Lock apps with Touch ID

Keep prying eyes out of your apps. Lock anything behind Touch ID or a PIN — kids, coworkers, and curious guests stay out, and your work stays where you left it.

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Nothing is ever closed

SafeLaunch hides locked apps — it never quits them. Documents, tabs, and unsaved work are always exactly where you left them after you unlock.

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Protection that stays on

Apps re-lock automatically on sleep, screen lock, screensaver, and after an idle time you choose
Emergency "Lock All" from the menu bar or with Cmd+Option+L — from anywhere
Quitting SafeLaunch itself requires authentication
Locks survive restarts — protected apps stay protected

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Serious about credentials

Touch ID, a 4–8 digit PIN, or your master password
Escalating lockout after repeated wrong attempts, just like iPhone
A recovery code in case you forget your password
Credentials hashed (PBKDF2, 310,000 iterations) in your Mac's Keychain — never in plain text

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Made for your Mac

Lives quietly in the menu bar — no Dock clutter
Per-app unlock durations: 1 minute to 1 hour, until the app closes, or until the screen locks
Organize protected apps with categories; grid or list view
Light and dark appearance; 10 languages, including full right-to-left Arabic

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Private by design

No account, no analytics, no network connections
Everything stays on your Mac
A strong everyday privacy layer for a shared Mac
For a determined attacker with admin access, pair with FileVault and separate macOS accounts

We collect nothing. Really.

SafeLaunch has no network code at all — it's not just turned off, it isn't there. Every credential and setting stays on your Mac, in the system Keychain. Read the full privacy policy →