source Mac apps. Download OpenDMG.
  2. Search for MakLock and press Get. OpenDMG downloads version 1.0.1 from dutkiewiczmaciej'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 MakLock 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: MakLock-1.0.1.dmg (2.4 MB).

What is new in MakLock 1.0.1

### Bug Fixes
- Fixed Apple Watch BLE reconnection and proximity reliability
- Improved Watch connectivity after sleep/wake cycles

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