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Mugshot for Mac

Unlock sudo with face recognition, running fully on-device.

By Lorenzo-Coslado. Free and open source, MIT licence.

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Mugshot at a glance

Version
1.1.1
Released
18 August 2026
Download size
88 MB
Works on
Apple silicon and Intel
Licence
MIT
Category
Security and Privacy
Developer
Lorenzo-Coslado
GitHub stars
77

About Mugshot

Mugshot — unlock sudo on macOS with your face. Local Face ID style recognition, no cloud.

Screenshots

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How to install Mugshot on a Mac

  1. Get OpenDMG. It is a free app store for open source Mac apps. Download OpenDMG.
  2. Search for Mugshot and press Get. OpenDMG downloads version 1.1.1 from Lorenzo-Coslado'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 Mugshot 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: Mugshot.dmg (88 MB).

What is new in Mugshot 1.1.1

**Full Changelog**: https://github.com/Lorenzo-Coslado/macos-faceid/compare/v1.1.0...v1.1.1

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